CC Minutes - 09/12/01 Work Session

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Mr. Kelly informed Mr. Henderson that receptors of contamination were not just humans, and hoped that could be "brought out" on the incident sheets. Mr. Kelly observed that it was difficult for a lay person to gauge the level of danger of contamination at a particular location from the DEQ Web site. Mr. Kelly hoped the City evaluated contamination situations to determine if legal action by the City was appropriate on a case-by-case basis. He requested a follow-up memorandum on the subject. Mr. Kelly requested a follow-up memorandum on the Baxter site, particularly the impact on the stormwater channel along Roosevelt Boulevard, and whether third-party litigation had occurred. Ms. Nathanson asked if the City routinely added community updates linked to the DEQ fact sheets. Speaking to Mr. Henderson, Ms. Nathanson thought a site map of the sites mentioned on the DEQ Web site would be helpful given that people were often not familiar with addresses. Ms. Nathanson noted that merely because a clean-up project was named after a certain company did not mean that company was responsible for the contamination; the company may have bought a contaminated site and could be seeking legal recourse from the former owners of the property. Ms. Nathanson asked if the neighborhood through which the Amazon Creek traveled was of concern in terms of contaminants, or if things improved. Staff indicated it would follow-up in writing. Ms. Bettman suggested that the groundwater contamination coming from the contaminated soil at the Baxter site could be alleviated by a shed roof. She asked if the City could negotiate with the property owners or require that to happen, or work with the DEQ to ensure it happened. She thought a shed roof was a simple, cost-effective remedy that would diminish the continuing pollution. C.Work Session: Selection of Bus Rapid Transit Routes for Further Study Kurt Yeiter of the Planning and Development Department joined the council for the item. Lane Transit District (LTD) Board member Gerry Gaydos, LTD General Manager Ken Hamm, and LTD planners Stefano Viggiano and Graham Carey were also present for the item. Mr. Yeiter reminded the council that it had asked LTD to identify the next routes in Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Staff had consulted with the Planning Commission and asked it recommend three routes for further study, to be narrowed to one route in the future. He emphasized that the process was not intended to eliminate any routes from future consideration; all routes on the TransPlan map were valid, but they could not all be completed at the same time. Mr. Yeiter reviewed the Planning Commission's recommended routes: 1) West 11th/13th avenues to Beltline Road; 2) Coburg Road to the Chad-Crescent area, with a possible link to a BRT line connecting downtown Springfield to the Gateway area; and 3) West 6th/7th/Highway 99 to Barger MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 12, 2001 Page 7 Work Session