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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />Harris Hall, 125 East 8�h 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 <br />Evans, Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor <br />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 a <br />problem that will not go away. <br />• Important to work toward a future where all those without housing have access to shelter, <br />food and sanitary facilities - these are basic human rights and these are our fellow <br />community 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 properties <br />for deficiencies. <br />• Kudos to Police Chief Chris Skinner for process that has resulted in full staffing for first time <br />in many years. <br />• Community Veterans Day events were well -attended and an appropriate way to honor our <br />local veterans. <br />• Council Evans was elected to the board of directors of the National League of Cities and <br />appointed to a 20 -member national task force on housing. Focus will be on best practices <br />and lobbying Housing and Urban Development to reverse some its positions that have <br />negatively 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 Housing <br />Subcommittee will address very specific next steps for providing homeless services. <br />2. WORK SESSION: Town Square Update <br />Planning and Development Director Denny Brand, and Planner Will Dowdy gave a presentation <br />on the progress of the Town Square efforts, including infrastructure and park features. <br />Council Discussion <br />• Proposed City Hall plans account for Phase 1 only, with other City offices continuing to rent <br />space in other building downtown. <br />• Questions asked about how the rents paid for leased space are being captured, relative to <br />the 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 Farmers <br />Market, to maximize use of the land, streams of revenue and housing stock <br />MINUTES — Eugene City Council November 13, 2018 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />