Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Mayor Piercy said goal-setting was an opportunity for the councilors to work together on their priorities. She thought the process resulted in a set of important goals to focus on that responded to the major concerns of the community, and she was pleased with the results. Councilor Clark thanked his colleagues for spending two days discussing each of the issues. He noted that Councilor Pryor said the goal-setting sessions gave clarity to the work that many of the councilors feel is important. Roll call vote; the motion to approve Consent Calendar Item C, approval of the City Council Goals for 2007-08, passed, 6:2; councilors Bettman and Taylor voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy asked Councilor Bettman to speak to Item E. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to amend Section 1 of Resolution 4905 by adding the words ‘revising and’ before the words ‘adding language’ and replacing the word ‘should’ in the second paragraph with the word ‘may.’ Councilor Bettman averred that the word ‘should’ was vague and could be misleading. City Manager Taylor said this was a useful clarification. Roll call vote; the motion to amend passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Ortiz stated that River Road Community Organization Chair Rob Handy had asked the council to table this item until after the joint meeting with the Boundary Commission, scheduled for February 14. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to table the item. Roll call vote; the vote was a tie, 4:4; councilors Solomon, Ortiz, Bettman, and Taylor voting in favor and coun- cilors Clark, Zelenka, Pryor, and Poling voting no. Mayor Piercy voted in favor of the motion to table and the motion passed on a final vote of 5:4. 4. ACTION: Transfer of Water Pollution Control Property from City of Eugene to Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to direct the City Manager to take the necessary steps to proceed with the transfer of approximately 168 acres of City-owned land to the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission. Wastewater Division Director Peter Ruffier, in response to a question Councilor Bettman had submitted earlier, said staff had found an agreement dated June 1981, between the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) and Agripac, which had been the sole user of the seasonal waste facility. He related that the agreement spelled out the funding source for the property as 85 percent federal and 15 percent local, and it obligated Agripac to pay back the local share. Staff had also been able to find in City of Eugene records an agreement with an individual to process a property purchase under condemna- tion and that agreement specifically obligated that individual to provide information in a format suitable for the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) reimbursement forms. He had not found specific documentation indicating that it was a transfer of payments to the City or that the City initially paid for the property at all. MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 12, 2007 Page 3 Regular Meeting