Agenda Packet 4-15-19 Public Hearing and Meeting

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April 15, 2019, 2019, Public Hearing and Meeting – Item 4 EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Action: An Ordinance Concerning Unlawful Transfer on Vehicular Portion of Right-of-Way, Adding Section 5.170 to the Eugene Code, 1971, and Amending Section 5.990 of that Code. Meeting Date: April 15, 2019 Agenda Item Number: 4 Department: Police Department Staff Contact: Lieutenant Jennifer Bills www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5820 ISSUE STATEMENT The City Council is scheduled for a public hearing on an ordinance prohibiting drivers and passengers in vehicles from passing items to pedestrians unless the vehicle is legally parked. The ordinance that is the subject of the public hearing will add a new section (5.170) to Chapter 5 of the City’s Code and amend section 5.990 of the code to provide a maximum fine of $50 for the offense. BACKGROUND On April 4, 2016, the City of Springfield adopted code section 6.112, Unlawful Transfer on Vehicular Portion of the Right-of-Way to Ordinance. At council’s January 14, 2019, work session, the maker of the motion to schedule a public hearing on an ordinance that mirrors Springfield’s ordinance stated that he was making the motion in response to overwhelming constituent input, that he was bringing it up as a safety issue, that it has been successful in Springfield at “keeping people safe in the roadways and medians,” and because he wanted to hear from the public about it. On February 19, 2019, City Council held a public hearing on the issue. Of the 37 people who spoke, 10 spoke in favor of the ordinance and 17 spoke in opposition. PREVIOUS COUNCIL DIRECTION January 14, 2019, Work Session Move to direct the City Manager to prepare an ordinance that mirror’s Springfield Municipal Code section 6.112 Unlawful Transfer on Vehicular Portion of the Right-of-Way and schedule a Public Hearing. (Motion passed 6-2) February 19, 2019, Public Hearing