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Councilor Pap~ commented that no work would get done by the committee until January anyway. He opined that the committee would still be able to work within its original time frame. Roll call vote; the motion to amend failed, 4:2, with councilors Pap~ and Rayor voting in favor. Roll call vote; the main motion passed unanimously, 6:0. V. WORK SESSION: Scope of Work for Development of Storm Water Related Stream Corridor and Open Space Acquisition Program City Engineer Les Lyle was present to answer questions related to the topic. Councilor Kelly expressed his thanks to staff for its work on the new proposal. He said that it was much better than the October proposal. In response to a question from Councilor Kelly regarding whether the projection took into account the storm water fee increase that the Storm Water Management Department Advisory Committee recommended, Mr. Lyle said that it did not. In response to a question from Councilor Kelly regarding Alternative 2, Step B of the proposal, Mr. Lyle said that the gist of the difference between alternatives 1 and 2 was that Alternative 2 expanded to include stormwater-related open space. In response to a question from Councilor Nathanson regarding the intent of the existing acquisition program, Mr. Lyle said that the acquisition money allocated to the program was intended to be focused on land acquisition for maintenance access purposes. In response to a question from Councilor Nathanson regarding the common definition of stormwater open space, Mr. Lyle said there was no current articulation about what the stormwater-related open space is, whether there should be an open space policy element in the Stormwater Program, or whether stormwater user fee dollars should be used for purchase of open space. He said that there likely were a number of definitions as to what was stormwater-related open space. In response to a question from Councilor Pap~ regarding assurances that there would be connecting stream corridors, Mr. Lyle said that such an idea could be one of the criteria to examine in identifying priority sites for acquisition. He suggested the involvement of the Planning Commission in reviewing criteria as well. Councilor Bettman supported Option 2. She said that, given what was going on with Ballot Measure 7, it was one of the best options for regulating environmental concerns and public interest. Councilor Pap~, seconded by Councilor Fart, moved to ask the City Manager to act under Option 2, Alternative 1, and prepare a plan as outlined in Alternative 1 -Initial High-Priority Stream Corridor Acquisitions. MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 27, 2000 Page 8 Regular Meeting