Item 3D: Appointments to Expenditure Review Panel

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Appointments to Expenditure Review Panel for the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan Meeting Date: January 9, 2011 Agenda Item Number: 3D Department: PDD/Development Staff Contact: Amanda Nobel www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5535 ISSUE STATEMENT This is a consent calendar item to review the Mayor’s nominations to the new advisory committee, Expenditure Review Panel for the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan (ERP), and to appoint committee members. (See Attachment A for the Mayor’s nominations.) BACKGROUND The concept for the ERP comes from Section 600 of the 2010 amended Downtown Urban Renewal Plan, which calls for the City Manager acting as the Agency Director to: “convene not less than once each year a committee of such persons to prepare a report to the Director on: a)the activities of the Agency for the previous fiscal year, and b)whether the Agency’s expenditure of tax increment dollars was limited to the projects authorized by the Plan and the associated administrative costs authorized by the Plan. The Director shall forward that report to the Agency Board upon its receipt.” The function of the committee is to prepare annual reports for documenting the Agency’s use of Downtown Urban Renewal Plan funds. The reports will be presented to the Agency Director, who will then provide it to the Agency Board. Staff will assist the ERP in compiling and distributing the reports. (See Attachment B for more details.) COUNCIL OPTIONS The City Council may: 1.Appoint the Mayor’s nominations for the ERP. 2.Appoint other applicants after reviewing all of the applications. 3.Choose no applicants at this time. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager recommends approval of the Mayor’s recommendations and, by consent, appointment of the nominated individuals to the ERP. S:\CMO\2012 Council Agendas\M120109\S1201093D.doc