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Mr. Zelenka said a hearing on the appeal of the planning director’s decision that the University of Oregon <br />basketball arena did not require a conditional use permit was held on May 7 before the hearings official. <br /> <br />He supported the neighborhood’s appeal, but was also working with the University to find ways to mitigate <br />th <br />neighborhood concerns. He said the developer of the housing project at 19 Avenue and Alder Street had <br />been meeting with the neighborhood to resolve problems and had agreed to construct a building more in <br />scale with the neighborhood and provide one parking space per living unit. <br /> <br />Mr. Ruiz announced that it was Police Officer Memorial Week and May 15 was National Public Works <br />Day. He said a work session on assessments was scheduled for June 23. He would hold his first community <br />listening forum on May 15 and there would be a work session on Beam development on May 14, with a <br />public hearing scheduled on May 19. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark, seconded by Ms. Solomon, moved to direct the city manager to work <br />with McKenzie-Willamette Hospital to determine ways in which the City could as- <br />sist in the development of a hospital on a site of McKenzie-Willamette’s choosing. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark said he was concerned with comments from McKenzie-Willamette’s spokesperson in a recent <br />newspaper article that indicated the hospital did not feel it had the level of support it needed from the City of <br />Eugene. He said the Riverfront Research Park site was steadily becoming less feasible and he wanted to <br />make a clear and unambiguous statement that the council was directing staff to give strong support to <br />helping McKenzie-Willamette site a hospital in Eugene. He said an important aspect of locating the hospital <br />in Eugene was the impact its property taxes could have on the City’s road maintenance deficit. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka understood there were numerous discussions in progress about various sites and his concern <br />was that the council would be weighing in at an inappropriate time. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to table the motion. The vote on the <br />motion was a 4:4 tie; Ms. Taylor, Ms. Bettman, Ms. Ortiz and Mr. Zelenka voting <br />yes, and Ms. Solomon, Mr. Poling, Mr. Pryor and Mr. Clark voting no. The mayor <br />cast a vote in support of the motion and it passed on a final vote of 5:4. <br /> <br />Ms. Solomon stated she had concerns about the Amazon headwaters issue and the recent resignation of the <br />chair of the acquisition committee provided an opportunity for the council to pause and submit the question <br />to the voters for approval. She felt the acquisition of headwaters properties was becoming an increasingly <br />contentious issue, particularly since the City’s grant application to the Oregon Watershed Enhancement <br />Board (OWEB) had been declined and the City would need to find an additional $1.9 million to fund the <br />purchase. She said people were concerned because the acquisition had “jumped the queue” ahead of other <br />projects that were in the last two parks bonds and she preferred to let the voters decide if the properties had <br />priority. She was viewing all expenditures at this time through the lens of transportation funding; the voters <br />would be asked to help the City solve its transportation backlog and it was important to establish the <br />council’s credibility. <br /> <br />Ms. Solomon, seconded by Mr. Clark, moved to direct staff to prepare for the No- <br />vember 2008 election a ballot measure to determine the voters’ support for the <br />City’s purchase of the Green and Beverly properties. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark hoped the motion would not be tabled as the people of Eugene deserved the chance to hear the <br />council’s position on these issues prior to an election. He agreed it was important to work to preserve the <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 12, 2008 Page 2 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />
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