01.13.20 City Council Work Session Minutes

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MINUTES Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 January 13, 2020 5:30 p.m. Councilors Present: Betty Taylor, Emily Semple, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Greg Evans, Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor Mayor Vinis opened the January 13, 2020, work session of the Eugene City Council. Councilor Zelenka arrived at 6:46 p.m. 1. Committee Reports and Items of Interest • Councilor Semple - reported an increased presence of police officers in downtown; announced there were 64 more beds soon to open at the Dusk to Dawn site; said the McKenzie Willamette Watershed Council report indicated the second year of opening streams was successful; announced the Human Rights Commission would march as part of the annual Martin Luther King, Jr., celebration. • Councilor Taylor - reported that constituents asked her about licensing cats and requested longer parking times at Skinner Butte Park as well as action on preventing e-scooters and short- term rentals within the city; expressed concern about the increase in toxins in the air near Amazon Park, especially with the expected increase in housing due to House Bill 2001; read a quote from Wayne Morse. • Councilor Syrett - reported that she met with the Citizens' Climate Lobby who asked for support on federal carbon dividend legislation and expressed interest in meeting with staff from the Intergovernmental Relations Committee about it. • City Manager Pro Tern Sarah Medary shared that the CAP 2.0 would have a greater breadth of community input, including a Mayor's committee; said the expansion of 64 beds at Dusk to Dawn site was designed to address the near -constant 50-person waiting list; announced the City has six additional plows for future snowstorms; introduced the new City Manager's Office Director, Brooke Freed. • Mayor Vinis -explained more about upcoming AARP walk audits; noted the STAR voting work session was tentatively scheduled for April 8. 2. WORK SESSION: Council Process Session Policy Analyst Jason Dedrick and City Recorder Beth Forrest introduced the topic. Council Discussion - Council Agenda Delivery Schedule • Councilor Semple -noted the Thursday arrival of materials for council offered too little review time prior to Monday meetings; expressed interest in receiving meeting materials on Wednesdays. • Councilor Taylor - expressed interest in receiving meeting materials on Wednesdays. • Councilor Syrett - supported the Wednesday delivery suggestion. • Councilor Yeh - said she liked receiving the meeting materials two weeks in advance, but was supportive of having at least a couple of business days to make phone calls if a later delivery schedule was chosen; asked for materials on lengthier items —such as the supplemental budget —farther in advance. MINUTES - Eugene City Council January 13, 2020 Page 1 Work Session