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Eugene City Council
Work Session
McNutt Room--Eugene City Hall
March 11, 2002
5:30 p.m.
COUNCILORS PRESENT: David Kelly, Scott Meisner, Gary Rayor, Gary Pap~, Bonny
Bettman.
COUNCILORS ABSENT: Nancy Nathanson, Pat Fart, Betty Taylor.
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting to order.
A. Items from Mayor, Council, and City Manager
Mr. Kelly expressed sorrow that the council had "killed any chance" for local campaign finance
reform in the primary by failing to schedule the item in a timely manner. He believed the spending
that would occur in the primary would demonstrate the need. He asked City Manager pro tern Jim
Carlson if it was safe to assume that the item would be on an agenda soon after the council recess.
Mr. Carlson indicated that was his intent, but noted the potential conflict with the Budget
Committee process commencing in April. Mr. Kelly hoped to be able to take action that affected
the fall campaign.
Ms. Bettman noted the memorandum the council received the previous week about providing
support to the Safe and Sound Program in its Weed and Seed application. She noted the $10,000
requirement for funding, which would leverage more funding because of grant writing; she asked
Mr. Carlson to consider where the City could find some funding, offering several suggestions to
redirect other moneys, e.g., the alley vacation moneys from PeaceHealth or the City's contribution
to Downtown Eugene, Inc.
Ms. Bettman raised concern about the potential loss of historical buildings at the Chiquita site and
asked if the Request for Proposals could be reconfigured to include the potential for preserving
certain buildings. Mr. Kelly shared Ms. Bettman's concern, and suggested that the demolition
contract was getting ahead of the implementation of the greater downtown vision.
Ms. Bettman requested an update on the south Willamette Street transportation study. She wanted
to know about the next steps to use the feedback from businesses and residents and move forward
with improvements.
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Mr. Meisner requested information about when a traffic study would occur on 1 Avenue, which
was currently being used as a neighborhood collector to connect River Road and downtown to 6th
and 7th avenues and the Chambers Connector.
Mr. Meisner asked if the City could investigate whether it could assign staff resources to assist the
Safe and Sound Project with its grant application even if cash resources were not available
Mr. Meisner reported on the United Front trip, characterizing as generally positive. He thanked
the council for its passage of the passenger rail resolution, which had been welcomed by every
member of the Oregon Congressional delegation. The resolution's passage was well-timed as a
House committee was discussing the issue while the United Front delegation was in Washington.
Mr. Rayor apologized for being late. He concurred with Ms. Bettman's comments regarding the
south Willamette Street traffic study.
Speaking to Mr. Kelly's disappointment, Mr. Rayor indicated he would not be able to attend a
council meeting the following day as he was out of town. He expressed willingness to attend an
additional work session if one could be scheduled.
Mr. Pap~ reported on the Human Rights Commission retreat, saying there was a great deal of
energy and heart on the part of the commission, and he hoped that energy could be directed and
prioritized. He thought the retreat would make the commission more effective in the upcoming
year.
Mr. Pap~ shared Mr. Kelly's frustration about not meeting council goals, reminding him of the
length of time it took the City to embark on charter review.
Mr. Carlson expressed appreciation to the mayor for his confidence in appointing him City
Manager pro tem. He agreed with Mr. Meisner that the United Front visit was positive.
Mayor Torrey said he received a request from two constituents about the recent death of a City
police dog and the potential for finding funds to replace the dog. He asked Mr. Carlson for a
follow-up report.
Mayor Torrey agreed that the United Front visit was productive but believed that some of the
projects included in the funding request should be prioritized. He recommended that staff meet
with Mr. Meisner as chair of the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations and with
representatives of Springfield and Lane County to begin that process.
Mayor Torrey asked how many buildings were involved in the demolition of the Chiquita buildings.
Mr. Carlson indicated that the office building was intended to be preserved. Ms. Bettman noted
an industrial building with a loading dock on the north side overlooking the railroad tracks that
was of concern. Mayor Torrey said that the General Service Administration (GSA) representatives
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were anxious to get the site cleared. He hoped that the council did not leave the unsightly
structures on the site, and requested that the council give the manager more specific direction.
Mr. Kelly suggested that the Planning Commission could examine the issue of buildings to preserve
on the site.
