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- (0001) '. (0060 ) - . ~ " M I N 'V T E S EU~ENE CITY COUNCIL May 20, ..1974 Adjaurned, meeting of the Comman Cauncil af the city af Eugene, Oregon - adjaurned frQm the meeting heldMi?-Y 13, .1974 - was called to orde:r by His Hanor Mayor Lester E. Andersan at 7:30 p.m. on May 20, .1974 in.::the Council'Chamber with the fallawing'CQupci:L members present: Tam Williams, James Hershner, H. C. McDonald, Wickes Beal, Beth Campbell, Gus Keller, Neil Murray and Robert Wood. J- Apnouncements A. Appaintment, Subcommittee to meet with Library Baard , CauDcil, member,s Williams, ch.?-irman" Beal, and Hershner. B. Items Withdrawn from Agenda 1. Code amendment (C.B.554) re: Fees for Various City Services, and Resalutian 2287: setting fee ~chedule. Pastpanement was recamm~nded because af que~tions with regard to advertising. There was no objectian and the Chair ruled that actian be :postponed. . 2. Assessment Ordinance (C.B.543) for paving and sewers in Nelson. Plat. Pei:;ition was received fram attorney 'far-Howard Nelsan raising a number af .< factual questions. Postpanement was recommended to give the apportunity , to. examine the questions raised. .Tkere was no abjection and the Chair. ruled that action be pastpaned. II - Public Hearings A. So~ills Recammendations , 'South Hills Study - Plan~ing Commission on April 9, 1974 recommended adoption of recom~ I :mendations contained in a report on the South Hills study, copies of which were previously 'furnished to Council members. Manager said staff would bring to the May 20 Council ,meeting description of the study and changes from the primary draft presented some : time ago. Mr. 'Williams moved secondeq by Mr. Hershner to schedule public hearing on the recommendations at the May 20, 1974 Counci~ meeting. .. - . - ~- ... - .'. ". . - - !iCouncilwoman Campbell assU1l!ed the r,eport was acceptable to the Council in view of the ,public hearings and joint meeting with-the Planning Commission. However, she thought ~:i.f ,therewere"questions"they-should"be presented now so the committee would be prepared .toanswer. at the hearing. She noted that the report resulted from a year's s(uqy C!.ml_-- :th~t""manY~hange;;' hid been' ~de ~s a re~~c;fthr'ee public -h~arings. - Ai;;; , rthat the. value of this 'type of'study in the implementation of communi ty goals · iwas being recognized in the current meetings on goals uPdate. She complimented j ithe planning staff for what she termed along, hard study and said they- ,deserved j ;much credi t. ! I Murray wanted to underscore the fairly comprehensive process gone ! ach.ieve the report, including a great deal. of technical data. He felt f. a significant modification of the original study, and that the modifica~'~ direct result of the public hearings held. He shared Mrs. Campbell's i the planning staff for the amount of work accomplished. f r~ : Councilman 1through to :'the report I 'tion was a :tribute to Councilman Hershner commented in response to Mrs. Campbell's request for questions \; that he had no particular reservations at this time but he did want to review the report and the document preceding it. So he hoped any questions he might have at ,the hearing would not be construed as trying to "shoot anything down." Vote was taken on the unanimously. I ;Comm motion to schedule public hearing. Motion carried 5/i5/74 . . Pub:, Hrng ~. .........-.-~..-vt--....- _. ~. ...,._..:.-" _ -.____._._~. ..~-~.-._.. ....... ..-.'..,. ..-f Letter transmitting recommendations an the South Hills study fram the Planning Cammission was read. Several calls and letters were noted favori.ng adaptio.n of the recommendations. A letter w.as received from Terry Tillman, 1500 Norkenzie Raad, raising questians and ~reGc5rtirrlep.aipg'~delEitioris - and changes _ 'ii1'tl1e 'study, as well as'''- ?ne frari1';'Oak-~1fiilS' Homeowners Associatian suggesting minor revisions. ) Councilwoman Campbell, chairman of the Joint Parks CaTIlffii ttee (Cauncilman Murray and Planning Commissian members Haffman and Maxwell), read a brief histary relating to. the study.. She nated that the preliminary ,version was madified as the result af hearings before the Joint Cammittee and the present recommendations came to. the Cauncil with unanimous approval af the Planning Commission. It was considered a refinement af the 1990 General Plan, she said, and would be fallowed by similar studies in ather areas 9f the c.it:y., 149 5(20/74 -.1 :-