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Mr. Laue moved, seconded by Mr. Fart, to amend the motion to hold a public <br /> hearing on the recommendations of the Council Committee on <br /> Homelessness and Youth on July 13, 1998, and that the committee be asked <br /> to reconvene following the hearing to prepare additional recommendations <br /> regarding an ordinance for consideration by the City Council. <br /> <br />Mr. Tollenaar said that he hoped the considerations of the committee would include development <br />of an area-wide campground for homeless persons living in vehicles through the Human <br />Services Commission. Mr. Weinman said that Lane County and City of Springfield <br />representatives on the Human Services Commission had clearly stated that they did not consider <br />issues related to persons sleeping in vehicles on the streets of the City of Eugene a concern on <br />which they should act. He also said extensive investigation in the past was still valid which <br />indicated that no suitable location was available to locate such a campground. <br /> <br />Ms. Swanson Gribskov said that she would support the unamended motion because the <br />recommendations of the committee did not have the full support of the council. She suggested <br />that the City Attorney be asked to prepare an ordinance giving the council an additional 30 days <br />in which to act on an ordinance authorizing overnight sleeping in specified areas. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson said that the reason she had distributed a map of City Council Wards was to <br />illustrate that though problems related to the ordinance authorizing sleeping in vehicles in <br />industrially zoned areas currently mostly affected Wards 7 and 8, all of the City would be <br />negatively affected by the changes to the ordinance proposed by the committee. She said that it <br />since it appeared that a majority of the council wanted to given additional consideration to <br />proposals for amending the ordinance, it was not wise to have the current recommendations <br />presented in a public hearing because any changes made would require an additional public <br />hearing. <br /> <br /> The motion to amend the motion to ask the Council Committee on <br /> Homelessness and Youth to reconvene by scheduling a public hearing on the <br /> recommendations of the committee was defeated, 2:6, with Mr. Fart and Mr. <br /> Laue voting yes. <br /> <br /> The motion to ask the Council Committee on Homelessness and Youth to <br /> reconvene and consider options related to the ordinance authorizing <br /> overnight sleeping in specific areas was adopted, 6:2, with Mr. Laue and Ms. <br /> Taylor voting no. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey noted that the time set for adjournment of the meeting had passed and that agenda <br />items regarding reconsideration of the motion to postpone consideration of options for a <br />memorial on Skinner Butte and Items from the Mayor, City Council, and City Manager would be <br />placed on the agenda of the next meeting. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 1:45 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />James R. Johnson <br />City Manager Pro Tem <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 8, 1998 Page 8 <br /> <br /> <br />