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MINUTES Eugene City Council McNutt Room--City Hall May 26, 1999 5:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Scott Meisner, Nancy Nathanson, Pat Farr, Bobby Lee, Betty Taylor, David Kelly, Gary Rayor, Gary Pap8 Mayor James D. Torrey called the council to order at 5:30 p.m. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION A. Items from Mayor, City Council, and City Manager Ms. Nathanson reported on a meeting she had recently attended of the National League of Cities Telecommunications Committee. A broad spectrum of communities was represented. She reported that she would be chairing a group writing the league's policy on universal access. Ms. Nathanson stressed the importance of universal access and the need to ensure that, like rural communities, no neighborhood in a city was left behind. She likened telecommunications access to a vital utility. Ms. Nathanson addressed the Stewart Road closure, noting it had been appealed twice. She suggested the closure was a beginning rather than an end, and asked City Manager Jim Johnson to bring the council information about the process for determining the road's size and design, and when those improvements would be scheduled. Mr. Rayor said that he would leave the council meeting early to attend a neighborhood meeting in his neighborhood in Ward 1 to discuss the upcoming Willard School closure and the subsequent disposition of the building. He wanted to ensure the public and neighbors had input into the process and knew what was planned for the site. Mr. Rayor indicated he would provide the council with frequent updates about the process. Mr. Kelly noted the council's receipt of a letter from the Chamber of Commerce, Citizens for Public Accountability, Lane County Homebuilders Association, Friends of Eugene, and 12 neighborhood leaders requesting that the Lane Council of Governments publish a draft TransPlan summary in tabloid form. Planning Director Jan Childs had contacted him to let him know there was support for the idea among the three jurisdictions' planning directors and Lane Council of Governments staff, and had indicated that such a tabloid could be published. Mr. Lee raised the issue of University Park, now closed because of crime-related concerns. He said that the park closure and condition continued to be an issue for the neighborhood. There MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 26, 1999 Page 1 5:30 p.m.