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