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Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Kelly, moved that the bill be approved and given final passage. Councilor Rayor reiterated that the ordinance was clear as to the appeal process. The appeal process was straightforward and there was no expense to the appellant. He felt the ordinance provided sufficient due process. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously: 7:0 Councilor Bettman moved, seconded by Councilor Meisner, to direct the City Manager to return to the council with a recommendation to extend the boundaries of the mall exclusion ordinance. Councilor Kelly reiterated his previous remark about extending the exclusion ordinance"one block at a time." Councilor Bettman said she had a lot of feedback about situations in downtown that could be addressed by the expansion of the boundaries, and she wanted staff to explore those problems. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 4:3; councilors Rayor, Taylor, and Kelly voting no. Mayor Torrey adjourned the meeting and reconvened it in the McNutt Room. C.WORK SESSION: WEST EUGENE PARKWAY The council was joined for the item by Assistant City Manager Jim Carlson, Planning Division Manager Jan Childs, and Transportation Engineer Dave Reinhard. Mayor Torrey reviewed action on the West Eugene Parkway to this point, saying that he and staff had met with the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) to discuss proceeding with a scaled- down version of the parkway but he did not think there was interest on the part of the commission. Two of the commissioners had come to Eugene to talk to the council; that meeting ended with a request from Commissioner Russell that the local community address the issues involved through a one-day design charette. Mayor Torrey said staff had developed a framework for a charette that would include representatives of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), Federal Highway Administration, Land Conservation and Development Commission, the City Council, Board of County Commissioners, and interested community groups. The charette was reflected in Option 3 of the meeting packet. Mr. Rayor asked if the charette would involve Bureau of Land Management and City wetlands staff. Mr. Carlson said yes. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Fart, moved to accept the staff recommendation for Option 3 regarding next steps in resolving transportation issues in west Eugene. Mr. Kelly questioned what staff meant when it stated the option was consistent with the council's previous action on the parkway. He said support of the option was not support of a scaled back parkway project. Mr. Carlson responded that staff was assuming that the alignment of the eastern MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 23, 2001 Page 11 Regular Meeting