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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/13/1986 Meeting (2) e e e M I NUT E S Eugene City Council City Council Chamber January 13, 1986- 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Cynthia Wooten, Richard Hansen, Emily Schue, Freeman Holmer, Ruth Bascom, Debra Ehrman, Roger Rutan, Jeff Mi 11 e r . The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Brian B. Obie. I. ITEMS FROM THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL A. Meetings with the City's Federal Lobbyists Mayor Obie said some councilors indicated they would like an appointment with the City's Federal Lobbyists. He suggested those councilors call Cathy Freedman who will arrange the appointments. B. Committee to Review the Audit of the City's Financial Report Mayor Obie appointed Councilor Holmer, Councilor Hansen, and Councilor Rutan to a subcommittee to review the external audit of the City's annual Financial Report and report on it to the council. Mr. Holmer will chair the committee. C. Possible Additional Room Tax Mayor Obie said the council will meet with the Airport Commission on Wednesday, January 15. The possibility of funding the airport expansion b)' increasing the City's room tax will be discussed. Mayor Obie said the Lane County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 15, on a proposal to add one percent to the County room tax. He suggested the Lane County Commissioners be asked to join with the Eugene City Councilors and the Springfield City Councilors in forming a committee to study the use of additional room taxes for the airport expansion if the council decides to consider such a tax. None of the councilors objected to Mayor's Obie suggestion. Answering a question from Councilor Bascom, Mayor Obie said the connnittee he proposed would only study the use of an increase in the room tax for the airport expansion. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 1 e e e Mr. Hansen said he attended a meeting with representatives of the Eugene/Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau. He said the Bureau staff asked the County Commissioners to delay the public hearing so that the BurE!au staff can respond to the proposed room tax increase. He suggested the councilors, also, ask the County Commissioners to delay the public hearing. Answering a question from Ms. Wooten, Mr. Hansen discussed the proposal to promote tourism in the county with the increase in the County room tax. Ms. Wooten emphasized that the City Council has not discussed the proposal to increase the City room tax. She said a request to the County Commissioners to delay action on the room tax should note that the City Council hasn't explained that option. PUBLIC FORUM No one wished to address the council during the Public Forum. II. ELECTION OF CITY COUNCIL OFFICERS A. Council President and Vice President Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to elect Mr. Hansen as 1986 Council President and Ms. Ehrman as 1986 Vice President. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Obie thanked Ms. Wooten for the excellent work she did as President of the Council during 1985. III. APPOINTMENTS (memo distributed) A. Consideration of Mayor's Appointments to the Riverfront Research Park Commission Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to approve the following appointments to the Riverfront Research Park: R.A. (Gus) Keller, 1125 East 23rd........Term to expire: 12/31/87 Harry Rubenstein, 3570 Black Oak Road....Term to expire: 12/31/87 Sally Weston, 2595 Highland Drive........Term to expire: 12/31/87 Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. Ms. Wooten said she discussed the possibility of her serving as a liaison between the council and the Riverfront Research Park Commission. Ms. Schue said it would be helpful to the council to have Ms. Wooten serve as a liaison. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 2 e B. Notification of University of Oregon Nominations to the Riverfront Research Park Commission Mayor Obie said he made the following appointments selected by University e,f Oregon President Olum to the Riverfront Research Park Commission: Mabel Armstrong, 2580 McMillan..................Term to expire: 12/31/87 Ronald Blind, 2480 Malabar Drive................Term to expire: 12/31/87 Don Corson, 2845 Central........................Term to expire: 12/31/87 Dan Giustina, 3463 Olive........................Term to expire: 12/31/87 Mayor Obie asked City Manager Micheal Gleason to notify President Olum of the action. Mayor Obie appointed Mr. Keller temporary chairer of the commission. Mayor Obie hoped Mr. Keller will be elected chairer. e IV. RECOMMENDATIONS ON TRANSPLAN (memo, background information distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the agenda item. Planning Director Susan Brody gave the staff presentation. She referred to a memo dated January 8, 1986, to the Mayor and City Council from the Planning and Public Works Departments and to a memo dated January 6, 1986, to Mayor Obie and Members of the Council from Dorothy Anderson. She noted that Councilors Ehrman and Hansen had previously suggested changes in the draft of the TransPlan in memos to the council. Staff members discussed each of the issues raised in the memos and then the councilors voted on each issue. Ms. Brody said an ordinance reflecting the council's action will be presented to the council for approval later. Differences in the recommendations of the council, the Springfield City Council, and the Lane County Board of Commissioners will be considered by the Metropolitan Area Transportation Committee (MATC). A. January 8 Memo With Recommendations from the Planning and Public WorksStaffs 1. The eight percent transit goal Ms. Brody said some councilors had indicated that the eight percent transit goal is unattainable and should be reduced. She said the three elected bodies reached a consensus about the assumptions to be used in the TransPlan in the evaluation report process. During the discussions, a compromise to phase the accomplishment of the transit goal was reached. The compromise reached was that the goal will be three percent from now to the next major update of the TransPlan, five percent from the update to ten or 12 years, and eight percent when the Metro Plan population of 293,700 is reached. The eight percent figure was used for the modeling for the TransPlan. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 3 e e e Ms. Brody said the Planning Commission recommended several changes to clarify the transit goal. The changes indicate the automobile will be the basis for the transportation system, the transit goal may not be attained, transit use will be continuously monitored, and an annual report on progress toward the' goal will be made to the local governments. Ms. Brody said a lower transit goal would not have an immediate impact on the short-range projects in the TransPlan. By the time the mid-range projects are planned, remodeling during the major update of the TransPlan will be complete. Mr. Rutan said the transit goal is unattainable, but he did not think a change in the goal was important enough to justify what it would cost. He said the TransPlan is valid even if the transit goal is not attainable. He was confident the goal will be modified later. He recommended no changes in the goal. Ms. Bascom agreed with Mr. Rutan. She said the annual monitoring will indicate progress in reaching the goal. Answering a question from Mr. Holmer, Dave Reinhard of the Public Works Department said the reconstruction of the Ferry Street Bridge is an example of a medium-range project in the TransPlan. A long lead time is needed for it. He said the analyses for the project will include alternative transit goals and modal splits. He was sure the City would err on the high side by building more than the minimum number of lanes indicated by the analyses. Responding to a question from Mr. Hansen, Kirk McKinley of the Planning Department said the Lane Transit District (LTD) submitted the chart on page 23 of the TransPlan which indicates that transit facilities sufficient for the transit goal will be financed by the payroll tax and Federal Urban Mass Transit Administration funds. He said attainment of the goal will mean "standing room only" during rush hours. The councilors did not make any changes in the goal. 2. Addition to the Introduction or of a Preface: Ms. Brody discussed the Preface recommended by the Eugene Planning Commission and the addition to the Preface recommended by the staff to respond to Mr. Rutan's concern about how projects will be developed. Mr. Rutan said he approved of the addition. Ms. Ehrman pointed out that the preface will be very short. She suggested it be included in the introduction text to the TransP1an. Mr. Holmer asked about the difference in the recommendations from the Springfield and Lane County Planning Commissions and the Eugene Planning Commission. Ms. Brody responded that the MATC will resolve the difference. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 4 e Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the following Preface to the TransP1an: The automobile will continue to be the primary form of transportation used in our city for some years. Because of concerns about the cost and availability of fuel. . . opportunities for people to walk, bike, use public transit or carpool. To accommodate increases in street and highway traffic, emphasis was placed on improving the existing road system than on construction of new routes. e Due to unforseen circumstances which include lack of funding, not all projects shown in the Plan will necessarily be built. Likewise, there are a number of other factors which affect the transportation planning and implementation process. For instance, some funding sources in the Plan are beyond immediate local control, such as State and Federal funding. Local input into State and Federal funding programs is advisory, and, therefore, the availability of funds for particular projects may not necessarily coincide with this plan. This Plan establishes the framework for the transportation planning process; project studies, review processes; sources of funding and capital improvement programs all may impact the ultimate design and timing of projects which are constructed. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. 3. Projects 121,131, and 132 Mr. McKinley said Mr. Rutan suggested projects #121 (18th Avenue, City View to Arthur), #131 (Willow Creek, 11th to 18th), and #132 (Terry Street, 11th to 6th/7th Arterial) be moved out of the short-range phase. Mr. Rutan said he agreed with the staff recommendation to leave projects #131 and #132 in the short-range phase and construct them when needed. Answering a question about project #121, Mr. Reinhard said it would widen 18th Avenue to five lanes from Chambers to City View. The intersections at City View and Arthur streets should be widened and it is not possible to widen just the intersections. Consequently, the project is a street widening. Mr. Rutan said the project description should be: 18th Avenue, City View to Chambers. He also said the description in the TransPlan of the length and cost of the project are not accurate. After hearing Mr. Reinhard's comments, Mr. Rutan agreed that the projects could remain in the short-range list. Answering questions from Ms. Wooten, Mr. Reinhard said