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coming from the County, but there was an existing agreement with the County that divided the maintenance of roads based more on logical geographic boundaries than jurisdictional boundaries. He noted that some of the roads in the River Road/Santa Clara area were already maintained by the City and others were not. Councilor Papé asked if the City had talked with the County about how it was “giving us sour milk.” Mr. Schoening replied that City/County funding of road improvements was an ongoing conversation. Councilor Papé indicated he would not support the ordinance because he did not believe the City and the County had reached an agreement that meted out funding for road maintenance equitably. Mayor Piercy ascertained from the council that there were no objections to taking action at the present meeting. Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Solomon, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 4913, an ordinance requesting transfer of jurisdiction of County roads to the City of Eugene. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 4:2; councilors Papé and Kelly voting in opposition. Councilor Solomon asked if there was a way to stop annexing roads until the issue Councilor Papé raised could be addressed. City Manager Taylor replied that it was not annexation, in that the roads affected by the ordinance were already within the incorporated city limits. He felt the ordinance was part of a rationalization of how the City provided road maintenance. He reminded the council that there was an agreement with the County that had come with the transfer of jurisdiction, the partnership funding from the County Road Fund. He said the City benefited from this partnership and expressed hope that the County would continue this. Councilor Solomon asked why it was not possible to stop. City Manager Taylor said he would provide her with follow-up information from the Public Works Director and from the City Engineer about why it was thought to be a good policy to continue to pursue this and what the consequences would be if the City stopped assuming jurisdiction for the County roads that lay within the City limits. Councilor Solomon said she wished the City could stop assuming responsibility for roads until the County came to the table with some money. 8. ACTION: An Ordinance Establishing a Chambers Special Area Zone; Amending Sections 9.0500, 9.1030, 9.8030, and 9.8865 of the Eugene Code, 1971; Adding Sections 9.3050 Through 9.3065 to That Code; Amending the Eugene Zoning Map; Adopting a Severability Clause; and Providing an Effective Date Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Solomon, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 4912, an ordinance establishing a Chambers Special Area Zone. Councilor Kelly moved to amend proposed Eugene Code Section 9.3065(3)(a) to delete the following words from the first sentence of paragraph (a): “there is no minimum density requirement regardless of lot size, and…” The motion died for lack of a second. MINUTES—Eugene City Council December 12, 2005 Page 13 Regular Session