In Eugene the process is more important than the result!   I think it is time to schedule a bunch of public meetings so people can speak up and be heard.  I'd bet the City Council and Mayor want to proceed with this project rapidly, before the voters learn of all the budget cuts that are coming due to the increasing PERS funding costs.  After all, they are using reserve funds for this project but maybe they should wait to see how bad the PERS impacts are. There will be an uproar over the budgets of many entities after PERS cost impacts are revealed in the next 90-120 days.