Mr. Meisner suggested that all councilors should be present for the discussion of any historic
preservation because the council previously agreed that the portion of the site not sold to the GSA
would be sold for profit. Mr. Pap~ concurred. He recalled that the City's agreement with Chiquita
addressed the issues of site clean-up and demolition. Ms. Bettman thought the City had taken on
the task of clean-up. She suggested that the historic buildings might actually spur some
redevelopment ideas for private sector developers.
Mr. Kelly said no decision could be made without more staff work, but "demolition is forever." He
asked for more staff exploration and a report to the council. He acknowledged that the City was
contractually obliged to clear the courthouse site by a certain date. He believed that there could be
value to the historic facades.
Mr. Meisner said that it was not his experience that preserving such amenities saved costs; rather,
it added costs. He found it ironic that the historic barn in the vicinity of the site was not being
discussed for preservation.
B. Work Session: Joint Meeting with Citizen Involvement Committee
The council was joined by members of the Citizen Involvement Committee (CIC): Chair David
Hinkley, Ann Marie Levis, Christine Donahue, Sara Rich, and Nadia Sindi. Ms. Bettman also
serves as a member of the CIC. Beth Bridges of the Planning and Development Department, and
staff to the committee, was also present for the item. Members of the committee introduced
themselves.
Mr. Hinkley called the council's attention to the committee's annual report. He noted a change in
staff assignments for the committees. Mr. Hinkley said that since the last time the CIC came to the
council, the CIC had reviewed 17 staff proposals, including five advisory committees, ten citizen
involvement plans, one land use plan, and a special project plan. He reviewed the committee's
recommendations for its 2002 work plan: 1) continue department advisory committee and citizen
involvement plan reviews; 2) evaluate and improve the effectiveness of CIC tools and processes; 3)
reinforce committee role with the City Council and City departments; 4) improve linkages to the
sponsoring committees; and 5) prepare CIC service level change options and recommendation.
Mr. Hinkley invited council questions.
Mr. Kelly said that the lack of staff support did not diminish the role of the committee, which
helped to improve the quality of citizen involvement in everything the City did. He acknowledged
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the committee's intent to examine a different level of staff support and indicated support for that
examination.
Mr. Kelly recalled that previously, the committee's work plan included a review of proposals for
shared decision making and collaborative input. He said that the council heard no further, and
asked for more information. Mr. Hinkley believed that in the handoffbetween Planning and
Neighborhood Services, the item was lost. Ms. Bridges did not concur. She said that while the
item was on the work plan, the committee had insufficient time to process the item. When the
responsibility for the committee was assigned to Neighborhood Services, she had done
considerable outreach to the departments on the kinds of plans to be reviewed by the committee,
so the process would be more proactive on the part of the departments. Mr. Kelly wanted to
include the item in the work plan again because the council thought it valuable two years ago and
he still thought it important. Ms. Bridges indicated she had provided background information on
the item to the CIC during its work plan evaluation, and the CIC subsequently agreed that it had
limited time to spend on special projects and had structured its work program accordingly.
Mr. Kelly recalled that the item arose from the thought there were some models in use that brought
a variety of participants together in a collaborative effort early in the process and prior to the
formal public process, with the goal of being more efficient in the later adoption process. The
work item for the CIC was to look into different processes and ideas. He asked for CIC comment
on how to include the item in to the work plan, reiterating he "just hated to see it die."
Mr. Meisner said he wished that next year, the CIC would look much more broadly at how the
City could more effectively involve more people. He said that citizen involvement did not always
mean a committee or a public hearing. He thought that overly rigid. He said that the City
continued to appoint the same people to committees. He suggested Web surveys of other
communities. He said that the Voters Pool was not working as it was intended because too often
City departments used the pool as a way to get the same people involved. He asked the committee
to also consider looking at the Voter Pool and if it was serving the function intended.
Ms. Levis said that the committee had done much discussion of how to look at the bigger picture,
and discussed its purpose and how to carry it out in the best way possible. She considered citizen
involvement key to ensuring that people do not feel disenfranchised. Often people did not hear
about a public hearing opportunity and she believed that they must be reached in many different
ways. She commended the quality of both the committee members and staff support. She said
that the CIC could come up with new ideas, but the implementation of those ideas was difficult
without dedicated staff support.
