Laserfiche WebLink
<br />e <br /> <br />bonded investments to fund any projects other than capital construction. He <br />found the ordinance to be a continuation of making it more expensive to live <br />in this city and creating fewer jobs. The residents should not be saddled with <br />further bonding. The rate payer should decide. <br /> <br />Frank Sparrow, 1568 West 24th Place, said that if the council took dictational <br />powers and enacted laws which would cause loss of constitutional rights, some- <br />thing should be done. He added that it was the lack of siding that was causing <br />the greatest heat loss. ' The code relating to bathroom fans that vented into <br />attics was also at fault. <br /> <br />Fred Mercier, 2443 North 16th, Springfield, owner of a rental property in <br />Eugene, approved of weatherization to a degree but objected to a part of the <br />ordinance that said a building would become substandard, be ordered vacated, and <br />closed. <br /> <br />Bob Wucherpfennig, 3040 Alder, retired citizen, spoke on behalf of other retirees <br />in his neighborhood who were worried about what would happen to their homes. He <br />added that six different salespersons had knocked on his door in the last ten <br />days, one of whom said it would cost $6,000 to insulate the house. He under- <br />stood the oifficulties of the Mayor and council in dealing with the public, but <br />that he should be honest in saying that the ordinance would befoul the city. He <br />cautioned that overinsulation could be a health hazard as well as poisonous <br />insulation. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Jerry Fogelson, 70 East 23rd Avenue, said the rush to an ordinance was obvious. <br />The issues and questions being deferred until 1984 should be addressed before <br />and not after passage: 1) the appeal and relief procedure should be spelled out <br />beforehand and made a part of the ordinance; and 2) the economic impact of the <br />ordinance should be fully assessed. The term "cost-effective" had been based on <br />a lot of misleading cost estimates. The ordinance should factor into costs: <br />a) direct and indirect financing costs of making money available at no or low <br />interest over the life of the program; b) escalating costs of materials, labor, <br />and implementing the program over the period of its existence; c) potential <br />savings by voluntary efforts; and d) substantial indirect or hidden costs for <br />the work of the bureacrats who will continue to work on the ordinance. This is <br />a well-intentioned program that forgets that economic forces will get weatheri- <br />zation done. <br /> <br />Allen Miller, 1251 Brookside Drive, wondered what other alternatives the council <br />had looked at. He said that commercial and residential property owners waste <br />electricity as well when purchasing video recorders, etc. The Oregon Consti- <br />tution does not say that council can put individuals into debt. In 1968 EWEB <br />invested in two nuclear plants but only Trojan was built. The legality of EWEB's <br />financial investment in a plant was questioned as well as the council doing <br />business for EWEB. Another concern was that a council member had indicated that <br />he/she had already made up his/her mind after the December 22 hearing. As <br />elected officials, they should hear both sides before making a decision. Finally, <br />he cautioned about future class action suits. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council <br /> <br />February 9, 1981 <br /> <br />Page 7 <br />