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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. <br />Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, <br />Claire Syrett <br />Councilors Absent: Greg Evans, Chris Pryor <br />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) <br />Mayor Vinis reopened the May 29, 2019 work session of the Eugene City Council at 12:23 <br />p.m. <br />MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Semple, <br />moved to direct the City Manager to schedule a public hearing on a possible <br />one-year agreement to extend the franchise agreement with Northwest <br />Natural Gas. PASSED 6:0 <br />2. WORK SESSION: Review of 2018 Implementation of Bond Measure to Fix Streets and <br />2019 Pavement Management Report <br />Principal Civil Engineer Jenifer Willer presented the Street Repair Review Panel 2018 <br />Annual Report to the City Council as well as the 2019 Pavement Management Report. <br />Council Discussion <br />• Councilor Clark - expressed appreciation for the presentation and bond process; <br />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 their <br />work; spoke about experiences traveling on roads and gave kudos to contractors for <br />quality of work. <br />• Councilor Zelenka - expressed appreciation to Public Works for maintenance on roads <br />as well as the work of the citizen committee; reviewed 2019 pavement management <br />report statistics and nature of backlogged maintenance; inquired about the difference in <br />funding needs for projects; expressed appreciation for projects. <br />• Mayor Vinis - echoed comments by councilors; expressed appreciation for the <br />presentation and the work of the street review panel. <br />• Councilor Zelenka - encouraged consideration of opportunities for Public Works to <br />develop promotional materials about potholes. <br />MINUTES - Eugene City Council May 29, 2019 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />