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MINUTES – Eugene City Council November 13, 2018 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />M I N U T E S <br />Eugene City Council <br />Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />November 13, 2018 <br />5:30 p.m. <br />Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Greg Evans, Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor Mayor Vinis opened the November 13, 2018, Work Session of the Eugene City Council. <br />1.Committee Reports and Items of Interest <br />•Protesters have returned to Butterfly Lot; recent efforts aren’t adequate and this is aproblem that will not go away. <br />•Important to work toward a future where all those without housing have access to shelter,food and sanitary facilities – these are basic human rights and these are our fellowcommunity members. <br />•Disappointed in decision to stop plans for a day center in former City Hall lot. <br />•Still need more places downtown for people to sit and rest. <br />•Complaint received about speeding on McLean Boulevard. <br />•Consider using Rental Housing fees collected to perform regular inspections of propertiesfor deficiencies. <br />•Kudos to Police Chief Chris Skinner for process that has resulted in full staffing for first timein many years. <br />•Community Veterans Day events were well-attended and an appropriate way to honor ourlocal veterans. <br />•Council Evans was elected to the board of directors of the National League of Cities andappointed to a 20-member national task force on housing. Focus will be on best practicesand lobbying Housing and Urban Development to reverse some its positions that havenegatively impacted cities. <br />•Third meeting of the Housing Tools and Strategies work group will meet on November 14. <br />•Both the Poverty and Homelessness Board and the Shelter and Supported HousingSubcommittee will address very specific next steps for providing homeless services. <br />2.WORK SESSION: Town Square UpdatePlanning and Development Director Denny Braud, and Planner Will Dowdy gave a presentationon the progress of the Town Square efforts, including infrastructure and park features.Council Discussion <br />•Proposed City Hall plans account for Phase 1 only, with other City offices continuing to rentspace in other building downtown. <br />•Questions asked about how the rents paid for leased space are being captured, relative tothe costs projected for building a new City Hall on the Butterfly lot. <br />•Consider totality of costs vs incremental costs moving forward. <br />•Consider incorporating residential and/or commercial development into plans for FarmersMarket, to maximize use of the land, streams of revenue and housing stock. <br />ATTACHMENT C <br />November 26, 2018, Meeting - Item 3A