Ms. Donahue said that the committee had a very difficult meeting where it came to grips with what
it believed its purpose to be and members agreed it was committed to following the council's
direction; however, it had a resource issue in terms of staff support. She acknowledged the City's
budgetary constraints and the need to be conscientious in the use of those resources. She agreed
with everything that Ms. Levis said, and concurred regarding the level of staff support. The
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committee had tried hard to meet the council's goals, but still felt that it was in a difficult situation
because it would like to create more opportunities for citizens, but was limited in its ability to do
SO.
Ms. Bettman thanked the committee and staff. She said that the committee members were very
committed. The work program reflected reality. The CIC wanted to put together a realistic work
plan. She said that it was astounding to her the difference in the support the committee received
compared to other City committees. Regarding the recommendations of Mr. Kelly and Mr.
Meisner, she said that in the past the CIC had worked on both of those issues and developed its
matrix of high controversy/low controversy and where and how it was appropriate to get people
involved, and that last revisions to that work were lost following the passage of ballot measures
47/50 and the accompanying budget reductions. She said that it was important the committee
reviewed new department advisory committees. She said that it was up to the council to insist that
CIC was used and consider resource allocation decisions.
Mr. Hinkley said that the CIC looked at how to widen public participation, and it "fell on the
cutting room floor" when it came to keeping up with ongoing processes and proposals and fitting it
in with the other committee work. The service level change recommendation was to allow the sort
of thing Mr. Meisner spoke of to happen. He agreed that the public hearing process was not useful
in that it often was not timely. He noted that currently, the CIC had no tool to assess the public's
evaluation of a department committee's process. He thought that a vital missing piece.
Mr. Rayor thanked the CIC for the work that it did. Responding to a question from Mr. Rayor,
Ms. Bridges clarified that there was a process in place for the review of new City committees. She
said that the CIC currently lacked the staffing needed for research and evaluation of other public
input approaches.
Mayor Torrey said that he never had felt the City was able to reach out to what he termed "the
folks." He had seen every CIC member present at numerous City meetings, and wondered where
the people were who lived down the street and then complained they did not know of a decision or
process. He also hoped the CIC could have a discussion about the neighborhood organizations,
many of which did not do anything. He hoped the CIC would limit the focus of its activities to
finding one or two outreach ways that legitimately worked.
Mr. Kelly agreed with Ms. Bridges' assessment of the staff support the committee received. He
said that the committee would need funding if it was to have its direction carried out. He
considered the service level change recommended in that spirit.
Mr. Kelly reiterated his interest in the collaborative decision-making process and asked the
committee to consider adding it as the year progressed or as time permits. If it got a chance to
look at broader public input, he suggested it consider a citizens jury approach, which involved
getting about 16 citizens together to learn about a topic in depth and deliberate an alternative. The
press publicizes what the committee decided.
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Mr. Kelly said he read the criteria for when the CIC got involved, and he could not figure out why
the CIC was not involved in the social service dispersal issue. Mr. Hinkley said that at this time,
the policy dictates that the committee looks at department advisory committees only. He thought
it would be appropriate if the CIC had an opportunity to comment on all advisory committees,
including the ones that the council formed.
Mr. Pap~ expressed appreciation that the committee had considered whether or not the CIC should
exist. He said that the CIC performed a great service to the community. He agreed with Mayor
Torrey about the level of public involvement and the need for greater involvement. He asked the
CIC to continue to brainstorm ideas.
Mr. Pap~ asked Ms. Bettman if the matrix developed in the past was used and if it could be a first
step toward accomplishing Mr. Kelly's desire. Ms. Bettman reiterated that the matrix updates
were essentially shelved. It was intended to get people involved early on and to communicate to
them the impacts of what was being proposed and how it actually affected them. She asked that
when the CIC brought back the suggestions for services to implement, that include implementing
the updated matrix. She suggested a council resolution directed at staff calling for its support of
the matrix, the CIC, and the interest/controversy processes.
Mr. Meisner was not interested in strengthening the hand of the CIC; he wanted to strengthen
citizen involvement. He said he would agree with Mr. Hinkley about the CIC's role in reviewing
committees and citizen involvement plans if it resulted in a different outcome. It did not; there was
still a public hearing at the end of the process that included people who claim they had not heard of
the issue. He wanted the CIC to find out what really worked. He acknowledged the difficulty of
finding volunteers and getting people involved. He called for new ideas.
Ms. Sindi said that citizens were frustrated with the current processes because they seemed
inflexible and people did not get satisfaction.
