CC Minutes - 03/05/01 Work Session

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Mr. Meisner said that the original motion did not allow any flexibility, and for that reason he had subsequently decided he opposed the motion. He did not find the amendment offerd by Mr. Rayor to be a great improvement over the original motion. Mr. Kelly recalled that at the February 20 meeting with the Board of County Commissioners and Lane Transit Board members, the council passed a motion directing staff to secure more information about the east half of the parkway as a standalone item. He asked if the motion as amended or in its original form could have the effect of overturning that motion. Mr. Lidz said no; the motion as stated would not have that effect. Ms. Nathanson said that Mr. Meisner had previously had mentioned his objections and she hoped that would be satisfied by an amended motion. She thought the concept of connectedness was implicit in the mention of recoding. She regretted what she considered interpretative problems and wished to ensure the record reflected the real intent of the amendment. She supported the amendment. Mr. Pap8 asked if the City had any idea about how ODOT might react to the amended motion. Karl Wieseke from ODOT indicated he was unable to provide a reaction at this time. Mr. Pap8 said he continued to believe the best way to proceed in view of the 1986 vote was to offer the issue back to the voters, one specific to the alignment and the other specific to project financing. Mayor Torrey hoped there was four votes in support of the amendment because he would vote to support it. He believed that ODOT would like to walk away from the parkway issue. He said that ODOT looked at the opportunity given it by the council as its ticket out of west Eugene. ODOT was prepared to look at several system enhancements in the area but were not prepared to deal with anything beyond that. He believed the City had a challenge facing it in persuading the State to hold the funds. The vote on the amendment was 4:4; Ms. Nathanson, Mr. Farr, Mr. PapS, Mr. Rayor voting yes; Mr. Meisner, Ms. Taylor, Mr. Kelly, and Ms. Bettman voting no. Mayor Torrey cast a vote in support of the amendment and the final vote was 5:4. The vote on the amended motion was 4:4; Ms. Nathanson, Mr. Farr, Mr. PapS, Mr. Rayor voting yes; Mr. Meisner, Ms. Taylor, Mr. Kelly, and Ms. Bettman voting no. Mayor Torrey cast a vote in support of the motion and the final vote was 5:4. D. EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to Oregon Revised Statute 192.660(1)(e), Mayor Torrey convened an executive session of the Eugene City Council. Mayor Torrey called the council back into regular session. The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 5, 2001 Page 10 Work Session