CC Minutes - 11/27/00 Work Session

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reduced because of the yard debris service; he considered that an "end run" around the council's decision to limit the yard debris initial rate to $3.20 per month. Backing that factor out would reduce the increase to 13 percent. Mr. Johnson noted that Chapter 3 of the City Code gave authority to the City Manager to establish rates. He said he would give the council's request serious consideration and provide it with his reasoning if he decided against the lower increase. The motion passed unanimously, 5:1; Mr. Fart voting no. Mr. Pap~ joined the council for the remaining agenda items. B. Work Session: Discussion of an Ordinance Concerning Parking Requirements and Amending Sections 9.015, 9.585, and 9.586 of the Eugene Code, 1971 The council was joined by Senior Planner Allen Lowe for the item. Mr. Lowe invited questions about the materials in the meeting packet. Mr. Rayor said that when he met with the City Manager he had expressed concern that the City not lose money on the University of Oregon's Autzen Stadium Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program. He questioned the rationale for the mitigation account. Referring to page 15 of the concept outline for the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA), Mr. Rayor wanted to add to Section 1.2 that lots 8 or 9 would not be counted under subsection (1) and that the University would complete work on the berm and assume maintenance under the City's supervision. He wanted to call out the number of bicycle parking spaces, 1,145 permanent and temporary spaces, in Section 1.5. Mr. Rayor said that the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) was specific as to the number of automobile parking spaces within 1,000 feet of the stadium but was not specific to the bicycle parking spaces. Section 1.6 in the concept outline should refer to transit options 2, 3, or 4 instead of just 2 and 3. Mr. Rayor said he had wanted to add the concept of "University expense" to Section 6.0. He wanted to add "costs for City staff shall be reimbursed by the University" to Section 6.0. In Section 4.1, Mr. Rayor wanted to require a maximum bicycle parking fee of $1 for bicycle parking. He expressed confusion about the phrase "above or below in Section 3" in sections 4.4, 4.5, and 4.6, saying he could not follow the cross reference. He suggested a new Section 6.11 that indicated all costs for City staff required for sections 2 and 3 would be reimbursed by the University. Mr. Rayor said that he wanted the project to happen, and he wanted the City to start behaving like a budget- restricted agency. He said that he was not trying to pick the University's pocket, but it was getting a lot of services from the City. Ms. Bettman wanted to take advantage of the opportunity presented by the IGA to take City control of City property. The new IGA should supercede the former IGA. She wanted to phase out use of lots 8 and 9 by 2004 or 2005. She wanted all parking off parkland. She wanted to reestablish City control of Leo Harris Parkway and use the parking revenues from game attendees to offset the loss of parking revenues WISTEC (Willamette Science and Technology Center) could experience. Ms. Bettman believed that the proposed transit station should be on University of Oregon property. She asked if other entities had offered property to the University of Oregon for that use, such as the nearby Masonic Lodge. She thought there was a broad range of options the University could consider if its objective MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 27, 2000 Page 7 Work Session