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Mr. Corey briefly described the three alternatives and noted their associated costs and the estimated time <br />needed to complete each project. He indicated that alternatives 1 and 2 were projected to cost $10 million, <br />while Alternative 3 was projected to cost $19.5 million. He noted the City Manager's recommendation for <br />Alternative 1, the extension of Patterson Street. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey called on the council for questions and comments. <br /> <br /> Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to direct staff to pursue a <br /> development agreement for the benefit of providing access to McKenzie- <br /> Willamette Medical Center via Patterson Street. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman said it appeared from the letter from Mr. Orr that the Patterson extension was acceptable to the <br />hospital, so she saw no reason to consider the additional costs that would be created by the Agate Street <br />extension alternatives. She was prepared to support the motion. Ms. Bettman suggested that in the future, <br />given that the hospital was advocating for no particular access routing, the City consider those access <br />options that had the broadest community benefit. She suggested that the proposed improvements to the <br />3rd/4th connector and the addition of an access over the tracks that was equally spaced between the Chambers <br />overpass and the Ferry Street Bridge would assist in creating additional, unimpeded access to the hospital <br />site. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman recalled that the last motion the council passed regarding the topic had indicated the council's <br />support for the project was contingent on the $85 million project being built. That was not mentioned in the <br />staff-crafted motion before the council; she asked if the motion should be amended to convey the council's <br />intent. Mayor Torrey advised Ms. Bettman to craft an amendment to the motion to convey that intent. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly thanked Mr. Orr for his correspondence. He termed the proposed alternative a ~win-win" <br />situation as it allowed the council to save money by avoiding the Agate extension at this time, it meant there <br />was one less road project needed for the hospital to begin operations, and it avoided community controversy <br />about the potential for a road north of the railroad tracks. He supported the motion. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly noted McKenzie-Willamette Hospital's late-2007 target date mentioned in the letter from Mr. Orr <br />and urged City Manager Taylor to return to the council if there was anything that the council could do to <br />help the hospital achieve that target. He said dealing with the railroad could be a challenge and suggested <br />there might be a need to get Oregon's congressional delegation involved at some point. City Manager <br />Taylor indicated staff's belief it would take four years to complete the project because of the nature of the <br />project and the other parties involved, especially Union Pacific Railroad. He urged the council not to focus <br />on any particular date. The target date mentioned was dependent on many, many things. Mr. Kelly <br />emphasized that his interest was on partnering with the hospital, and being of assistance if that assistance <br />was needed. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly determined from City Manager Taylor that the development agreement mentioned in the motion <br />would be between the City of Eugene and McKenzie-Willamette/Triad. City Manager Taylor did not know <br />if EWEB would be an eventual party to the agreement. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ determined from City Manager Taylor that McKenzie-Willamette/Triad needed to have a hospital <br />site before it could apply to the State for a certificate of need. He asked where EWEB was in the process of <br />finding a new site. City Manager Taylor indicated that EWEB was actively working to identify sites and <br />had narrowed its list of possible sites. The utility was involved in active negotiations for site acquisition. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 22, 2004 Page 2 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />
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