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e In response to a question by Councilor Hansen, Ms. Andersen explained that staff would not be modifying the design of Unit I, adding that it had already been approved at the State and Federal levels, and that following a successful vote, Unit I will be put out for bid, with construction next summer. She said a similar design process would be followed for the second and third phases. In response to a question by Councilor Wooten, Ms. Andersen said the action before the council was only to direct staff to proceed with developing a preliminary design and was not the action neces- sary to establish an election date and prepare a ballot measure. She said the deadline for providing the necessary information to the public for the March election as required by the charter amendment was February 20, 1985. City Attorney Tim Sercombe explained that the City required 35 days in advance of the election to meet the necessary criteria for the election and that an additional 10 days may be necessary to meet the criteria of the charter amendment. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Wooten, that the City Council direct staff to prepare preliminary design work for units 2 and 3 of the 6th/7th Avenues Widening Project and that the Design Review Committee be directed to work with staff to select the alignment of units 2 and 3 and report its findings to the council, and that staff be further directed to prepare and present to the council at a later date any materials necessary for establishment of the March 26, 1985, election on the entire 6th/7th Avenues Widening Project located within the Historic Street Tree District. e In response to a question by Mayor Keller, Ms. Andersen explained that the Historic Street Tree District was the area from High Street to Chambers Street and that the preliminary design work will be developed for that area in time for the March election. In response to a question by Councilor Ehrman, Mr. Gleason said it may be necessary to make reappointments to the Design Review Committee due to some turnovers. He said he was going to suggest that the Mayor appoint new members to the committee in order to facilitate the process. Ms. Ehrman suggested that one of the members be from the western portion of the project area. Ms. Andersen said that the committee had had representatives from the neighborhood groups involved. In response to a question by Councilor Bascom, Ms. Andersen explained that Unit 2 extended from Washington Street to Blair and Unit 3 extended from Blair Street to Garfield Street. She added that the area from Chambers Street to Garfield was not within the Historic Street Tree District and would not be included in the election. Councilor Hansen commented that as a member of the Design Review Committee he felt that the previous mixture of repre- sentation had worked well and that a similar committee should be appointed. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 7:0. Mayor Keller said he hoped that the freeway amendment would also be included in the election. Mr. Gleason said the motion will allow the council to make a decision on the election at the February date, at which time the council could also consider the freeway issue. e Minutes--Eugene City Council December 12, 1984 Page 12