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MINUTES Eugene City Council McNutt Room — Eugene City Hall 777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon December 15, 2010 Noon COUNCILORS PRESENT: Mike Clark, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Solomon, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Chris Pryor, Alan Zelenka, George Brown. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the December 15, 2010, work session of the Eugene City Council to order. She recognized that the meeting was Ms. Solomon's last as a Eugene City Councilor and on behalf of the council thanked her for her time and service. Those present applauded Ms. Solomon. A. ACTION: An Ordinance Concerning Assessments for Street Improvements City Attorney Glenn Klein reviewed an amendment to a motion tabled by the City Council on December 13 related to the street improvement assessment ordinance. Mr. Clark, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to adopt Council Bill 5038 concerning assessments for street improvements included as Ordinance Version C; including also the amendment shown in Attachment D. Mr. Zelenka.• I move to amend the motion to replace subsection (1) of section 7.193 with the following: The improvement assistance and subsidy programs are available to property owners meeting certain age and income level qualifications. The assessment payment deferral provided in this section is available to all parcels with an owner- occupied single family dwelling or an owner- occupied duplex dwelling assessed for street improvements. After funds have been dis- tributed to all eligible property owners participating in the improvement assistance and sub- sidy programs, parcels with an owner- occupied single family dwelling or an owner- occupied duplex dwelling assessed for street improvements may elect to defer payment of the assess- ment until sale or transfer of the parcel. Authorization to defer payment of all or part of the assessment until sale or transfer of the parcel will depend on the availability of funds at the time council adopts the assessment ordinance. Deferring payment of all of the assessment un- til sale or transfer of the property is authorized only if the City has sufficient funds to ensure the City and affected property owners will incur no initial costs for the construction of the lo- cal improvements. If, after funds are distributed under the improvement assistance and sub- sidy programs, there are insufficient funds to accommodate all property owners requesting to defer assessment payment pursuant to this section, the funds will be distributed among the el- igible property owners on a pro rata share. The portion of the assessment not eligible for de- ferral shall be paid in accordance with section 7.190 of this code. MINUTES— Eugene City Council December 15, 2010 Page 1 Work Session