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Electric Board (EWEB) General Manager Roger Gray to discuss water master planning and the Veneta <br />water contract. <br />Mr. Zelenka also thanked Ms. Solomon for her service to the City and said he would miss her. <br />Mr. Pryor reported that the Lane Council of Governments Board of Directors met the previous week and <br />heard the report mentioned by Mr. Zelenka. He also attended a meeting of the Housing Policy Board and <br />reported the board was seeking new members. He encouraged interested councilors to look into the work <br />of the board, which was working on its next round of affordable housing grants. <br />Mr. Pryor said he attended the Oregon Business Plan Leadership Summit in Portland. The message he <br />heard was that people could not expect economic development to occur as it did before. A new conversa- <br />tion was necessary. He said the good news was that Eugene was a catalyst and leader in how some of the <br />issues discussed were addressed. He cited budgeting for outcomes as an example, saying Eugene was the <br />only city in Oregon using that approach. He believed there were tremendous opportunities ahead, but the <br />state could not approach issues in the same manner as in the past. <br />Ms. Taylor reported that she met some neighborhood leaders to discuss the proposed street assessment <br />policies. They were enthusiastic about the proposals. Ms. Taylor reported that she had received a call <br />from a constituent who was facing a street assessment and learned that when applying for low- income <br />status, the City considered last year's earnings instead of current earnings. She questioned why that was <br />the case. City Manager Jon Ruiz said he would follow up with more information. <br />Ms. Taylor said she had attended a meeting of the McKenzie Watershed Council, which continued to <br />work on restoration projects. Several property owners who lived along the McKenzie River were in <br />attendance at the last watershed council meeting and they were still upset about Lane County's riparian <br />and floodplain ordinance proposals. Some planned to join the watershed council. She said that represent- <br />atives of Lane County and EWEB who were present had offered to meet the property owners to discuss <br />their concerns. <br />City Manager Ruiz reported that he had also attended the International Human Rights Day event and had <br />been able to recognize several employees for their work. <br />B. WORK SESSION: <br />Adoption of Federal Priorities <br />Intergovernmental Relations Director Brenda Wilson was present for the item. She reminded the council <br />that it adopted a priority list on an annual basis to guide the City in its lobbying efforts. She also <br />reminded the council that the Republican Party had assumed control of the United States House of <br />Representatives and had agreed to ban earmarks. The Senate failed to reach a similar agreement but she <br />anticipated that earmarks would be rare. <br />Ms. Wilson reviewed the projects endorsed by the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations. <br />Councilors asked questions to clarify the details of the projects. <br />Ms. Ortiz expressed interest in adding a project to upgrade the approaches to the Highway 99 bridge to the <br />list of transportation projects for which the City would seek funding. Ms. Wilson indicated that the City <br />planned to host a tour in the spring for staff of Representative Peter DeFazio. <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council December 13, 2010 Page 3 <br />Work Session <br />