Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Mr. Poling hoped that it would be made clear to the public that any funds dedicated to roadway mainten- th ance and improvements along West 5 Avenue would come from existing gas tax revenues and not from any revenues expected to go towards any other project area. th Mr. Poling, responding to Mr. Brown’s earlier comments regarding the membership of the West 11 Avenue Corridor Committee, noted that he had recently spoken with LTD Director of Development Services Tom Schwetz who had assured him that LTD was actively working to balance the membership of the Corridor Committee between members of the business community and representatives from local neighborhoods. Mr. Pryor believed that LTD was typically very open to input from the community with respect to how certain public policies might be structured better. He did not anticipate any resistance from LTD with th respect to increasing the number of community or neighborhood representatives on the West 11 Avenue Corridor Committee. Ms. Ortiz agreed that it was very important for a wide variety of local business representatives to provide th input on the West 11 Avenue Corridor Committee and opined that LTD had not worked strongly enough to include more local business leaders. Mr. Inerfeld responded that LTD was continuing its business outreach efforts as well as its efforts to include a greater representation of neighborhood leaders and property owners. Mr. Inerfeld commented that the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) would be meeting in Eugene on September 15 and 16 and noted that a discussion of the WEC recommendations was currently on the agenda for that meeting. He noted that the OTC would be discussing the TIGER grant program during their August meeting. Ms. Piercy commented that the program for the September OTC meeting was expected to be much shorter than their previous meetings. C. WORK SESSION – Cultural Policy Review Implementation Library, Recreation and Cultural Services Director Renee Grube noted that it had been two years since the Cultural Policy Review (CPR) had been adopted by the council and proceeded to brief the Council on the history and most recent developments surrounding the CPR. She reported that the CPR implementation team had been working diligently since the adoption of the CPR and specifically recognized the efforts of team members Alan Evans, Gretchen Hult Pierce, Kari Westlund and Dave Hauser. She further reported that team member Fred Crafts had recently been appointed as the CPR "ambassador of the arts" and had spoken throughout Eugene on the value of arts in the community. Ms. Grube commented that the implementation team and staff's efforts to achieve the priority goals of the CPR had also positively affected the City's efforts to further its downtown initiative, economic develop- ment, sustainability, and diversity/equity goals. Cultural Services Division Manager Laura Niles informed the council that the staff and implementation team's efforts to execute the goals of the CPR had had the unexpected outcome of significantly increasing the overall level of communication throughout the local arts community with an emphasis on how various individuals and groups such as the Lane Arts Council, DIVA, and the Lord Leebrick Theatre Company might positively benefit the cultural makeup of Eugene. MINUTES—Eugene City Council August 12, 2009 Page 7 Work Session