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Roll call vote; the motion passed, 6:2, with councilors Meisner and Rayor voting in opposition. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Pap~, moved to approve a resolution calling for a city election on May 21, 2002, for the purpose of referring to the legal electors of the City of Eugene the issuance of a maximum of $8,680,000 of general obligation bonds for fire and emergency services projects (Option E in the council packet). Councilor Bettman supported the motion. Councilor Rayor moved to amend the motion by substituting Option A in the council packet. The motion died for lack of a second. Councilor Rayor raised concern that the training facility would not be used for training by the other jurisdictions in the region. Deputy Chief Matt Shuler noted that many of the smaller communities did not provide the training that Eugene staff felt was necessary for fighting fires at an urban level. He said the smaller communities in the region did not have access to the kind of technical training that the proposed facility would provide. In response to a question from Councilor Rayor regarding whether other communities had been contacted about joint training, Chief Tallon said he had discussed the matter of joint training with Springfield fire staff. He noted that the department would recover costs from those other agencies to help pay for costs of the facility. Councilor Meisner did not support the motion. He did stress the importance of recovering actual costs from other agencies using the facility for training. Councilor Kelly reiterated Councilor Meisner's desire to see actual costs recovered from other agencies using the facility. In response to a question from Councilor Kelly regarding the reason why the Eugene Police Forensics Unit could not be moved into the vacant fire station area after it had been vacated, City Manager Johnson noted that it would be very expensive to refit the space to accommodate a forensics laboratory. He added that City Hall was not built to the seismic specifications of the current day. He said a new police facility would be built to current seismic specifications. Councilor Taylor suggested seismic upgrades for City Hall. Councilor Pap8 reiterated his concern that there were already too many levies on the May ballot. Councilor Meisner, seconded by Councilor PapS, moved to postpone the discussion until the Wednesday meeting. Councilor Kelly opposed the motion. He said the meetings were already too full and suggested extending the Wednesday meeting. Councilor Bettman opposed the motion. She urged taking action that evening. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25, 2002 Page 11 Regular Session