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Mr. Pap~ announced the groundbreaking for the Bus Rapid Transit route on Franklin Boulevard occurring on July 1 at 9:30 a.m. He also announced the July 2 opening ceremonies for the new police forensics building on 2nd Avenue and Garfield Street. Mr. Pap~ reiterated his request for a memorandum regarding the expenses related to the Chiquita site. City Manager Dennis Taylor indicated such a memorandum was forthcoming. Mayor Torrey said he toured the ~Big Dig" in Boston and learned that the project was budgeted to cost $2.8 billion but the costs had climbed to $12.8 billion. He said he had secured a video tape of what was planned for the land vacated by relocating the roadway underground that he would share with the council when he returned to Eugene. Mayor Torrey invited the council to join him at the Mayor's Fitness Walk, occurring on July 4. City Manager Taylor noted the council's receipt of the construction closeout information for the library, which indicated $100,000 was left over in the construction budget. He commended those responsible for bringing the vision of a new City library to fruition. Mr. Pap~ acknowledged the wonderful events occurring as part of the annual Bach Festival, the presence of some very talented German performers in Eugene participating in the festival, and encouraged councilors and residents to participate when they could. Ms. Bettman joined in Mr. Papa's remarks and noted the many local performers also taking part in the festival. B. ACTION: Ratification of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Fiscal Year 2004-05 Regional Wastewater Program Budget and Capital Improvements Program The council was joined for the item by Wastewater Division Director Peter Ruffler. Mr. Poling, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, moved to ratify the fiscal year 2004-05 Metro- politan Wastewater Management Commission Regional Wastewater Program Budget and Capital Improvements Program. Mr. Pap~ wanted to pull the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) from the operating budget and postpone action on it until later in the evening, when the council had the opportunity to consider the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission's (MWMC) Facilities Plan, as he assumed there was overlap between the two items. In response to questions from Mr. Pap~, Mr. Ruffler confirmed that the budget before the council included portions of the CIP drawn from the 20-year project list included in the Facilities Plan. He further confirmed that adoption of the motion on the table constituted adoption of the first year of the 20-year plan. Mr. Ruffler believed the two actions were interrelated and the council would have to send the budget back to the MWMC with an explanation of what it wanted changed. City Attorney Jerome Lidz added that the budget MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 28, 2004 Page 2 Work Session