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public transportation. Councilor Ortiz reported that she recently met the mayor of Bogota, Columbia, <br />which employed such a system very effectively. While she acknowledged that Eugene was not on the <br />scale of Cleveland, she had been impressed by the Cleveland system in the 48 hours she had spent in that <br />community. She said that many stakeholders had been involved and their issues were addressed. She <br />perceived the value of the system and believed it contributed to that community's quality of life. She <br />suggested that in the context of the "whole picture," a Eugene EmX system made sense. Councilor Ortiz <br />pledged her personal support to helping business to remain viable if West l P Avenue was chosen as the <br />route. <br />Mr. Poling addressed comments made in testimony. He emphasized his belief that EmX was not a zoning <br />issue. It was a build or no -build issue, and he wanted people to stop talking about rezoning. Councilor <br />Poling said he had never described West 11 Avenue as a strip mall or ugly and urged those who accused <br />the council of doing so to point to the person who made the comment and when it was made. He looked <br />forward to the analysis and was keeping an open mind. Councilor Poling pointed out he was on the <br />advisory group for the Coburg EmX route and had wanted that project to work, but had to vote against it <br />in the end. <br />Councilor Taylor believed strongly in transit but did not think the issue was transit or no- transit. She <br />believed in buses and was not convinced bus rapid transit was the solution. She said the community <br />needed connecting bus routes and all should be able to reach a bus. She thought the extension should go <br />down West 6th and 7 th avenues but had not decided how she would vote. She acknowledged the potential <br />that LTD could receive federal money for construction costs and wished that LTD could request federal <br />money to expand bus service. She suggested it was an economic development issues. Poor people needed <br />buses to reach work and services and if they did not have buses they were handicapped. Councilor Taylor <br />emphasized her interest in ensuring that transit was available to everyone. <br />Mayor Piercy said the council had lobbied for operations dollars but the federal government does not <br />provide that money. <br />Councilor Clark thanked those who spoke. He wanted to support the West Eugene EmX route but was <br />troubled by its impact on businesses and an over - burdensome effect on individual businesses. He agreed <br />with Councilor Ortiz that the council needed to consider the big picture but it was also charged to protect <br />the rights of individuals. He suggested that individual property owners would be affected disproportio- <br />nately for a service that will benefit the entire community. He did not think that that LTD should make <br />those business owners pay for that shared benefit. He hoped to keep an open mind and be better educated <br />on the subject. <br />Speaking to Councilor Polings's remarks objecting to statements about zoning, Councilor Brown pointed <br />out that the subject of rezoning along West 11 Avenue had been discussed in the context of the Envision <br />Eugene process by the Community Resource Group. He offered to share the group's comments with <br />Councilor Poling. <br />2. CONSENT CALENDAR <br />A. Approval of City Council Minutes <br />- June 16, 2010, Work Session <br />- July 26, 2010, Council Meeting <br />- August 9, 2010, Work Session <br />- August 9, 2010, Council Meeting <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council October 25, 2010 Page 7 <br />Regular Meeting <br />
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