CC Minutes - 05/20/98 Work Session

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library was not approved by voters within the next 24 months, the urban renewal ordinance shall be automatically repealed. Mr. Meisner ascertained that the funding measure referred to the local option levy. Mr. Laue said he opposed the motion, believing that the council should take the initiative and build the library without a vote and later put measures before the people for operation. He added that he did not want to limit the council's ability to get the library built. The motion passed, 4:3, with councilors Nathanson, Laue, and Meisner opposed. Mr. Tollenaar moved, seconded by Mr. Laue, to direct the City Manager to prepare information based on the council's recommendations for the public hearing on May 26. Ms. Nathanson asked that staff develop a list of the criteria and assumptions that were used to arrive at the maximum indebtedness figure. Mr. Laue clarified that if the issue did not go out for a vote this year, with the vote the council was making on the library was contingent on the successful passage of a funding measure in the next 24 months. The motion passed unanimously, 7:0. Ms. Swanson Gribskov asked staffto prepare the question of election dates for the public hearing. D. West Eugene Wetlands Plan Amendments: Action on Planned Transportation Corridor and Utility Corridor Amendments Jan Childs, Planning and Development Department, stated that the council had reviewed the amendments on May 13, 1998, and was now ready to consider the adopting ardinance. In response to a question from Mr. Lee, Neil Bjorklund, Planning and Development Department, said the EWEB community needs report had been replaced by a broader analysis. Addressing a follow-up question, Mr. Bjorklund said the analysis related to a plan amendment process, which does not include an opportunity for public participation in that alternative analysis. He added that the Planning Commission or the council have the opportunity to say that the analysis was not adequate based on public testimony and refer it back to staff. Ms. Taylor expressed concern that the transportation corridor amendment implied approval for new roadways to be built. Mr. Bjorklund said it allowed for the possibility but it did not approve them. Ms. Childs added that it restricts new roadway construction projects to those listed in the TransPlan as of 1992, which means the parkway would be able to move forward assuming it survived the supplemental environmental impact statement review process, but no new roadway construction project would be authorized under the policy. Mr. Johnson asked the council to consider Council Bill 4650, an ordinance amending the West Eugene Wetlands Plan by adopting new policies and plan text establishing Planned Transportation Corridor and Utility Corridor wetland designations. Minutes--Eugene City Council May 20, 1998 Page 7 11:30 a.m.