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the expansion of the UGB. The goals and objectives touched on the question on how services were funded, and she was not aware of another funding tool outside of service districts that was being considered. Mr. Pap6 agreed with the mayor that it was important to have the conversation. He asked what was envisioned in terms of the regional commuter service referred to in the Compact Urban Growth scenario. Ms. Heinkel said that was not yet defined, and more would be known when the transportation modeling was done. The scenario assumed a regional commuter services for the population level to be achieved.. Mr. Pap6 suggested that the formation of a regional area commission on transportation could be a useful way to achieve some of the goals of the process. Mr. Meisner distinguished between policies, strategies, and implementation steps, and noted that it was relatively easy to adopt the Growth Management Study policies, but community resistance to much of the policy implementation was high. Mr. Meisner questioned the omission of towns such as Marcola and Harrisburg from the effort, emphasizing the rapid growth in the latter community. He asked what the "market shed" for Eugene-Springfield actually was. Ms. Nathanson said several years ago she had been supportive of having a regional discussion about growth for the reasons cited by Mayor Torrey. She thanked Mr. Lowe for pointing out that a venue for discussion now existed and that the process was the start of a longer discussion. Mayor Torrey asked Ms. Heinkel to prepare information for the council regarding the cost of the process and the staff resource it required. C. WORK SESSION: Motor-Assisted Scooters on Off-Street Paths Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Diane Bishop and Sergeant Derel Schulz joined the council for the item. Ms. Bishop shared some illustrative examples of the vehicles in question, noting they came in different sizes and shapes. She reported that under State law, operators of motor-assisted scooters must be 16 years of age and older and must wear helmets. The vehicles are legal on City streets with speed limits of 25 miles or lower. They can also be operated on streets with higher speed limits but must be driven in the bicycle lane. They are prohibited on sidewalks, and may not be driven at speeds faster than 15 miles per hour. Ms. Bishop said that motor-assisted scooters can also be ridden on paths, but State law provides for local control over paths. Currently, City park rules preclude motorized vehicles on City park paths. Many other rules that apply to bicycles also apply to motor-assisted scooters, such as signaling and having lights at night. Ms. Bishop said that the City had heard concerns from path users about the use of motor-assisted scooters on city paths. Those concerns were that the vehicles traveled at high speeds, were too noisy, polluted too much, and created additional congestion on paths that were already heavily used. Path users particularly object to their use in natural areas. Many path users believe the scooters are inappropriate because the paths were designed for bicycle and pedestrian use. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 14, 2004 Page 7 Work Session