project #131 will not be approved in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) until it is needed. lhe majority of the construction cost will be assessed to abutting property e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 5 e owners. It will be a 3-lane-street with bike lanes and sidewalks. Responding to a question from Ms. Bascom, Ms. Wooten said the project should not be a short-range project if it probably will not be needed in the next five years. Ms. Ehrman said project #131 is scheduled in the CIP for FY 87/88. Answering a question, Mr. Reinhard said projects in the TransPlan are directed toward the CIP, but the council reviews the position of projects in the CIP each year. In addition, projects can be moved during the annual review of the TransPlan. Ms. Bascom said the position of projects in the CIP changes, particularly when they will be assessed to abutting property owners. Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to retain Projects #121 and #132 in the short-range list, to change the description of Project #121 as suggested by Mr. Rutan, and to move Project #131 to the medium-range list. e Answering a question from Mr. Hansen, Mr. Reinhard said the abutting property owners may, or may not, initiate project #131. Development along other streets in Willow Creek area might generate need for the project. Mr. Hansen said he will oppose the motion because access to the Willow Creek area will be needed if development in that area is to have a high priority. Responding to questions from Mr. Holmer and Ms. Schue, Mr. Reinhard said both the Beltline Extension to 18th Avenue and project #131 are in the short-range list because the staff thought access to that area will be needed within five years. Project #131 will be easier to finance and design than the Beltline Extension, although the Beltline Extension will eventually be the major access to Willow Creek. Mr. Miller was concerned because there are not enough funds for all the short-range projects. Mr. Reinhard responded that only about 10 percent of the total cost of project #131 will be financed with City funds. Ms. Wooten urged approval of the motion. She was concerned about the City's $117 million deficit for CIP projects. She said the short-range projects should definitely be needed in the short-range. Opposing the motion, Mayor Obie said the community has a big investment in Willow Creek and improved access to the area is needed. He discussed a company named Molecular Probes which is locating in Willow Creek now. The motion failed 3:5. Ms. Wooten, Ms. Ehrman, and Ms. Schue voted aye. Mr. Holmer, Ms. Bascom, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Rutan, and Mr. Miller voted nay. The position and description of Projects 121,131, and 132 were not changed. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 6 e e e 4. Sacred Heart/University of Oregon area study Ms. Brody said the parking and circulation study for the downtown and the West University neighborhood proposed in Appendix B of the TransPlan is being planned now. It seems to respond to the concerns expressed by Mr. Rutan. Mr. Rutan wanted to be sure the TransPlan reflected the council's wish to have parking in the Sacred Heart/University area studied. He concurred with a suggestion Ms. Brody made to change the description of the study to indicate that the Sacred Heart/University area will be included in the study. No changes were made in the TransPlan. 5. Sacred Heart suggestion to add new policies AH8 and PklO Ms. Brody said several suggestions from Sacred Heart Hospital representatives were incorporated into TransPlan. PklO would have permitted low-cost or free parking, and, responding to a question from Mr. Hansen, she said low-cost or free parking are not prohibited by anything in the TransPlan. Sacred Heart representatives are comfortable with the response to their concerns. No changes were made. 6. Reference to woonerfs in Policy LU5 Mr. McKinley said woonerfs have been successful here and in Europe. Woonerf-type techniques (narrowed or restricted entrances) are being considered in several neighborhoods. Mr. Holmer said many people have told him that woonerfs should not have a priority. He said woonerfs are not precluded by the other implementation strategies, such as "narrowed entrances", in LU5. He thought woonerfs should be deleted for good public relations. Mr. Holmer moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to delete implementation strategy LU5 f (woonerf areas or zones). Ms. Bascom said two woonerfs were included in the Chambers Connector design to ameliorate the effect of the Connector on the neighborhoods. She said they are appropriate strategies. Ms. Ehrman opposed the motion. She said woonerfs are a good idea. Ms. Schue said street narrowings in Seattle are called woonerfs. Roll call vote; the motion failed 3:5. Mr. Holmer, Mr. Rutan, and Mr. Hansen voted aye. Ms. Schue, Ms. Wooten, Ms. Ehrman, Mr. Miller, and Ms. Bascom voted nay. No changes were made in the TransPlan. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 7 7. Valley River Bridge e Mr. McKinley said Mr. Hansen had suggested moving the Valley River Bridge from the long-range phase to the short-range phase. However, the staff recommended the implementation of the bridge remain in the long-range phase and planning for its alignment be in the short-range phase. Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to approve the staff recommendation. Ms. Wooten withdrew the motion with the consent of Mr. Hansen. Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Mr. Rutan, to place engineering and environmental studies for the Valley River Bridge (project 314) in the short-range phase and retain implementation of the project in the long-range phase. Mr. Hansen said there is a need for additional transportation to Goodpasture Island. The existing bridge was designed for much less activity and there is much new residential and commercial development on the island. He said the planning at least should be done now. Ms. Brody said the description in the TransPlan indicates the right-of-way for the bridge should be obtained in the short-range. The description indicates Mr. Hansen's motion will be implemented. e Mr. Hansen withdrew the motion with the consent of Mr. Rutan. No changes were made in the TransPlan. 8. Three additional projects Mr. McKinley said three additional projects were discussed during the Planning Commission review. They are the widening of Roosevelt Boulevard from Terry Street to Greenhill Road; major intersection improvements to 18th and Wil1amette; and the addition of a third southbound lane at the merge of the Valley River ramp and 1-105. He said the need for the Roosevelt Boulevard improvements was indicated during consideration of the 6th/7th Extension. The staff recommended adding the projects to the TransPlan. Answering questions from Ms. Wooten and Ms. Bascom, Mr. McKinley said the addition of a southbound lane at the Valley River ramp is a safety measure. Mr. Reinhard said accidents have occurred on the ramp. The State Department of Transportation has not approved the project, but the project would be eligible for Interstate funding. Mr. Miller said the Valley River ramp is very dangerous. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 8 e Ms. Schue was concerned about the effect on the South Willamette community of a change to two-way traffic on Willamette Street from 11th to 20th avenues., She wondered when it will be discussed. Mr. Reinhard said the Downtown Commission and Planning Commission will probably forward recommendations about the change in April. Then the council will hold a public hearing on it. Ms. Brody said the study of a conversion of Wi11amette Street to two-way traffic is included in the Downtown Plan. Such policy direction results in projects being included in TransP1an, but studies may indicate that the projects should not be implemented. Major intersection improvements at 18th and Wi11amette need to be studied. e Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve (1) the addition of the widening of Roosevelt Boulevard from Terry to Greenhill streets to the medium-range phase, (2) a change in the cost estimate for Project #134 (Wi11amette Street conversion to two-way from 11th to 20th avenues) in the short-range phase, (3) the inclusion of the 18th and Wi11amette intersection and a change in the cost estimate in Project #214 in the medium-range phase, and (4) the addition of a third southbound lane at the merge of the Valley River ramp and 1-105 to the short-range phase. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously 8:0. B. January 6 Memo With Recommendations from the Planning Commissions Ms. Brody said the memo contained recommendations from the Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County Planning Commissions. II A. Introduction Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the Eugene Planning Commission recommendation to add the following sentence to the Updating the Plan section (page 1 of the TransP1an): Amendments to the Plan will be considered in accordance with the procedures outlined in PC7 of the Planning and Coordination section in the Goals, Objectives and Policies Element of Plan. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. II. Plan Assumptions A. Assumption #3 Ms. Ehrman suggested the number of 1980 trips per household be included in the third assumption. Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Mr. Rutan, to include the number of 1980 trips per household in Assumption #3 on page 2 of TransP1an. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 9 III. Goals, Objectives and Policies e A. Change to LU4 Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the recommendation of the Planning Commission to change LU4 on page 3 as follows: Develop an arterial street system which will attract through automobiles and trucks off local streets. e Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. B. Addition of an implementation strategy to LU5 Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the recommendation of the Planning Commission to add "adequate arterial and collector streets" as the first implementation strategy for LU5 (page 5 of TransPlan) and to re-letter the rest of the strategies. Roll call vote; the motion carried 7:1 with Mr. Holmer voting nay. C. Reordering of Implementation Policies Mr. McKinley said the Planning Commission recommended that the Implementation Policies be reordered so that the last one is the first one. The commission did not recommend any other change in the order. Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the recommendation of the Planning Commission to change the order of the Implementation Policies so that the 13th policy (page 5) is the first policy (page 4) and to retain the order of the other policies. Ms. Ehrman said she would vote against the motion. The staff had told her the order of the policies did not indicate their importance. The first policy concerned the availability of funding, and she said it should remain first. Roll call vote; the result being a tie, Mayor Obie voted. The motion carried 5:4 with Mayor Obie, Ms. Bascom, Mr. Holmer, Mr. Miller, and Ms. Schue voting aye and Ms. Wooten, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Rutan, and Ms. Ehrman voting nay. The Implementation policies on pages 4 and 5 of the TransPlan were renumbered as follows: 11. Use the street and highway projects, the bicycle projects, and the transit capital projects included in TransPlan as a basis for. e 12. Consider the availability of funding from federal, state. . . 