CC Minutes - 11/28/01 Work Session

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City Attorney Glenn Klein said that the statement of intent reflected in the amendment was not legally binding. He did not think it committed Eugene to approving the plan amendments that must follow. Mayor Torrey said presuming Phase 1 was built, he understood it was the State's responsibility to complete the remaining phases or it must give the money it received for the parkway back to the federal government. Mr. Pirrie did not know the answer to that question. The amendment to the motion failed, 5:3; Ms. Nathanson, Mr. Pap~, and Mr. Farr voting yes. Mr. Rayor asked if West 11th Avenue west of Beltline would have access management, strategies applied to it. Tom Boyatt of ©D©T said that it was currently the State's intent to look at an expressway management plan for that portion of the road under State control. He anticipated that work would be done in conjunction with the City's efforts. Mr. Meisner said that the vote that was about to happen represented the community's clear commitment to ODOT. Ms. Bettman thought the other local jurisdictions should participate in the hard costs of the project. Ms. Bettman hoped that voters would consider that size of the campaign budget when the next measure occurred; the size of the budget was inversely related to their interests. Ms. Taylor stated that wetlands mitigation did not work. She further stated that all the money involved was taxpayer money, and it was Important not to waste it. Mayor Torrey noted that he and Ms. Taylor represented the council on the Metropolitan Policy Committee and asked the council to get their comments about the project list to them. The motion passed, 7:1; Ms. Taylor voting no. Mayor Torrey adjourned the meeting at 1:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, James R. Johnson City Manager (Recorded by Kimberly Young) MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 28, 2001 Page 8 Work Session