Item 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Councilor Poling did not wish to de-emphasize the importance of public input at the forums. He believed it was important to hear from the public. He said there were other ways, with modern technology, for people to be heard. He still preferred a 45-minute limit. Regarding a possible third meeting, he pointed out that some of the public hearings were time-sensitive and some of them did not elicit any testimony. He did not believe that scheduling a meeting for public hearings only was the wisest use of council time. Councilor Solomon said she would like to retain the option to reduce speaking time in order to accommo- date more people. She was uncertain as to whether the council reached a conclusion on this. She commented that it may become necessary to vote at process sessions in order to have a clearer idea of what conclusions were reached. City Manager Taylor recalled hearing a strong sentiment at the process session that the council not limit testimony to less than three minutes. Councilor Kelly remembered majority council support, though not through a formal vote, for maintaining the three-minute time limit. Councilor Papé commented that this was the balance. He thought it was wise to adjourn the meetings at 10 p.m. because weary councilors were not at their best to extrapolate information and make decisions. He preferred having an additional meeting as opposed to staying beyond 10 p.m. Councilor Pryor wished to delineate between the Public Forum and public hearings. He believed the forum was a privilege and not a right; he opposed letting an entire meeting be taken up by the forum. He suggested that the council take a list of names on a first-come, first-serve basis and then, at 60 minutes, close the forum. Roll call vote; the motion to amend the Council Operating Agreements to limit the Public Forum to 45 minutes instead of 60 minutes failed, 5:3; councilors Solomon, Poling, and Papé voting in favor. Councilor Bettman supported voting at process sessions. As for keeping the Public Forum to an hour, she asked if the City Council was willing to cut off the list at 20 speakers. She did not want people to wait to speak and then find out they could not. Roll call vote; the motion to approve Consent Calendar Item F, adoption of Resolution 4872 amending Eugene City Council Operating Agreements and repealing Resolution 4828 passed, 7:1; Councilor Poling voting in opposition. 3. PUBLIC HEARING: Judicial Evaluation City Manager Taylor noted that this item had been discussed in a work session. He noted that the public hearing was a legal requirement. Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing. Seeing that no one wished to speak to the item, she closed the public hearing. 4. PUBLIC HEARING: MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 22, 2006 Page 8 Regular Meeting