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<br />( <br /> <br />B~ Scobert Case <br /> <br />Mr. Henry indicated he had that day received a letter from Judge <br />Douglas R. Spencer, regarding the Scobert case. He announced that <br />Judge Spencer had ruled in the City.s favor for the following reasons: <br />the City of Eugene did not violate the public meetings law, since it <br />was not the convening of a governing body of the City; the Whiteaker <br />Council is not a board, department, commission, council, bureau, <br />committee, subcommittee, advisory group, or any other agency of the <br />defendant, the City of Eugene. The meeting was not the convening <br />of the governing body of the Whiteaker Neighborhood Council. The <br />Executive Session of the City Council held July 20, 1979, did not <br />involve a violation of the public meetings law by the City of Eugene <br />because the Council had voted unanimously to go into executive session <br />for an announced and identified purpose: to consider park land <br />acquisition. The Executive Session was limited to that purpose as <br />allowed and required by ORS 192.660. <br /> <br />C. Patterson Towers <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />Mr. Henry announced that, as a result of the effective defense of the <br />City's ordinance, and the wisdom of the Hearings Panel in granting the <br />conversion exemption to the Willamette Towers, Willamette Towers, Inc., <br />which had also sought to convert Patterson Towers, has withdrawn from <br />that intent, is about to withdraw from Federal court, has withdrawn <br />from State court, and has withdrawn from Land Use Board litigation. <br />This has resulted in a considerable savi~gs and prevented a lengthy <br />litigation for the City. He feels the Task Force can proceed with <br />development of the ordinance and the Patterson Towers residents can be <br />more relaxed. Mayor Keller also expressed his appreciation of the <br />fine job done by the City Attorney.s Office. <br /> <br />II. MAHLON SWEET FIELD MASTER PLAN UPDATE (MEMO DISTRIBUTED) <br /> <br />Mr. Henry introduced the topic and referred to the plan which the Council <br />and community had previously received. The Airport Commission had reviewed <br />the report and made recommendations, and the Planning Commission, with <br />respect to land use, had made recommendations. He noted that the first <br />presentation would be made by the airport consultant who prepared the <br />report. Mr. Shelby, the Director of Aviation, would report regarding the <br />proposed runway location and the land use process around the airport, and' <br />Mr. Talbot, chairman of the Airport Commission, and FAA staff were also <br />available to testify. He introduced Mr. A. J. Parry, who would be making <br />an illustrated presentation of the Master Plan. <br /> <br />Mr. Parry stated that in the report the Plan would be 95-percent financed <br />by a joint effort between the FAA and the State of Oregon. He compli- <br />mented City staff on theit excellent cooperation. He also mentioned that <br />their firm had also been involved in the update of the Plan. <br /> <br />2/11/80--4 <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br />