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mental concerns when planning and construction was underway for the Interstate 5 temporary replacement bridge through the Whilamut Natural Area of Alton Baker Park. He thought it was unfortunate that at a higher level, ODOT had chosen not to support a continuing process to work on modern transportation solutions for west Eugene. He called the proposed WEP a “dinosaur.” He felt ODOT was attempting to “offload blame” on the City of Eugene. He found it unfortunate that some were predicting that ODOT would never be able to trust or cooperate with the City of Eugene again. He advised the City Councilors not to engage in finger-pointing and encouraged them to move forward and recognize that transportation remedies were plentiful. He felt those solutions did not have to involve rewarding speculators or the destruction of wetland habitat. He said if “we keep listening and talking,” the City would move forward. Mayor Piercy closed the Public Forum and called for council comments. Councilor Bettman thanked everyone for their testimony. Regarding testimony from the residents of the Jefferson Neighborhood who lived in the redesignated area, she agreed that the R-2 designation was now a very high-density designation. She had taken a walk with the map that showed the number of units that would be allowed per lot. She thought all of the councilors would be astounded to see the kind of density that was now permitted with this “upzone.” She said she had forwarded the motions submitted by J- WRHN to the City Manager but had not heard any acknowledgement that there would be a response forthcoming. City Manager Dennis Taylor believed there was a staff response to the questions that had been raised and that it would be in the Thursday packet. Councilor Bettman thanked the neighbors in that area for the work they were doing. She thought they were on the right track to say they were willing to absorb some density but that they needed to do it in a way that supported the neighborhood. She asserted that blanket upzoning removed the incentive and the City’s leverage for opportunity siting. She thought this undermined a strategy the council was working hard to achieve. Councilor Taylor admired the neighbors who united to protect their neighborhood. She expressed some disappointment that the councilors had not yet heard from staff what measures the council could take to “prevent further deterioration” of neighborhoods. She acknowledged the receipt of a memorandum saying why the upzoning happened. She did not think they needed an explanation; rather they needed an idea of what to do. She wanted to continue encouraging people to live in central neighborhoods. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes - June 12, 2006, Work Session - June 12, 2006, City Council Meeting - June 14, 2006, Work Session B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda C. Adoption of Resolution 4883 Adopting an Inflationary Adjustment of Systems Development Charge Rates for Regional Wastewater System Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar. MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 10, 2006 Page 5 Regular Meeting