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Councilor Bettman averred that the council’s approval would mean tacit approval of the ramps desired by <br />Mayor Leiken. <br /> <br />Ms. O’Donnell said that if the addition of new ramps required Metro Plan changes, the council would then <br />have an opportunity to weigh in on that decision. Councilor Bettman suggested that ODOT could argue that <br />the council already approved those ramps by adopting the resolution. City Attorney Jerome said no. The <br />resolution did not anticipate a particular design outside the greenway area exception to accommodate the <br />bridge. Design is more appropriately discussed under the next agenda item. <br /> <br />Councilor Zelenka said that when he asked ODOT staff at the MPC meeting if the design accommodated <br />ramps at Franklin, staff indicated it did not and also that the costs for such ramps were not included. He <br />was concerned by Councilor Bettman’s remarks, however, and wanted to modify the ordinance to state that <br />reconstruction of roadway approaches to the bridges involved only the existing ramps. City Attorney <br />Jerome pointed out that the three entities with jurisdiction over the matter—Eugene, Springfield, and Lane <br />County—needed to agree on the text in the ordinance. Springfield had already passed the same ordinance as <br />the ordinance before the council; Lane County had yet to take action. <br /> <br />Councilor Zelenka did not support on-ramps at Franklin Boulevard because of the impact it would have on <br />the neighborhood he represented. He maintained that Mayor Leiken’s suggestion was a “dumb way to do it” <br />because fixing the Glenwood intersection accomplished “almost the exact same thing” at half the price. He <br />indicated his intent to offer an amendment that would require Springfield to change the text it adopted. <br /> <br />Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to amend the motion to add <br />“existing” before the word “ramps” to the line on page 13. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman believed that the findings as well as the ordinance would need to be changed anywhere <br />which referred to ramps. <br /> <br />Ms. O’Donnell indicated she believed there needed to be clarification on the different ramps being discussed <br />to avoid confusion. It was stated as a clarification, any on- or off-ramps to Franklin are within the greenway <br />therefore changes to those would trigger a greenway permit and would thus trigger a Metro Plan amendment <br />which would go before council. So this would come before the council as a project in the future. <br /> <br />Although he sympathized with Councilor Zelenka’s desire to protect a neighborhood in his ward, Councilor <br />Clark could not support the amendment because he did not want to contribute yet another story about how <br />the council would not cooperate and coordinate with Springfield, which was a major concern for City <br />residents. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy understood what councilors Zelenka and Bettman were trying to achieve, but questioned <br />whether there was another way to address the issue that did not require Springfield to readopt the ordinance. <br />City Attorney Jerome volunteered to return with a legal memorandum on the topic. She did not think <br />approving the Metro Plan amendment authorized future additional ramps. She did not think ramps could be <br />constructed without being placed in the greenway, which would require council action or a Metro Plan <br />amendment. Mayor Piercy asked if the item was time-sensitive. City Attorney Jerome said that the council <br />could not hear the next item pending resolution of the item before the council because of the ex parte issue. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 28, 2008 Page 11 <br /> Meeting <br />
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