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Councilor Taylor said she would oppose the project. She echoed Councilor Bettman's concerns regarding the barrier a 6th Avenue extension would create. She also had qualms about the funding. She wished to remind everyone that federal money was still taxpayer money. Councilor Kelly agreed with Councilor Bettman that the County Road Fund money could be used for preservation projects. He urged staff to continue to look into utilizing SDCs for local matches. He said he would support the motion. Mayor Torrey acknowledged there would not be a tie but registered his support for the motion nonethe- less. He said the Government Services Administration (GSA) expected the City to proceed with this. Roll call vote; the motion to adopt Resolution 4800, authorizing the institution of pro- ceedings in eminent domain for the acquisition of property interests (Map 17-03-31-14 lot 200; Map 17-03-32-22 lots 1100, 1300, 1400; Map 17-03-32-23 lots 100, 200, 300, 500, 600, 700, 2400, 2600, 2700, 2900, 3002 and Map 17-03-32-24 lots 1600, 1601, and 1700) for the improvements to the transportation infrastructure in the vicinity of the new federal courthouse passed, 5:2; Councilors Bettman and Taylor voting in opposition. 3. PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance Concerning Storage of Vehicles on Streets and Amending Section 5.135 of the Eugene Code, 1971 City Manager Dennis Taylor called this a straightforward amendment that provided vehicles a longer period of time to sit on a public street and identified specific ways the vehicles could be towed for failure to have proper registration. Mayor Torrey opened the public hearing. Seeing no one who wished to speak to the ordinance, Mayor Torrey closed the public hearing and called on the council for comments. Councilor Bettman said she was prepared to support the ordinance. In response to a question from Councilor Bettman, Parking Enforcement Program Manager Kay Kronholm stated that staff did not anticipate that the change would affect vehicle camping. She noted that such camping was specifically addressed in Eugene Code 4.815. Councilor Kelly supported the ordinance. He asked if staff had made a distinction between a car or pick- up truck and a semi-truck or large motor home. Ms. Kronholm responded that semi-trucks were not allowed to park on the street between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. She said there was usually a small increase in motor home parking during the summer and occasionally boats were parked on the street. She explained that the process began with a warning which was usually effective. Councilor Poling asked if obviously disabled vehicles were covered by the ordinance. Ms. Kronholm replied that they were not, but that there were internal policies in place which, when initiated, called for a 72-hour warning with the possibility of an extension for such a vehicle to be moved. Once a vehicle was processed and tagged, the vehicles were the highest priority to tow. MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 26, 2004 Page 5 Regular Meeting