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<br /> e MINUTES <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Council Chamber--City Hall <br /> September 12, 1988 <br /> 7:30 p,m. <br /> COUNCILORS PRESENT: Cynthia Wooten, Ruth Bascom, Robert Bennett, Debra Ehrman, <br /> Freeman Holmer, Jeff Miller, Roger Rutan, Emily Schue. <br /> The regular meeting of the Eugene City Council was called to order by His <br /> Honor Mayor Brian B. Obie. <br /> I. PUBLIC FORUM <br /> Mayor Obie welcomed those attending the meeting and said the council has a <br /> mandatory adjournment time of 10:30 p.m. unless extended by majority vote of <br /> the council. Mayor Obie said the public forum is an opportunity for people <br /> to express opinions and provide information to the council about issues that <br /> are not scheduled for council consideration. He said the council will not <br /> respond immediately to the concerns expressed in the public forum. <br /> e June Ketel, 3606 Hawthorne, spoke regarding an elderly couple being evicted <br /> from their motor home located on the rear of their son1s property. She asked <br /> for special consideration in enforcement of the ordinance restricting lots of <br /> this size to single-family dwellings. She also was attempting to draw <br /> attention to the problem of homelessness which she said was increasing <br /> dramatically. <br /> Mayor Obie directed staff to investigate the situation and report back to the <br /> council . Ms. Ehrman recalled that the same or a similar situation had come <br /> before the council during a previous public forum. Ms. Brody said the <br /> Planning Commission had directed Planning staff to proceed in the development <br /> of a provision that would apply in this case. She said that provision would <br /> come before the commission and council for a public hearing later this fall. <br /> II. PUBLIC HEARING: ORDINANCE CONCERNING HISTORIC PRESERVATION <br /> (CA 87-1) <br /> City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item. Jerry Jacobson of the <br /> Planning Department gave the staff report. He described the draft historic <br /> preservation ordinance as a more comprehensive approach to historic <br /> preservation management for Eugene. He said the changes are consistent with <br /> State and Federal standards for regulation of historic landmarks. The draft <br /> before the council was the result of nearly two years of research, debate, <br /> e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 12, 1988 Page 1 <br /> . <br />