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proponents were spending as much time lobbying the County as they were the City. <br />Councilor Kelly thanked all of the participants in the Public Forum. He commented that the telecommuni- <br />cations ordinance should be revisited, but that the majority of the council had voted to lower it on the <br />priority list for the Planning and Development Department, given that the department had endured many <br />staff cuts and was overburdened. He opined that cell towers should be higher on the list of priorities. <br />Regarding the specific allegation by Ms. Lindstromberg that applications were being approved without <br />adequate technical review, he asked if there was any reason staff should not, under the auspices of the <br />existing code, mandate a technical review on all applications. He related that the federal government had <br />forbidden the local jurisdiction to consider possible health effects due to cell towers. Regarding the cell <br />tower on Hayward Field, he clarified that the City Council had no jurisdiction over the tower. He said <br />these sorts of applications were approved by staff, with appeals brought before the Hearings Official. He <br />recommended concerned citizens contact the lead planner on the issue, Kent Kullby. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor conveyed her admiration for the people who are keeping the cattery issue in the forefront <br />and the people who keep working on the cell tower issue. She said a work session was scheduled for the <br />cell tower ordinance, but that recent changes in the decision process for placement of an item on a work <br />session agenda required five councilors to agree on an item before placement. She commented that, like the <br />ordinance the County had crafted, it was important that a plan for the demolition of a cell tower that placed <br />this responsibility on the owner be included in the ordinance. She asserted that the ordinance was ahead of <br />its time when originally passed and needed to be revisited. <br /> <br />Regarding the cattery, Councilor Taylor reiterated that the provision of a place for stray cats was a matter <br />of public health and safety as well as humanity. <br /> <br />3. CONSENT CALENDAR <br /> <br /> A. Approval of City Council Minutes - September 8, 2003, Work Session <br /> - September 8, 2003, City Council Meeting <br /> - September 10, 2003, Work Session <br /> <br /> B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda <br /> <br /> Councilor Pap6, seconded by Councilor Meisner, moved to approve the items on the <br /> Consent Calendar. <br /> <br />Councilor Kelly stated that he submitted corrections to the minutes via e-mail. Mayor Torrey, noting no <br />objections to the minutes corrections, deemed them approved. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman said she had submitted corrections to the minutes via e-mail as well. Mayor Torrey <br />stated that, without objections, the corrections were approved. <br /> <br /> Role call vote; the motion to approve the Consent Calendar passed by unanimous <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 13, 2003 Page 5 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />