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Mr. Kelly agreed that the study should be done but emphasized the need for credibility. He said that the motion did not speak to all his concerns. Mr. Kelly moved to amend the motion by adding "...The survey will draw upon existing data together with the on-the-ground verification of current uses and availability. This survey would also evaluate opportuni- ties for redevelopment and assembly of available parcels to determine how the use of existing land might be maximized." Mr. Kelly's motion to amend died for lack of a second. Ms. Nathanson was disturbed to hear that some councilors still believed that the Eugene council alone could craft an RFP given that it was one of three partners in the study. It was not a City of Eugene project. Ms. Nathanson said it did not appear the amount of funding being proposed did not appear "out of line" based on past experience. Mr. Taylor concurred. Mr. Meisner asked Mr. Taylor to consider the two sentences mentioned by Mr. Kelly for inclusion in the RFP. Mr. Meisner said he was unwilling to see City funds used to study unincorporated areas of the community. Ms. Bettman repeated that the study would not be credible for the reasons she previously mentioned and because it would lack Eugene council scrutiny. She pointed out that parcel characteristics were proposed to be studied "as the budget allows," which also left considerable latitude. She repeated her complaints about the membership of the technical advisory committee. Ms. Taylor repeated that the council needed more time and discussion. She thought a regional study of commercial and industrial lands was in order and discussion of who paid for what was appropriate as what one jurisdiction did affected another. Mr. Poling said he brought forth the letter to tie together all the information the City had. Eugene was one of three agencies, and he did not believe the council needed to get into the details of the RFP. Mr. Kelly asked who would issue the contract. Mr. Taylor said that had yet to be decided. He indicated that, should the motion pass, he believed there was an opportunity for all concerned to review the RFP without the need for a work session. He presumed one of the three jurisdictions would be the contracting agency. Mr. Kelly asked if the Metro Partnership be the contracting agency. Mr. Taylor believed that was possible. Mr. Kelly averred that in that case, Mr. Poling had a conflict of interest because his wife worked for the Metro Partnership. City Attorney Klein indicated that since the money was pass-through money, there was no conflict. He clarified that given the motion involved an intergovernmental agreement between the three jurisdictions, one of the three jurisdictions would issue the contract. Ms. Nathanson also supported the text mentioned by Mr. Kelly and reinforced that point to Mr. Taylor. MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 11, 2004 Page 10 Regular Session