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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Work Session <br /> McNutt Room--Eugene City Hall <br /> <br /> November 22, 2004 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, David <br /> Kelly, Betty Taylor, Gary Pap~, Jennifer Solomon. <br /> <br />Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br />A. ITEMS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />Mr. Poling congratulated the City of Springfield on being chosen as the location of Royal Caribbean Cruise <br />Lines' new call center and acknowledged the efforts of Eugene officials and City staff whose work on the <br />project also contributed to the successful outcome. He expressed his appreciation to outgoing councilors <br />Nathanson and Meisner for their assistance to him over the past two years and thanked outgoing Mayor <br />Torrey for his help and guidance, as well as his many contributions to the community. He wished them all <br />well in their future endeavors. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap6 reported that he had recently attended the United States Green Building Council's annual <br />conference in Portland and encouraged councilors to participate in the next conference in Atlanta, Georgia. <br />He described some of the workshops that related to development appropriate to LEED (Leadership in <br />Energy and Environmental Design) standards and said the LEED program would be expanded beyond <br />buildings to encompass certifications of parks, subdivisions, and communities. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor requested copies of any information, particularly about land use issues or projects, that was <br />distributed to neighborhood associations and leaders in her ward. She expressed concern that context- <br />sensitive design for streets such as Crest Drive and Storey Boulevard would be done by administrative order <br />and the council would not be involved. She requested that those actions come before the council. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly said that the Arterial/Collector Street Plan allowed future revisions to design standards to be done <br />administratively. He said that given the level of public interest and input on that topic it would be useful to <br />bring it to the council for discussion, even if ultimately it was adopted administratively. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner requested a memorandum from staff on the status of the Oregon Research Institute (ORI) <br />project and when the City could expect to recover its investment. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap6 said he would submit questions on the ORI project that he wanted answered in the staff memoran- <br />dum. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey related that he attended an event to benefit the arts at the Fifth Street Public Market during <br />which he was asked why the City did not change the name of 5th Avenue to 5th Street and 8th Avenue to 8th <br />Street. He asked City Manager Dennis Taylor to research the implications of calling the streets 5th Street <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 22, 2004 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />