AMENDED Agenda Packet 6-24-19 Meeting

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MINUTES – Eugene City Council Work Session May 29, 2019 Page 2 3.Committee Reports and Items of InterestCouncil Discussion •Councilor Taylor – discussed school zone speeding dangers and concerns and desireto do something about that; discussed Budget Committee concerns about full-timeposition approval and other funding needs; discussed need for conversation aboutfunding positions around the City. •Councilor Semple – discussed motion passed in Budget Committee for accessiblerestrooms downtown and other restroom needs. •Councilor Clark – expressed agreement with Councilor Taylor’s comments;requested that next year’s budget process be presented as more of a reflection ofcity goals and values as a means of deciding priorities; requested a discussion of theprocess and purpose of public forum at the next process session and spoke to thecouncil’s experience with current public forum process. •Councilor Syrett – agreed with the desire to improve the value of public forums;discussed concerns from River Road Community Organization regardingdevelopment on Lombard Avenue. •Councilor Yeh –expressed agreement with councilors Taylor and Clark about budgetconcerns; asked the City Manager what is happening with canopies at the FreeSpeech Plaza and why canopies have been prohibited; inquired where security isrepresented at the Saturday Market and who has legal authority over the space. •Councilor Zelenka – expressed agreement with Councilor Clark about having adiscussion about public forum; announced open house for Franklin BoulevardProject; reported on Police Commission retreat during the past weekend and topicsdiscussed therein; inquired about old city hall lot and parking lot development;asked what ‘temporary’ means in terms of parking lot development on site. •Councilor Taylor – discussed and inquired about canopy prohibition at the FreeSpeech Plaza. •Mayor Vinis – reported on the Walkability Conference in Georgia and action plandevelopment for long-term needs; announced Walk with the Mayor opportunity;noted that EWEB and Council leadership have regular meetings. •Councilor Taylor – requested updates from the Mayor regarding meetings with the4J and Bethel Superintendents.The meeting adjourned at 1:14 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Beth Forrest City Recorder (Recorded by Samantha Roberts) Link to the webcast of this City Council meeting: here. June 24, 2019, Meeting – Item 3A