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come from a local match. LTD intended to seek opportunities to fund the local match from a source outside <br />of its general fund, such as the Connect Oregon Program. <br /> <br />Mr. Viggiano reviewed a schedule for the third corridor selection and construction process, indicating that <br />the corridor would need to be selected by 2007 to ensure service started in 2015. <br /> <br />Mr. Viggiano reviewed steps in the corridor selection process. <br /> <br />Mr. Viggiano invited questions. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly complained about the slip in the timeline for the third corridor, saying it was painful because the <br />need would be there and would be greater with each passing year. He termed the delay unfortunate. Mr. <br />Viggiano indicated that the timeline depended on funding. The project was moved out in the CIP because <br />LTD could not fund the local match. Mr. Kelly asked if LTD brought the issue to the MPC. Mr. Viggiano <br />said no. Mr. Kelly suggested that might have been appropriate, given the role of the MPC, and added that <br />he previously had no idea the delay was caused by the lack of the local match. Mr. Viggiano indicated that <br />LTD also had to secure the necessary federal funding to match. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman determined from Mr. Viggiano that the Connect Oregon funds were one-time moneys, but there <br />was discussion that they might be renewed. Ms. Bettman noted that the City’s Connect Oregon funds might <br />have been better used for the corridor than the use for which they were intended. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman asked if LTD learned enough from past experience to constrict the timeline, or if the timeline <br />was dependent on money. Mr. Viggiano responded that it was possible the timeline could be compressed, <br />but funding was still an issue. He estimated that construction could be moved up to 2012 if the dollars were <br />in place. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman said the selection process as presented looked good, but it did not reflect the motion included in <br />the council’s packet. Mr. Kelly referred Ms. Bettman to page 20 of the meeting packet, where the selection <br />process was laid out. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman recalled that when the council selected the Coburg corridor, it had done so on a close vote. <br />Much of the data presented at that time supported a northwest Eugene corridor, and she suggested that given <br />the work that had been done and the fact the Coburg corridor did not seem to be viable, the council should <br />place its focus there. <br /> <br />Ms. Solomon, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to direct the City Manager to coordinate a <br />process with LTD as described on page 20 of the meeting packet. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly asked that LTD provide the council with the corridor selection criteria when the council <br />considered potential corridor options. He requested that LTD also provide the statistics mentioned by Ms. <br />Bettman that the council considered during its earlier discussions. <br /> <br />The council briefly discussed whether it could take action outside the corporate limits of the city of Eugene. <br />City Manager Dennis Taylor indicated that under the council’s operating agreements, it could take action at <br />this time. <br /> <br />Mr. Papé shared Ms. Bettman and Mr. Kelly’s interest in the data previously provided, particularly along <br />th <br />West 11 Avenue. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council June 12, 2006 Page 5 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />