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I ,. Mr. Li euallen requested that staff present information to the Council, outside the context of the T-2000 Plan, regarding some proposals for ~ action attempti ng to all evi ate probl ems, specifically the 6th/7th avenues, ., 8th Avenue, and Washington/Jefferson/Lincoln couplet (the overall corridor problem). Specifically, he was concerned about the WOW Hall and an interim solution to the Washington/Jefferson Street problem. He was concerned about maintaining the basic character of that neighborhood. He requested assent from the Council to continue looking at those problems. He complimented staff on the work it had been doing and felt staff . 'to be capabl~ in coming up with some resourceful solutions. Regarding the Pri'nciples Section of the plan, Mr. Porter said there were alternatives in managing the various jurisdictional differences as the plan progressed toward the year 2000. He suggested again to Council that it concentrate on the five-year program that could be agreed upon by the three juri sdi cti ons. If any of the programs were substanti ally changed., the entire plan would have to recycled. However, they can be adjusted somewhat. Ms. Smith wondered what the consequences might be if mutual agreement were not reached by the three jurisdictions. Mr. Porter thought in actuality the three jurisdictions would be able to agree for the' next five years quite easily. There will be a major update in five years. He said there were many uncertainties in transportation with the federal government, state government, and local government. The Plan was created as best as possible, given these uncertainties, for the next 20 years. He again reiterated for Council these are goals, not fixed policies. He ~ felt Council should try to keep the jurisdictions together for the first five years of the plan. He noted there would be many things in the Plan with which individuals in three jurisdictions might not agree, and those should be noted as high priorities for the yearly reviews and five-year upda te . Ms. Smith then wondered what changes might have to be made for the three jurisdictions to agree in five years. Mr. Farah replied the key would be setting a direction now to bring it together in five years, that an agreement on a metro-wide transit goal should be reached in the next five years. That would address the differences that perhaps might be seen ljy the three jurisdictions. He said this is a beginning point, and continued work would be ongoing. One big portion of that work would be to bring the goal s together. Regarding the transit usage (item No.4), Mr. Obie said he had not been provided with information that a IS-percent goal would be reasonable. He did not want to pursue an unreasonable objective. He understood there was a two- to three-percent usage now, which has taken ten to 15 years to reach. He though perhaps over the next 20 years, it could be expected the percentage would increase a little more. He felt an objective of less than ten percent and more than five percent would be a reasonable one for Eugene to approach. e 5110/78--12 351