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is one way of mitigating some problems. She sa i d the voters wi 11 be concerned with the impact of the project and the alignments presented for e public comment show the "worst case scenario.1I Mr. Gleason said the entire project will cost between $20 and $25 million and the difference between the at-grade and elevated sections is $7 million. He said citizens will be voting on a 6th/7th expressway. They will not be voting on the design of the expressway or the cost of it. Answering questions from Mr. Hansen, Mr. Reinhard said the elevated alternative presents superior safety and traffi c flow and could be designed to preserve the existing access system. He said the analyses indicate that the at-grade alignments will handle traffic until 1996. Mr. Engelman said the project should serve the community for about 25 or 30 yea rs. He said Federal regulations require designs to be sufficient for 20 years; however, a grade separation might be required after that. Mr. Gleason said the at-grade alignment will serve at a liD" 1 eve 1 of traffic. The elevated section would serve at a "C+II level. He said the difference in traffic levels probably will be important in 15 or 20 years in the Wi 11 ow Creek area. He said the project probably will not be approved at all if the State staff and the City Council only recommend an elevated alignment, but an elevated section might be considered during the design of the project. He suggested the council recommend Alternative la and strongly urge consideration of the elevated alignment. Answering a question from Mr. Holmer, City Attorney Tim Sercombe said he has not investigated if the City Charter requires a specific alignment when an expressway is presented to the voters. e Discussing the review process, Mr. Reinhard said the time is short if a ballot measure is presented to the voters in November. He said the council will hold a joint public hearing with the State Highway Division on July 15. On that evening or on July 16 the council should recommend an alignment to the State Highway Division which will then present a final alignment to the council on August 11. He emphasized that the council must adopt the final alignment and call for an election on or before August 13 if the measure is to be on the November 4 ballot. IV. COUNTY-WIDE PUBLIC SAFETY REVENUE ISSUE (memo, background information distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the item. Jim Carlson of the Planning Department gave the staff report. He distributed copies of a July 9, 1986, memo titled "County-Wide Public Safety Revenue Issue" to the Mayor and City Council from Mr. Gleason and copies of a "Timeline for Lane County Law Enforcement Levy." Mr. Carlson said in April the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) was asked to find a way for all the jurisdictions in Lane County to investigate a new revenue source for public safety. He said the Urban Service Policy . MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 9, 1986 Page 5