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Councilor Kelly expressed dismay that ©D©T only measured sound levels in one location and at one time before the sound wall was constructed. Councilor Nathanson asked which government had jurisdiction over the sound wall. City Manager Carlson said it was an ©D©T project. Councilor Nathanson said that she thought the City was being asked to resolve a problem that was not its problem. She regretted that the City fronted the money rather than ©D©T, and was uncomfortable being put in the middle of the situation. Councilor Meisner said that the citizens were very clear about wanting a sound wall. If the citizens had clearly stated that they wanted a 50-percent reduction in noise, that would have been different. He was not sure what the motion mean when it asked the "council to urge." He assumed it was direction to staff rather than a letter signed by the council. He questioned whether the City was committing itself to spending money through adoption of the motion. Councilor Meisner did not want the City to be liable for sharing the cost of remedying the problem. Councilor Bettman shared the concerns expressed by Councilor Nathanson and Councilor Meisner. She said that the City contributed 12.5 percent of the cost and fronted the cost of the citizens' assessment, as well as provided staff support. She said that there should have been a contract or some other documentation circumscribing the City's limited role. However, she was sympathetic toward the residents, and said she would support Councilor Kelly's amendment as symbolic. Councilor Taylor also supported the motion, although she did not know what good it would do. She asked if there was anything the City could do to cause ©D©T to remedy the situation. City Manager Carlson said that resurfacing 1-105 would have the biggest positive impact on noise levels; that was included in the State Transportation Improvement Program scheduled for construction in 2004. He said that if the motion passed, he would pass it along to ©D©T staff as a council motion. With the concurrence of his second, Councilor Kelly amended the motion to read "...the City Council urges ©D©T to use its funds to pursue further measures..." He agreed with Councilor Nathanson that the City could not resolve the issue, but could only ask ©D©T to do so. He noted that the manner in which the road was resurfaced was also a concern to residents in terms of potential noise, and said that addressing that concern was a part of the intent of his motion. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously. City Manager Carlson said the council would consider Council Bill 4791, an ordinance levying assessments for the sound barrier wall along the north side of 1-105 from Garden Way to 200 feet west of Rustic Place. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved that the bill, with unanimous consent of the council, be read the second time by council bill number only, and that enactment be considered at this time. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 6:0. City Manager Carlson said that the council would consider Council Bill 4791 by council bill only. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 13, 2002 Page 11 Regular Meeting