Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Mr. Poling had three questions that staff could respond to in memorandum form prior to the public hearing. Referring to the 70 percent of developments built without MUPTE cited by Mr. Zelenka, Mr. Poling asked how many projects had been applied for and denied, but built anyway? Of the 30 percent that were built with MUPTE, how many would not have been built without MUPTE? How many applications were submitted, turned down and nothing was built? Mr. Clark asked of those that were turned down, how were the plans substantively altered in terms of what was actually built before being built without MUPTE? Ms. Bettman asked for clarification in memorandum form prior to the public hearing on whether construction of five units during rehabilitation was above and beyond existing units, or the units most recently torn down. Ms. Taylor said she would vote for the amendment but would not vote for any expansion beyond the pre-2004 boundary. Mayor Piercy called for a vote on the amendment. The vote on the amendment passed 5:4, Councilors Bettman, Taylor, Ze- lenka, and Ortiz and Mayor Piercy voting in favor; Councilors Clark, Poling, Pryor and Solomon voting in opposition. Ms. Ortiz left at 1:15 p.m. Responding to a question from Ms. Bettman, Mr. Weinman said the City did not monitor MUPTE documentation after the fact. She asked that the information be provided prior to the public hearing. The amended motion passed 6:1, with Councilors Pryor, Clark, Poling, Taylor, Bettman, and Zelenka voting in favor, and Councilor Solomon voting in opposition. C. WORK SESSION: FIREWORKS REGULATIONS Deputy Chief Joe Zaludek, Fire and Prevention Section, provided the staff report. He reviewed the background of the issue, noting no formal action had been taken by the council on previous correspondence from Fire and EMS staff. The deadline for submitting retail sales permit applications to the State Fire Marshal’s Office for the current retail period scheduled run from June 23 through July 7, 2008, was April 15. Permitted retailers were currently well into their purchases for fireworks inventory and other preparations for this season. The Eugene 2008 Olympic Track and Field Trials were scheduled for June 27 through July 6. There was a staffing conflict due to the extraordinary requirements for all area public safety agencies for the trials, which meant there were not sufficient Fire or Police resources available to sustain a concerted enforcement program for the 2008 Fourth of July fireworks season. Additionally, the River Road patchwork of jurisdictions would create an enforcement and political challenge with neighbors being subject to conflicting regulations for the same activity, and currently there was no interest in fireworks ordinance changes on the part of Springfield. MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 27, 2008 Page 10 Work Session