13. Consider projects for implementation based upon the following. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 10 e D. Change to Implementation policy 16 Mr. Hansen moved to change the wording of Implementation Policy 16 as follows: In construction or reconstruction of arterials and collector streets, provide on-street bike lanes when such installation will not reduce the need capacity of the road and when such additional cost for bike lanes will be justified according to the Bicycle Plan. The motion died for lack of a second. E. Additions to the Planning and Coordination section Ms. Brody said the two additional policies recommended by the Eugene Planning Commission clarified the update and amendment processes for the TransPlan and provided for an annual report. Mr. Holmer said he agreed that a process to review and amend the TransPlan between updates is desirable, but it is a major undertaking. He preferred a biannual review. However, because the Metro Plan and the TransPlan are to be updated every five years, he suggested the TransPlan be reviewed every thirty months. e Mr. Holmer moved, seconded by Mr. Miller, to approve the Eugene Planning Commission recommendation to add PC7 and PCB to the Planning and Coordination section subject to a change to indicate that a review, endorsement, and amendment process will be initiated every thirty months. ..a major update will be undertaken in conjunction with each update of the Metro Plan. Ms. Wooten said she objected to PC7 and PCB because she thought the TransPlan should be monitored annually in order to evaluate citizen involvement, funding, and practicality. Answering a question from Mr. Miller, Mr. McKinley said the T-2000 annual reviews did not take much staff time. Ms. Ehrman said the Eugene Planning Commission's recommendation seemed to involve more staff work than the Springfield and Lane County Planning Commissions' recommendation which she preferred. Ms. Brody said the Eugene Planning Commission recommendation included an assurance that citizens would have an opportunity to initiate amendments. Ms. Bascom said the testimony indicated a need for a good amendment process. However, she preferred the simpler Springfield and Lane County Planning Commissions' recommendation. Mr. Holmer deleted PCB from the motion with Mr. Miller's consent. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 19B6 Page 11 e Mr. Holmer said the annual review of the T-2000 Plan did not accomplish much. Reviews of the TransPlan every 30 months with annual reports for emergency action would be more efficient. Mr. Holmer moved, seconded by Mr. Miller, to amend the motion to approve the recommendation of the Springfield and Lane County Planning Commissions for the addition of PCl subject to a change to provide a review, endorsement, and amendment process ever)' thirty months. Roll call vote; the motion failed 2:6 with Mr. Holmer and Mr. Rutan voting aye and Ms. Bascom, Ms. Schue, Ms. Wooten, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Ehrman, and Mr. Miller voting nay. Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the recommendation of the Springfield and Lane County Planning Commissions to add the fOllowing Policy PCl to the Planning and Coordination section (Page 4 of TransPlan): Provide for an annual review and endorsement process for TransPlan which includes consideration of amendments. Roll call vote; the motion carried 6:2 with Ms. Bascom, Ms. Wooten, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Ehrman, Mr. Rutan, and Mr. Miller voting aye and Mr. Holmer and Ms. Schue voting nay. e Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the recommendation of the Eugene Planning Commission to add the following Policy PC8 to the Planning and Coordination section (Page 4 of TransPlan): Prepare an Annual Report which summarizes transportation statistics as they pertain to progress made in attaining the goals of the Plan. Roll call vote: the motion carried 1:1 with Mr. Holmer, Ms. Bascom, Ms. Wooten, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Ehrman, Ms. Schue, and Mr. Miller voting aye and Mr. Rutan voting nay. F. Addition of Discussion statement to Funding Section Ms. Brody said the Planning Commission recommended the addition of a discussion statement to the Funding section to emphasize the need for other sources of revenue. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 12 e Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the recommendation of the Planning Commission to add the following discussion statement to the Funding Section of the TransPlan: It is extremely critical that additional sources of revenue be established to construct and maintain the street and highway system contained in this plan. The existing sources of revenue are inadequate for development and maintenance of the street and highway network. The community and elected officials must recognize this need and develop new local revenues expeditiously. Mr. Holmer opposed the motion because the statement was too strong and too imperative. Roll call vote; the motion carried 5:3 with Mr. Hansen, Ms. Schue, Ms. Wooten, Mr. Rutan, and Mr. Miller voting aye and Mr. Holmer, Ms. Bascom, and Ms. Ehrman voting nay. G. Reordering of Policies in the Funding Section Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the recommendation of the Eugene Planning Commission to reorder the policies in the Funding section so that Policy F4 is the first one listed. e Mr. Holmer said he is willing to pursue the alternatives