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~ e e e ( i M I NUT E S Eugene City Council Joplin/Seeger Room--Community Conference Center May 14, 1990 5:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Mayor Jeff Miller, Emily Schue, Ruth Bascom, Shawn Boles, Freeman Holmer, Roger Rutan, Debra Ehrman. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Rob Bennett and Bobby Green. The adjourned meeting of May 9, 1990, of the Eugene City Council was called to order by His Honor Mayor Jeff Miller. I. WEST UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Mayor Miller said that his membership on the Northwest Christian College (NCC) Board of Trustees creates the perception of a conflict of interest and indicated that he would not be present when council takes action on this issue. Teresa Bishow, Planning and Development Department, summarized the goals of the West University Neighborhood Conservation and Development Project and its relationship to Statewide Goal 5 with regard to historic resources. She said that the two main project goals were: 1) to identify any conflicts for preserving historic resources in this neighborhood and 2) create a mechanism for the State Historic Preservation Office to determine how Eugene might best manage its historic properties in accordance with the Statewide Goal 5 re- quirements. Ms. Bishow said that the City has conducted a survey of historic properties in the West University area neighborhood. Results of this survey revealed that out of 423 historic properties, 24 were ranked primary historic resourc- es, which means they represent the highest quality of historic resources in that location. An additional 99 properties were ranked as secondary resourc- es and 218 properties were deemed as contributing resources or properties which contribute to the historic character of an area. Responding to a question from Mr. Holmer, Ms. Bishow noted that the State does not require inclusion of the contributing properties within its Goal 5 regulation. In ranking the importance that given historic properties provide to an area, Mr. Boles asked whether consideration was given to natural clusters of con- tributing properties which, in aggregate, might be considered primary re- sources. Ms. Bishow explained that the Historic Review Board (HRB) did consider clusters of contributing properties as more significant than single contributing structures. She noted that it was difficult for the HRB to MINUTES--Eugene City Council Dinner/Work Session May 14, 1990 Page 1