CC Minutes - 01/11/11 Work Session

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legislation would allow counties to make the decision about how those funds were allocated, which could have a serious impact on Travel Lane County's ability to market Lane County and the county's tourism industry. He planned to ask the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations to take a position in opposition to such legislation. Travel Lane County staff was also concerned about proposed modifications at the federal level that would change how room taxes were collected for internet bookings. Mr. Poling reported that the West Eugene Em.X Extension Steering Committee was asked to make a recommendation for the West 11 EmX alternative to the Lane Transit District (LTD) Board of Directors. While he believed the West 11"' Avenue option the best route of those proposed, he also believed he could not support the motion placed before the committee without more input from the City Council. He had asked that the "no build" and transportation system management (TSM) options be forwarded as well, and was told the "no build" would be forwarded but TSM would not. Because TSM was not included, he voted against the motion to forward the recommendation to the LTD board. Five members voted in support of the option, four abstained, and there was one "no" vote. Mayor Piercy asked Mr. Poling to ask the Travel Lane County board to consider how the region could take better advantage of rail travel opportunities between Washington and Oregon and the United States and Canada. Mr. Poling agreed to raise the issue at the next board meeting. Mayor Piercy reported that the Human Services Commission had less money to allocate this year so had gone through a program evaluation process that resulted in recommendations for funding to the Board of County Commissioners. One of the agencies that had not been funded objected to the recommendation package, so the board returned the decision to the commission for further discussion. Mr. Pryor was not present to report on the Lane Council of Governments Board of Directors. Mr. Zelenka reported that the Metropolitan Policy Committee had elected a new chair, Hillary Wylie of the Springfield City Council. The committee continued to work on local transportation system plans that would eventually be integrated into the Regional Transportation System Plan. At the request of Mr. Clark, Ms. Wilson briefly discussed the relationship between the Lane Area Commission on Transportation and the Metropolitan Policy Committee and their respective statutory responsibilities. Mr. Zelenka reported that the Sustainability Commission had discussed his report to the council. Members had commented on the work being done by the Sustainability and Planning commissions on land use and transportation. The Sustainability Commission wanted the council to take a long -term view of those issues with sustainability in mind and to mitigate the negative impacts "at the intersection" of land use and transportation. The commission had believed the social equity element of the TBL was important and should not be forgotten. The commission had also asked for more responsibility. It requested it be giving a role in framing the TBL analysis associated with the Envision Eugene process and reviewing the analysis before the council saw it on February 28. The commission also requested that it be allowed to give staff input on large complex projects, policy issues, and ordinances before they went to the City. Mayor Piercy supported the commission's requests. Mr. Clark expressed interest in hearing the Sustainability Commission's analysis of the economic impact of some of the decisions it was discussing. He asked if a TBL analysis was being done of the route options for West Eugene EmX. City Manager Ruiz anticipated a TBL analysis would be done as the council moved toward a final decision in August/September 2011. Mr. Clark assumed that analysis included a complete analysis of the route's MINUTES— Eugene City Council January 11, 2010 Page 4 Work Session