in Policy F4, but he is not willing to adopt a plan which directs their pursuit now. Roll call vote; the result being a tie, Mayor Obie voted. The motion carried 5:4 with Mayor Obie, Ms. Schue, Ms. Wooten, Mr. Rutan, and Mr. Miller voting aye, and Mr. Holmer, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Ehrman, and Ms. Bascom voting nay. The policies in the Funding section (Page 5 of the TransPlan) were reordered as follows: Fl Pursue additional local means of financing maintenance and. . . F2 Support the State and Federal government in their efforts. . . F3 Pursue increased funding for local transportation projects. . . H. Additions to Policy Fl in Funding Section Ms. Brody pointed out that the Eugene Planning Commission did not endorse the recommendations of the Springfield and Lane County Planning Commissions and the Lane County Roads Advisory Committee for changes to Policy Fl (formerly F4) in the Funding section. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 13 e Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to approve the additions to Policy Fl in the Funding section recommended by the Springfield and Lane County Planning Commissions and the Lane County Roads Advisory Committee. Three councilors commented on the proposed change. Ms. Bascom said the City required bicycle fees for five years, and, during that time, the City lost $17,000 a year; Mr. Miller said the policy will not require the implementation of the strategies; and Ms. Wooten said it is not reasonable to educate the community about something that does not work. Roll call vote; the motion carried 6:2 with Ms. Wooten, Ms. Schue, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Rutan, Ms. Ehrman, and Mr. Miller voting aye and Mr. Holmer and Ms. Bascom voting nay. Policy Fl (Page 5 of the TransPlan) was changed as follows: Fl Pursue additional local means of financing maintenance. Implementation strategies include investigation of and education about the need for: a. fue 1 taxes;. . . j. payroll tax; and k. bicycle fees/taxes. e I. Addition to Pkl Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the recommendations of the Planning Commission and Ms. Ehrman to add the words "when necessary" to the beginning of Policy Pkl in the Parking section. Ms. Wooten was concerned about the impact of limiting parking where people are accustomed to it. Answering her question, Mr. Reinhard said Terry Street is an example of a new arterial street on which parking might be limited. He said the council reviews street improvements and can retain parking if it wishes. Ms. Ehrman noted that project #142 involves removing parking on West 13th. Responding to her question, Mr. Reinhard said parking may be removed from 11th, 13th, and 18th avenues. Roll call vote; the motion carried 7:1 with Mr. Holmer, Ms. Wooten, Ms. Schue, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Rutan, Ms. Ehrman, and Mr. Miller voting aye and Ms. Bascom voting nay. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 14 e Policy Pkl (Page 5 of the TransPlan) in the Parking section was changed to: Pkl When necessary, limit parking on arterial streets for the safe and convenient movement of people and goods. J. Change to Pk2 in the Parking Section Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the recommendation of the Planning Commission to change Pk2 (Page 5 of the TransPlan) to: Expand the percentage of parking spaces designed for compact automobiles. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. e K. Change to Pk3 in the Parking Section Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the recommendation of the Eugene Planning Commission to change Pk3 (Page 5 of the TransPlan to: Investigate the possibility of changing the building and parking codes to promote alternative modes and transit usage by reducing the minimum number of parking spaces. Ms. Wooten opposed the motion. She said the benefits of changing the City codes so that surface parking spaces are used more efficiently has been proven. Mr. Hansen said efforts to reduce parking spaces do not work because people park on someone else's property. He said it has happened in the Sacred Heart area. He supported the Planning Commission recommendation which indicated reductions in the codes should be "investigated." Roll call vote: the motion carried 5:3 with Mr. Holmer, Ms. Bascom, Ms. Schue, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Miller voting aye and Ms. Wooten, Mr. Rutan, and Ms. Ehrman voting nay. L. Change to Pk6 in the Parking Section Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the recommendation of the Planning Commission to change Pk6 (Page 6 of the TransPlan) to: Develop parking programs for congested, high-employment areas which promote transit and alternative modes. Inplementation strategies include: a. phasing in two-hour meters on high-demand surface lots; b. phasing in two-hour or less time limits for on-street parking. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 15 Ms. Bascom said long-term employee parking should be discouraged along with ~ the encouragement of transit and alternatives modes. Ms. Bascom moved to amend the motion to add lIand which discourage long-term employee parking" to Pk6. The motion died for lack of a second. Roll call vote; the motion carried 5:3 with Mr. Holmer, Ms. Wooten, Mr. Rutan, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Miller voting aye and Ms. Bascom, Ms. Schue, and Ms. Ehrman voting nay. M. Change to Pk8 in the Parking Section Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the recommendation of the Planning Commission to change Pk8 (Page 8 of the TransPlan) to: Balance the need for free or low cost short-term parking with transit and alternative mode goals in establishing policies for publicly-owned parking in downtown areas. e Implementation strategies include:. . . Answering questions from Mr. Miller, Mr. McKinley said the Planning Commission recommendation ameliorated concerns that the policy might affect the Sacred Heart area. Mr. Reinhard said the intent of the policy is to maximize the use of existing publicly-owned parking. