CC Minutes - 05/22/06 Work Session

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Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Kelly, moved to amend Option 1 as reflected in Attachment A by deleting the words “citizen-initiated” and “site-specific” and providing a triggering mechanism for nonsite-specific zone changes or Metro Plan or refinement plan changes of designation. Ms. Bettman explained that currently the option was site-specific and the issue of the UGB was a nonsite- specific matter. She said if there was a triggering mechanism for those nonsite-specific changes, then a property owner who did not want to take advantage of a new designation did not have to pay the recovery fee until the property was sold or the use was changed. She said deleting citizen-initiated eliminated confusion about the all-inclusive nature of the option. Mr. Kelly asked how site-specific was interpreted and whether it applied to particular parcels of land. Mr. Klein said he understood Ms. Bettman’s intent was for the option to cover not only quasi-judicial actions but also certain legislative actions and where those legislative actions, which could affect a number of parcels, were not requested by the property owner the tax would only be triggered when the owner took advantage of the change or the property was sold. Mr. Kelly indicated he would support the amendment. Mr. Pryor stated that the deletion of words proposed by Ms. Bettman transformed the option into double dip taxation and he could not support it. The vote on the motion to amend Option 1 was a 4:4 tie; Ms. Bettman, Ms. Taylor, Mr. Kelly, and Ms. Ortiz voting in support, and Mr. Papé, Mr. Poling, Mr. Pryor, and Ms. Solomon voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy cast a vote in support of the motion and it passed on a final vote of 5:4. The vote on the main motion as amended was a 4:4 tie; Ms. Bettman, Ms. Taylor, Mr. Kelly, and Ms. Ortiz voting in support, and Mr. Papé, Mr. Poling, Mr. Pryor and Ms. Solomon voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy cast a vote in support of the motion and it passed on a final vote of 5:4. D. CONSENT CALENDAR 2D. Adoption of Resolution 4868 Calling a City Election on November 7, 2006, for the Purpose of Referring to the Legal Electors of the City of Eugene a Measure Authoriz- ing a Four-Year Local Option Levy for the Funding of Library Operations Ms. Solomon, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to adopt Resolution 4868 calling a City Elec- tion on November 7, 2006, for the purpose of referring to the legal electors of the City of Eugene a measure authorizing a four-year local option levy for the funding of library opera- tions. Mr. Papé said he requested during Budget Committee deliberations that staff develop a plan for integrating library operations into the FY08 budget in the event the measure did not pass and, if it did pass, a plan for eliminating dependence on revenue from the levy within four years. He did not see that plan in the AIS. City Manager Taylor said that type of plan would take time to formulate and there was not sufficient time MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 22, 2006 Page 6 Work Session