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would permit use of the easement if the PUC changes its ruling or if the area between the tracks is improved. e Replying to a question, City Attorney John Arnold said an ordinance cannot be changed at the second reading. Ms. Schue said she favors approval of the ordinance if the easements in Exhibit A are retained. She said the City cannot control what people do when they get to the railroad tracks but people should be able to walk to the tracks. She said Henderson Avenue is flat and the best place to cross the tracks. Ms. Wooten wondered if Farwest Steel officials could block the use of the pedestrian easement if the railroad crossing is closed. Mr. Rutan called for the question but Mayor Obie ruled that Mr. Arnold had begun to answer Ms. Wooten's question before Mr. Rutan's call. Mr. Arnold reviewed the easements that would be retained if the amendment to the motion is not approved. He said the retention of the pedestrian and emergency vehicular accesses has nothing to do with the public.s right to cross the railroad tracks. The retention would permit people to walk on an easement 24 feet wide. Responding to a question from Mr. Miller about liability if a pedestrian easement is retained and someone is hurt at the railroad crossing, Mr. Arnold said a decision on the vacation request will have no impact on the City's liability, although the City may have a responsibility for installing some signs. e The amendment carried 3:2 with Councilors Bascom, Rutan, and Miller voting aye and Councilors Schue and Wooten voting nay. Reconsidering the main motion, Mr. Rutan moved, seconded by Mr. Miller, that CB 2979 as amended be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the council, and that enactment be considered at this time. The motion carried unanimously, 5:0. Mr. Rutan moved, seconded by Mr. Miller, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; the motion carried 3:2 with Councilors Bascom, Rutan, and Miller voting aye and Councilors Wooten and Schue voting nay. The bi 11 was declared passed (and became Ordinance No. 19495). VI. AIRPORT REVENUE BOND RESOLUTION City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the item. Finance Director Warren Wong gave the staff report. He said the approval of the proposed resolution authorizing issuance of airport revenue bonds will provide the sixty-day remonstrance period required by the Oregon Uniform Revenue Bond Act. He said leases are being negotiated with the airlines at Mahlon Sweet Field and the airlines will pay for these revenue bonds. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 9, 1987 Page 8