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more difficult for people to come up with the money they were being assessed. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy closed the Public Forum. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor thought it would be a shame not to lower the road assessments. She believed the policy to <br />be absolutely wrong. She understood that there was money the City could use to buy down the assessments. <br />City Manager Jon Ruiz confirmed that this was true and asked Public Works Director Kurt Corey to <br />respond more specifically. <br /> <br />Mr. Corey explained that there had been funds set aside for these types of projects that had been part of the <br />fund swap that the City had engaged in with the County in 2008. He believed that City Engineer Mark <br />Schoening had suggested an alternative for using the balance, given the current lower bidding environment, <br />to help write down some of the assessments. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor hoped it could make a difference. She also wondered if there was a way to ask the people <br />who lived on the cul de sacs that could only access their residences via Crest Drive to voluntarily contribute <br />to the project. She acknowledged that postponing the process could ultimately cost more. <br /> <br />Councilor Ortiz thanked everyone for their testimony. She stated that she had received the email from Mr. <br />Schoening regarding the alternative that Mr. Corey had referenced and she had requested language for <br />buying down projects. <br /> <br />2. CONSENT CALENDAR <br /> <br />A. Approval of City Council Minutes <br /> <br /> - April 29, 2009, Executive Session <br />- May 18, 2009, Public Hearing <br /> B. Approval to Tentative Working Agenda <br /> C. Ratification of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Minutes of May 6, 2009 <br /> <br />Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to approve the Consent Calendar. <br />Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. <br />3. ACTION: <br /> <br />Ratification of Unanimous Intergovernmental Relations Committee Actions and Discussion and <br />Action on Non-unanimous Intergovernmental Relations Committee Actions on Legislative Policy <br />from May 27, 2009 <br /> <br />Intergovernmental Relations Manager Brenda Wilson reported that the “end [was] near.” She stated that <br />there were two bills for council review. She explained that the first, Senate Bill (SB) 719A, would establish <br />an Urban Growth Boundary Expansion Area Revolving Loan Fund and would continuously appropriate <br />moneys from the fund to the Economic and Community Development Department to provide no-interest <br />loans to finance eligible infrastructure projects in urban growth boundary (UGB) expansion areas. She said <br />the reason the bill had come back in another form was that there had been some concern on the part of some <br />of the legislators that they were approaching the ceiling on lottery bonds. She related that the new version <br />would allow the deposit of residual lottery funds left over from other debt service and bond sales. <br /> <br />Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to adopt a Priority 2 Support <br />position on SB719A. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor indicated she would oppose the bill. She believed it would encourage expansion of the <br />UGB. <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council June 8, 2009 Page 3 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br />