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e MINUTES Eugene City Council Council Chamber--City Hall September 12, 1988 7:30 p,m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Cynthia Wooten, Ruth Bascom, Robert Bennett, Debra Ehrman, Freeman Holmer, Jeff Miller, Roger Rutan, Emily Schue. The regular meeting of the Eugene City Council was called to order by His Honor Mayor Brian B. Obie. I. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Obie welcomed those attending the meeting and said the council has a mandatory adjournment time of 10:30 p.m. unless extended by majority vote of the council. Mayor Obie said the public forum is an opportunity for people to express opinions and provide information to the council about issues that are not scheduled for council consideration. He said the council will not respond immediately to the concerns expressed in the public forum. e June Ketel, 3606 Hawthorne, spoke regarding an elderly couple being evicted from their motor home located on the rear of their son1s property. She asked for special consideration in enforcement of the ordinance restricting lots of this size to single-family dwellings. She also was attempting to draw attention to the problem of homelessness which she said was increasing dramatically. Mayor Obie directed staff to investigate the situation and report back to the council . Ms. Ehrman recalled that the same or a similar situation had come before the council during a previous public forum. Ms. Brody said the Planning Commission had directed Planning staff to proceed in the development of a provision that would apply in this case. She said that provision would come before the commission and council for a public hearing later this fall. II. PUBLIC HEARING: ORDINANCE CONCERNING HISTORIC PRESERVATION (CA 87-1) City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item. Jerry Jacobson of the Planning Department gave the staff report. He described the draft historic preservation ordinance as a more comprehensive approach to historic preservation management for Eugene. He said the changes are consistent with State and Federal standards for regulation of historic landmarks. The draft before the council was the result of nearly two years of research, debate, e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 12, 1988 Page 1 .