CC Minutes - 09/27/10 Work Session

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some of the sessions she had attended at the LOC conference. City Manager Ruiz thanked the staff of the EPD for its effective response to the recent event in the West University Neighborhood, which prevented the incident from getting out of hand. City Manager Ruiz reported he had recently attended the Climate Leadership Academy and commended the academy, which placed emphasis on resilience and adaptation as opposed to mitigation. He said Eugene was far ahead of other communities in thinking about such issues. Speaking to Mr. Brown's report on the meeting of the Police Commission, Mr. Clark reported that two or the four commissioners who voted against extending the DPSZ had very specific and narrow concerns about the text of the ordinance, and those concerns might be addressed in the information presented later to the council. Mayor Piercy hoped that Mr. Poling kept the council updated on the Sandy Drive proposal. Ms. Ortiz thanked Public Works Department staff for repaving Bethel Drive and said the improvement was appreciated. B. WORK SESSION: Animal Services The council was joined by Assistant City Manager Sarah Medary, Council and Intergovernmental Services Manager Keli Osborn, and Financial Services Analyst Larry Hill. Assistant City Manager Medary emphasized the subject's relationship to the council's goals related to sustainable financing, strong public partnerships, and community engagement. She recalled the initial reduction of $100,000 proposed to the City's contract with Lane County Animal Services (LCAS) and reminded the council that recommenda- tion occurred in the context of a much larger budget reduction discussion. Mr. Hill reminded the council of the direction given to staff following the review of the fiscal year 2011 (FY2011) budget. The council directed staff to implement the $100,000 reduction in the Animal Services contract with LCAS for FY2011, directed the Municipal Court judge to review currently license and enforcement fees, and directed staff to engage stakeholders in a comprehensive review of Animal Services over the next 12 months. The contract included a base cost of $585,000 and Lane County would continue to retain 95 percent of revenues for licenses sold to Eugene residents. Mr. Hill reported that as a result of the $100,000 reduction, there were now two instead of three full -time enforcement officers, and staff anticipated a reduction in responses by LCAS to some issues, such as barking dogs, which was the agency's lowest priority. Mr. Hill said he had completed Phase 1 of the study, which was to gather a broad range of information on animal services. He referred the council to Attachment A, Summary of Developments in Animal Services Affecting the City of Eugene, which provided an overview of developments in animal services provided within the City of Eugene and historic developments in animal services generally. He also called the council's attention to Attachment B, Survey of Animal Services of Oregon Cities with 15, 000 or Greater Population. Mr. Hill anticipated the study would be completed by the end of the fiscal year but believed it could produce useful information prior to that for use in the budget process. He briefly noted the subjects that would be studied in Phase 2 and the stakeholders that would be involved. He invited questions. MINUTES— Eugene City Council September 27, 2010 Page 4 Work Session