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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 />Mr. Zelenka congratulated Fire Chief Randy Groves for being sworn in as the new chief of the merged <br />Springfield - Eugene fire departments. <br />Speaking to the comments of Mr. Clark, Mr. Zelenka did not interpret the Board of County Commission- <br />ers' actions as an attempt to derail the MTIP, but rather to ensure they had input on a particular project, <br />which he acknowledged held up the entire MTIP. Action on the MTIP had been deferred to August. <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 />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 <br />it amazing. He also noted the recent Prefontaine Classic, a hallmark event of Eugene summers. <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 <br />Roosevelt streets. That section, with the exception of the stretch including the railroad overpass, would <br />not be included in the State's planned Highway 99 improvements. <br />Ms. Ortiz thanked staff for providing free swimming at Echo Hollow and Sheldon pools while Amazon <br />Pool was closed to host the 2010 MOST Invitational Swim Meet. <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 />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 <br />about such projects. He was confident the projects demonstrated to the public the council had been good <br />stewards of its money. <br />Mr. Pryor reported that the Housing Policy Board met earlier that day to discuss two responses to its <br />recent Request for Proposals for construction of affordable housing of a publicly owned site; both <br />respondents were so good that it was difficult to choose between the two, but after deliberation the board <br />selected a proposal to forward to the council. <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 />project. In response, Mr. Zelenka indicated the Coburg interchange project was not dead; he understood <br />that ODOT and the County commissioners were continuing to negotiate some of the issues related to the <br />project. <br />Mr. Poling had learned that City staff had suggested to representatives of Glorybee Foods that rather than <br />relocate to the West Eugene Enterprise Zone, the business remain in its current location. That concerned <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council July 12, 2010 Page 2 <br />Work Session <br />