Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

Home Browse Search

9. ACTION: An Ordinance Concerning Stormwater Provisions; Amending Sections 9.0500, 9.6420, 9.8030, 9.8055, 9.8090, 9.8100, 9.8215, 9.8220, 9.8320, 9.8325, 9.8440, 9.8445, 9.8515, and 9.8520 of the Eugene Code, 1971; Repealing Section 9.6520 of that Code; Adding Sections 9.6790, 9.6791, 9.6792, 9.6793, 9.6794, 9.6795, 9.6796, and 9.6797 to that Code; and Providing an Effective Date Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to amend the proposed or- dinance 9.6792(2)(a)3 to read “A partition – tentative plan (EC 9.2815 or 9.8220)” and 9.6793(2)(a)3 to read “A partition – tentative plan (EC 9.8215 or 9.8220).” Roll call vote; the motion to amend passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Papé, moved to reject as part of the record all arguments, evidence, and other testimony received since the close of the record on May 22, 2006, and to direct the City Manager to retain that information for use in a future work session to be scheduled later this year on possible amendments to the stormwater development standards ordinance and related work. Councilor Bettman conveyed her hesitation to support the amendment. She thought many of the issues raised in testimony had not been adequately addressed in the findings. She said she had been thinking of asking for a postponement. She felt it was such a “broad umbrella” of standards that she did not believe the City was making a good attempt to build sustainable procedures into this ordinance. She commented that though she appreciated the intent of the motion, she would vote against it. Councilor Papé supported moving ahead with this motion. Councilor Kelly said the reason he offered the motion was that the ordinance before the council for adoption would add many water quality protections that did not currently exist. He preferred, given the level of current development, to put the ordinance in place now and then build upon it. He shared his other concern which was that it would not be an expedited process should standards be reopened for revision. Councilor Kelly suggested that staff refer to a presentation on building a green infrastructure made in July 2000 by then-City Engineer, the late Les Lyle, for the proposed work session. Councilor Taylor preferred to postpone the main motion. She was concerned that passage of the ordinance would cause the council to forget about the River Road/Santa Clara situation and put it off. Councilor Taylor thought the City already had an ordinance which specified that a person could not allow drainage from their property to go to an adjacent property. City Manager Taylor asked Development Review Manager Peggy Keppler to respond to Councilor Taylor. Ms. Keppler explained that the current stormwater standards did require that for each lot brought in for development it be shown where stormwater would go and an approved point of discharge provided. She assured Councilor Taylor that this would not change. Councilor Papé observed that there was a lot work to do in the River Road/Santa Clara area and averred that the work before the council should not be held up on its account. He asked if the County would be involved in that area because so much of the land there was still under its jurisdiction. Civil Engineer for the Public Works Department, Therese Walch, responded that the County was involved with the City in MINUTES—Eugene City Council June 12, 2006 Page 15 Regular Meeting