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could be re-prioritized. Ms. Bettman suggested the council request a work session to regionalize <br />the airport to ensure that City taxpayers did not foot the bill for what was a regional facility. <br />Mr. Pap~ concurred with the remarks of Mr. Kelly regarding the importance of the airport to the <br />City and region. He said that the effect of the action on the Capital Improvement Program was in <br />regard to the timing of the parallel runway project. The parallel runway was only intended to <br />support general aviation, and activity in that area had decreased. Another reason for the runway <br />was safety, but he had received no information about actual accidents or near misses related to the <br />cross runway. While he favored the plans that the council put in place, he did not want to spend <br />the funds until there was a need. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr did not agree with Mr. Kelly that the action before the council would not jeopardize any <br />projects. He did not support the motion. He did not like the process that brought the motion <br />before the council. He thought it took issues out of order. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor supported the motion. She concurred with the remarks made in support of the <br />motion. She thought the action, taken before the election, was timely and would assure the <br />people that the council was considering their interests. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner also agreed as to the importance of the airport. He said that there was an earlier <br />reference to regional partners; he wished there were regional partners. Like every service, the <br />airport needed to live within its revenues. He concurred with the editorial cited by Mr. Kelly. <br />Regarding the projects in question, he would not second-guess or presume what staff proposed <br />for elimination to ensure the airport continued to operate. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor said that the airport was very important to the City and region. He concurred with the <br />remarks made by other councilors regarding the need to balance services. He supported the <br />motion because he believed it was the right thing to do. <br /> <br /> The motion passed, 6:1; Mr. Farr voting no. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />James R. Carlson <br />City Manager pro tem <br /> <br />(Recorded by Kimberly Young) <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 1, 2002 Page 2 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />