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Councilor Bettman asked staff to address the question of how an outdoor smoking room or deck interacted with the 25-foot rule. She felt there was an "inherent incompatibility" there. 5. ACTION: An Ordinance Establishing the S-HJM Historic Johansen-Moody House Special Area Zone and Amending the Eugene Zoning Map Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Solomon, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 4888, an ordinance establishing the S-HJM Historic Johansen-Moody House Special Area Zone. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. 6. ACTION: An Ordinance Levying Assessments for Constructing Sidewalks, Curbs, Gutters, Conduit, and Storm Drainage System on Santa Clara Avenue from River Road to Approximately 600 Feet West; and Providing an Immediate Effective Date (Contract #2005-10) (Job #4108) City Manager Taylor explained that this was a final action for the levying of assessments. He said Paul Klope, Principal Civil Engineer for the Public Works Department, was available to answer questions. He noted that staff asked for an immediate effective date to avoid interest that would accrue over the 30- days that ordinances took to go into effect. Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Solomon, moved to approve the Findings and Recommendations of the Hearings Official of January 13, 2005. Councilor Bettman pointed out that it stated in the findings that the total City cost was $5,525 and asked what fund that would come from. Mr. Klope responded that it was coming from the Transportation SDC Fund and the Transportation Utility Fund. Councilor Bettman said there was no Transportation Utility Fund. It was clarified that this was the gas tax. Councilor Bettman noted that two properties were owned by the City of Eugene and asked, given that they could not be assessed, where the $50,000 assessed for those properties was coming from. Mr. Klope replied that it was coming from their building funds. City Manager Taylor elaborated that, for the Fire Station, it was coming from the construction budget. Assistant City Manager Jim Carlson explained that it was part of the original construction budget. He underscored that extending sewer and water lines was part of the cost of constructing a building there. Councilor Bettman asked if some of the money, when the construction budget had been put together, had not been taken from the operations budget. Mr. Carlson replied that one component of the project had been bonded and so there were limited tax obligation bonds being paid for out of the operating budget. Councilor Bettman objected to the financing. She asked why there was not an ability to use SDCs to pay for it as it was brand new capacity. Mr. Klope clarified that it was not new capacity. He said the transportation SDC element was only for a small amount of sidewalk on River Road and a street repair. He MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 24, 2005 Page 12 Regular Session