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Mr. Pryor said the Joint Locally Preferred Alternative Committee (JLPAC) met earlier that day and <br />discussed the options for the West Eugene EmX route, including the 6'77` l` option, 11 / 13` h and the <br />No Build option. The committee had forwarded all three options to the council for consideration at its <br />March 14 meeting, when he anticipated the council would discuss the land use and transportation <br />implications of the EmX route before forwarding an option to the next stages of the process. <br />Mr. Pryor said that the Executive Committee of the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) was finalizing <br />its efforts around three initiatives, one focused on economic development, one on human services, and <br />one on communication. He was enthusiastic about the communication initiative, which he believed <br />would help LCOG find its voice while being representative of the many voices the agency represented. <br />Mr. Zelenka extended his condolences to Sergeant Webber's family and the families and friends of Mr. <br />Auslund and Mr. Harnsongkram. <br />Mr. Farr also extended his condolences to the families and friends of Sergeant Webber, Mr. Auslund, and <br />Mr. Harnsongkram. <br />Mr. Farr reported that the Economic Subcommittee of the Community Resource Group (CRG) had met <br />on Friday and the full CRG met on Saturday to discuss the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) analysis of <br />Envision Eugene's "Seven Pillars." He was happy to see so much attention and energy placed into the <br />social equity element of the TBL. The participants in his small group had spent considerable time <br />discussing housing and housing affordability. <br />Mr. Farr spoke of the Tom Egan Warming Center, which provided shelter to the homeless on cold nights, <br />and circulated a picture of Mr. Egan as he appeared when serving with Mr. Farr in the Oregon National <br />Guard. <br />Mr. Farr invited residents to the Bi- Lingual Family Festival at the Bethel branch library on February 19 <br />Mr. Brown said the McKenzie Watershed Council met on February 10 and heard an update on the <br />outreach process planned by Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) to share its water quality proposals <br />with residents living along the McKenzie River. The council also heard an update on the new boat <br />landing being constructed by EWEB near Goodpasture Island Road, which would open soon. <br />Mr. Brown said he attended also the February 11 meeting of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management <br />Commission (MWMC). The MWMC approved Supplemental Budget #2 for fiscal year (FY) 2010 -2011 <br />and heard a report on the draft FY2011 -2016 Capital Improvement Program and capital budget for <br />FY2012. Mr. Brown noted that only one of the MWMC's capital projects had gone over budget and <br />other projects were significantly under budget. He believed the MWMC was doing a good job of <br />managing the public's money. He anticipated the MWMC would ask the council to approve its budget in <br />May 2011. <br />Mr. Poling shared in the sorrow felt by other councilors about the recent deaths of Mr. Auslund, Mr. <br />Harnsongkarm, and Sgt. Webber and extended his condolences to their families. <br />City Manager Jon Ruiz reported he would attend the February 15 meeting of the South University <br />Neighborhood Association (SUVA) to share information about Envision Eugene. He said he and <br />University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere would present to the Oregon Chapter of the American <br />Institute of Architects at its meeting in Eugene on February 16. He noted that the Eugene Area Chamber <br />of Commerce's economic forecast was scheduled for February 17. <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council February 14, 2010 Page 2 <br />Work Session <br />