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Home My WebLink About01/29/1992 Meeting e e e M I NUT E S Eugene City Council McNutt Room--Eugene City Hall January 29, 1992 11:30 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Shawn Boles, Bobby Green, Ruth Bascom, Debra Ehrman, . Paul Nicholson, Kaye Robinette. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Randy MacDonald, Roger Rutan. The adjourned meeting of January 28, 1992, of the Eugene City Council was called to order by His Honor Mayor Jeff Miller. I. STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT (Continued) Tony Mounts of the Eugene Decisions Office served as meeting facilitator. He reminded the committee of the ground rules for the process. Each councilor offering a strategy would indicate the answers to the following questions: 1. What do we want to do? (Desired service level) 2. Why do we want to do it? (Policy rationale) 3. How should the desired service level be achieved? (Reduction, elimination, do differently, user fees, consolidation, volunteers, privatization, etc.) Councilors offered strategies for each identified service area. Staff captured the council's strategies on cards that were fixed to the wall of the McNutt Room under the appropriate service categories (detailed text attached) . The council meeting adjourned at 1:20 p.m. ~.e speet{ ~~ ~~ r Mi cheal-Glea.s --- City Manager (Recorded by Yolanda Paule) MNCC 012992 MINUTES--Eugene City Council Lunch Work Session January 29, 1992 Page 1 e WHAT PUBLIC SAFETY Fire Redeolovment 1. 4-minute response time 80% of the time to 1/1/92 population; further growth funded through SDC for capital and operating (S8) 2. Enhanced - 4-minute response time (8G) 3. Fire redeployment as proposed, enhance Fire/EMS (RM) .- & Emeraencv Medical Services 1. Enhanced service level Public Safetv Lono-Ranoe Plan 1. Implement plan; enhance youth recreation/social com- ponent (PN) 2. Treat recreation, out- door/environmental programs as an "arm" of social service/public safety program (KR) 3. Implement plan. including human services (JM) _mplement, except social ~ice component (private) (RB) BRAINSTORMING STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT WHY 1. Citizens believe they have a "right" to 4-minute response (S8) 2. Citizens deserve (8G) 3. Important and expected City service - for current and future residents (RM) 1. Essential City service 1. Further elaboration of preven- tion model (PN) 2. Increase effectiveness of pre- vention activities (KR) 3. Essential City service 4. Essential City service MINUTES - Eugene City Council January 29, 1992 HOW 1 a. Restaurant tax or corporate income tax (S8) b. Fire Service Stand-by Fee (KR) 2. Fire service stand-by fee (8G) 3a. Fire stand-by fee for fire re- deployment first, then enhanced Fire/EMS (RM) b. Fire stand-by fee for non- profits in lieu of tax (JM) 1. Make use of volunteers in Fire department to add capacity, rather than hiring staff 1. Fund from General Fund (PN) 2a. Fund with G.F. (KR) b. Coordinate with County's proposed changes, re: youth services (S8) 3a. Fund with G.F. $ -- add to existing budget b. Sales tax or income tax to fund items of lower priority 4. City pays for police and equipment - Social Services paid for by private sector Page 2 e WHAT 5. Implement - with social services as a priority (58) 6. Maintain service Police Ooerations 1. Maintain service level (DE) e e BRAINSTORMING STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT WHY 5. Moves to a proactive rather than reactive model (58) 6. More efficient use of existing resources MINUTES - Eugene City Council January 29, 1992 HOW 5. Fund out of G.F., common information system for human services and public safety (58) 6. More integration of police and fire personnel (R8) 1. Use INET forfeiture funds for operations (DE) Page 3 e WHAT LIBRARY SERVICES Bookmobile 1. Bookmobile included in all proposals - maintain as is Librarv. New 1. Build, maintain and operate new library (DE) 2. Build new library with citizen information section on Sears site; integrate with WISTEC and his- torical museum, multi-cultural center (limit library cost to $10M) -) 3. Build, maintain and operate new library, including citizen info system (SB) 4. Build new library and capacity