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MINUTES – Eugene City Council Meeting July 23, 2018 Page 1 M I N U T E S Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 July 23, 2018 7:30 p.m. Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Greg Evans, Claire Syrett, Chris Pyror Mayor Vinis opened the July 23, 2018, meeting of the Eugene City Council. 1. PUBLIC FORUM 1. Ralph McDonald - spoke about the proposed resolution from the Sustainability Commission. 2. Howard Saxion - talked about Sustainability Commission request regarding Northwest Natural Gas. 3. Todd Boyle - addressed and made comments about Council’s housing tools and strategies process. 4. Brad Foster – asked Council to decrease parking requirements for new housing to discourage cars. 5. John Thielking – spoke about separation of families, homeless issues, and plastics recycling. 6. Debby McGee – asked Council to stop the use of natural gas in our city. 7. Jim Neu – talked about the large-lever shareholder meetings for the Climate Action Plan. 8. Patty Hine – discussed the CRO process and large-lever shareholder meetings. 9. Kelsey Weilbrenner – supported the property exemption for Ya Po Ah Terrace. 10. Bob Wiese - supported the property exemption for Ya Po Ah Terrace. 11. Philip Dochow - supported the property exemption for Ya Po Ah Terrace. 12. Krystal Abrams - encouraged Council to make Eugene a Bee City USA. 13. Shawn Boles – addressed aesthetics in Eugene. 14. David Piccioni - spoke against implementing the Smoking Ban downtown. 15. Lisa Arkin - encouraged Council to make Eugene a Bee City USA. 16. Kristen Bartels - spoke about recycling concerns and changes related to compacted materials. 17. Kimberly Gladen – supported the smoking ban and a safer downtown, including drug enforcement. 18. Christina Chapman – voiced concern about treatment of homeless people in the community. 19. Brian White – shared support for proposed code clarifications defining compacted trash. 20. Eric Jackson – spoke about code enforcements and necessities related to homelessness. Council Discussion • Information requested about compacting rates being altered by an administrative order and how Council could potentially weigh in. • Appreciation expressed to individuals from Ya Po Ah Terrace for coming to make comments about the importance of approving LIRHPTE. • The Sustainability Commission recommendation will be forwarded to Council at a later date. • Gratitude expresed to John Thielking for continuing to come to Council with so many creative ideas. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes a. June 20, 2018, Work Session b. June 25, 2018, Work Session c. June 25, 2018, Meeting d. June 27, 2018, Work Session