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_ <br /> ~ <br /> ~ • . <br /> built.on the EWEB site had been sriade. $e'thought morepublic process was in order before funding the <br /> • . -project..He opined-that the Roosevelt Boulevard extension project was also premature until West Eugene_ <br /> - transportation was taken into consideration as a whole. The Beaver Street bicycle path extension he felt <br /> to be a very good projectr He expressed concern that neighborhood traffic calming projects were as yet <br /> unfunded. ~ - ~ - <br /> Charles- Biggs, 540 Antelope VVay; thanked the committee for having a meeting. He reiterated his <br /> concern that consideration of a new public safety building was unwise in the face of a potential~lawsuit - <br /> that could impinge upon the budget. He recommended that the Budget Committee establish a <br /> contingency to prepare for. that possibility He was also concerned that the community lied done a lot of <br /> leveraging. He opined that leveraging was "fine" as long as it paid off in the future, but it seemed that . <br /> many projects were not paying' off He said oneshould not leverage money one did not have. He <br /> commented-that every time the City came out with another gas tax or another kind of public utility tax it <br /> -sent the wrong message_ ~ . <br /> ~i - <br /> ~ ~ lI. ~ MINUTES APPROVAL- January 20, 2005 Meeting. - <br /> • • Ms. Ryga , secondedby Ms. Bettman, moved.the approval~ofthe minutes from . - <br /> "a ~ the meeting~of the Budget Committee meeting held on January 20, 2005, as <br /> ~I - ~ -amended. The motion passed unaniinous1y,15:0; leis. Solomon had not yet - <br /> - ~ ~ 'arxived. - , <br /> ' <br /> . ~ IH. CAPIiTAL I(MPROYEMENT PROGI;2AM FY2006-2011 ~ ~ - <br /> er t several mee ' . He <br /> M er Ta for stated that staff had made its resentation ov the <br /> Ci t~ <br /> p Pas <br /> tY Y . <br /> • encoura ed the Il. et Committee to take~.aetion: Heuoted that the CIP was scheduled to come before . <br /> g ~ . <br /> the City Council on February 28 for a public hearing. He welcouaed any further suggesttons the Budget <br /> Committee might have. ` . . <br /> - Mr. Peters, seconded. by Mr. Poling, moved. to recommend that the City Council . <br /> adopt the FYU!6-FY11 Capital Improvement Program incorporatiwg the staff . . <br /> . recommended changes. . <br /> . ~ - <br /> ` Mi: Kell seconded b Ms. Orti~,-moved to amend ttie Capital Improvement <br /> Y, Y - ~ wr'~ <br /> Prograi>x to make, the following changes: ~ ~ v o <br /> . 1) To combine Phase l and Phase 2 of the City Hall project into a single G ~ <br /> . 'unfunded item; ~ ~ - . J ~ <br /> • 2 ~ To restorefundin fortraffic ealmin X30 00~ annuall ,coming <br /> g g> Y <br /> ~T_ <br /> from a Cleneral Fund balance available. or from the reserve for <br /> ~ <br /> • revenue shortfall;- - <br /> . _ 3) To restore $30,000 per year for street lighting, bringing it back. to tho <br /> ~ previous year's level of spending,,suggested^to come From the . <br /> - - - .General Services for new development budget. <br /> Ms. Beaman said she had considered an amendment to combine phases of the <br /> City Hall project, and to <br /> eliminate the timeline,•but shehad realized there were many unfunded projects in the CIP. She did not <br /> _ tiiink this was "useful" nor would it get to the real issue. She questioned vvhether.the C1P was a planning <br /> - ~ <br /> <br /> I <br /> ii~Ill`TUTES <br /> Eugene budget Committee ~ ~ February 22, 200 Pagei2 - <br /> - - <br /> _ Gh~ ~ - <br /> - . <br /> - <br /> <br />