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MINUTES Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 February 10, 2014 7:30 PM CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Harris Hall Mayor Piercy convened the February 10, 2014 City Council meeting. 1. PUBLIC FORUM - 26 people signed up to speak 1. Leonard Epstein - Urged Council to preserve Amazon Headwaters & restore LRAPA funding. 2. David Saul - Urged Council to protect the Amazon Headwaters. 3. Julia Olson - Expressed concerns about climate Change; asked Council to pass ordinance. 4. Robin Cassidy -Duran - February 16 -22 is national stenographer /court reporter week. 5. Emily Heilbrun - Urged Council to please purchase Amazon Headwaters land. 6. Marli Miller - Noted the value of Amazon Headwaters; environmental area, education, etc. 7. John Koenig - Urged Council to please purchase and preserve Amazon Headwaters land. 8. Ethen Perkins - Urged Council to please purchase and preserve Amazon Headwaters land. 9. Tyson Stuber - Represented the Carpenters Union; expressed concerns about Capstone work. 10. Heather Sielicki - Urged Council to purchase and preserve the Amazon Headwaters land. 11. Debra McGee - Represented Occupy Interfaith; urged housing first model like Utah has. 12. Judy Berg - Urged Council to please purchase and preserve Amazon Headwaters land. 13. Melanie Letalik - Urged Council to please purchase and preserve Amazon Headwaters land. 14. Jennifer Yeh - RE: 955 Coburg Rd: a tentative agreement was reached. 15. Sue Prichard - RE: Single Family Code amendments; please preserve neighborhoods. 16. Sue Wolling - Expressed climate change concerns; she asked us to consider options. 17. Carolyn Jacobs - R1 code amendments need more attention. 18. Dean Hale - Expressed concerns about the Public Hearing process; asked for review. 19. Drix - He's happy to live in Eugene; offered ideas for Eugene Oregon bumper stickers. 20. Emily Fox - Researched Goal 5 requirements related to environmental areas /protection. 21. Dennis Hebert - He's happy the City voted to purchase Civic Stadium. 22. Aaron Noteboom - He represents Amber Benson and supports the negotiations underway. 23. Charlie Tebbutt - Urged Council to purchase and preserve the Amazon Headwaters land. 24. Sharon Blick - Urged Council to purchase and preserve the Amazon Headwaters land. 25. Bill Aspegren - He expressed concerns about the proposed R1 Code Amendments. 26. Michael Gannon - Urged Council to purchase and preserve the Amazon Headwaters land. MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Clark moved that we schedule the work session on Initiating the Process to Amend Metro Plan Diagram for 955 Coburg Rd. no later than April 9, 2014. PASSED; 8:0. Councilor Evans requested more information about the Capstone Project violations. The City Manager indicated staff could provide some information about the types of violations and what is being done to address them. The City Manager also noted that other agencies such as BOLI and OSHA are also looking into allegations, concerns and complaints. MINUTES — Eugene City Council February 10, 2014 Page 1 Meeting