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“The purchasing agent shall notify the City Council of the declaration of emergency, if <br />made, and the facts and circumstances surrounding the emergency execution of the con- <br />tract, as soon as possible, in light of the emergency circumstances.” <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman averred that her amendment would restore a provision that was in the original version. <br /> <br />Jeff Perry, Financial Operations Supervisor for the Central Services Department, stated that the provision in <br />the amendment would modify the existing code to include not only public improvements and emergency <br />contracts, but all emergency contracts. He said it would be an additional requirement. He noted that there <br />had been four such situations in the past 15 years. <br /> <br />Councilor Clark observed that the amendment did not seem to create a potential impact and asked Mr. Perry <br />if he shared this perception. Mr. Perry responded that it was just notification and he did not believe it would <br />create an additional impact. <br /> <br />Roll call vote; the motion to amend passed unanimously, 8:0. <br /> <br />Roll call vote; the motion, as amended, passed unanimously, 8:0. <br /> <br />4. ACTION: <br /> <br />An Ordinance Concerning Rental Housing Standards; Amending Section 8.425 of the Eugene <br />Code, 1971; and Repealing Section 5 of Ordinance No. 20239 <br /> <br />Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved that the City Council adopt <br />Council Bill 4978, an ordinance concerning rental housing standards. <br /> <br />Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved to amend the ordinance to in- <br />clude a sunset clause of 2011. <br /> <br />Councilor Solomon wanted the council to have at least one more sunset clause. She said it seemed that some <br />sort of advisory mechanism was going to be established to “tweak” the program into a more useful tool than <br />it had become. She believed that having a sunset clause would force the council back to the table to discuss <br />the program, the management and administration of the program in order to make sure it was going well, <br />and to talk about the accounting of the program. She averred that this would ensure the program was doing <br />what it was supposed to do, which was to serve as a tool for both landlords and tenants. <br /> <br />Councilor Clark said the original intent of the sunset clause in the Rental Housing Program was to ensure <br />the policy and its effect could be reviewed over time. He did not think anyone had anticipated the amount of <br />money the program had collected above what was necessary to administer the program. He felt this was an <br />unintended reality and the potential existed for more unintended situations. He supported inclusion of the <br />sunset clause. <br /> <br />Councilor Poling pointed out that one speaker had opposed the sunset clause but had said that all a sunset <br />clause would do would be to mandate that the program be revisited. He believed the council should mandate <br />a review and should set a timeline to ensure the council revisited the program. He felt three years would be <br />long enough. He added that he was somewhat perplexed about the conversation on mold. He shared the <br />concern expressed by others about who should take responsibility for the mold. He felt further discussion <br />was needed. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 27, 2008 Page 7 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br />