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--- --------~ e M I NUT E S Eugene City Council McNutt Room--City Hall September 30, 1992 11:30 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Shawn Boles, Ruth Bascom, Roger Rutan, Debra Ehrman, Bobby Green {12:30 p.m.}, Paul Nicholson, Kaye Robinette. ABSENT: Randy MacDonald. The adjourned meeting of the Eugene City Council was called to order by His Honor Mayor Jeff Miller. I. ITEMS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND CITY MANAGER A. Lolliooos Club Ms. Ehrman referred to the number of letters the council had received regard- ing the opening of Lollipops, and suggested that the council respond to the public's concerns with a letter to the editor of The ReQister-Guard. The council agreed to her suggestion. e B. Contaminated Soil Mr. Boles discussed a situation in his ward in which gasoline-contaminated soil was moved to a vacant lot in a residential neighborhood for aeration. Mr. Boles asked the council for authorization for staff to prepare an analysis for the use of contingency funds to address the costs of removing the soil. Mr. Miller questioned whether the use of contingency funds for the soil removal would create a precedent. Mr. Boles said that changes to the permit- ting process and City ordinances would avoid the situation in the future as well as the need to expend public funds. Responding to a question from Mr. Robinette, Mr. Gleason said that the City is receiving complaints about similar situations throughout the community. He said that the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has a gasoline tank remova 1 program called II LUST" (Leaky Underground Storage Tank). The program permits the aeration of contaminated soil in the open, a process that takes about two years. Mr. Boles said that public complaints occur when soil aeration occurs near residential areas. e MINUTES--City Council Work Session September 30, 1992 Page 1 11 :30 a.m.