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Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, moved to adopt Council Bill 4887, an ordi- nance concerning real property compensation. Mr. Klein reviewed newly proposed text regarding the hiring of an appraiser. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Kelly, moved to adopt the text reviewed by Mr. Klein. Ms. Bettman believed that as a matter of due diligence, it was important to have an independent property appraisal to protect the taxpayers' interests. Ms. Solomon arrived. Mr. Pap6 suggested that "conflict of interest" could be defined as being pursuant to the statutes. Mr. Klein indicated that would not be sufficient because the conflict of interest statutes did not apply to the property owner. Mr. Pap6 wanted to apply those rules. Mr. Klein said that could be done, but he recommended the council adopt the language before it and consider the suggestion when revisions were made to the ordinance in the future. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Mr. Klein reviewed the next possible change, Section (4)(2) related to notice, providing three options: When an application was received, the City could: 1) post on the Web site, as-is; 2) post on the Web site, and require City Manager Taylor to e-mail the same information contained on the Web site to neighbor- hood groups; or 3) physically mail information about the claim to owners and occupants within 300 feet of the property and to neighborhood groups and organizations. Mr. Klein noted existing notice provisions did not address what happened when an application was merely received and suggested that such a notice could raise questions at a time when the City had no answers, costing a great deal. Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Pap6, moved to adopt Option 2. Mr. Kelly said he supported the option because of the negligible cost and because it gave the neighbor- hood organizations a "heads up" at little cost. Ms. Bettman agreed with Mr. Kelly. She believed the situation was different from a land use application as land use applications had associated criteria and an end date for a decision. She requested a friendly amendment that included notice to community organizations outside the boundaries of the area officially recognized by the City Council or those who apply to be on the interested parties list. Mr. Kelly preferred not to include the friendly amendment in the ordinance as he believed the City's Web site design would make it easy for someone to add themselves to the City's interested parties list. City Manager Taylor indicated that was something staff could do in addition to what was required through the ordinance. Ms. Bettman felt it was important to flag her suggestion for the future when further revisions to the ordinance were made. Ms. Nathanson was not entirely comfortable with the option because the claim in question would not yet have been ruled valid. Mr. Klein concurred. The notice would merely be notice of the claim and claim MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 24, 2004 Page 2 Work Session