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MINUTES Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 ATTACHMENT C February 27, 2017 5:30 p.m. Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Mike Clark, Greg Evans, Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor Mayor Vinis opened the February 27, 2017, meeting of the Eugene City Council. A. Committee Reports and Items of Interest from Mayor, City Council, and City Manager Council discussion: • Complaints received about religious banners over the streets; separation of church and state issue. • Fairmount Neighbors concerned about short-term rentals and potential regulations. • As world championships approach, short-term rentals could become a bigger issue; keep on council's radar. • The Poverty and Homeless Board has the creation of a permanent shelter as part of its strategic plan. B. WORK SESSION: An Ordinance Concerning Long Range Transportation Planning Transportation Planning Manager Rob Inerfeld gave an overview of the Transportation System Plan, public process, and the changes made in response to the recommendations by the Planning Commission. Council discussion: • Concerned with proposal to lower intersection classification; better growth planning needed. • Changing the standards will make it more expensive for builders to densify to extent desired. • Building to address growth is impractical; better communication needed. • Plan is a balancing act; should focus on limiting impacts on neighborhoods. • Going from a D to an E classification may affect travel times a little; but will offer other benefits. • Important to incorporate TDM more aggressively into the TSP to address climate impacts. • Focus on multi -modal transportation is good; incorporates Vision Zero and CRO goals. • More information needed on how the TSP is affected by the CRO and how it helps meet goals. • Clarity needed on how and where public investments are being made to address demand. • Transportation Demand Management should be the first thing we do and focus on. • Need to analyze what the future trends on transportation will be to help with planning. • More information requested on potential impacts of the lower classification on CO2 emissions. MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Evans, moved to extend the meeting 5 minutes. PASSED 5:4, Councilors Zelenka, Evans, Syrett, and Pryor in support. Mayor Vinis broke the tie in favor. MINUTES — Eugene City Council February 27, 2017 Page 1 Work Session & Meeting