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e e e Mr. Boles said it was his understanding that the MPC meeting had originally been scheduled for June 6. Ms. Childs said the MPC meeting on May 31 was a special meeting which had been set in order to meet the time frame require- ment between the time that an item is referred to the MPC and the time that MPC begins an action. Ms. Bascom said the June 6 meeting was a regularly scheduled meeting. In response to a question from Mr. Rutan, Mr. Boles said he had originally suggested postponing the Blue Water Boats issue until the next day (May 29) in hopes that the entire council would be present for that vote. He said that since the whole council would not attend the Wednesday meeting, and according to the City Attorney's interpretation that the issue could only be postponed until the next day, he encouraged the councilors to vote against a motion to reconsider. VI. WORK SESSION: ORDINANCE CONCERNING APPEALS OF TRAFFIC-RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS Brant Williams, Traffic Engineer for the Transportation Division, explained that the ordinance concerning appeals of traffic-related administrative deci- sions would establish a hearings officer for traffic-related appeals and establish more criteria for making traffic-related decisions. He explained the process by which these changes could occur. Mr. Williams distributed options for council review on hearings official decisions. He said Mr. MacDonald had expressed concern about the council's involvement with traffic decisions after a hearings official's decision had been made. Mr. MacDonald thanked Mr. Green for his support in bringing this matter to the council's attention. He said that while he appreciated the council's desire to shorten its work plan, he would like to retain the prerogative for the council to hear certain traffic issues--as per option 3 on Mr. Williams' memo to the council. Mr. Green said he, too, would like the chance to review some traffic deci- sions. He asked if language in the options referred to two thirds of the entire council, or just of those present at any given meeting. Christine Andersen, Public Works Director, said reference to a majority of the council referred to the majority of councilors present at a meeting, while a two- thirds majority referred to two thirds of the whole council. Mr. Green asked if some of the specific traffic issues could be expanded. He said that a councilor's constituency sometimes requested council involvement in traffic issues. Mr. Boles said the council needed to ensure that it would not lose the opportunity to discuss certain traffic issues. Ms. Andersen said staff was attempting to devise a method wherein the council would be informed of specific traffic issues without being burdened by all traffic issues. She said staff could identify certain types of issues which MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 28, 1991 Page 11