06.24.2020 City Council Work Session Minutes

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MINUTES Eugene City Council Virtual Work Session Eugene, Oregon 97401 June 24, 2020 12:00 p.m. Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Claire Syrett and Chris Pryor. Councilors Absent: Greg Evans. Mayor Vinis opened the June 27, 2020, work session of the Eugene City Council. 1. WORK SESSION: Adoption of the Eugene -Springfield Area Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan 2020 Emergency Manager Kevin Holman gave a brief presentation of the Eugene -Springfield Multi - Jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (NHMP) for Council approval. MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Semple, seconded by Councilor Yeh, moved to adopt a Resolution Adopting the Eugene -Springfield Area Multi -Jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan 2020 and Replacing the Plan Adopted by Resolution NO. 5126. PASSED 7:0. Council Discussion: • Councilor Syrett - asked whether any public comments had been received, and what the nature of the comments were. 2. WORK SESSION: Wild Turkey Population Management Building and Permit Services Director Lydia Kaye introduced Chris Yee with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), who gave a presentation on strategies enacted to reduce the wild turkey population in Eugene. Council Discussion: • Councilor Pryor - thanked staff and ODFW for the update; stated he was unaware of the degree to which trapping had begun and circumstances constraining that up to now; stated he is glad to hear the superflocks are beginning to break up; encouraged ODFW to also focus mitigation strategies in the south hills where turkey populations concentrate; thanked ODFW for its work. • Councilor Syrett - expressed surprise that Ya-Po-Ah Terrace was a starting point for trapping as she did not realize there was a concentration of turkeys in the area; asked how large the flock was when trapping began at that location; expressed appreciation for the advice and partnership of ODFW in trying to mitigate the situation. • Councilor Zelenka - thanked ODFW for its work; asked how well the feeding ban is working; asked how long the population reduction through trapping will take; offered assistance to ODFW to advocate for funding if it finds funding is reduced for this work; asked how large a flock and superflock are; asked how many flocks are in the city limits. • Councilor Taylor - asked if trapped birds are killed and stated she is disturbed by this; stated she doesn't believe turkeys do a lot of harm. • Mayor Vinis - stated it is helpful to know this will be a long-term process; stated that a 150-bird flock is alarming and reinforces the need to reduce the turkey population; thanked ODFW for its work. 3. WORK SESSION: Public Safety Review Discussion MINUTES - Eugene City Council June 24, 2020 Page 1 Work Session