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e Mr. Hibschman presented a Downtown Programs/Projects Timeline. He said LTD was expected to make a station-siting decision this summer. He said Lorig Associates planned to submit a development agreement for a site at 8th Avenue and Willamette Street by January. In response to a question from Ms. Ehrman, he said Lorig Associates needed this time to complete financing and other aspects of their agreement. In response to a question from Mr. Green, Mr. Hibschman said LTD would select a new station site and, depending on which site was chosen, would come to the council for its review of and concurrence with the site selection. Mayor Miller suggested the City conduct a public process on the site selec- tion as a means of coalition-building. Mr. Boles said LTD would probably request City funds for the new station and that he was loathe to provide these funds if the board had not conducted a citizen involvement process. In response to a question from Mr. Boles, Ms. Bascom said she had advocated strongly to the Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPC) for an interjurisdictional approach to mass transit. She said she had told MPC members that the committee needed to network with LTD. Ms. Ehrman said she was surprised that LTD was considering 11 new sites for its new transfer station. Mr. Boles said he was concerned that policy makers were not members of the LTD Site Selection Committee. Mayor Miller suggested the council request that LTD invite the council to appoint a member to the site selection committee. e Dave Reinhard, of the Public Works (PW) Transportation Division, said staff in his division had been working with LTD staff on the site selection. He said staff needed council direction in this matter. He said that if the Lane County Election site were chosen it was not clear what the City's role would be in the development of this site. He said LTD had held public hearings on the site selection, but had no citizen advisory committee. In response to a question from Mr. Boles, Ms. Bascom said Lane County, the City of Springfield, and the City of Eugene had committed to taking an in- ter-jurisdictional approach to transportation issues. Ms. Ehrman said all jurisdictions had agreed to discuss this issue. Ms. Bascom said Lane County Commissioner Steve Cornacchia was interested in LTD as a Springfield issue. Mr. Boles suggested the council write the MPC about addressing transportation as an interjurisdictional issue, including the LTD site selection. He said LTD was preparing to do a service assessment and planned to use staff from the three jurisdictions. He said a group of interjurisdictional policy mak- ers could assist with this study. Mayor Miller suggested that LTD be asked to invite a councilor site selection committee and MPC be asked to perform a broader issues study. Ms. Ehrman added that it would not be necessary cil's representative to the site selection committee to vote. to join the transportation for the coun- She vol un- e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 10, 1991 Page 3