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MINUTES – Eugene City Council Meeting February 10, 2020 Page 1 MINUTES Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 February 10, 2020 7:30 p.m. Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Greg Evans, Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor Mayor Vinis opened the February 10, 2020, meeting of the Eugene City Council. 1.Committee Reports and Items of Interest •Councilor Taylor – expressed concern that bus service in south Eugene is in danger of being cut,noting the importance of good bus service to meet Climate Recovery goals; encouragedeveryone to read the article in Saturday’s paper about short-term rentals and announced thetopic will be address at the City Club on March 6. •Councilor Yeh – mentioned that Transit Tomorrow is a proposal, not a finished plan; changeshave been made and a new proposal will be rolled out soon taking into account public feedback;announced that Casa Cultural Frida Kahlo is a new non-profit in the community whose missionis to honor and celebrate Mexican culture; said she attended a town hall focused on the “AbolishMovement” which seeks to raise awareness of human trafficking issues and reported that theJunior League has taken up human trafficking awareness as its primary campaign to work on inthe coming years. •Councilor Clark – reported that there had been a “protest” in a local restaurant on Saturday thatwas not a protest but an assault on a local business and its patrons, designed with intimidationin mind; said he believed it was a criminal act against a person who has spoken out about thelawlessness occurring in the community. •Mayor Vinis – said she missed the last council meetings in January because she was on theannual United Front trip, during which she went to 40 meetings over two days to advocated forfederal funds to address a diversity of local issues, including funding for brownfieldsredevelopment and restoring riparian habitat; announced she would participate in TrashyTuesday with the Willamette Riverkeepers. •Councilor Clark – clarified that the restaurant that was the victim of the protest was the ElkHorn Brewery and encouraged community members to support the business. 2.Consent CalendarA.Approval of City Council Tentative Agenda MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Semple, seconded by Councilor Yeh, moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar. PASSED 8:0. 3.Public Forum1.Joe Schmidlin – spoke about the positive impact of short-term rentals in the community.2.Andrea Nelson – spoke about the positive experience of hosting a short-term rental.3.Rowan – talked about concerns with 5G technology.4.Joshua Korn – talked about concerns with 5G technology.5. David Ivan Piccioni – made comments related to parking and City Hall.6.Paulina Romo – shared concerns about losing her Airbnb if affected by new regulations.7.Todd Boyle – talked about the auditor measures from a few years ago and homelessness. ATTACHMENT G March 9, 2020, Meeting - Item 2ACC Agenda - Page 21