Item 4A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Ms. Ortiz said she had also attended the Business Expo. She said the members of the Whiteaker Business Summit had been there and it was ready to go to work and members wanted to know what they could and could not do. Ms. Ortiz said she attended the Western Women’s Conference and had followed the Latino strand, in which more than 50 Latino, Spanish speaking women met concurrently. She said the meeting was amazing, and she commended the community advocates who spearheaded the effort, Carmen Urbina, Gualalupe Quinn, and Francisca Johnson. Ms. Solomon arrived. Ms. Ortiz announced that the Department of Environmental Quality would talk more about railroad yard pollution on November 1 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Ms. Ortiz welcomed new Councilor Coordinator Margaret Harter. Mayor Piercy also extended her condolences to the family of Ms. Lahr. Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to authorize the expenditure of $1,000 to pro- vide general assistance for the symposium on “Bringing Human Rights Home,” a confer- ence to explore ways city government can improve and be more proactive in addressing human rights matters. The source of funds requested is to be the general fund contingency account. Mr. Clark said the symposium, which was scheduled for November 9, had been fully developed after the budget was finalized. The cost represented the City’s portion of the event. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. B. WORK SESSION: ACQUISITION OF BEVERLY/GREEN PROPERTIES City Manager pro tem Angel Jones deferred to City Attorney Glenn Klein. Mr. Klein referred the council to the Agenda Item Summary (AIS) and reviewed its contents. The AIS provided an overview of the appraisal process. He anticipated the council would be able to act on the acquisition after the geotechnical drilling on the properties occurred; the council vote was scheduled for December 10, 2007. Mr. Klein said the length of time that the appraisal took would depend on how long it took to secure the information that was now lacking, such as how much density the properties could contain. Mayor Piercy solicited council comments and questions. Ms. Bettman did not think the council had used the term “density” in its motion. Mr. Klein said that the council used development intensity at low, medium, and high levels. Ms. Bettman said that when the council gave that direction, it had not been pursuing such a specific property appraisal. She asked if it was necessary to have a range if the City was going to have a definitive appraisal. Mr. Klein interpreted the council’s direction as requesting the value range with the appraiser’s opinion of what the value of the property actually was. The appraiser had to establish the density on the property to do so. He said the council did not legally need that information, but it might want to have it. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 22, 2007 Page 3 Work Session