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MINUTES – Eugene City Council Work Session May 29, 2019 Page 1 <br />MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />May 29, 2019 <br />12:00 p.m. Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Claire Syrett Councilors Absent: Greg Evans, Chris Pryor Mayor Vinis opened the May 29, 2019, work session of the Eugene City Council. <br />1.EXECUTIVE SESSION: Pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(e) and 192.660(2)(f)Mayor Vinis reopened the May 29, 2019 work session of the Eugene City Council at 12:23p.m. <br />MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Semple, moved to direct the City Manager to schedule a public hearing on a possible one-year agreement to extend the franchise agreement with Northwest Natural Gas. PASSED 6:0 <br />2.WORK SESSION: Review of 2018 Implementation of Bond Measure to Fix Streets and <br />2019 Pavement Management ReportPrincipal Civil Engineer Jenifer Willer presented the Street Repair Review Panel 2018Annual Report to the City Council as well as the 2019 Pavement Management Report.Council Discussion <br />•Councilor Clark - expressed appreciation for the presentation and bond process;inquired about the sources of income funding outside of the bond (i.e. property taxes). <br />•Councilor Syrett - expressed appreciation to staff and the citizen committee for theirwork; spoke about experiences traveling on roads and gave kudos to contractors forquality of work. <br />•Councilor Zelenka – expressed appreciation to Public Works for maintenance on roadsas well as the work of the citizen committee; reviewed 2019 pavement managementreport statistics and nature of backlogged maintenance; inquired about the difference infunding needs for projects; expressed appreciation for projects. <br />•Mayor Vinis – echoed comments by councilors; expressed appreciation for thepresentation and the work of the street review panel. <br />•Councilor Zelenka – encouraged consideration of opportunities for Public Works todevelop promotional materials about potholes. <br />ATTACHMENT E <br />June 24, 2019, Meeting – Item 3A