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Council Discussion: <br />• Councilor Semple - spoke about the work of the McKenzie Watershed Council; <br />shared the City website was going through a redesign and invited people to <br />complete an online survey to give their input on what they would like to see; <br />expressed her intent to bring a work session poll to council to discuss the recent <br />report on the unhoused and its recommendations; noted she was already circulating <br />a work session poll to add housing status as a protected class; expressed interest in <br />meeting with people about STRs. <br />• Councilor Syrett - voiced concern about the process used by the ad -hoc advisory <br />committee on STRs, which she had intended through her motion to be comprised of <br />STR hosts and owners, and not include impacted neighbors or hotel lobbyists in its <br />membership; explained that the City could not require developers to build <br />affordable housing unless they did so as part of a tax incentive program; expressed <br />support of residents calling for traffic calming along Jefferson Street. <br />• Councilor Zelenka - shared information about the City's commitment to Vision Zero <br />and his support for traffic calming, noting he would like to consider putting more <br />funding toward the effort; thought registration, license and accountability <br />mechanisms would prevent some of the problems the community was experiencing <br />with STRs. <br />• Councilor Clark - agreed with Councilor Syrett regarding the intent of the motion to <br />form an ad -hoc committee and thought the committee focus should be on any <br />unintended consequences of the draft code on the STR owners. <br />2. PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance Extending the Term of Ordinance No. 20170 <br />Granting to Northwest Natural Gas Company, a Corporation, a Twenty -Year Non - <br />Exclusive Right and Franchise to Lay, Maintain and Operate Facilities in the Public <br />Way Within the City of Eugene, Oregon; and Providing for the Payment of <br />Compensation to the City <br />City Manager Pro-Tem Sarah Medary introduced the public hearing. <br />1. Jim Neu - encouraged council to take steps to phase out the use of natural gas in the <br />city in order to reach its emissions goals. <br />2. Patricia Hine - urged council that any extension should result in an agreement to <br />reduce natural gas emissions. <br />3. Linda Perrine - expressed frustration with the extension and council's lack of <br />meaningful action to reduce greenhouse emissions. <br />4. Tiffany Edwards - relayed the Eugene Chamber of Commerce's support for the <br />franchise agreement extension so long as the parties involved were negotiating in <br />good faith. <br />S. Linda Heyl - said steep reductions in natural gas were needed for the City to meet <br />its climate goals; asked council to explore specific ways to reduce natural gas usage. <br />MINUTES - Eugene City Council March 9, 2020 Page 3 <br />Meeting <br />