Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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ATTACHMENT G January 13, 2009 Joint Elected Officials Meeting City of Springfield City of Eugene Lane County Page 9 of 10 Commissioner Handy referred to Commissioner Dwyer’s comment regarding the subcommittee bringing back solutions for the whole body to vote on and suggested they bring something back for the community to vote on. He had heard from citizens in the River Road and Santa Clara that felt they did not have a voice on matters. If an Ad Hoc committee was formed, they needed to identify other stakeholders that should be there such as River Road Park District, Santa Clara/River Road Neighborhood Organizations and others. It was premature to assign a committee until they identified the stakeholders. They could bring a proposal for that committee to the next meeting. Mayor Leiken said these were significant issues. The reasons he and Mayor Piercy had chosen the two issues to focus on was to bring success. They would be working on the rest of these issues for some time. The Metro Plan was very large with the land use piece as the largest part, which had been tackled through HB3337. Delivery of services was the piece that needed the most clarification, but often got ignored. The responsibility and delivery of services was now the large issue. He felt they needed to discuss this with DLCD first. He noted the cost and appeals if this was not done correctly. Mayor Piercy said in the short run, the subcommittee could work on the two issues between now and the next JEO meeting. Some conversations and work could also be done around the Metro Plan. In the meantime, they could determine a plan of how they would address the representation issue. That would take thoughtful community input. Chair Sorenson asked when the next JEO meeting was scheduled. March 3 in Springfield. Councilor Zelenka said if the subcommittee looked at Issue #2, he would like to see if staff could show a generic, hypothetical solution and the effects of that solution. Councilor Woodrow said he agreed with Commissioner Stewart’s idea of this joint group making decisions together. He suggested directing staff to determine if there was a method where the elected officials from all three jurisdictions could make a joint decision. Commissioner Dwyer said the City of Eugene had the opportunity to deal with a lot of issues in the past. He relayed his experience in Washington DC and representation there. The City of Eugene could invite someone from River Road and Santa Clara to sit at the table to have the discussion. Even if they couldn’t vote, they could influence the decision. Councilor Pishioneri referred to Commissioner Stewart’s idea of the group making decisions jointly. He said it was a privilege to participate in these meetings, but it was also incumbent upon the elected officials to accomplish something while they were here on the citizens’ time. He would like direction provided to staff. Mayor Piercy asked if they could have agreement to put together a subcommittee on the two issues. Commissioner Handy said if he was to sit on this committee, he felt it was important to identify stakeholders. He would also like to find out from DLCD what could be done in regards to the Metro Plan and have staff come up with a robust plan that would involve the public. They could bring back the plan at the next JEO meeting.