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~48 2/24/69 Committee meeting held February 12, 1969: Present: Councilmen Hayward, Purdy, McDonald, Beal, Gribskov, Mohr and Teague; City Manager and staf; and others. 1 1. Items from Mayor and Council a. "Door-step" Legislation - Councilman Mohr asked Mrs. Betty Niven to report on the pos- sibility of future legislation to resolve the problem of land use issues which come before the County Planning Commission which are in reality City business. Mrs. Niven said she had discussed with Representative W~gard the possibility of introducing legislation which might set forth some legal criteria for resolution of these types of problems, and outlined proposed legislation. She pointed out a map which illustrated that over 90% of 1967 and 1968 county land use agenda items concerned property within the fringe of the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area. Mrs. Niven asked that the ,Council adopt a policy supporting corrective legislation. Mr. Gribskov moved seconded by Mr. Mohr that the City Council support legislation which would provide that no land use change within four miles of an existing city could be enacted by a County Commission without concurrence by the governing body of that city or the governing body of those cities lying within four miles. A copy of this proposal should be forwarded to state legislators immediately. Motion carried. Mrs. Hayward moved seconded by Mr. McDonald to approve Item la of the Committee report. Motion carried. 2 b. Chamber of Comerce Legislative Luncheons - Mrs. Hayward asked for volunteers to attend the first of the Chamber of Commerce luncheons Saturday, February 22, 1969 at 8:00 a.m. Mrs. Beal said she would attend. 3 c. Community Goals Review -' Mrs. Hayward a~ked that an evening meeting be arranged to review Community Goals. Mrs. Niven will~Uiena to explain the community goals and policy to new Council members and to answer questions. Mrs. Hayward moved seconded by Mr. McDonald that items la and lb of the Committee report be received and filed. Motion carried. 4 d. Low Income Credit Union - Lane Human Resources has been meeting to discuss the possibil- ity of formation of a Credit Union to serve ,the needs of Low Inrome Residents. Appli- cation has been made to the Bureau of Federal Credit 'Unions. The purpose of this Credit Union would be to provide loans to low income people and to offer membership savings accounts'. Mrs. Hayward asked if the Council wished to support formation of a low income credit union. Mr. Mohr moved seconded by Dr. Purdy that the City Council of Eugene, in line with ~ts general policy of encouraging development of economic strength in the community, recog- nize the proposed development of a credit union for low income residents of Lane Oounty, and offer its continued support (non-financial) for such a program. Motion carried. Mrs. Hayward moved seconded bY'Mr. McDonald to approve Item ld of the Committee report. Motion carried. 5 e. Council Study Committee - Since the Council has expressed such an interest in proposed legislation, it was suggested that a committee of two or three council members meet once a week to study material relating to legislation of particular interest to the Council. There was some discussion of availability of material, and time and place for a meeting. Mrs. Hayward, Mrs. Beal and Dr. Purdy agreed to meet on Fridays at 4:00 p.m. 6 f. Budget Committee, Unexpired Term - The City Attorney, in answer to a question concerning eligibility of members on the Budget Committee, submitted a memorandum in which he advised the Council that a member of the Budget Committee who will be absent from the State of Oregon for an entire year, would be considered unable to serve the term for which he was appointed, and a new member should be appointed. Nomination would fall to Mr. Mohr. Mrs. Hayward moved seconded by Mr. McDonald that Items Ie and If of the Committee report be received and filed. After a discussion concerning Mrs. Campbell's extended absence]. and the possibility of her early return, Mrs. Hayward said she would report to the Council on the extent of her absence from the City. A vote was taken on the motion as stated, and the motion carried. 7 2. Joint Housing Committee Recommendations - Mrs. Betty Niven summarized proposed legislation discussed by the Joint Housing Gommittee, and its recommendations to the City Council: a. H.B, 1065 - to amend from $2500 to $3750. income to $3500, but supported. income of senior citizens for the purposes of homestead exemptions Previously the Council had supported a bill increasing maximum the Committee felt this new bill was superior, and should be Mr. McDonald moved seconded by Mr. Teague to support H.B. 1065. Motion carried.' Mrs. Hayward moved seconded by Mr. McDonald that Item 2 of the Committee report be approved~ " 2/24/69 - 2 ~ I I I ,