Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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September 14, 2009 Joint Elected Officials Meeting City of Springfield City of Eugene Lane County Page 9 of 14 task force would look at the Latino business group. It would be a good experience for them to get involved. She appreciated that the task force looked at English as a second language as a barrier. Commissioner Fleenor said the author of “Better, not Bigger” lived in Eugene. He reminded everyone that Oregon and the 18 O&C counties were going through one of the greatest financial transitions ever due to the reduction of federal timber funding. He noted the decrease thus far and the decreases yet to come. The money that would no longer be coming to Lane County would have serious and significant ramifications. The County was not only suffering from a recession, but also a transition from a resource based economy to the new economy. There were serious challenges ahead in the event the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act was not renewed to its original level. Even cutting timber would not provide nearly enough funds. The funds that were not coming to the counties were not going through to the cities. Councilor Clark urged his colleagues to support option 1. This was a general outline of how to proceed to the summit without specifics. Passage of option 2 would mean the joint elected officials getting together again to give staff new direction before moving to a summit. He shared Councilor Simmons’ concerns regarding food services. He hoped the elected officials would consider option 1. Commissioner Handy said this was a healthy conversation. IT WAS MOVED BY COMMISSIONER HANDY WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DWYER, TO TAKE THE LANGUAGE IN OPTION ONE, ADDING THE WORD DRAFT AS THE THIRD WORD TO “APPROVE THE DRAFT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AS DESCRIBED IN THIS AIS AND HAVE THE ED TASK FORCE AND TECHNICIAL ADVISORY GROUP HOLD AN ECONOMIC SUMMIT IN OCTOBER. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Commission Dwyer left the meeting (12:53 p.m.) 2. Metro Plan Work Plan Update. Assistant City Manager Jeff Towery said the report in the packet was just an update. On June 1, 2009 the Joint Elected Officials (JEO) directed staff from Eugene, Springfield and Lane County to develop a Metro Plan update work program, including timeline, cost estimates and implications for specific changes to the Metro Plan as recommended by a JEO subcommittee and as further supplemented by recommendations from each jurisdiction. The list from the JEO subcommittee included the following subjects: a. Overarching policies that identify and address regional issues. b. Policies that allow for individual refinement plans for Eugene and Springfield to address jurisdiction-specific issues. c. Adjustments to the Metro Plan boundary and text to address jurisdictional specific issues arising in the urbanizable areas and the area outside the urban growth boundary. d. A dispute resolution process that reflects the changes described in a-c.