CC Minutes - 05/20/98 Work Session

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Mr. Laue added that "unanimously" should be struck from the vote count in the motion on page 2. Mr. Meisner said that council meeting minutes are either summary or detailed and, although he has no objection to Ms. Taylor's corrections, those correction will product a "mixed bag," adding he hoped this was not a precedent. Ms. Taylor noted that her comments at that meeting had been minimized and she would only request changes only if she believed the record had been distorted and this was the case. City Manager pro tem Jim Johnson offered to produce a verbatim transcription of the meeting. The council declined. The motion to approve the minutes as corrected passed unanimously, 6:0. 2. April 20, 1998, Meeting Mr. Tollenaar said that the phrase "assessed value" in paragraph 3, under Item D, on page 4 should be replaced with "assessible frontage." Thereafter during that discussion, he said, the term "value" should be replaced with "frontage." Mr. Laue moved, seconded by Ms. Swanson Gribskov, to approve the minutes of April 20, 1998, as corrected. The motion passed unanimously, 6:0. B. Glenwood Jurisdictional Study The council was joined at the meeting table by Springfield Mayor Bill Morrisette and Springfield Council President Greg Shaver. Mayor Morrisette introduced the topic and said that "Glenwood has historically been a part of Springfield geographically, socially, and economically." He urged the council to adopt Option 1, transfer jurisdiction of Glenwood from Eugene to Springfield, but acknowledged that Option 2 was more realistic. Springfield City Manager Mike Kelley gave background information and reviewed the information attached to the agenda, summarizing that it appeared that the majority of the area residents and businesses favor a Springfield jurisdiction, and adding that the change would be revenue-neutral to the City of Springfield. Mr. Shaver said the issue was one that "is close to Springfield as Glenwood is close to Springfield, and perhaps not as close to Eugene as Glenwood is not close to Eugene." Having read Eugene staf?s recommendations he said that as much as he "hoped" the council would adopt Option 1, Option 2 was probably the most reasonable course of action. Mayor Jim Torrey arrived at the meeting. Mr. Shaver suggested that Option 2 be modified by the addition of a Eugene City Council/Springfield City Council subcommittee, with two members from each of the councils, to review the jurisdictional issue and make a recommendation to the Metropolitan Policy Committee as reflected in Option 2, adding he wished to serve on that committee. Minutes--Eugene City Council May 20, 1998 Page 2 11:30 a.m.