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MINUTES – Eugene City Council Meeting July 23, 2018 Page 2 B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda C. Adopting a Resolution Approving a Low-Income Rental Housing Property Tax Exemption for Ya Po Ah Terrace D. Appointments to Historic Review Board E. City Manager Pay Adjustment and Contract Amendment Councilor Taylor pulled Item E from the Consent Calendar. MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar, except for Item E. PASSED 8:0 Council Discussion • Important to note that giving the City Manager an $11,000 pay adjustment raise is close to the income of people staying at Ya Po Ah Terrace; this is too much. • Consider re-examining how Council conducts evaluations during a process session. MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to approve Consent Calendar Item E. PASSED 7:1, Councilor Taylor opposed. 3. PUBLIC HEARING AND POSSIBLE ACTION: An Ordinance Extending the term of Ordinance No. 20397 granting to Comcast of Oregon II, Inc. a franchise for operation of a cable telecommunications system, and providing an effective date. City Manager Jon Ruiz introduced the Public Hearing topic. Mayor Vinis opened the public hearing. No one signed up to speak for this Public Hearing. Mayor Vinis closed the public hearing. MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to adopt Council Bill 5197, an ordinance extending the term of Comcast franchise agreement. PASSED 8:0 4. ACTION: An Ordinance Concerning the Skinner Butte Height Limitation Area, and Amending Section 9.6715 of the Eugene Code, 1971 ( City File CA 18-3) Mayor Vinis made statements related to the subsequent three Council actions, stating that the records for the quasi-judicial decisions had closed the week before. Council continued to receive emails related to these decisions and there are legal issues to address; the ex-parte contacts and whether the emails will be included in the record. Council Discussion • Each Councilor made a statement related to emails they had read after the record closed and stated that they could still be impartial. • Obie Companies has chosen not to rebut the ex-parte contacts. Assistant City Attorney Lauren Sommers addressed the quasi-judicial records for the subsequent actions and the steps Council could take to address the testimony submitted after the record was closed. MOTION: Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to reject all testimony received by the City regarding the proposed Skinner Butte Height Limitation Ordinance and the proposed Gordon Hotel Sign Ordinance (CA 18-3) following the close of the records for those ordinances on Monday, July 16, 2018.