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Ms. Bettman said her reference was to managing access to the transportation corridors in order to decrease congestion. She did not feel that everyone who needed to be was part of the WEC. She wanted to see people added to the membership list, a work plan and a written memorandum or agreement between the City and the WEC that specified what the City would receive for its investment of $40,000. Ms. Proudfoot stated that part of the West Eugene corridor study was looking at access management tools to improve safety and mobility along the corridor. She was not certain there was an independent community advocate for access management, but it was definitely part of the WEC scope of work. Ms. O'Brien said the WEC had established working agreement and those were posted on its website. She said that the subcommittees had members who were not part of the larger collaborative because they were just interested in a specific issue. She pointed out that all of the WEC and subcommittee meetings were open to the public and there was enough public scrutiny that if any issue was presented to the collaborative, it would be addressed. She explained the WEC included so many government partners because of the in- kind donations of technical expertise and support they provided. Mr. Zako asked if Ms. Bettman was aware of a particular person in the community who could represent access management. He felt that several committee members, including himself, did advocate for access management. He said that freight interests were represented, but rail was not a major topic at this time; a rail representative could be invited to participate if rail became more relevant to the process. Mr. Clark asked for more information about the shared goals of the WEC and what it hoped to accomplish. He had heard discussion of both improving the flow of traffic and minimizing vehicle trips and needed to better understand the collaborative's objectives. He imagined that at some point in the process it would be desirable to have more involvement from the State and perhaps include state representatives and senators. He also saw the potential for rail to change the dynamics dramatically in West Eugene. Ms. O'Brien said the idea of the WEC was to improve transportation and access in West Eugene while taking into account the implications of that for land use and the environment and thus avoid the type of problems that resulted in elimination of the West Eugene Parkway. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 4, 2007 Page 5 Work Session