Item 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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ATTACHMENT B M I N U T E S Eugene City Council McNutt Room – City Hall 777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon October 10, 2007 Noon COUNCILORS PRESENT: Andrea Ortiz, Chris Pryor, Betty Taylor, Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Mike Clark, Alan Zelenka. ABSENT: Jennifer Solomon. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. A. WORK SESSION: Minor Code Amendments Assistant City Manager Scott Luell introduced Principal Planner Steve Nystrom to present the minor code amendments. Mr. Nystrom presented an overview of the progress made to-date on amending the Land Use Code to address a variety of issues. He said Phase I, focusing on clarifying ambiguous or conflicting language, was completed a year ago; Phase II began in early 2007 and focused on improving the Land Use Code. He said a consultant was hired as project manager for Phase II and extensive community outreach was conducted to solicit suggestions from the public for amendments. He said over 220 amendments were suggested and the staff, consultants, and Planning Commission began the process of working with the public to determine which were priorities. Mr. Nystrom said the Planning Commission eventually selected a working list of 20 amendments that were representative of community priorities and the purpose of the work session was to share that information and receive feedback from the council on the process before proceeding with the next steps. Mr. Nystrom briefly reviewed the Planning Commission's list of amendments, noting that the list described an amendment, assigned a level of complexity, identified the source of the suggestion, and provided explanatory comments. He said a white paper would be developed on each amendment before beginning the formal hearing process before the Planning Commission and the City Council and final approval by the council. Mayor Piercy expressed her appreciation for organization of the material. She said the Neighborhood Leaders Council (NLC) indicated the issues they raised were well-represented on the list. Mr. Clark thanked staff for the thorough work. He noted that suggested amendments 204, 206, and 209 all related to stormwater issues and asked why only 206 and 209 were selected for white paper development while 204 remained a low priority. Mr. Nystrom said that 204 represented a much more complex issue that would far exceed the limited scope of the minor amendment process. He said 204 would remain on the full list of amendments for future consideration. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 10, 2007 Page 1 Work Session