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~'. M I NUT E S '. Eugene City Council Work Session McNutt Room--City Hall August 24, 1992 5:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Shawn Boles, Debra Ehrman, Bobby Green, Paul Nicholson. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Keith Parks, Chair; Thom Montgomery, Jack Billings, Peter Brandt, Pat Hocken, Janet Calvert, Tammy Fitch. The work session of the Eugene City Council was called to order by His Honor Mayor Jeff Miller. 1. CITY COUNCIL DINNER WORK SESSION A. Joint Work Session with Lane Transit District Introductions were made for the purpose of introducing the councilors to new board members. e Phyllis Loobey, General Manager of Lane Transit District (LTD) called the roll for the board. Ms. Loobey reviewed the transit station site selection time line. Stefano Viggiano, LTD Planning Administrator, reviewed the configurations of the two top sites under consideration: the McDonald Theater site, and the International House of Pancakes site. Mr. Miller asked how a change in land use at the Agripac site would affect the site selection process, questioning if there was thought of shifting the site closer to the possible new Ferry Street Bridge alignment. Mr. Viggiano said that such an alignment had been considered but the district did not want to wait until a new bridge was built. The district considers the current station to be unacceptable and does not want to wait four or five years to replace it. Additionally, such an alignment would move the station farther away from the heart of downtown. Mr. Viggiano said that the more people have to walk to the core, the less likely they are to take the bus. Mr. Nicholson asked how the current location was unacceptable. Mr. Viggiano responded that it was difficult to make transfers as the buses were spread out over three blocks. Some transfers entail crossing two streets and three alleys. Elderly people and people with disabilities are unable to make such e MINUTES--City Council Work Session August 24, 1992 Page 1 5:30 p.m. -