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Ms. Taylor, seconded by Mr. Brown, moved to support LTD’s construction of EmX in <br />West Eugene and to direct the city manager to inform the LTD Board of Directors that <br />the council is opposed to the “no-build” option. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to amend the motion to read “To support <br />LTD’s construction of EmX in West Eugene and to direct the city manager to inform the <br />LTD Board of Directors that the council is ready with the proceed with the discussion <br />one year from today.” <br /> <br />While Mr. Clark believed that EmX was a good system, he also believed there was no critical need for <br />action. He suggested that community divisiveness over the issue argued for delay. He advocated for a <br />decision-making process that addressed the public’s concerns so the City and LTD would be able to move <br />forward with much broader community support. <br /> <br />The vote on the amendment was a 4:4 tie; Ms. Taylor, Mr. Poling, Mr. Clark, and Mr. <br />Brown voting yes, and Mr. Zelenka, Ms. Ortiz, Mr. Farr, and Mr. Pryor voting no. <br />Mayor Piercy cast a vote in opposition to the amendment, which failed on a final vote of <br />5:4. <br /> <br />Responding to a request for clarification from Mr. Clark regarding his opinion of the letter received by the <br />council from attorney Nathan Reitmann, City Attorney Glenn Klein explained Section 41 of the City <br />Charter did not apply in this instance. The suggested motion did not authorize road construction. In <br />addition, the project in question was an LTD project, not a City project. Even if it LTD proposed to <br />th <br />construct a throughway, Section 41 did not limit what LTD did. He pointed out that West 11 Avenue <br />was in place already and no throughway was planned, although there may be some additional limited <br />access on the road. The City limited access to its streets all the time. City Attorney Klein offered to <br />provide more information in written form. <br /> <br />The vote on the motion was a 4:4 tie; Mr. Zelenka, Ms. Ortiz, Mr. Farr, and Mr. Pryor <br />voting yes; Ms. Taylor, Mr. Poling, Mr. Clark, and Mr. Brown voting no. Mayor Piercy <br />cast a vote in support of the motion, which passed on a 5:4 vote. <br /> <br />ththth <br />Ms. Taylor, seconded by Mr. Brown, moved to select the 6/7/11 Avenue route as the <br />City Council’s preferred route for West Eugene EmX. <br /> <br />thth <br />Mr. Poling indicated that as a member of LTD’s EmX Steering Committee, he had supported the 11/13 <br />ththth <br />route but had come to believe the 6/7/11 option was preferable However, because the “no build” <br />option had been eliminated, he could not support the motion. <br /> <br />thth <br />Mr. Zelenka preferred the 11/13 Avenue route. He believed that the order in which the routes were <br />constructed was important and that the council needed to consider the fiscal implications of the issue. He <br />thth <br />said that the 11/13 route was cheaper to construct, cost less to operate, and was supported by the <br />ththth <br />majority of groups that LTD consulted. He also believed that constructing the 6/7/11 option first <br />thth <br />placed the 11/13 route in jeopardy. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark expressed support for the motion. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Zelenka, moved to substitute the motion with a motion that <br />directed the City Manager to request that LTD undertake additional analysis of both the <br />ththththth <br />13/11 and the 6/7/11 routes, and that upon completion of that analysis, the council <br />select its preferred alternative. <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council March 9, 2011 Page 6 <br /> Work Session <br />