CC Minutes - 04/26/00 Work Session

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Ms. Nathanson moved, seconded by Mr. Pap~, to divide the question by separating the two sentences in the motion. The vote on the nondebateable motion was a 3:3 tie, with Ms. Nathanson, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Pap~ voting yes; Mr. Meisner, Mr. Kelly, and Ms. Taylor voting no; Mayor Torrey cast the tie- breaking vote in favor of the motion. The final vote on the motion was 4:3. The vote on the first part of the divided motion, Delete the Valley River Bridge from the TransPlan project list, passed unanimously, 6:0. The council considered the second part of the divided motion, No further study would be conducted on a new fiver crossing in this area. Mr. Kelly said he could not support the second sentence because it did not mean anything. He asked about the implications of passing the motion. Mayor Torrey suggested the council clarify the reference to the word "this area." Responding to a question from Mr. Lee, Ms. Childs said that, if the council chose, Eugene could do a study of river crossings within its portion of the urban growth boundary in the future. Mayor Torrey said that passage of the motion did not preclude a study. Ms. Childs recommended that the council be specific about what "this area" was, suggesting the motion refer to the area between the Ferry Street Bridge and Beltline Bridge. Mr. Meisner moved, seconded by Ms. Taylor, that the motion be amended to refer to the area between the Ferry Street Bridge and Beltline Bridge. Responding to a question from Mr. PapS, Mr. Reinhard said he did not know if the amendment to the motion precluded a parallel bridge structure by the Ferry Street Bridge or the Beltline Bridge. The amendment to the motion passed, 4:2; Mr. Pap6 and Ms. Nathanson voting no. Ms. Nathanson left the meeting. The motion passed, 4:1; Mr. Pap8 voting no. Mr. Kelly referred to the General Project Topics listed on page 263 of the meeting packet and asked for confirmation of the statement that the project rankings were not included in the plan because they had no impact other than to indicate the fiscally constrained nature of the plan. Ms. Childs concurred. Mr. Kelly said in that case, he had no problem with not including them. Mr. Kelly referred to the topic area Fund Traffic Calming and suggested that a project category for traffic calming projects be added to TransPlan. There was no objection from other councilors. Mr. Meisner referred to the topic area One-Way Streets in Downtown Eugene and the many one- way streets in downtown Eugene and asked if TransPlan contained a policy that precluded the City from converting one-way streets to two-way streets. Ms. Childs said no. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 26, 2000 Page 9 Work Session