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The motion was adopted 5:3, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Taylor and Mr. Lee voted no, and became Ordinance 20150. Mayor Torrey called for a brief recess. Mr. Lee left the meeting during the recess. 4. PUBLIC HEARING: RESOLUTION CONCERNING CITY OF EUGENE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET #3 FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999 Mr. Johnson invited questions from the council. Responding to a question from Mr. Kelly, Mr. Johnson confirmed that the costs of the Glenwood sewer construction project were included in the transfer of jurisdiction agreement between the cities of Springfield and Eugene. Mr. Kelly asked why the computer network upgrade funding came up in the supplemental budget rather than in the regular budget cycle. Hillary Kittleson, Administrative Services Department, said that the reserves were previously specifically identified for the network upgrade, and the City was now ready to begin work on the project. Mayor Torrey opened the public hearing. David Hinkley, 1308 Jefferson Street, said he represented the owners of A&K Development, located on Taylor Street in the Whiteaker neighborhood. He called the council's attention to page 79 of the meeting packet, Attachment A, which included a line item indicating that revenues from the A&K Development street vacation would be placed into the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Fund. Mr. Hinkley said that his understanding from a review of the council's minutes was that the revenues were to pay for traffic calming designed to prevent trucks traveling to and from the A&K Development site from traveling the residential areas of the neighborhood. He asserted that the supplemental budget directed the revenues to a fund where there would be competition for other projects. Mr. Hinkley asked that the budget be revised to be explicit that the revenues were dedicated to traffic calming in the vicinity of A&K Development to ensure the project was built, to maintain the integrity of the list of existing traffic calming projects, and to avoid creating an invitation to citizens to "micro manage" the budget. Carla Zimmerman, 1941 Four Oaks Grange, asked the council to fund the Summer Youth Program as proposed in the budget. She said she worked for the Maude Kerns Art Center and served as the program coordinator for the center's Youth Artworks Program at Amazon Community Center. Ms. Zimmerman described the center's partnership with the City in providing the program and with other organizations serving youth. She endorsed funding for the Roving Artists Program, and described the scope of the program, youth populations served, and the benefits of the program. Dustin Martin, 907 Almaden Street, asked the council to support the proposed funding for the Summer Youth Program. He noted that he was a representative of the Committed Partners for Youth, and discussed his organization's program and involvement in the Summer Youth Program. Mr. Martin said that youth need someplace to be, and the program provided them with options.