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Regarding the facility plan, he questioned the council's comfort level with that timeline. Mr. Lidz said before MWMC could issue revenue bonds, they must be approved by the council after a public hearing. The council would be aware of the amount of the bond. At this time, Mayor Piercy concluded the published agenda and recognized Ms. Bettman, reminding the council that Ms. Bettman had e-mailed notice of her intent to offer a motion the previous day. Given the complexity of the topic in question, Mayor Piercy suggested that the item be tabled to give the council more time for discussion in a work session setting. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to direct the City Manager to obtain a professional appraisal of the McDougal property that is the subject of consideration for a Santa Clara Park. Specifically, the 77 acre site outside the urban growth boundary that staff is considering for a re- gional park and including a discreet appraisal of the 40 acres considered to eventually be most likely the developed portion of the park. Ms. Bettman expressed appreciation at the Mayor's suggestion for a work session, which she would welcome. However, she did not think that superceded the need for the information the appraisal would provide. When she talked about the issue with citizens, one of the first things they asked about was the value of the property. She said the work session could follow the appraisal. She questioned how one could weigh the benefits of a proposal given the range of values provided by EcoNorthwest. No money to develop, so even if acquired, would be a long time before it could be developed. Mr. Poling, seconded by Ms. Solomon, moved to table the motion to March 7, 2004. Mr. Kelly indicated opposition to the motion to table because he did not think the processes were competing and the information provided by the assessment would be useful. He said the council could get the information soon and cheaply. Mr. Pryor asked if having an appraisal would impede or create a hardship in the discussion around the transaction. City Manager Taylor did not think so. He thought the question was whether it was premature. He thought a general discussion of land exchanges first would be desirable. Mr. Solomon questioned how useful the appraisal would be at this point. She thought it premature to commission an appraisal and said she needed to get up to speed on the issue. Ms. Ortiz did not want to table the issue because the Santa Clara neighbors would meet on the issue before March 7. She thought it would be useful to have preliminary numbers before that time. Ms. Taylor thought the council needed all the information possible if it was to discuss the issue. The motion to table failed, 6:2; Ms. Solomon and Mr. Poling voting yes. The main motion passed, 7:1; Mr. Poling voting no. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 9, 2005 Page 8 Work Session