Ms. Donahue drew a parallel between those who did not register to vote and those who did not
pay attention to an issue until it was too late; they were often misinformed or ignorant of the
circumstances. She said that the CIC had struggled with the issue, and would like to find creative,
innovative outreach techniques.
Mr. Meisner suggested that the City place a controversy ad in the newspaper to attract attention.
He asked the CIC to think about that approach.
Ms. Rich said that the CIC had discussed its charge, what it was supposed to be doing, and what it
would like to do if it had staff support. Currently the CIC met once a month for one hour, which
was not sufficient time to take on more tasks. She had encouraged the CIC to be realistic in its
work plan. She said that she would like to see the CIC present its list of ideas to the council and
determine if resources were forthcoming.
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Mr. Rayor welcomed the CIC's list of suggestions. He urged consideration of better use of
department resources.
Mr. Hinkley said he shared Mr. Meisner's frustration. He said that it was difficult to get people
out to meetings unless an issue was of extremely high controversy or a crisis arose. Something
that was anticipated to happen in five years did not create interest.
Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Pap6, moved to adopt the Citizen Involvement
Committee's work plan for 2002, with the addition of continuing the
exploration for proposals for shared decisions and collaborative input, as time
permits. The motion passed unanimously, 5:0.
Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Pap6, moved to approve the Citizen Involvement
Program Update for the Department of Land Conservation and Development.
The motion passed unanimously, 5:0.
C. Work Session: An Ordinance Concerning Systems Development Charges; Amending
Sections 7.010, 7.705, 7.710, 7.715, 7.720, 7.725, 7.730, and 7.735 of the Eugene Code,
1971; and, a Resolution Adopting the Systems Development Charge Methodologies
Document as Revised
The council was joined by Fred McVey of the Public Works Department for the item. Mr. McVey
indicated that the work session was scheduled to review the draft ordinance and systems
development charge (SDC) methodology for the transportation system. He said that changes were
made to clarify language in the code and the methodology for consistency with changes to the
Oregon Revised Statutes made in the last legislative session, and changes to implement the
recommended revisions to the transportation SDC. Those changes were outlined in the agenda
item summary.
At the request of Mayor Torrey, Mr. McVey noted the members of the Public Works Rates
Advisory Committee: Ms. Bettman, Merle Bottge, Chris Clemow, David Hinkley, Paul
Nicholson, John Prior, Mike Roberts, and Doug Weber. He confirmed that the committee's
recommendations were unanimous, with the exception of the geographic element of the SDC,
which the council later decided to pursue.
Mayor Torrey called for council comments and questions.
Ms. Bettman commended the committee and staff for the work done. She determined from Mr.
McVey that the council would consider the geographic component in June or July. Ms. Bettman
indicated support for the staff-suggested motion.
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Ms. Bettman noted that Eugene continued to be in the lower third of Oregon cities in terms of
what it assessed for SDCs.
Mr. Kelly also expressed support for the motion. With regard to the geographic component, he
said that the current issue of the Business News indicated that Springfield offered a discount on
SDCs in the core.
Mayor Torrey asked if a small retail business with an extremely high transportation SDC in an
older area of the community could appeal the SDC if it was a hardship. Mr. McVey said that there
were several opportunities for appeal and adjustment to the SDC. For example, a business could
submit an alternate calculation of the trips the business generates if it disagreed with the rates
assigned through the standard rate table. The SDC could also be appealed to a hearings official.
He confirmed that there was a written process for those steps.
Mr. Pap~ thanked staff and the committee for their work. He determined from Mr. McVey that
CH2M Hill had acted as consultant to the committee. Mr. Pap~ asked the total of all SDCs for a
typical residence. Mr. McVey said that the current average SDC on a new single-family residence
was about $3,300, and the proposal represented about a $500 increase over the current average.
He confirmed Ms. Bettman's previous statement that Eugene's SDC was among the lowest in the
state. Mr. Pap~ asked if payment of the SDC guaranteed a neighborhood park would be built near
a particular development. Mr. McVey said that there was no specific guarantee of a park being
available at a particular location; the money from the SDC goes to a fund to support park
improvements throughout the community.
Mr. Rayor asked if the City Attorney reviewed the methodology. Mr. McVey said yes. Mr. Rayor
asked City Attorney Glenn Klein if the methodology fell within the parameters of State law and the
norm for such methodologies. Mr. Klein confirmed that statement. He did not know if the City
would be challenged, but believed if it was, the challenge would fail. Mr. Rayor wanted to know if
the same was true of the geographic component under consideration.
Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Pap~, moved to affirm both the proposed SDC
ordinance and SDC methodologies document and direct the City Manager to
move forward with the ordinance adoption and resolution process.
Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Kelly, moved to amend the motion to include
direction to the City Manager to bring back to the City Council the
appropriate document allocating the reimbursement component of the
transportation SDC revenues for preservation and maintenance of the City's
existing arterial and collector street system.
Ms. Bettman spoke in support of her amendment, saying that the Public Works Rates Advisory
Committee discussed the reimbursement fee and its use at great length. She said that 60 percent of
the SDC was an improvement fee, dedicated to capacity enhancement. Because part of the
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capacity that was being used by development was on the existing system, the City had the ability to
collect a reimbursement component of the SDC. Ms. Bettman said the City had projected
shortfalls in maintenance and preservation, and noted that the reimbursement fee would realize
about $700,000, not entirely meeting the need that existed but making a difference in the future.
She thought that passage of the amendment would demonstrate the council's commitment to road
preservation and maintenance to the public if the council had to ask it to make a similar
commitment to road preservation funds in the future.
Mr. Carlson said that the City planned to do just what Ms. Bettman indicated, but pointed out that
the City had a policy not to dedicate such resources to a specific use.
Mr. Rayor said he did not oppose the intent of the motion but was concerned about maintaining
flexibility. He asked for more information about the reimbursement fee, because he thought the
SDC was intended for capacity. Mr. Klein indicated that Ms. Bettman's summary was correct, and
the City had considerable flexibility in terms of the reimbursement fee. Mr. Rayor expressed
concern that the motion would remove flexibility from the council.
Mr. Pap~ said that the council had been made aware of the need for preservation of the existing
system, but he wanted to see the entire picture. He asked how the committee felt about the
motion. Ms. Bettman said there was general support for the reimbursement fee and having a
revenue split available for maintenance and preservation, although no discussion of the amendment
was on the floor.
Mr. Kelly indicated support for the amendment, saying that it merely directed the manager to bring
back wording for further action. Regarding the issue of flexibility and the dedication of funds, he
said that he would not mind wording that indicated the Budget Committee could redirect the
funding. He perceived the amendment not as an earmark of funds, but as a declaration of council
intent.
Mr. Kelly said that the reimbursement component of the SDC should help maintain the capacity of
what the City already owned.
Responding to the comments of Mr. Pap~, Mr. Kelly said that the council would also discusses
transportation funding on March 13 and the issue could be part of that discussion.
Mr. Meisner supported the amendment because it merely directed the manager to return with
language. He added that he was not persuaded that adoption of the amendment violated the
council's goals and policies.
Mr. Meisner asked if the amendment meant the funding would be available for road improvements
everywhere in the community. Mr. Carlson said yes. Mr. McVey emphasized that the
reimbursement fee could only be used on projects in the adopted Capital Improvement Program
(CIP).
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Mr. Meisner noted that Springfield representatives on the United Front trip had indicated support
for a regional gas tax, and did not perceive the tax as something the Springfield council needed to
refer to the voters. He wished the council had the same courage in its convictions. The council
did not trust itself enough to act in such instances. He hoped the council remembered that when it
discussed other funding issues.
Mayor Torrey indicated support for the remarks of Mr. Kelly. He wanted the legislative intent of
the council regarding the flexibility of the funding to be clearly on the record.
Ms. Bettman said that the council always had the purview to redirect the funding involved. The
motion merely formalized the council's intent to address the preservation backlog. The intent of
tying it to the SDC formula was to demonstrate to the citizens that the council had attempted to
reduce the cost of any new revenue measure it must consider, such as a transportation utility fee.
Ms. Bettman said that the council had earmarked money in the past for programs it considered
important.
Mr. Rayor determined from Mr. McVey that the funds could pay for street overlays as long as that
work was included in the CIE
The amendment to the motion passed, 4:1; Mr. Rayor voting no.
Mr. Pap~ said he would vote for the motion but was undecided about the ordinance to be
considered later. He would listen carefully to the public testimony offered to the council.
The main motion passed, 5:0.
D.Work Session: Discussion of Economic Development Activities
Mayor Torrey asked the council if it wished to support the definition of "economic development"
that the Lane County Economic Development Standing Committee had adopted. He said that
while the council was on break, the County would be developing its final proposals for the
distribution of approximately $650,000 it had for economic development, and the County was
concerned that not occur as though it was the only entity with input; although in the end, the
County would make the decision and issue an Request for Proposals (RFP) that would allow
different organizations in the county to request those funds. The Metropolitan Partnership had
concerns that the RFP would be insufficiently specific to allow the partnership to request the
funding.
Mr. Kelly said that before it, the council had a very broad definition of economic development and
a specific Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) intended to continue the operation of the Eugene-
Springfield Metropolitan Partnership and define the relationship of the jurisdictions to it. He found
the terms of the IGA to be consistent with council's discussion. Regarding the definition of
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economic development, Mr. Kelly did not think it made sense for the council to approve the
definition. He likened it to approving the dictionary. He said that what was critical for the County
and City was not the definition, but the policies and criteria for the RFP. He thought the City
Council would have a better handle on the specific work it wanted done after its discussion of
potential economic development strategies.
Mr. Meisner said that the definition was debatable and meaningless at the same time. He noted
that the IGA was subject to annual budget approval, but the agreement was for three years. He
asked to what extent the agreement bound the City in the future. Mr. Klein said that it did not
obligate the City to budget for the contribution.
Mr. Meisner asked Mr. Klein his evaluation of the differences in the IGA. Mr. Klein indicated he
had not yet had the opportunity to thoroughly compare the new IGA and the old IGA.
Ms. Bettman agreed that the County definition was very broad and the City should focus on a
definition for the City. She was not willing to accept or endorse the definition as City policy.
Regarding the IGA, she said that there were many elements in the new IGA she did not support.
She cited discussion of prioritizing transportation projects that serve new businesses as an
example. In addition, the IGA mentioned high-wage jobs without being specific as to what that
meant. She found statements in the document to be inconsistent with City policy, and said the
findings did not indicate that local conditions mirrored national conditions. Ms. Bettman said the
document did not mention benchmarks or how progress would be measured. She wanted to know
that the City's investment in economic development was achieving what it was intended. She
thought the City's contribution would be better spent if the City could specify local strategies with
a good chance of success.
Mr. Pap~ asked why the IGA did not specifically mention the Metropolitan Partnership. Mr. Kelly
said that the IGA referred to a regional not-for-profit corporation, which was the partnership. He
said that the text was similar to the last IGA. Mr. Pap~ favored the IGA but wanted to tighten it to
ensure that those who responded could deliver the services requested. Mr. Kelly shared that
concern.
Mr. Rayor also shared the concern expressed by Mr. Pap~. He thought the lack of specific
mention of the partnership a gap in the IGA.
Mayor Torrey said there was a strong possibility the partnership would not exist if the RFP did not
provide the partnership with a substantial amount of funding. The partnership needed about
$170,000. If the partnership was not successful in securing the money, the question became, who
was the economic development entity in Eugene-Springfield? Was it the two cities and their
chambers of commerce? He said that the council should not preclude the Metropolitan Partnership
from applying for an RFP segment. He asked Mr. Kelly for comment. Mr. Kelly responded that he
believed the definition of economic development as provided was sufficiently broad to cover the
range of Metropolitan Partnership activities. He wanted to ensure that whatever criteria the
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County adopted was broad enough to allow the partnership to apply for funding. The IGA plus
additional funds from the RFP would be the mechanism for the partnership to move forward.
Mr. Meisner said it appeared there was a consensus among councilors that they supported a local
IGA that protected some degree of local decision making and that ensured the partnership would
survive and manage at least a substantial portion of economic development activities in the
community. He thought Ms. Bettman's points regarding self-determination were well-taken, and
said they were supported by the language of the IGA. He shared the concern mentioned by others
of the lack of specificity about the partnership in the IGA, and hoped staff could do some "subtle
tweaking."
Responding to a question from Mr. Pap~ about whether the partnership could be specifically
mentioned in the IGA, City Attorney Glenn Klein said that the issue involved charter authority that
was given to the manager. Unless there was a problem from the perspective of Lane County or
Springfield, he did not think there was a problem in tightening the language or mentioning the
partnership. However, he could not say without further research whether the City's public
contracting rules precluded the City from specifying the partnership without going through
additional steps.
Mayor Torrey thanked the council for its feedback, and adjourned the meeting at 7:53 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
James R.. Carlson
City Manager pro tem
(Recorded by Kimberly Young)
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