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r' 151 e I, Ii Ii Council Chamber Eugene, Ope.gon May-li, 1970 I Regular meeting of the Common Council of the city of Lester E. Anderson at 7: 30 p. m. on. May 11, 1970 ,q in Councilmen present: Mr. McDonald; Mrs. Hayward; Dr. and Gribskov were absent. Minutes of meetings held April 13 and April 20, 1970, as mailed to Council members, were approved. Eugene, Oregon was called to order by His Honor the Council Chamber, with the fol~o~ing Purdy; Mrs. Beal; Mr. Mohr.. Teague, W~lliams I I I ,i il 'I Ii I I I I I Ii 11 il il II I, II I, 11 Public Hearing, Employe Relations Ordinance - Copies of the proposed ordinance were distributed at the committee of the whole meeting, and copies of proposed amendments were distributed at this meeting. On Page 4 a suggested Section 6c has been proposed which would provide that all expenses of the impasse committee should be shared evenly by the City and the labor organization, and on Page 5 a new Section 8 has been suggested, which was recommended by the City Manager to remove ambiguity. Section 9 has been written to prevent the City Attorn~y's ,office from having to bring suit against the City Manager's office. The new section provides for a method of enforcement, and is recommendeq by the committee in its present form. Section 10, standard severability clause, has been added. e Mr. Fraiser, chairman of the Mayor's Committee, commented that the committee was concerned about a sharing of expenses provision. Throughout the work on the ordinance th~ committee was conscious of the fact the bargaining representative might not be organized labor, and that the employe might be forced to go to a union for funds. Otherwise, they were in favor of the amendments.r Councilman Mohr requested that Council Bill 9152 (Vacation of 13th Avenue), be discussed before completing this testimony, since there were many perSGns present on this item. I City Manager said the public hearing had been held on closure of 13th Avenue, and that the Council wuld vote again tonight on the reading of the Ordinance. Mr. Mohr 'moved seconded by Mrs. Hayward that the Council consider the third reading of Council Bi,ll No. 9152. Councilman Purdy was concerned that the Council had not finished the hearing on the collective bargaining ordinance, and felt this should be continued before entering into another item. -Mrs. Hayward clarified what Council action would be on this item. She too felt it should have been handled in the proper place, but as long as the Council was into it, they could handle it now. Vote taken on motion to take out of order. Motion carried. II I: ,I il II II I, II il I I I 11 II II Ii 'I Ii 'I II :1 )1 II 'I II Ii I' !l Ii 'I I, I' :1 Ii 11 II ,I II " " i! Ci ty Manager read Council Bill No. 9152, ,calling, pub1i.-.c hearing June, 1970 re: Vacation of 13th Avenue East between Alder Street and Agate Street: the-second time. This bill was submitted and read in full the first time at the meeting of May 4, 1970, and held over upon failure to receive unanimous approval for second reading at that meeting. Mr. Mohr moved seconded by Mrs. Hayward,that the bill be read the third time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the Council. Mr. McDonald was opposed so the bill will be brought back for third reading at the next Council meeting. I The City Manager reported that the Planning Commission had met with the University Planning personnel at noon, and that a joint meeting with the Planning Commission, City Council and Univers- ity personnel has been suggested for Monday, May 18 at noon. Council consensus was that this time would be satisfactory for such a meeting. Employe Relations Ordinance, Continuation - Mr. Conant said sharing equally in cost of impasse procedure would appear."to be equitable, but in this setting, employe groups will not have volun- tary participation to agree to and draw up ppovisions. Small employe organizations may not have resources, and would have to join a national organization to be able to share in expense of impasse procedures. -- City Manager asked if the committee would object if, in the section pertaining to local represen- tation on the impasse committee, the words "at least" were added. Also,,,it is suggested dead- line dates be moved back one month to give more time for the various procedures. Mr. Fraser said the committee would have no objection to these changes. Mr. John Rowley, President of Eugene Police Benevolent Association, said he was not sure whether he was speaking for or against the ordinance. He asked if the ordinance wuld allow a contract or working agreement to be written between the Police Benevolent Assocation and the City which could be renegotiated each year. The City Manager said the Public Employe Relations Board would designate bargaining units. I In answer to Mr. Rowley's question concerning fringe benefits, Manager said these could be part of the contract. On binding arbitration the City Council would have veto power. Mayor Anderson pointed out one of the features of this ordinance was that it allowed flexibility in collective bargaining, and gave the opportunity to make changes as found necessary. Mr. rraser pointed out that, regarding a labor contract, Public Employe Relations Board would hold ~ 5/11/70 - 1 I I " ,I e an election to establish each bargaining unit.