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BCC 2/8/00 with CITY MAYORS <br />Page 5 of 7 <br />B. Board of Commissioners Direction to Have Lane County Public Works be the Lead <br />Staff, January 26, 2000. <br />Sorenson noted this topic was taken up at the January 26, 2000 meeting and the <br />Board discussed having Lane County and Lane County Public Works staff be <br />the lead staff for a possible ACT. He added that Ollie Snowden is investigating <br />that possibility. <br />C. Recap of LCOG discussion of January 27, 2000. <br />Weeldreyer reported there was a discussion and Lane County presented its <br />position that the Board of Commissioners expressed interest for Lane County <br />Public Works to be the lead agency to create an ACT. She added there was <br />interest among LCOG board members to have more time to think about it and <br />defer the bulk of the discussion to tonight's meeting. <br />Morrison concurred with Weeldreyer. She commented that she spoke with <br />people who had concerns about the need for an ACT. <br />George Kloeppel, Executive Director, LCOG, reported the LCOG Board of <br />Directors has the same interest that the Board of Commissioners has in <br />contemplating an ACT. He noted the primary purpose and advantage of the <br />ACT is communication between the Oregon Transportation Commission, the <br />department and the local community. He asked whether an ACT would serve <br />the interests of the broad. community in Lane County. He said it would improve <br />Lane .County's relationship and level of acceptance of the commission to the <br />needs that exist in Lane County. He noted the LCOG board wanted more time <br />to determine what type of body made the most sense to facilitate that type of <br />communication. He said there was a sense that there had to be some measure of <br />representation of the interests of the cities, private sector and other providers of <br />transportation services other than just surface roads. He noted that an issue that <br />did not get any attention was who would take the lead in providing staff. <br />D. Listening Session -Comments from Cities on Proposal that Lane County staff the <br />Commission and Recommendation on the Commission Membership. <br />Sorenson said the effort of the Oregon Transportation Commission inviting the <br />formation of these groups is a way to break down some of the barriers between <br />the policy makers at the local Level and OTC level. He said it was a major <br />improvement. <br />Mayor Maureen Weathers, City of Springfield, reported that it was the <br />Springfield City Council's position that it was a good idea to cooperate in <br />setting priorities. She added their council was concerned that a whole entity <br />would be created to streamline a process that is already done. She reported the <br />council thought staff shouldn't be from any one agency, and a better way to set <br />priorities would be a disinterested third party determining allocations. <br />Simmons said it was consensus of the Springfield City Council to have LCOG <br />be the active agency in the process, as it gives everyone at the table an <br />http:/1www.co.lane.or.us/BCC Info/Meeting_Info/2000%20Minutes/February/00 2-8jt.htm 12/4/00 <br />