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Ms. Taylor opined that the fact that only two neighbors were in attendance indicated people were <br />less concerned and less angry with regard to the process. She spoke to the financial component <br />and pointed out that property owners on side streets would not be contributing to the financial <br />aspect but would benefit. She revealed that some of those owners have expressed an interest in <br />contributing to the process. Ms. Taylor noted that some property owners may lose their houses if <br />they were required to pay an assessment fee. She urged staff to ascertain if there was an avenue <br />to allow contributions from side street owners and waive charges for property owners who cannot <br />afford the assessment fees. <br /> <br />In response to a question from Ms. Taylor, Ms. Gardner replied there were four at-large <br />representatives from the neighborhood on the committee, in addition to the 16 representatives <br />from affected streets. Ms. Taylor noted that some of those owners were feeling neglected by the <br />process. Ms. Gardner assured the council there would be ample opportunity to involve both <br />affected property owners and broader representatives of the neighborhood throughout the process. <br /> <br />Responding to Ms. Taylor’s concern with regard to assessment fees for low-income property <br />owners, Mr. Kelly commented that there was a potential for a low-income subsidy. <br /> <br />Ms. Solomon, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to direct the City <br />Manager to implement the Crest Drive Neighborhood Context <br />Sensitive Solutions Process in anticipation of a General Fund <br />appropriation of $240,000 in FY07. The motion passed <br />unanimously. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 7:02 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Dennis M. Taylor <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Joyce Ogden) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 8, 2006 Page 9 <br /> Work Session <br />