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Ms. Taylor asked what staff meant by the reference to "developing new tools." Ms. Muir said that could refer to regulation, for example. Ms. Taylor asked if "nodal development" and "smart growth" were considered the same thing. Ms. Muir interpreted nodal development as the local term for smart growth, a more nationally known terminology. Ms. Taylor said that the mention of "smart growth" would alarm some people. Ms. Muir emphasized that the work plan did not represent adopted regulations, but conceptual thoughts for the City to consider. The City Council was the ultimate decision-maker. Ms. Taylor did not want the process to go too far before the council made a final decision. Mr. Kelly said he wanted to ensure that one could tell the difference between areas developed under the nodal development standards and a conventional commercial or residential development. If the standards were watered down, he said, "Why bother?" Mr. Kelly said that the alternative path may present Ballot Measure 37 opportunities, but it had been discussed before the measure was contemplated, and had a broader value. Mr. Klein clarified that the focus was not just the ballot measure, but a way to deal with the measure. Mr. Kelly asked that staff prepare a table showing what had been zoned to achieve 900 acres of regional nodal zoning. Mr. Kelly suggested that the comment related to the work plan item on special districts be modified to indicate that it referred to the County's interest in creating a public safety district. Ms. Bettman thought the special districts work plan item was too high on the priority list, given that the council did not support the formation of such districts. She asked that staff reconsider that. Responding to a question from Ms. Bettman, Mr. Klein said there may be a way to incorporate the Ballot Measure 37 waiver process into the code. A new set of procedures would have to be established for that process, and those procedures did not exist. He emphasized that any waiver decision would have to be made by the council. Noting that Ballot Measure 37 laid out a claims process that allowed the claimant to "hold all the marbles," Ms. Bettman suggested staff consider how effective such a process was before creating it. Mayor Piercy thanked staff and the Planning Commission for the work they had done in regard to the item. B. WORK SESSION: Transportation Funding for Pavement Preservation City Manager Taylor recalled the long history of the item and the considerable public effort that had gone into resolving the issue of funding for pavement preservation. Some progress had been made over the past three years. He noted that Public Works Department Director Kurt Corey was present for the item. Mr. Corey called the council's attention to a chart prepared for the meeting entitled City of Eugene Transportation System Funding. The chart illustrated what he termed the "three legs" of transportation funding: 1) transportation system operations and maintenance; 2) transportation system capital preserva- MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 19, 2005 Page 5 Work Session