CC Minutes - 02/15/06 Work Session

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Ms. Taylor referred to Section 9 of the MOU and asked what role the City had in developing additional funding resources for transportation funding. Ms. Muir said that task would typically happen in any development application. The City would collaborate with this or any applicant on such an effort. Mr. Klein added that it did not commit the City to providing any resources; it merely committed the City to talking to the hospital about possible funding sources. The City would lend the hospital its expertise regarding any available funding sources. That would eventually lead to another agreement the council would review in the future. Ms. Taylor referred to Section 10 of the MOU, which indicated the City would support the applicant’s certificate of need. She asked why the City would do so, and what resources would be used. City Manager Taylor indicated that the City had provided support for certificate of need applications for both McKenzie- Willamette to relocate in Eugene and PeaceHealth at its Hilyard Street campus to ensure the community had good health care resources. Ms. Taylor thought it questionable for the City to be lobbying for McKenzie- Willamette Medical Clinic. Mr. Kelly said it was well-known he was “far from crazy” about this location for the hospital. However, at present, the location under consideration was the only one. He wanted to work with McKenzie-Willamette Medical Clinic on the proposal as long as it did not involve the incentives the council had previously discussed providing to a hospital that located within 2-1/2 miles of the city center. Mr. Kelly referred to the e-mails to other councilors he sent out the previous day regarding proposed revisions to the draft MOU, and noted they had been incorporated in the MOU. He had wanted the MOU to be clear that any transportation projects associated with the hospital went through the same process as other transportation projects, and Section 9 had been revised to reflect that. Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to amend the motion to state the changes in the draft at the councilors’ places would be included in the MOU. The amendment to the mo- tion passed, 5:0 (Ms. Ortiz and Mr. Papé not having yet arrived). Ms. Bettman asked why the County’s cooperation would be required for changes to property within the urban growth boundary (UGB). Ms. Muir said that prior to any annexation, the County would need to be party to the process. Ms. Bettman recalled that the annexation had been approved. Ms. Muir explained that the draft was prepared before the Lane County Local Government Boundary Commission annexation hearing and the section included because the annexation had a delayed effective date and was not yet in force. Mr. Klein added that a site-specific amendment to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan General Area Plan (Metro Plan) inside the UGB and outside the city limits must be approved by the Board of County Commissioners and City Council. Once the annexation took effect, only the City would act. Ms. Bettman asked what the MOU did beyond what the City was legally obligated to provide to the applicant. Mr. Klein said the MOU established the intent of the medical center in regard to the size and type of hospital contemplated. It discussed the Leadership in Energy Efficiency and Design (LEED) certification. It outlined some, but not all steps, necessary before construction could commence. It committed the medical center to funding the staff resources necessary to expedite the development review. It indicated the City would consult on transportation funding resources. There was no legal obligation for the City to do so. In regard to the City’s commitments, it provided for the expedited review based on funding from the medical center. City Manager Dennis Taylor added that the council had been clear to McKenzie-Willamette Medical Clinic about the level of incentives a hospital locating outside the preferred area could expect. Ms. Bettman expressed appreciation for that. MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 15, 2006 Page 2 Work Session