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Councilor Poling spoke as an MWMC commissioner. He related that the commission had debriefed the whole issue and understood that the information to the public had not been adequate. He conveyed the commission's desire to do a better job in the future in this respect. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 7:0. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 4877, amending the Public Facilities and Services Plan. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 7:0. Councilor Bettman remarked that it seemed that staff was already working on a partnership with the City of Coburg. She asked if the council had given the authority to staff to do so. Mr. Taylor responded that there had been talk of an interjurisdictional meeting of staff. He said there had been two meetings and a document on the expedited scope overview was being prepared for the council. Councilor Bettman reiterated her objection to staff moving forward on this without council authorization. She wished to clarify that staff started to move on this issue without a "decision point" at the City Council or the Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPC) levels. She felt staffwas moving forward on a "monumen- tal issue" which would cost the ratepayers money. She expressed alarm at this. Councilor Nathanson stated that her understanding of the staff activity was that it was usual in that staff was conducting scoping activities prior to bringing information to the council. Mr. Taylor affirmed this. Mayor Torrey pointed out that this was becoming another agenda item. He recommended the council proceed with the agenda before it, as written. Mr. Taylor said the MWMC was generating a detailed memorandum to all three jurisdictions regarding the potential partnership with Coburg. 5. ACTION: Adoption of Resolution 4801 Calling a City Election on November 2, 2004, for the Pur- pose of Referring to the Legal Electors of the City of Eugene a Measure Authorizing the Issuance of a Maximum of $6,790,000 of General Obligation Bonds to Partially Fund the Civic Center Vision Project Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved to adopt Resolution 4801 call- ing a city election on November 2, 2004, for the purpose of referring to the legal electors of the City of Eugene a measure authorizing the issuance of a maximum of $6,790,000 of general obligation bonds to partially fund the Civic Center Vision Project. Councilor Taylor noted that the last sentence on page 229 of the agenda packet indicated that funding from the General Fund may need to be reallocated for operations and management of the new Community Safety Building. She asked why this was so, as the Eugene Police Department (EPD) would be vacating its City Hall location and this would create more space for City functions that were currently renting. She posited that the savings in rental expenditures would match the increased cost of the new structure. Mr. Carlson cited two issues in response: the current costs would increase given the larger size of the new MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 26, 2004 Page 8 Regular Meeting