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Mayor Obie said a subcommittee prob~bly will not be appointed until January. e Mr. Hansen moved to accept the staff recommendation for a 120-day delay in appointing the Nuclear Free Zone Board and to direct the staff to obtain participation from supporters of the ordinance. The motion was not seconded and no vote was taken. Mayor Obie said most councilors seemed to favor some changes to the ordinance. He di rected the staff to prepare changes that conform to Mr. Hansen's position. Mayor Obie said the councilors can discuss specific time periods when they consider the changes. Mr. Hansen said the council should evaluate ballot measures that would have a big effect on the City before elections in the future. . Ms. Bascom said she would like a time line for the process of implementing the ordinance when the council considers the matter again. Mr. Holmer said a subcommittee that evaluates the ordinance or the proposed changes to it should include people with various points of view. Mayor Obie recessed the meeting at 12:45 p.m. and reconvened it at 12:50 p.m. VI. WORK SESSION: EXPANSION OF MAHLON SWEET AIRPORT City Manager Micheal Gleason said several councilors suggested the council e review the scope of the project, design changes, and estimated costs of the proposed expansion of Mahlon Sweet Airport. Therefore, the agenda of this meeting was changed. Public Works Director Christine Andersen distributed a packet of information about the expansion. She reviewed the estimated cost of $17.7 million for the project and several ancillary expenses. She said the City's share will be about $5.7 million. Ms. Andersen said funding from diverse sources has been sought and found. For example, funds from the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), State lottery funds, and the Lane County Road Fund will be used for the expansion. In addition, the airlines that serve Eugene support the expansion. She said the City's share is about one-third of the estimated cost of the project. She revi ewed the contingency funds. Ms. Andersen said the cost of the air-side and land-side improvements has increased from $2.8 million to $5.5 million in the last year. The shift is because the original project emphasized improvements to the terminal. It did not include such things as increased parking areas and road improvements. However, efforts to diversify the funding and consideration of long-term effects on the road system resulted in funds that were dedicated to air-side and land-side improvements. Consequently, those parts of the project were increased. She discussed Douglas Drive. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 12, 1986 Page 6