Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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inconsistency with refinement plans. She opined doing refinement plans was a “waste of money” because they were not adhered to. She added the current language regarding opportunity siting had moved away from the original intent and would end up destroying neighborhoods. She asked for more information on transportation planning. Mr. Duncan thanked the City Council on behalf of the Planning Commission for its input on the work program. He asked that the City Council provide more input on the code amendment process, as this was an issue of high interest by the public. Mayor Piercy thanked the Planning Commission for the amazing amount of work it undertook. She thought taking time to further review the FY08 work program would produce a better product. She invited commissioners to send probing questions to the City Council. Ms. Gardner reviewed issues identified by the council for further discussion, including but not limited to HB 3337, refinement planning, code amendments, sequencing of projects, and clarification of resource allocation. Responding to a question from Ms. Bettman, Ms. Jones envisioned at least two work sessions, one to finalize and provide direction on the Planning Commission work program, and a second one to discuss broad, regional issues in preparation for the joint elected officials meeting in early 2008. Ms. Ortiz said she would support a joint elected officials meeting. Mr. Duncan asked staff to schedule a Planning Commission work session to debrief today’s meeting. Mr. Duncan adjourned the Planning Commission at 1:25 p.m. Mayor Piercy adjourned the City Council at 1:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Angel Jones City Manager pro tem (Recorded by Linda Henry) MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 24, 2007 Page 8 Work Session