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In response to a question from Mr. Lee about the impact of delaying council action, Mr. Piercy said the district had a fairly "tight and aggressive" schedule but it could absorb about a month's delay without jeopardizing completion scheduled for August 1, 2000. Ms. Andersen reviewed the changes generated by this evening's discussion as follows: · Page 1, paragraph 2: clarify the City's participation and the elements of the youth sports complex that will be the City's contribution to the project. · Page 2: delete the term "initial" as it applies to investment. · Identify a roster of fields (softball, baseball, football, soccer) developed through the final design process and incorporate the schedule into the agreement. · Clarify areas that will be covered by charges under Rental Rates. · Page 3: clarify and describe behaviors that would trigger the need for the school district to restrict access. · Maximize community use of the facilities. · Clarify spring and fall schedules (evening availability). · Eliminate north/west references in describing the location for the Sheldon facility. · Extend the term of the agreement to 30 years, with difficult outs in 10 and 20 years. Ms. Taylor said she could not support the motion unless a public hearing was held. The motion passed, 5:2; with Mr. Kelly and Ms. Taylor voting in opposition. Mr. Farr left the meeting. III. WORK SESSION: REVIEW OF THE TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE Mark Snyder, Urban Forester, Public Works, provided a ten-minute Powerpoint presentation on the Tree Preservation Ordinance and an overview of the Urban Forest Management Plan. Mr. Snyder said that one of the main questions for the council was: Given the goals established by the Urban Forest Management Plan, are current regulations and programs effective in implementing these goals? Mr. Kelly said that one of the community goals he most often heard was to minimize the loss of trees on both public and private land when reasonable alternatives exist. He commented that since its implementation of the plan in 1992, there had been good progress on public lands but not on private lands. Mr. Kelly expressed appreciation for the work of the Tree Foundation, particularly its research on tree ordinances from around the country that revealed that Eugene's was one of the weakest among those studied. He asked staff to review the enforcement aspect of the current ordinance. Mr. Kelly moved, seconded by Taylor, that the council direct staff to draft a revised tree ordinance that addresses the seven areas described in the Eugene Tree Foundation recommendations; and that a work session and tentative public hearing on the ordinance be scheduled to occur before year's end. Mr. Kelly said a departmental advisory committee (DAC) was unnecessary given the amount of information already available. Minutes--Eugene City Council August 9, 1999 Page 4 5:30 p.m.