CC Minutes - 10/20/08 Public Hearing

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Randall McGowen , View Lane, Eugene, endorsed the majority of his neighbors’ comments. He was a regular cyclist on neighborhood streets and said collector designation would adversely impact users, particularly bicyclists. He said the streets should remain local and drivers should be encouraged to respect cyclists. He asked the council to respect the interests, ecology and culture of the neighborhood. Mayor Piercy closed the public hearing and invited comments from councilors. Councilor Taylor thanked those who spoke. She questioned why the council had been presented with two ordinances. City Engineer Mark Schoening explained that the council’s motion on April 14, 2008, had directed staff to return with a motion that classified all of the streets in the Crest Drive area as local streets. He said the second ordinance, following the street rating and classification system used for the entire City, classified portions of Crest Drive, Friendly Street and Storey Boulevard as neighborhood collectors and the remainder of the streets as local streets. He said that represented the staff’s professional and technical expertise based on classifications elsewhere throughout the city. Councilor Poling thanked staff for presenting both sides of the issue as part of the decision-making process. He said whether or not the council agreed with the staff recommendation, at least their decision would be informed by seeing both sides of the question. Councilor Clark also thanked those who spoke. He felt that given the information presented he needed to support the City’s commitment to the neighborhood in the context-sensitive design process. Mayor Piercy expressed her appreciation to those who testified for speaking with reason and respect for differences of opinion. 2. WORK SESSION Police Auditor Recruitment Process Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to approve the police auditor position description included in the packet. Alana Holmes, Human Resources, said the purpose of the work session was to review, and if necessary, revise the description. She said that Eric Middleton, a recruiter, felt that some parts of the job description could cause redundancies in the recruitment brochure and he was available by phone to discuss that. She distributed copies of Mr. Middleton’s recommended changes. Councilor Bettman asked for clarification of the recommended changes. Ms. Holmes explained that the sections highlighted in green were recommended for deletion from the job description within the brochure because they were redundant to the Ideal Candidate section already approved by the council. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to amend the job descrip- tion under the section Description from “receiving complaints” to “receiving and classifying complaints.” The motion passed, 8:0. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to amend the job descrip- tion under the section Supervision Received and Exercised to reflect language in the ordinance to read “Exercises exclusive authority to hire, supervise, and to make all MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 20, 2008 Page 3 Public Hearing