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. N. Change to Policy AM2 in the Alternative Mode Section Mr. Hansen said he had suggested deleting the third implementation strategy of AM2 (closing streets to single occupant autos). Ms. Ehrman had suggested changing the third implementation strategy of AM2 to "closing lanes to single occupant autos." The other parts of the policy should remain the same. She said the intent is to implement carpools. Mr. Hansen, seconded by Mr. Rutan, to change the third implementation strategy of AM2 to: c. closing lanes to single occupant autos; Answering a question from Ms. Bascom, Ms. Ehrman said the strategy might be used on 13th Avenue. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 16 e e e O. Change to AM3 in the Alternative Modes Section Ms. Ehrman said she had suggested a change in the wording of the Planning Commission recommendation which did not change the intent. Mr. Hansen said he had suggested a change to Implementation Strategy b. because employees sometimes park on neighboring properties after parking requirements have been reduced. Mr. Holmer suggested the words "employers and landlords" be substituted for "businesses" in Policy AM3. Ms. Ehrman agreed to Mr. Holmer's suggestion. Answering a question from Ms. Wooten, Mr. Holmer said his change would include residential property owners in the policy. Ms. Wooten said she would not support the inclusion of residential property owners in the policy. Ms. Bascom said a reduction in parking requirements would be useful in some cases. Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman to approve the recommendations of the Planning Commission, Ms. Ehrman, and himself to Policy AM3 which would change it as follows: AM3 Provide incentives for businesses to subsidize transit fares for their employees, customers, or occupants or provide incentives for the use of alternative modes. a. reducing the employer payroll tax in proportion to their subsidies of employee transit fares; b. reducing parking requirements for employers that agree to subsidize employee transit fares or provide incentives for the use of alternative modes; and c. encouraging employers to provide free or discounted bus passes as employee benefits. Mr. Holmer said the intent of his change was to apply the policy to owners of large residential properties, such as the University of Oregon. Such owners create great impacts on the transportation system, he said, and they should be encouraged to provide incentives. Mr. Holmer moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to substitute the word "employers" for "businesses." Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. Answering a question from Mr. Miller, Mr. Hansen said the other councilors had not indicated agreement with his concern about Implementation Strategy b. He will oppose the motion. Roll call vote; the motion carried 7:1 with Mr. Hansen voting nay. MINUTES--Eugene City Council Page 17 January 13, 1986 . P. Change to Policy AM5 in the Alternative Modes Section Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the recommendation of the Planning Commission to change Policy AM5 in the Alternative Modes section (page 6 of TransP1an) to: Develop park and ride facilities within the metropolitan area and nearby communities with emphasis on using existing public parking lots and negotiating for the use of private parking lots. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. Q. Addition of Policy AMB to the Alternative Modes Section Ms. Ehrman emphasized that a central transit station exists in the downtown. She suggested a change in the recommendation of the Planning Commission. Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the following wording suggested by Ms. Ehrman for AM8 in the Alternative Modes Section: Retain a central transit station in Downtown Eugene that is designed to safely and efficiently meet the needs of bus riders. Answering a question from Mr. Miller, Ms. Brody said "retain" does not preclude the investigation of better alternatives. tit Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. R. Change to Policy IC1 to Intercity Section Ms. Ehrman said Policy IC1 did not seem to fit into the TransP1an. She said the Introduction of the TransP1an states that the plan does not account for trips to the airport, train terminal, or bus terminal. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Ms. Wooten, to delete Policy IC1 from the TransP1an. Roll call vote; the result being a tie, Mayor Obie voted. The motion failed 4:5 with Ms. Ehrman, Ms. Wooten, Mr. Miller, and Ms. Schue voting aye and Mayor Obie, Mr. Holmer, Ms. Bascom, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Rutan voting nay. Later in the meeting, Ms. Ehrman moved to substitute "accessibility" for "attractiveness" in IC1, but Mayor Obie ruled the motion out of order. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 18 e e e S. Change to Policy IC3 in the Intercity Section Ms. Ehrman said the League of Women Voters recommended a change to IC3. