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sometimes an opportunity was not really what was within policy or in the best interest of the City. Mr. Pryor indicated he was amenable to the outcome of the vote. He called the move toward acquisition of park land in that area of town "the critical piece." He felt the decision had been difficult. Ms. Taylor reiterated that the deal was not a swap in the sense that the City was going to be given this choice piece of land; the land in the south hills would have cost money. Mayor Piercy underscored the commitment of all of the councilors toward park development in the River Road/Santa Clara area. B. WORK SESSION: Consideration of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Action on Two Grant Applications City Manager Taylor said Mr. Pap~ had brought this forward for reconsideration after the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (CCIGR) vote concerning two grant applications. He stated that because the grant applications were due on May 19 he and the Mayor had agreed to place this item on the agenda for the current agenda. Principal Planner for the Planning and Development Department (PDD) Kurt Yeiter explained that this was the time of year the biennial Transportation Growth Management (TGM) grant applications were due, adding that the grants for site-specific planning for mixed-use centers were due on May 23. He said three TGM applications had been packaged for the CCIGR and two of them were authorized. The third application had a little more lead time, as the City had to state its intentions by mid-June, and involved a request for technical assistance, i.e., a team of consultants who would look at the City's land use procedures. Mr. Yeiter further explained that the other grant that had been rejected was from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He stated that the application had to be sent by FedEx within an hour in order to qualify for it. He explained that the EPA grant would provide the City of Eugene with a team of experts and not direct funding. He related that Urban Services Manager for the Community Development Division of PDD Richie Weinman thought Eugene stood a good chance of attaining the EPA grant, though only six cities would qualify, because of the City's past commitment and activities in trying to implement mixed-use centers and "smart growth" principles. Hc underscored that staff's position was that staff wanted to apply for as many grants as could be handled over the next two years. Mr. Pap~ thanked the Mayor and council for allowing this item to take precedence on the agenda. Mr. Papfi, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved that thc City of Eugene apply for the Environmental Protection Agency Smart Growth award. Ms. Taylor ascertained from Mr. Yeiter that the timeline for the third TGM grant was not urgent as a letter of intent was not due until June. Mr. Yeiter clarified that this was not the subject of the current motion. Mr. Kelly commented that of the four grants the CCIGR considered, this grant was the only one that offered staffing and not funding. He felt some frustration that the immediacy of the deadline for the EPA MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 18, 2005 Page 5 Work Session