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Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan (MTIP). He hoped Eugene’s representatives worked to <br />ensure all projects desired by participating municipalities were included in the plan. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark announced he was asked to witness an effort to break the Guinness Book of World Records for <br />the most people participating in a moonwalk following an Ems game at PK Park. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka congratulated Fire Chief Randy Groves for being sworn in as the new chief of the merged <br />Springfield-Eugene fire departments. <br /> <br />Speaking to the comments of Mr. Clark, Mr. Zelenka did not interpret the Board of County Commissioners’ <br />actions as an attempt to derail the MTIP, but rather to ensure they had input on a particular project, which <br />he acknowledged held up the entire MTIP. Action on the MTIP had been deferred to August. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka noted the high level of road construction occurring in the community and reported he was <br />receiving complaints about it, but pointed to the benefit of such projects and the short time they took to <br />complete. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka noted his attendance at a Bobby McFerrin performance as part of the Bach Festival. He <br />commended Mr. McFerrin’s performance as well as the performance of the Youth Choir as well, terming it <br />amazing. He also noted the recent Prefontaine Classic, a hallmark event of Eugene summers. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz indicated she planned to propose to include improvements to the Highway 99 corridor to the <br />City’s United Front lobbying package, with a particular focus on the section between Garfield and Roosevelt <br />streets. That section, with the exception of the stretch including the railroad overpass, would not be included <br />in the State’s planned Highway 99 improvements. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz thanked staff for providing free swimming at Echo Hollow and Sheldon pools while Amazon Pool <br />was closed to host the 2010 MOST Invitational Swim Meet. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor also had commended the performance mentioned by Mr. Zelenka, and shared in his congratula- <br />tions to Fire Chief Randy Groves. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor recalled that improved street maintenance had been a high priority for him when he joined the <br />council. He was pleased to see progress on road maintenance and did not mind receiving complaints about <br />such projects. He was confident the projects demonstrated to the public the council had been good stewards <br />of its money. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor reported that the Housing Policy Board met earlier that day to discuss two responses to its recent <br />Request for Proposals for construction of affordable housing of a publicly owned site; both respondents <br />were so good that it was difficult to choose between the two, but after deliberation the board selected a <br />proposal to forward to the council. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling shared Mr. Clark’s concerns about the MTIP and said he understood that the State funding for <br />the Coburg interchange project was now in doubt because of the actions of the County commissioners. He <br />said the County was not even paying its share of the project, which the State agreed to assume. He was <br />concerned by how the County’s actions would be interpreted by the Oregon Department of Transportation <br />(ODOT) and the Federal Highway Administration, and urged Mr. Zelenka to attempt to resurrect the <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 12, 2010 Page <br />2 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />