Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Councilor Zelenka remarked that it was regrettable that they were not adding money into the capital fund for buildings, but the dire circumstances the City faced meant they were barely able to keep the existing services intact. Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to adopt Resolution 4993 adopting a Sup- plemental Budget; making appropriations for the City of Eugene for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting of the Eugene City Council and convened the meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency at 7:51 p.m. 4. PUBLIC HEARING and ACTION: Resolution 1053 Adopting a Supplemental Budget; Making Appropriations for the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Eugene for the Fiscal year Beginning July 1, 2009, and Ending June 30, 2010 Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing. There were no members of the public who wished to testify and Mayor Piercy closed the public hearing. Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to adopt Resolution 1053 adopting a Sup- plemental Budget; making appropriations for the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Eugene for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency and reconvened the meeting of the Eugene City Council at 7:52 p.m. Councilor Ortiz requested the opportunity to place a motion on the table. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Zelenka, moved to place a resolution on the table in support of Ballot Measures 66 and 67. Councilor Ortiz stated that all of public safety was in a continuum and the failure of the ballot measures would negatively affect those agencies and senior services and schools among others. She read the resolution language, which had come from the Oregon School Board Association (OSBA) web site, into the record. Councilor Clark felt it was shameful that the Legislature had put the State in this situation. He opined that it was financially irresponsible for the Legislature to place citizens in this circumstance, knowing that this package would be referred to the ballot by signatures. He averred that the State of Oregon had increased its budget with every biennium, and had doubled its budget over the course of ten years. He did not think the state could continue to increase its spending at this rate because it was unsustainable. He stated that the budget, as proposed, was $53,760,000,000, and the budget in the last biennium had been $48,003,000,000. He believed that continuing on this course would ultimately bankrupt the state. Councilor Brown supported the resolution “wholeheartedly.” He noted that he was a small business owner who paid a $10 corporation fee every year that, with the passage of the measures, would be increased to $150. He did not feel burdened by having to pay this to “protect our schools.” He declared it vital that the state had good education; it was part of the infrastructure that would attract businesses to the state, as were the other services such as public safety. Councilor Clark said the challenge they faced lay in the state continuing to spend in a way that was “irresponsible.” He averred that the average state wage was $69,000 and the average wage in the private sector was $33,000. He considered the state to be “out of whack” with the rest of its private economy. He opined that they could not keep MINUTES—Eugene City Council December 14, 2009 Page 3 Regular Meeting