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to change IC3 (Page 3 of the TransPlan) to: Provide scheduled transit service to Mahlon Sweet Airport and the Amtrak Station. Roll call vote; the motion carried 7:1 with Mr. Hansen voting n~. Mr. Hansen said the train station is a half block from transit service now. Mr. Holmer suggested that the movement of freight be included in the Intercity Section when the TransPlan is updated. IV. Transit Section Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the recommendation of the Planning Commission to add the following to the discussion of the transit ridership goal: The transit goal is very ambitious and may not be achieved. it will be advisable to reexamine the goal during the major update of this plan. Ms. Wooten said five years may not be long enough for significant progress in the transit goal to be reached. Ms. Ehrman agreed with Ms. Wooten. She said approval of the addition might increase the likelihood that the goal will not be met and other statements in the plan may also be ambitious. Roll call vote; the motion failed 2:6 with Mr. Hansen and Mr. Holmer voting aye and Ms. Bascom, Ms. Schue, Ms. Wooten, Mr. Rutan, Ms. Ehrman, and Mr. Miller voting nay. V. Parking Element The major change in the fourth paragraph of the Parking Element was suggested by Sacred Heart representatives, but Ms. Ehrman suggested a word change. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 19 e Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the recommendations of the Planning Commission and Ms. Ehrman to change the fourth paragraph in the Parking Element (Page 24 o.f the TransPlan) to: Each of these areas is expected to show an increase in employment and work trips. However, if the transit and alternative mode goals are achieved, the number of work trips made by auto will decrease from current levels because of the diversion of trips to other modes. However, as delivery of services changes in some businesses and as redevelopment occurs, the number of trips by auto could increase. Even if the community succeeds in attaining TransPlan's alternative mode goals, there is likely to be a need for new parking facilities in these areas. Refinement studies are appropriate to further define parking needs in areas such as these three. Roll call vote; the motion carried 7:1 with Ms. Wooten voting n~. Appendix B: Suggestions for Additional Studies Ms. Brody said the Planning Commission recommended qualifying the transit goal in several places in the TransPlan. e Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Mr. Rutan, to approve the recommendation of the Planning Commission to add the following sentence to the end of the discussion of the Transit and Alternative Modes Study (Page 31 of the TransPlan): The study may lead to a recommendation to reconsider the transit and alternative mode assumptions used in TransPlan. Roll call vote; the motion carried 6:2 with Mr. Holmer, Ms. Bascom, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Rutan, Ms. Ehrman, and Mr. Miller voting aye and Ms. Wooten and Ms. Schue voting nay. Ms. Brody said the council did not have to approve the Planning Commission recommendations concerning procedures for amending the plan and explaining technical terminology. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Ms. Wooten, to approve the recommendation of the Lane County Planning Commission to add a statement about a new study to increase the utilization of the Northwest Expressway to Appendix B (Page 31 of the TransPlan): Favoring the motion, Ms. Ehrman said the use of the Northwest Expressway should be encouraged, and Ms. Wooten said the reasons for using or not using the Northwest Expressway should be understood because they might apply to new projects. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 20 e e e Opposing the motion, Ms. Bascom said the use of the Northwest Expressway has been studied. Roll call vote: the motion carried 7:1 with Ms. Bascom voting n~. Introduction A. Addition to Relationship to Other Plans Section Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the following recommendation of the Lane County Roads Advisory Committee and add it to the end of the Relationship to Other Plans section (Page 1 of the TransPlan): Capital and maintenance needs for the entire County road system are funded through the County Road Fund. Priorities for the expenditure of these funds are set on a county-wide basis. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to tentatively adopt the TransPlan with the modifications made during the evening. Ms. Wooten said she would support the plan with reservations. She was concerned about the population projections because she thought they were erroneous, ambitious. and overstated. She said the update process and the statistical annual review of the TransPlan with citizen initiated amendments is essential. She also wondered how such a plan could be presented to the public when there is a $117 million deficit for the projects. She was worried about it and said the projects may be fantasies. Ms. Ehrman expressed concerns about the population projects, the transit goal, and the funding sources. She did not think the plan would ever be totally implemented, but she said it can be used and changed. Mr. Miller said the TransPlan is a planning document with viable goals. He said it will be refined in the CIP process when available revenues are considered. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 21 e e e Mr. Holmer shared Ms. Wooten's concern about the gap between revenues and needs. He thought the TransPlan should be more realistic, but he will support it because revenues are uncertain and the TransPlan indicates the council's hopes. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Obie adjourned the meeting at 9:45 p.m. Respectf~ ~SUbmi tted. /#,-Ji'-7 (~~ Micheal Gleason Ci ty Manager ..~ (Recorded by Betty Lou Rarick) 1945C MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1986 Page 22