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M I N U T E S Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 December 9, 2019 7:30 p.m. Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark (via phone), Greg Evans, Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor Mayor Vinis opened the December 9, 2019, meeting of the Eugene City Council. 1.PUBLIC FORUM1.Joseph Huynh – voiced concern about potential regulations on short-term rentals.2.Tim Kovash – supported more data on the STRs and complaints about them.3.Linda Sisson – supported discussion of the impacts of eliminating or curbing STRs.4.Eve Montanaro – voiced concern about the lack of data in council’s discussion on STRs.5.Paul Schultz – encouraged decisions on STRs to be made on data rather than anecdotes.6.Will Phillips – said he thought a STR advisory committee would be helpful.7.Wayne Martin – encouraged council to consider homeless residents as allies.8.Jennifer Sherlock – said she depends on her STR to meet her financial obligations.9.Holly Berry – suggested limiting non-owner-occupied STRs to Eugene residents.10.Carolyn Wells – asked council to slow down the decision-making process on STRs.11.Janine Sepulveda – said STRs fill a need other housing options do not.12.Barbara Evarts – supported more research into needs of short-term renters.13.Janna Hudson – emphasized STRs provide living-wage jobs.14.Michele Renée – shared positive impacts on her financial life as an STR host.15.Hannah Roloson – said hosting an STR enables her to stay home with her kids.16.Valere Harris – expressed frustration about misinformation council received on STRs.17.Bruce Searl – spoke about the financial boon having an STR has had on his family.18.Stephanie McLaughlin – said she bought a larger home, planning to list it as an STR.19.Justin Schmick – said he purchased a home with the intent of becoming an STR host.20.Julia O’Reilly – said hotel industry does not provide the lodgings STR guests want.21.Laura Allen – supported Eugene having a climate action plan that meets the City’s goals.22.Anika Nykanen- shared information about Sunrise Movement activities.23.Sophia Reyes – made suggestions for future work on the Climate Action Plan 2.0.24.Sophie Bybee – shared ways in which the CAP 2.0 process was inadequate.25.Tyee Williams – said he wanted more strategies added to CAP 2.0.26.Scott Lemons – made several demands for the next phase of work on a CAP.27.Carson Schmittle – read a pledge people took at a recent climate rally.28.Siena Polk – asked council to support the enactment of a Green New Deal.29.Thomas Hiura – sang a song about climate change he played at a recent climate rally.30.Pamela Krause – shared stories about recent encounters with homeless people.31.Erik Burke – asked the City to invest more heavily in trees and urban forestry.32.Mike Grudzien – asked council to start an advisory committee for STRs. ATTACHMENT D Janurary 13, 2020, Meeting – Item 3A