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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Special Meeting <br /> Council Chamber--City Hall <br /> <br /> March 31, 2004 <br /> Noon <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Scott Meisner, David Kelly, Betty <br /> Taylor, Gary Papd, Jennifer Solomon. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Nancy Nathanson. <br /> <br />His Honor Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br />A. HEARING AND ACTION: Appeal of Ballot Title for the Referendum on Ordinance Amending <br /> Riverfront Urban Renewal District Plan <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey asked City Manager Dennis Taylor to speak to the appeal of the ballot title for the referen- <br />dum. <br /> <br />Mr. Taylor asked City Attorney Jerry Lidz to explain the nature of the hearing. <br /> <br />Mr. Lidz stated that, pursuant to Eugene Code Section 2.977, the City Attorney's Office drafted a ballot <br />title for the referendum on an ordinance amending the Riverfront Urban Renewal District Plan. Within five <br />days after it was delivered to the City Recorder's Office, Paul Nicholson filed an appeal of the ballot title. <br />He explained that, under the code, the City Council must hold a hearing within ten days to consider the <br />appeal. He instructed the council to listen to a statement from Mr. Nicholson at the present hearing and <br />consider whether or not the ballot title submitted by the City Attorney's office was satisfactory. If it was not <br />satisfactory, the council's charge was to produce a neutral description of the ordinance. He underscored that <br />the charge was not to craft policy. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey said Councilor Nathanson was unable to attend the public hearing because of a family <br />emergency and another councilor had indicated she could only attend until 12:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey invited Mr. Nicholson to present his appeal. <br /> <br />Mr. Nicholson stated that he when he made the appeal he did not have the requirements. Subsequent to <br />receiving the requirements, he submitted two versions of his proposals for changes in the ballot title on <br />March 29. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey determined that all members of the council did not have copies of the revised versions of the <br />appeal. Staff was dispatched to make copies. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 31, 2004 Page 1 <br /> Special Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />