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Mr. Klein asked the council to confirm that no one objected to the vote as the final vote on the main motion. There was no objection. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to direct the City Manager, in cooperation with council representatives of the MPC/MPO, to amend the fiscal year 2005-07 MTIP to fund the Chad Drive extension, Roosevelt ex- tension Terry to Royal exclusively with system development charges and assessments, and to reprogram all STP-U funding in the Monroe-Friendly bikeway and the Chad Drive extension to the highest priority road or bike- way preservation projects. After which the City Manager will return to the City Council for approval of the amended FY05-07 MTIP. Ms. Bettman said she included the Roosevelt extension in the motion because of her concerns about its source of funding. She did not know where the rest of the projected funding was to come from, so she added it to the motion. Regarding the Monroe-Friendly bikeway project, she interpreted the work as being %asically signage." She did not think it was the same priority as some preservation projects and objected to using the money for the project. She maintained that the Chad Drive extension could be funded by SDCs and assessments. She found her position consistent with the City's priorities regarding both TransPlan and the maintenance of existing road system. Mr. Poling said that the money for Chad Drive would go back to the regional pot and might not be available to Eugene. The council approved the project in a variety of venues. It coincided with a County project to upgrade Game Farm Road. The extension would take traffic off local streets and extend the lives of those roads. He felt it important to keep the project alive. Mr. Kelly agreed about the value of the Chad Drive project, but the motion did not delete the project, it changed how it was paid for. For that reason, he could support it. Mr. Pap~ thought the last motion was government at its best, a policy-setting exercise, while he likened the motion before the council to switching courses on a marathon runner. Ms. Ortiz indicated she was unprepared to take action at this time and would move to table the motion. Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Kelly, moved to table the motion. The motion passed, 7:1; Mr. Poling voting no. Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting at 7 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dennis M. Taylor City Manager MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 24, 2005 Page 14 Work Session