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boards and commissions selection process and expressed the hope that the subject could be addressed at the council's next process session. He thanked the City Manager for the memo regarding the Jefferson Street/Washington Street access ramps to and from Interstate 105, but expressed concern over the safety of the intersection and asked that the City review traffic signal patterns. He congratulated the City and Finance Manager Cindi Hamm for the financial management award received for the presentation of the City's Fiscal Year 2004 Budget. Ms. Nathanson also congratulated the City on the financial management award and asked the City Manager to provide, in anticipation of the upcoming budget cycle, information on the value of a good bond rating. She indicated her interest was in the financial implications to the City, in terms of dollars, of a good bond rating as compared to lower bond ratings. She stated she would be requesting assistance from City staff to write a motion proposing funding for cattery services for a short period of time. She characterized the motion as ;;bridge" funding until a more permanent solution was reached. She expressed concern over the current situation and suggested that the issue of permanent funding be rethought. She offered examples of previous bridge funding provided to other organizations and programs. Mr. Meisner said he would likely support a request for one-time bridge funding, but not to provide cattery services for the entire county as that was not the responsibility of City taxpayers. He also echoed Mr. Pap6's request to monitor traffic safety at the Washington Street, Jefferson Street, 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue intersections. He added that the River Road and BeEline intersection was also the subject of complaints from the public. He said he recently observed the intersection and the problem appeared to be with the north and south traffic on River Road, rather than with BeEline operations. He asked the City Manager for information on how the City and County could work together to improve the intersection. Ms. Solomon arrived at 5:45 p.m. Ms. Solomon stated she joined Mayor Torrey in complimenting the Planning and Development Department for assisting with the dedication of the Northwest Christian College community event center. She said the dedication ceremony was a success and the center was a wonderful addition to the community. Mr. Kelly thanked the Chamber of Commerce for the Business-to-Business Expo. He also thanked the General Services Administration (GSA) for responding to community sentiment by including a ramp in the federal courthouse design. He reported that the 2050 Policy Board and staff from all of the participating jurisdictions had previously developed a scenario, based on current growth management practices, of what the local area would look like in 50 years. In the next step, he said, three other scenarios were developed, using different approaches, to accommodate the same population growth. He said the three approaches were: · put the vast majority of the population and job growth in Eugene and Springfield; · concentrated urban development where the smaller cities absorb a greater percentage of both population and jobs, but at small-city densities; and · eliminate land use laws and permit significantly more development in rural areas, at rural densi- ties. Mr. Kelly said staff from the various jurisdictions were now calculating the impact on transportation, air and water quality, and other considerations for each scenario. Once the calculations were completed, he said MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 27, 2003 Page 2 Work Session