CC Minutes - 03/10/08 Public Hearing

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Councilor Zelenka related that he was impressed with Beam’s projects in the Portland area and was confident a Eugene project would be successful. Councilor Clark reiterated that his concern was with the financial viability of the project, not with Beam’s ability to rehabilitate the buildings. He noted that the Portland area developments were struggling financially because of changes in the marketplace. Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to adopt Resolution 1047 adopting a Sup- plemental Budget; making appropriations for the Urban Renewal Agency for the Fiscal Year begin- ning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 6:0. Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency and reconvened the meeting of the Eugene City Council. 5. ACTION: Senate Bill 111—Use of Deadly Physical Force Plan Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to adopt the Lane County Use of Deadly Physical Force Plan. Councilor Ortiz asked if the police union had taken a position on the plan. Police Chief Bob Lehner replied that the unions of affected agencies were represented during plan development. He could not speak for the union but he had not heard any negative feedback on the plan. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 6:0. 6. ACTION: An Ordinance Concerning Elections’ Procedures; Amending Sections 2.960, 2.964, 2.965, 2.966, 2.968, 2.970, 2.972, 2.973,k 2.977, 2.979, 2.980, 2.981, 2.933, 2.994, 2.996, 2.97, 2.1000 and 2.1990 of the Eugene Code, 1971; Adding Sections 2.961 and 2.975 to that Code; Amending Section 2.976 and Re-Numbering Section 2.976 to Section 2.974; Amending Section 2.990 and Re-Numbering Section 2.990 to Section 2.984; Amending Section 2.985 and Re-Numbering Section 2.985 to 2.986; Amending Section 2.986 and Re-Numbering Section 2.986 to 2.987; Amending Section 2.988 and Re- Numbering Section 2.988 to Section 2.989; Re-Numbering Section 2.984 to Section 2.985, Section 2.987 to 2.988; and Repealing Section 2.992 of that Code. Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to adopt Council Bill 4966, an ordinance concerning elections procedures. Councilor Bettman stated that she wanted the definition of elections expanded to include emergency elections and their application only to council-referred measures. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to amend subsections (1)(b), (2)(b) and (3) section 2.981 to allow the City Council to call an emergency election on a ballot measure only for council-referred measures, as follows: MINUTES—Eugene City Council March 10, 2008 Page 5 Public Hearing