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Mr. Papé shared that he was an unpaid board member of the Willamette Community Health Solutions Foundation which owned 20 percent of McKenzie Willamette-Triad Enterprise and therefore declared a potential conflict of interest. Mr. Kelly stressed that early transportation and traffic information would be critical to the process. He asked if a general transportation model could be provided to the council. City Engineer Mark Schoening explained that a preliminary analysis had been completed for the siting of the hospital on the EWEB site and therefore the volumes of trip generations was available but not the timing or the location of the trips within a 24-hour period. He said that the applicant would normally take on such a project. He added that that information was not necessary for the EWEB site as an amendment to the Metro Plan was not a require- ment. Mr. Kelly opined there was a perception, as well as a reality, of how long it takes to travel from one location to another. He said that travel times from destinations within the city limits to the proposed site could be of value to this process. Mr. Kelly asked staff to confirm in writing if part of the hospital foot print was outside the Eugene UGB. Ms. Bettman conceded that it was the responsibility of the council to consider the application once it was submitted. However, she opined that the council should not break with precedent and provide extraordinary services or resources to this issue. Ms. Bettman then asked what the scope of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) would include. City Manager Taylor replied that it was premature to respond to that question as many specifics needed to be reviewed. He said he would request that McKenzie-Willamette identify its needs in order to locate in that site and that information would be included in the MOU for the council’s consideration. City Manager Taylor conceded that considerable staff resources would be required to respond to the number of questions put forth by the proposed applicant. Ms. Bettman suggested that the MOU include a question as to what entity would fund the necessary staff resources required for this process—particularly prior to the application submittal. She opined that the taxpayers should not be expected to absorb such costs prior to the formal application process. Additionally, she suggested that specifics around annexation agreements be included in the MOU with a question as to what entities would fund the staff resources to draw up those agreements; further, the MOU should address the disposition of the 13 acres outside the UGB. Ms. Bettman asked if a purchase agreement was dependent on the Metro Plan amendment and zone changes; additionally, she asked what the result would be if the City processed those changes and then no hospital was constructed. Ms. Bettman then asked staff to provide an estimate of the minimum timeline for the entire process. Ms. Muir responded that the Lane County Local Government Boundary Commission would not address the annexation issue until early February, the Metro Plan amendment and zone changes would follow annexation, and the entire process would take approximately one year. Mr. Papé spoke to the transportation issue and questioned if the transportation improvements, if necessary, would need to be completed prior to the development of a site. Mr. Klein responded that following the Certificate of Need decision involving Peace Health, the Land Conservation and Development Commission revised the transportation planning rule. He said he would craft a memorandum for the council outlining those changes. City Manager Taylor noted that the applicant normally undertakes a Transportation Impact Study (TIA) and submitted it as part of its application. With regard to the Metro Plan amendment, he continued, the issue of what was a “significant effect” must be stated in written form by the applicant and a discussion of when and how that would take place would ensue with City staff and McKenzie-Willamette. City Manager Taylor added that it would be the recommendation of staff that the applicant process an MINUTES—Eugene City Council November 28, 2005 Page 8 Work Session