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- ( - - M I NUT E S e Eugene City Council Council Chamber, City Hall October 20, 1982 11: 45 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: John Ball, D.W. Hamel, Mark Lindberg, Gretchen Miller, Brian Obie, Emily Schue, Betty Smith, Cynthia Wooten. Adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Gus Keller. I. ITEMS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL, APPOINTMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS A. Communication with Applicant to Community Development Committee Councilor Lindberg referred to a letter received by councilors from an applicant for a position on the Community Development Committee (CDC), recounting communica- tion problems she had encountered with the staff of the Department of Housing and Community Conservation (HCC). ,Mr. Lindberg said it appeared there had been some oversights on the part of HCC staff. He asked the City Manager to direct the HCC staff to get in touch with this individual and address her concerns. e Councilor Schue agreed that there appeared to have been a communication problem and said she had discussed the matter with John Porter, the Interim Director of the HCC Department. Councilor Miller said she believed that staff had made a correct interpretation that a person who was not a resident of the City could not serve on the CDC, but she felt there was a need for better communication. B. Assessment Hearing Panel Meetings Councilor Obie said that the Assessment Hearing Panel had met on October 18, 1982, and would meet to continue that hearing on October 25 at 7 p.m. He noted that this meeting would follow the Financial Planning Committee meeting at 5 p.m. and precede the regular council meeting at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Obie said that he would be unable to attend the November 18, 1982, Assessment Hearing Panel meeting, and asked, since there were a number of carryover items from the earlier hearing, whether that meeting could be rescheduled so that he could participate. Mr. Obie said that at the October 18 hearing the issue of benefits related to developed streets, especially with respect to double-frontage lots, was frequently raised. He said that the council needed to consider this matter at a future meeting. Councilor Smith said that the council had previously requested information from staff on alternative methods of handling the Hearing Panel process. She asked when this information might be available. Assistant Public Works Director Don Gilman responded that the City Attorney's Office was working to determine how much authority for assessments the council could delegate. Mr. Gilman felt that the information would be ready for presentation to the council by December. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 20, 1982 Page 1