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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />September 16, 2019 <br />5:30 p.m. <br />Councilors Present: Betty Taylor, Emily Semple, Alan Zelenka (via telephone), Mike Clark, <br />Greg Evans, Chris Pryor, Claire Syrett, Jennifer Yeh <br />Councilor Taylor opened the September 16, 2019, work session of the Eugene City Council. <br />Mayor Vinis attended the meeting by phone. <br />1. WORK SESSION: An Ordinance Concerning Accessory Dwellings; Replacing the <br />Term "Secondary Dwelling' with "Accessory Dwelling' Throughout the Eugene <br />Code 1971; Making Additional Amendments to Sections 9.0500, 9.2010, 9.2011, <br />9.2740, 9.2741, 9.2750, 9.2751, 9.2775, 9.3060, 9.3115, 9.3125, 9.3210, 9.3215, <br />9.3310, 9.3510, 9.3615, 9.3810, 9.3811, 9.3815, 9.3910, 9.3915, 9.6410, and <br />9.8030 of that Code; and Addressing the Oregon Land Use Board Of Appeals' <br />Remand of Ordinance Nos. 20594 And 20595. <br />MOTION: Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Semple, moved to not <br />take action on the ordinance at the work session. <br />Council Discussion <br />o Councilor Clark - agreed with the motion in principal, but also thought the vote <br />could be reversed later in the meeting by the majority. <br />o Councilor Semple - expressed disappointment that the ordinance was drafted <br />through a straw poll; would like to give more time for residents to comment. <br />o Councilor Evans - wanted more time to consider the motions Councilor Yeh <br />emailed prior to the meeting; would like to consider how Senate Bill 1051 and <br />House Bill 2001 overlap and pass an ordinance that plans for them both. <br />o Councilor Syrett - asked for clarification on what was included in the previous <br />public hearing regarding the ordinance and changes made to the draft since that <br />time; was not amenable to the motion. <br />o Councilor Pryor - affirmed that the ordinance was not significantly different <br />from what was included in the previous public hearing; asked for clarification on <br />whether the City was currently out of compliance with State law; did not support <br />the motion. <br />o Councilor Zelenka - said he thought a public hearing or more time to hear from <br />constituents at the next public forum would be helpful. <br />o Councilor Clark - thought some of the changes to the ordinance were significant; <br />preferred not to move quickly, but to have more time for people to weigh in at <br />the next public forum or public hearing. <br />MINUTES — Eugene City Council September 16, 2019 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />