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e Councilors expressed support and appreciation for the commission. IV. LANE TRANSIT DISTRICT STATION SITING Lew Bowers, Planning and Development Department, recalled that the council requested a work session to review issues associated with the siting of the Lane Transit District (LTD) transit station in preparation for its August 24 joint session with the LTD board of directors. He added that the board has attempted to respond to the council's questions and that material is attached to the agenda packet. Phyllis Loobey, LTD General Manager, said that the board is holding a public hearing on June 25 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the siting of the transit station. During the summer, LTD will be working with the Citizen Advisory Committee. The committee will present its recommendations to the LTD board on September 16. Responding to a question from Ms. Bascom, Ms. Loobey explained the difference between the shuttle loop system and the downtown shuttle loop. The two rep- resent different operating concepts. The downtown shuttle loop would contin- ue to use a radial route connecting the downtown area with key destination points. The other scheme would have looped systems throughout the community, which would hook together. e Mr. Nicholson noted that the report did not address the two specific elements of the scheme he supported. One is that high correlation destination and origination points intersect the outer circle. The other element is that there should be a pact with other institutions to alter institutional conduct around parking. He stated that a looped, non-spoke radial system might look more attractive if those two elements were included in the model. Responding to a question from Mr. Boles, Ms. Loobey said that operations and maintenance of the system is an ongoing concern because there is an insuffi- cient capacity in the current payroll tax base to support a very expensive downtown shuttle loop system. Mr. Boles suggested three sources that would lend themselves to capitaliza- tion of a shuttle system. Congressman DeFazio has made it clear that the monies set aside for the Ferry Street Bridge can be used for other transpor- tation projects. It requires changes at the Federal level, which according to Mr. DeFazio, is a straightforward process. The second source is interest from UMTA in capitalization of such a system as a substitute for parking requirements. Third, it'is evident that systems development charges (SDCs) can underwrite this type of capitalization so lo~g as it is impact-based. Mr. Rutan expressed appreciation for Ms. Loobey and the LTD board, citing increased ridership as a major accomplishment. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 24, 1992 Page 4 11:30 a.m,