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Councilor Bettman indicated her support for the motion. She asked if the $50,000 transportation study would look at options for alternative access to the hospital site. City Manager Taylor responded that, per council direction, it would. Councilor Bettman, noting the $9 million in telecommunications fees, asked if they were not received in FY04. Assistant City Manager Carlson replied that the revenue was received, but recognition of it had been deferred. He explained that Qwest appealed the award and, as a result, the money was being left in a type of %scrow account" pending the ruling. City Manager Taylor predicted the case would be resolved by fall. Councilor Bettman wished to register her chagrin that the operational budget for the Fire Department was being utilized to buy new equipment. Councilor Meisner questioned the transfer from General Contingency for the traffic analysis for the hospital site. He wondered why no consideration was given to utilizing urban renewal district funds to pay for it. City Manager Taylor replied that, at this time, staff did not want to commit either the $500,000 that had been set aside for hospital siting nor urban renewal funding until the scope of the changes was known. Councilor Meisner asserted that the urban renewal district needed to do this type of planning for its future effectiveness. Councilor Bettman asked Ms. Murdoch to speak to Councilor Meisner's statement. Ms. Murdoch stated that the reason the decision was made in this way was that almost the entire Riverfront Fund was being used to pay off the Chiquita property. She said staff was uncomfortable with allocating the small amount of money that would be left. Referring to the same issue, Councilor Pap~ asked why the study was not funded through an interfund loan. Dee Ann Hardt, Finance Director for the Central Services Department, replied that because there was a balance remaining in the General Fund Contingency account of $219,000, it seemed inappropriate to use $50,000 from this source to pay for the transportation study. She stated that the urban renewal district was currently %trapped." Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Council President Bettman adjourned the meeting of the City Council and convened the meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency at 8:22 p.m. 4. PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION: Resolution 1030 Adopting a Supplemental Budget; Making Appropriations for the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Eugene for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2003, and Ending June 30, 2004 Ms. Murdoch explained that the transactions consisted of an appropriation of $300,000 for demolition of the Sears building and a $20,000 payment to the Planning and Development Department for services provided. Councilor Bettman opened the public hearing. Seeing no one who wished to speak, Councilor Bettman closed the public hearing.