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Mayor Piercy closed the Public Forum. She said she was glad Drix had recovered. She noted that the Planning <br />Director had talked with Mr. Miranda regarding his concerns. She also thanked Ms. Seese-Green for her comments <br />and she looked forward to reading Mr. Frommherz’ testimony. <br /> <br />2. CONSENT CALENDAR <br /> <br />A. Approval of City Council Minutes <br /> <br />- September 30, 2009, Work Session <br />- October 5, 2009, Boards, Commissions, and Committees Interviews <br />- October 12, 2009, City Council Meeting <br />- October 13, 2009, Boards, Commissions, and Committee Interviews <br />- October 19, 2009, Boards, Commissions, and Committee Interviews <br />- October 19, 2009, Public Hearing <br />- October 26, 2009, Work Session <br />- October 26, 2009, City Council Meeting <br /> B. Approval to Tentative Working Agenda <br /> C. Appointment of Civilian Review Board Representative to Police Commission <br /> <br />Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to approve the Consent Calendar. Roll call <br />vote; the Consent Calendar was approved by a unanimous vote, 8:0. <br /> <br />3. PUBLIC HEARING and ACTION: <br /> <br />Resolution 4993 Adopting a Supplemental Budget; Making Appropriations for the City of Eugene for the <br />Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2009, and Ending June 30, 2010 <br /> <br />City Manager Jon Ruiz summarized the Supplemental Budget. He underscored that it would not initiate any new <br />programs or divert any funding. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing. <br /> <br />John Barofsky <br />, 2010 Hubbard Lane, Councilor Zelenka’s ward, thanked finance staff for bringing some of the <br />members of the Budget Committee “up to speed” on the Supplemental Budget. He expressed concern that the City <br />was not transferring $900,000 to capital. He noted that the City had transferred less than $400,000 of the $900,000 <br />in the previous budget year. He said this meant that approximately $1.4 million in the past year and the present one <br />had not gone to meet the City’s capital needs. He had also noticed a large difference in the marginal beginning <br />working capitals, both in the General Fund and in several of the other funds. He stated that there was a $5 million <br />transfer in money that had not been spent in the previous year and it was going into the Reserve for Revenue <br />Shortfall. While he understood that this was prudent, given the current uncertainties, he also thought they should <br />consider capital needs and the fact that they were not putting the money into capital and were already below industry <br />standard in that regard. He felt they were taking the risk of falling into the same situation they had experienced in the <br />backlog of road repair. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy closed the public hearing. She thanked Mr. Barofsky for his testimony, noting that he chaired the <br />Budget Committee. She said there was a committee working on some long-term funding solutions that would, <br />hopefully, lead toward something they could do so they would not have to “take from Peter to pay Paul.” <br /> <br />City Manager Jon Ruiz said for a truly sustainable budget they needed to fund the maintenance of all infrastructures. <br />He commented that, at this particular moment, as they moved into the FY11 budget process, he wanted to make sure <br />they had enough, and as much flexibility as they could, knowing they were trying to fill a gap going forward. <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council December 14, 2009 Page 2 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br />