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Mr. Kelly expressed appreciation for the addition of Section 7.4, saying that it provided teeth to the <br />agreement. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly anticipated council action on December 11 as long as the park-related issues were addressed. He <br />wanted to know more about the outcome of the City's work with the citizen planning committee and <br />University. Regarding the grassed parking, Mr. Kelly suggested that the University amend its financial offer <br />of compensation to WISTEC by adding ramped-down compensation for the loss of that parking as a good <br />will gesture. <br /> <br />Regarding the issue of pedestrian safety, Mr. Kelly suggested the City and University consider a combination <br />of signalized intersections and pedestrian over crossings to address pedestrian/automobile conflicts. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson pointed out that the issue of parking on grass was not unique to this situation. It occurred at <br />several City-owned facilities, such as at Alton Baker Park for the Art in Vineyard event. Mr. Kelly <br />acknowledged the comment and said a work session might be appropriate. He noted that unlike the situation <br />mentioned by Mr. Johnson, in this case the parking in question was not in an area designated for that purpose. <br /> <br />C. Action: Appointments to Boards, Commissions, and Committees <br /> <br /> Ms. Nathanson, seconded by Mr. Meisner, moved to appoint Charles Rusch to position <br /> 3 on the Planning Commission for a four-year term beginning on November 1, 2000, <br /> and ending on October 31, 2004. The motion passed, 7:0. <br /> <br /> Ms. Nathanson, seconded by Mr. Meisner, moved to reappoint Adell McMillan to <br /> position 3 on the Planning Commission for a four-year term beginning on November 1, <br /> 2000, and ending on October 31, 2004. <br /> <br />Mr. Papd raised the issue of geographic dispersion of City committees and asked that the Planning <br />Commission recruitment process be restarted so that more candidates from the north and Bethel area of the <br />community could be encouraged to apply. He thought it particularly important given that the northern portion <br />of the community was its fastest growing area. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson said that she was also not happy with the geographic representation on the commission and <br />noted her own support for a downtown candidate because of the council's focus on downtown issues. <br />However, she supported the motion as it represented the will of a majority of the council. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly agreed it would be good to see more geographic representation from north of the river and <br />suggested it would be easier for the council to appoint a candidate from that area if there were more <br />applicants. He added that he considered geography after he considered qualifications. He said the council <br />should encourage qualified applicants to apply. <br /> <br />Mr. Fart suggested that geography itself in the form of distance from downtown worked against getting better <br />geographic representation. He did not believe the City had done an adequate job in recruiting people from <br />west and north Eugene to the Planning Commission. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 27, 2000 Page 11 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />