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options for the property. He thought acquiring only the five-acre parcel would cause the City to lose some leverage in terms of what the City would want to do in that area. Councilor Pap6 asked how soon the report from the Mayor's Task Force on Parks, Recreation, and Open Spaces would be ready. Kurt Corey, director of Public Works, said the report, a more global look at the City's needs for parks and open space, would be ready at the end of the year. City Attorney Jerry Lidz affirmed, at Councilor Kelly's request, that the school district was required by law to give public entities the first right when negotiating the sale of property. Roll call vote; the motion to amend the One-Year Action Plan failed, 4:2; Councilors Pol- ing and Solomon voting yes. Roll call vote; Item C of the Consent Calendar was approved by a unanimous vote, 6:0. Regarding Item D, Councilor Bettman asked staff to speak to the $92,000 difference between the reimbursable bonds to be issued and the assessments. She asked where the money would be coming from. Paul Klope, Principal Civil Engineer for the Public Works Department, explained that the resolution indicated an upper level that would be sold, in terms of the bonds. He said the bonds would be sold in the amount of the assessments for those people who choose long-term financing with the City. Mr. Klope affirmed, in response to a further question from Councilor Bettman, that the $92,000, should it be incurred, would be paid for by assessments. Councilor Bettman indicated she would vote against the item because she felt the combination of funds, from SDCs and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), took funding from road maintenance and preservation. She asserted the latter source of funding was actually State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) money, which could be spent on transit, preservation, and planning purposes. She said $1,175,000 in STIP money was in this project, which would accommodate new growth as the SDCs would cover the existing expenses. She repeated concerns that the money should have been used for other projects, that urban renewal diverted money from the General Fund, and that money should be used for preservation first. Councilor Solomon conveyed her support for the motion, calling it a standard process for funding improvements. She opined that this section of town was in dire need of improvements. Councilor Solomon asked what sort of guarantees staff had that the costs would not run more than ten percent over the numbers before them. Mr. Klope responded that the cost was based on the per unit price under typical conditions. As an example of how a cost overrun could occur, he cited the possibility that the foundation soil under the road would be found to be weaker than tests had predicted it would be. However, he averred that historically projects this large had not experienced major cost overruns. Councilor Bettman reiterated there was a $90 million backlog in streets that need to be maintained and preserved. She recapped the arguments regarding the transportation system maintenance fee (TSMF). She asserted that where money was spent was a matter of council priority. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 4:2; Councilors Bettman and Taylor voting in opposi- tion.