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Councilor Brown indicated he was unable to support the expenditure, preferring to keep the money in the district for a district - specific project. He suggested the City could use the money on a new city hall on the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) property, for example. Councilor Zelenka supported the project, pointing out that planning was necessary before the infrastructure investment, and the funding set the stage for further work. Mayor Piercy said the proposal was another step in a plan that the council had in motion and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process was essential before the project could move forward. She also noted that the project was one of the types of projects envisioned in the Livable Cities legislation passed by Congress the previous week. Councilor Taylor did not generally support the diversion of General Fund money to urban renewal but since the money was already there and the project seemed worthwhile, she would support it. Councilor Brown said that the Challenge Grant funds were already taken care of. If he thought the use of urban renewal was necessary for the housing element of the project, he would support it, but the money was going for matching dollars for the TIGER II grant. For that reason, he opposed it. He would not oppose land - banking for low- income housing. Councilor Clark noted the high priority the council placed on the Beltline project and asked if the TIGER II grants could be used to realize that project in a quicker fashion. Mr. Inerfeld said the grant program was geared toward mixed -use development and multi -modal transportation, and the Beltline project had not seemed like the right fit. The City had requested federal funding for the Beltline project. Councilor Clark asked if the timeline for the two projects would be very different. Mr. Inerfeld said that it depended on the receipt of funding. The City needed to work with the Oregon Department of Transportation to find more money for the NEPA process for Beltline but he thought the challenge would be getting the facility plan approved. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 7:1; Councilor Brown voting no. Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting of the URA and reconvened the meeting of the City Council. 9. WORK SESSION: Police Auditor Evaluation Process The council was joined by Human Resources Director Alana Holmes, who reviewed the options before the council for evaluating Police Auditor Mark Gissiner. Councilor Clark liked the criteria from the previous evaluation as a starting point. He wanted to see the community stakeholder feedback first. He wanted to keep the criteria rankings for this year's evaluation, but wanted to move toward the four point metric used in the City Manager's evaluation to more mechanically and fairly evaluate the auditor. He asked if the panel could be done this year. Ms. Holmes said yes, and said there were other sources for feedback that also made sense. MINUTES — Eugene City Council August 9, 2010 Page 7 Regular Meeting