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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Work Session <br /> McNutt Room, City Hall <br /> <br /> June 11, 2001 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, David Kelly, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, Par <br /> Fart, Bonny Bettman, Gary Pap~, Gary Rayor. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br /> <br />In the absence of Mayor James D. Torrey, Council President Betty Taylor called the meeting to <br />order. <br /> <br />A. Items from Mayor, Council, and City Manager <br /> <br />Mr. Fart said that the council took a vote at its last meeting regarding a tax on surface parking, and he had <br />suggested at that time he would vote on the prevailing side to be able to raise the issue again. He indicated he <br />had decided to let the matter drop for the time being so the discussion could happen. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly reported that St. Vincent dePaul failed to get the State credits it requested the previous year for a <br />mid-rise low-income housing development it planned to build at 11th Avenue and Oak Street. The agency <br />intended to make the request again this year. He said staff recommended that the council send a letter <br />supporting the tax credits to the State, and asked the council to sign the letter, which he then circulated. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson arrived at the meeting. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly provided an update on the Chase nodal development area, saying that following a public session <br />held the previous week with the neighbors, he was worried about the direction planning for the node was <br />going. He said the current property owner was seeking a lower floor area ratio for the commercial <br />development, which would result in what he termed "another suburban strip mall." He said the Planning <br />Commission would discuss the issue the next day, and encouraged councilors to attend that meeting. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said she was told by a person from Spokane, Washington, that Spokane had no garbage dumps at <br />all and that it recycled everything. She asked staff to research what Spokane was doing. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor expressed a desire to discuss the three-dog limit and possible exceptions to the code. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor proposed the council send its regrets about the death of the king of Nepal to the sister city of <br />Kathmandu. There was general concurrence. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 11, 2001 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />