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e that it would be handled through the Council Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) work concerning the document. Mr. MacDonald said he would like to get some consensus by council members concerning items in the policy document. Mr. Nicholson noted that Policy I-B.2 would require increased bus fares and the impact of that must be considered. Mr. Smith advised the council to be prepared to steer the OTC in a direction that would accomplish community goals through positive collaboration efforts. Mr. Smith then referred to Policies I-G, Safety and IH, Financial Stability, followed by Livability Policies. Policy 2-8 addressed urban accessibility and 2-D addressed facilities for pedestrian and bicyclists. He then briefly described the funding policy section, 4-A-C. Policy 4-A discussed incorpo- rating Federal, State. local and private funding sources, which may include subsidies. Policy 4-B addressed appropriate transportation system improve- ments and Policy 4-C addressed modernizing and extending the user pay con- cept. Mr. Nicholson said policies need to emphasize the external costs of transpor- tation in terms of who should pay. Mr. Gleason said the Federal government is more flexible than the State in denoting a cost to auto users. Mr. Smith asked the council what their priorities were concerning local transportation investment: does the City want to protect its existing in- vestment? Does the City want to add an alternative mode of transportation agenda to the Highway Trust Fund and possibly lose funding for other trans- portation? e Mr. Rutan said that in the past, alternative modes of transportation have been asked to create their own funding. Mayor Miller said there needs to be more transportation money distributed to localities to include funding for alternative transportation and now is the time to ask for it. Mr. MacDonald advised that one or more committees work on determining funding for alterna- tive transportation and present it to the council. Mr. Rutan added that staff was needed to prepare a script to follow for the upcoming meeting with the OTC. Mr. Gleason agreed a script was necessary. He said the script should define the City's position and state ways in which the City and State can work together to meet the local agenda. The meeting adjourned at 7:36 p.m. Re?~~ Micheal Gleason City Manager (Recorded by Tracey Ludvik) mncc 110491 e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 4, 1991 Page 5