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MINUTES – Eugene City Council July 15, 2019 Page 1 Joint Work Session M I N U T E S Joint Meeting of the Eugene City Council and Lane Transit District Board of Directors Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 July 15, 2019 5:30 p.m. Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Chris Pryor, Mike Clark, Greg Evans, Claire Syrett LTD Board Members Present: Carl Yeh, Don Nordin, Kate Reid, Joshua Skov, Emily Secord, Steven Caitlin Vargas Mayor Vinis and Board President Carl Yeh opened the July 15, 2019, Joint Meeting of the Eugene City Council and Lane Transit District Board of Directors. 1.JOINT WORK SESSION: MovingAhead Project UpdateCity Engineer Chris Henry, Principal Planner Terri Harding, and LTD staff Andrew Martinpresented information about proposed corridor investment packages. The Eugene City Counciland LTD Board of Directors were asked to affirm the proposed corridor investment packages inadvance of a Public Hearing in the fall of 2019. [Councilor Zelenka arrived at 5:42]Discussion o Councilor Semple – Expressed concern that information was confusing as presented;discussed preferences for EmX locations; discussed choices and associated costs and needs;expressed desire for “no build option”; inquired why River Road or Coburg Road waschosen over other options; discussed cost of EmX on River Road. o Mr. Nordin – Discussed concerns around polarization of community due to cost of packages;inquired about who is opposing capitol costs and how informed community members are. o Councilor Syrett – Discussed role as decision makers with regard to future transportationplanning and alternatives to single car use; discussed rationale behind high cost ofpackages. o Mr. Skov – Expressed appreciation for the work already completed; emphasized purpose ofpackages; discussed purpose of large capital costs; discussed need for funding strategydiscussion including redevelopment potential. o Councilor Clark – Inquired about how many people who live near Coburg Road versusthose that do not live on Coburg Road participated in discussion about Coburg RoadCorridor; discussed potential for development along Highway 99 and Coburg Road, as wellas challenges for transit development on Coburg Road. o Mr. Yeh – Expressed support for transportation improvements on Coburg Road; discussedneed to focus on vision of projects rather than logistics. o Councilor Evans – Expressed opinion that a no-build option is not a viable option anddiscussed need for some level of enhanced services; discussed types of enhancements andassociated factors like cost and where money would come from; expressed desire to buildout River Road and Highway 99 enhancements; discussed experiences with transit, needsfor enhancements, and livability issues in various corridors. ATTACHMENT D September 9, 2019, Meeting – Item 2A