for operating storefront libraries in Bethel, etc. (R8) e BRAINSTORMING STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT WHY 1. Public support and demon- strated need; vote (DE) 2. Intergovernmental coopera- tion, need strong central library for Eugene and County (JM) 3. Public support, demonstrated need; vote. Commitment to citizen participation in govern- ment (58) 4. Civilization depends on it (RB) MINUTES - Eugene City Council January 29, 1992 HOW 1. Restaurant tax and minimal membership fee (sliding scale) as part of sunset, look at reduction after completion of construction (DE) 2a. Private fundraising, county room tax, G.O. bonds - for con- struction, operate using existing staff and volunteers (no staff increase) (JM) b. Increase fines for overdue books (8G) 3. Portion of 10yr, 5%, automatic sunset restaurant tax, plus using information sciences group at U of 0 (SB) 4. Whatever will pass: rest- aurant, income, dedicated tax: public safety, affordable housing, library (RB) Page 4 e WHAT MISCELLANEOUS Boards and Commissions 1. Reduce level of service to BCC (JM) True Costs 1. If council decides on an action, full/tree cost is estimated (JM) 2. Life cycle costing, Council prepared to fund for program's e(SB) 3. Audit internal functions (JM) Attornev Services 1. Examine cost effectiveness of an in-house attorney service/buy from another unit of government (BG) Print Shop 1. Maintain quality service (JM) Personnel 1. Reduce personnel costs (DE) e Other BRAINSTORMING STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT WHY 1. Achieve equal results more cheaply (JM) 3. Increase credibility (JM) 1. Efficiency (BG) 1 . Save $ (JM) 1. Economic conditions (DE) MINUTES - Eugene City Council HOW 1 a. Examine other ways to get citizen input without present expense; Target: reduction of $1M (JM) b. No food at meetings of boards and commissions (DE) 1. Absorb with # in current structure (JM) 3. Hire performance auditor/qual- ity control who report to coun- cilors - City employee - funded through new funding source. (JM) 1. Direction to staff to do analysis (BG) 1. Contract out (JM) 1. Salary increase freeze for exempt employees (and negotiate with unions for this for a fixed time period) (DE) January 29, 1992 Page 5 e WHAT 1. Reduce energy expenses (PN) 2. Examine purchasing policies on: a) proximity points (buy local) b) no purchase that extern- alizes costs to environment (S8) 3. Reduce assets and associated maintenance costs (JM) e e BRAINSTORMING STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT WHY 1. Save operating costs (PN) 2. Model purchasing practices (S8) 3. Use funds to maintain/build other assets (JM) MINUTES - Eugene City Council HOW 1. EWE8 rebates for energy - saving, e.g., light fixtures - general audit (PN) 2. Life-cycle costing and extern- alization (S8) 3a. Sell overpark, parcade, con- ference center, and vacant land owned by City (JM) b. The use of proceeds from 3a may be restricted (8G) c. Consider additional land/holdings for sale (PN) January 29, 1992 Page 6 REVENUES .I Miller Corporate income tax tied to economic development General sales tax -- shortfall Income tax - most progressive Gas tax - mass transit/roads Room tax - Hult Center Shawn Boles Restaurant tax (10yr, 5%, sunset) for enhancements in library, culturallleisure/recreation area, fire redeploy- ment and affordable housing. Corporate income tax to cover $8 million gap. Sequestering of public employee federal tax for social services. Gas Tax _on Tax Paul Nicholson Tax on parking - peripheral, regional business Work-privilege tax - (work in City - reside outside; tax on employee) Entertainment tax (for videos only) Income tax - only tax top bracket of state's income tax structure Kave Robinette Concerned about any tax that creates an economic disincentive for businesses to locate in Eugene Desires joint efforts Concerned about gross receipts tax & Bascom Inclined to join in with County MINUTES - Eugene City Council January 29, 1992 Page 7 wer dedicated taxes - Shortfall and Enhancements public safety affordable housing library Restaurant tax - expensive to collect Bobbv Green City sales tax - new library Room tax - cultural services Income tax - look further e e MINUTES - Eugene City Council January 29, 1992 Page 8