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Mayor Piercy expressed willingness to have that conversation if there was a possibility of reaching some type of agreement. Mr. Kelly raised a point of order that there was a motion on the floor. Ms. Bettman said that not only was there a motion on the floor, but by not taking action the council would be taking action and consequently bargaining from a position of extreme weakness. She said the council should act on the motion and then caucus later. She reminded those present that for every $7 in benefit the City paid, the County contributed $2, and when she brought forward the cap it was based on historic conversations by the Mayor's Economic Development Committee. The motion to substitute passed, 4:3; Mr. Poling, Mr. Pryor and Ms. Solomon vot- ing in opposition. The motion as amended passed, 4:3; Mr. Poling, Mr. Pryor and Ms. Solomon vot- ing in opposition. Ms. Bettman requested a legal opinion on the job cap being in the resolution and what impact that had when the County's action was inconsistent with the City's application. City Manager Taylor said that staff would report back to the council on how its motion could be implemented. He asked if discussions should be continued with the County regarding a way to accept the enterprise zone. Mayor Piercy said she had a sense that the council would be willing to work on the issue if there was a significant change on the part of the County regarding the cap. She said it was her intention to ask the commissioners if they were willing to reexamine the subject. B. Work Session: Neighborhood Initiative Priority Issue Action Plan This item was postponed to a future meeting. C. Work Session: Context-Sensitive Design Process for Crest Drive Neighborhood Streets City Manager Taylor introduced City Engineer Mark Schoening to continue the discussion of Crest Drive, Storey Boulevard and Friendly Street improvements. Mr. Schoening stated that his purpose was to respond to questions on the Crest Drive neighborhood transportation issue, share with the council some of the neighborhood outreach that occurred and outline some of the elements of a context-sensitive design process, particularly minimum design standards. He related that in January 2005 the council directed staff to address the issues surrounding street design prior to classification of streets. In response to an earlier question from the council, he said that the design processes for Ayers Road, Delta Highway and Garden Way were funded by transportation system development charges (SDCs) and the costs were carried forward into the local improvement districts (LIDs) that were MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 29, 2005 Page 7 Work Session