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MINUTES – Eugene City Council Meeting January 27, 2020 Page 1 MINUTES Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 January 27, 2020 7:30 p.m. Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Yeh, Greg Evans, Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor, Alan Zelenka, Mike Clark Emily Semple opened the January 27, 2020, meeting of the Eugene City Council in the absence of Mayor Vinis. 1.COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ITEMS OF INTERESTCouncil Discussion •Councilor Taylor – reported on items that were raised by constituents, including traffic issuesand stop signs on E. Amazon, opening walls on Kesey Square, two-hour time limits at SkinnerButte Park, and the need for the homeless shelter; expressed the desire to locate the shelterdowntown, possibly at the old LCC building. •Councilor Clark – asked the City Manager to brief the City Council about an article in thenewspaper regarding discussions with the County about the use of fairgrounds property for ahomeless shelter. •Councilor Semple – talked about attending the Poverty and Homeless Board shelter meetingwhich is working on site locations. •Councilor Clark – discussed work being done with the Country to determine whether thefairgrounds property is a viable site for a shelter; asked about the potential sites and timelinefor the 75-bed shelter •Councilor Syrett – Spoke about working together with the County, their role in the fairgroundssite location and what the article outlined; confirmed with the City Manager that the Countrycan proceed with the site without the City’s involvement; shared feedback received about thefairgrounds site and potential impacts to the surrounding neighborhood. 2.PUBLIC FORUM1.Thomas Hiura – said the new public forum rules were inequitable and discriminatory.2.Eliza Kashinsky – spoke about the CAP 2.0 and requested progress report.3.Richard Self – encouraged more low-income housing in reuse of old LCC building.4.Kira Elliott – spoke about female hygiene product availability and the Period Eugene initiative.5.Valerie Harris – spoke about STR hosts’ demographics and discouraged new regulations.6.Stephanie McLaughlin – spoke about STRs from a neighbor’s perspective and experience.7.David Ivan Piccioni – addressed the impact of library overdue fines; spoke about books.8.Joshua Korn – voiced concern about 5G and fiber optic networks.9.Kathryn Dunn – talked about STRs from an owner’s perspective and experience.10.Eowyn Soran – spoke about recent deaths in the unhoused population; questioned EPD’s tactics.11.Rowan – Talked about 5G and future court oral arguments taking place.12.Nabikshya Rayamajhi – spoke about female hygiene product availability and period poverty13.Violet Neal – talked about female hygiene product availability, Period Eugene and period poverty.14.Augustine – Spoke about deaths of the houseless, dismayed by public safety tax and lack of shelter.15.Eric Jackson - talked about the homeless count and related other issues. ATTACHMENT C February 24, 2020, Meeting - Item 2ACC Agenda - Page 13