CC Minutes - 11/20/02 Work Session

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Mr. Pap~ reiterated Mr. Rayor's concern and raised concern over the speed with which the item was being reconsidered. Ms. Bettman said she would oppose the motion. She said she objected to "springing a motion" on the council when there had been no attempt to get public input or to have councilors discuss the matter before the meeting. Mr. Kelly urged the council to remember there were other items to discuss at the meeting. He noted that the substantive discussion on the item could be held until December 9. He said he would oppose the motion since no one had been notified before the meeting that the item would be raised. Ms. Nathanson acknowledged the desire of councilors to be made aware of motions before voting on them but noted that there had been instances where she had been unaware of a motion before it was made and had still made a decision based on the content of the motion. Ms. Bettman commented that the situation was different from a councilor crafting a motion the day before a meeting. She stressed that there had been plenty of opportunity to notify the rest of the council. City Manager Carlson said the reason for urgency was because of a required ten-day notice before the discussion on December 9. He noted that a tabled motion could not be put on the agenda since he had to wait for council direction to schedule the tabled motion. The motion passed, 4:3; Mr. Kelly, Ms. Bettman, and Ms. Taylor voting in opposition. A. WORK SESSION: First Annual Stream Corridor Acquisition Progress Report Therese Watch of the Public Works Department provided a PowerPoint presentation on the progress of the Stream Corridor Acquisition Program. She outlined the council direction from the previous year, the progress made by the program since that time, and a list of stream corridors acquired. In response to a question from Ms. Taylor regarding the Beverly property and what had happened since the purchase offer, Ms. Watch said the City's appraised value and the Bevertys' perception of the value of their property were far apart. The Bevertys were not willing to sell at the appraised value and staff had been operating from a willing seller approach only. In response to a question from Ms. Taylor regarding what the council could do to facilitate the purchase of the Beverly property, City Manager Carlson noted that without a willing seller the only thing that could be done was a condemnation ordinance. MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 20, 2002 Page 2 Work Session