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e tive or quantitative information, but rather a listing of the City's liabili- ties. Ms. Bascom reported on the last Metropolitan Policy Committee meeting. She said that on June 16 she will be speaking before the State Transportation Commission concerning the first round of Federal transportation funding. II. WORK SESSION: LANE TRANSIT DISTRICT SITE SELECTION e Mr. Boles clarified that this is one of several meetings concerning the Lane Transit District (LTD) transit station site selection. Phyllis Loobey, LTD, said that LTD is considering the McDonald Theatre site for a transit station. She said that the two opposite corners of the property are owned by the City. She explained that LTD would like to conduct more analyses on the site, but needed clarification on whether the City would be amenable to negotiate selling the property before beginning that analysis. Mr. Boles said that the City Council would need more staff analysis before it would be prepared to discuss that topic. The council expressed unanimous support for further consideration of the site. Mr. Nicholson however main- tained that inadequate consideration has been given to a loop versus a radius system. Mr. Rutan added that the LTD Board should not limit its analysis to maintain current street configurations. Mr. Green requested more information about what site the LTD Board preferred and its criteria for choosing a site. Mr. MacDonald expressed a concern regarding the loss of parking in the core downtown area, especially those commuting to Lane Community College (LCC). He emphasized that utilizing this site would have significant impacts on downtown merchants, especially the McDonald Theatre. Mr. Nicholson agreed that park- ing is a concern and said that providing structured parking will not complete- ly address the demands of LCC or the theatre. He reiterated that a loop system would address those concerns and would not require an expansion of the downtown station. Based on the discussion, Mr. Boles listed the following issues requiring further attention: a comparison of a loop versus radius bus system; parking impacts; inner-city shuttle system with a linkage to the fairgrounds; changes in parking policies; street design and patterns; leveraging; short- and long- term parking policies of major institutions; site selection criteria of the LTD Board; and effects of policies and actions included in the Central Area Transportation Study (CATS). Ms. Loobey said that the LTD Advisory Committee is meeting on June 10, with a work session to be scheduled at a later time. Mr. Rutan requested that the council and the LTD Board meet jointly before the council's July recess. Mr. Boles pointed out that a council work session would be helpful before a joint meeting. It was agreed that a council work session would be held on June 24. Staff agreed to coordinate a joint LTD/City Council meeting time. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council 11:30 a.m. May 27, 1992 Page 2