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Mayor Torrey solicited council comments on Item E. Responding to a question from Councilor Rayor, Public Works Director Kurt Corey said staff viewed the skateboard park project as requiring an exemption from the competitive bidding process because the design- build vendor may not be selected on the basis of the lowest dollar price. Councilor Bettman said she was satisfied the project in question was relatively small and asked if there would be an opportunity for staff to evaluate the success of the approach for the council's benefit. Mr. Corey said that upon completion of the project, there will be a project evaluation report. Councilor Nathanson endorsed increasing the number of skateboard parks in the community so that youth did not have to depend on an adult with an automobile to travel to one. She asked if staff had received the information from the National League of Cities she had secured regarding skateboard parks built with prefabricated segments, and how that fit into the City's current approach to such facilities. She asked how other cities' costs compared to Eugene's, and if the use of prefabricated segments would allow more facilities to be built. Mr. Corey indicated he had not personally reviewed the information provided by Councilor Nathanson. He said that the design-build process lent itself to innovation, giving staff the ability to explore a wider variety of approaches. Councilor Pap~ determined from City Manager Johnson that the City had not used the design-build approach before. He asked Mr. Corey if he had employed the approach in his former employment. Mr. Corey indicated he had been involved in a variation on the approach. Councilor Pap~ commended staff for its willingness to try the approach. Roll call vote; Item E passed unanimously, 6:0. Speaking to Item F, Mayor Torrey said that the chair of the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations, Councilor Meisner, was not present but wanted to recommend to the council that it table the item until the City determined what the legislature was to do, and endorse or not endorse those actions. He concurred with that recommendation. The council indicated willingness to postpone action. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Pap6, moved to table Item F. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 6:0. City Manager Johnson indicated that the City's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report was "clean" and thanked Finn Cronin and Dee Ann Hardt of the Central Services Department for their work. 5. ACTION: An Ordinance Concerning State Traffic Laws and Amending Section 5.005 of the Eugene Code, 1971, and Providing an Effective Date; and an Ordinance Concerning the Crimes of Harassment, Trespass, Violation of Privacy, Research, and Animal Interference, Interfering with a Police Officer; and Interfering with Public Transportation; Amending Sections 4.7267, 4.808, 4.810, 4.907, and 4.990, and Adding Sections 4.827 and 4.977 of the Eugene Code, 1971 MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 14, 2002 Page 6 Regular Meeting