CC Minutes - 07/22/02 Work Session

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Responding to a suggestion from Ms. Taylor that the phrase "tune-up amendments" be replaced with "staff-initiated amendments," Ms. Childs had no objection. She added that the council could initiate an amendment to the code at any time. Ms. Taylor said that the general public does not use the code often, and she doubted that members of the public knew what was going on unless they recently completed a project. The amendment to the motion failed, 4:3; Ms. Bettman, Ms. Taylor, and Mr. Kelly voting yes; Ms. Nathanson, Mr. Meisner, Mr. PapS, and Mr. Rayor voting no. Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. PapS, to amend the motion to amend the work program to provide for one Planning Commission meeting for the commission to review and comment on the Land Use Code Update changes related to the LUBA remand. The motion passed unanimously, 7:0. The main motion passed, 7:0. Mayor Torrey thanked the commission for its hard work. C.Work Session: Discussion of Recommended Amendments to the Eugene City Charter Mr. Kelly reviewed the proposed process for proceeding with the remaining items related to charter review, reflected in a motion he proposed to offer to the body. Responding to a question from Mr. Pap~, City Attorney Glenn Klein clarified that the reference in the motion to be proposed was two-thirds of those councilors present, or five. Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Pap~, moved to suspend rules related to debate for discussion on the remaining Citizen Charter Review Committee (CCRC) recommendations for changes to the City Charter. After each CCRC recommendation is moved, only a single speaker in favor and a single speaker in opposition will be permitted prior to voting on that motion. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. Nathanson said that she intended to vote on the motions as written. Her no vote did not mean she did not like the concept underlying the motion, but rather the fact the expedited process did not permit for more thorough examination. Mr. Kelly indicated there was no opportunity for amendment under the process adopted. However, there would be another opportunity to make amendments when the council took action on a the final resolutions. Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Pap~, moved to refer the new section on citizen participation as proposed by the Citizen Charter Review Committee to the November 2002 ballot. Ms. Taylor said that citizen participation was a goal of the entire council and anything the council could do to increase participation and demonstrated its continued devotion to the concept a good idea. The details of the approach would be worked out later. MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 22, 2002 Page 10 Work Session