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Mr. Meisner said he attended the groundbreaking for Lane Transit District's (LTD) new transit station in Springfield and congratulated LTD on its progress. Ms. Taylor shared a number of constituent concerns: · Lack of Saturday evening hours at Amazon Pool · Development of Melton Park was delayed from April until the fall · Garbage cans in the street create obstacles for wheelchairs · Smoking decks outside commercial establishments cause problems for adjacent homeowners, both from noise and drifting smoke Ms. Taylor suggested that a delegate from the City could meet regularly with a delegate from the County to discuss mutual problems and facilitate better communications. She also said that process sessions should be open to the public and notices of times and locations published. Mr. Pap8 said he also had heard from Mr. Brown regarding the fire in the West University Neighborhood and joined Mr. Kelly in asking for a work session if a code amendment was needed to address the problem. Referring to Ms. Nathanson's comments on the TSMF, he agreed there should be a commitment from the County commissioners to work with the City and hoped to see the commitment in writing. Mr. Pap8 said he was pleased to see an article in The Register Guard regarding the use of "granny flats" as a way to encourage compact urban growth. He also agreed with Ms. Taylor's suggestion that representatives from the City and County meet regularly. Mayor Torrey said he was supportive of Ms. Nathanson's suggestion regarding the TSMF and felt it indicated the City was willing to work with the County toward a solution. Mr. Pap8 said he and John Brown were taking the City Manager on a boat ride down the river on August 4, 2003, and invited other councilors to join them. B. ACTION: An Ordinance Adopting Criteria For Determining the Goal 5 Inventory Within the Eugene Urban Growth Area; Updating the Inventory; and Providing an Effective Date; and an Ordinance Adopting Criteria For Determining the Goal 5 Inventory Within The Eugene City Limits; Updating the Inventory; and Providing an Effective Date City Manager Dennis Taylor introduced Senior Planner Neil Bj6rklund and asked him to give a brief overview of the materials in the agenda packet. Mr. Bj6rklund noted that Exhibit C was omitted from the original material and subsequently forwarded to councilors. He referred to an e-mail from Mr. Kelly asking if Section 3 of both ordinances would preclude future amendments to the Goal 5 inventory. He said that he had conferred with the City Attorney and determined that adoption of the ordinances would not prevent future amendments. MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 28, 2003 Page 2 Work Session