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Chief Lehner pointed out the public safety stations were a big part of community policing in Eugene that was an attempt to get at Ms. Ortiz’s concerns. Mr. Pryor said he did not think Option A was financially feasible. He said he also could drop Option E from consideration as he did not think it fulfilled the criteria. He thought it reasonable to continue discussion of the remaining options. Ms. Solomon, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to adopt police consolidation options B, C, and D for use in future planning studies until the council is prepared to adopt a single op- tion in relation to an overall Development Plan. Mayor Piercy called for council discussion. Ms. Bettman was not able to support the motion because of the inclusion of Option D. She thought that Option B came closest to fulfilling the criteria. She agreed with Chief Lehner that the substations were a way of reaching out to the neighborhoods in an affordable manner. Ms. Bettman preferred Option B because she thought it important that the police function be downtown. She said that options C and D were very close to proposals the voters had rejected three times in the past. With regard to a precinct model, Ms. Bettman said she understood that was planned for the future. Option B did not preclude future adoption of a precinct model or location of a precinct in north Eugene, and was the only option she was willing to support. Mayor Piercy clarified that passage of the motion merely meant that all the options were on the table for future discussion. Mr. Papé pointed out that the page 15 of the packet did not indicate a clear public message regarding the location of the police function. He did not want to take Option E off the table due to its low cost. Mr. Papé asked if a second precinct facility located across the river would decrease the need for square footage in downtown. Chief Lehner said it did in the out-years of the project planning. None of the options precluded the development of a future second precinct. He agreed that such a precinct should be in north Eugene, which was under consideration for a public safety station. Mr. Papé, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to amend the motion by adding Option E. The motion failed, 6:2; Ms. Taylor and Mr. Papé voting yes. Mr. Poling said he was comfortable with dropping Option A because the public input did not support it. He did not want to narrow the options to one because the other options could be used to generate input from the public. Then the council could eliminate the other options. He thought it was premature to eliminate options now. Mr. Kelly also supported the motion because he wanted a balance in moving forward. He was least supportive of Option D but lacked information about the cost differential. He supported the motion to get more cost information about Option D. Ms. Bettman indicated if Option D was removed from the motion, she could support it. MINUTES—Eugene City Council April 26, 2006 Page 5 Work Session