Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Ms. Ortiz shared her excitement about the Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Committee to Finance Homelessness and Housing Programs. She reported that at the last meeting, the history of the work to remedy and prevent homelessness had been shared. She said one member had been asked to write down his oral history so that it could be saved. Ms. Ortiz related that she had attended a gathering at the Red Cross office to discuss pollution from the railroad yards. She indicated that she would bring this forward as a potential subject of a work session as it was a community issue for those neighborhoods that were affected. Ms. Ortiz said she was glad the HSC budget had passed but she had some concern about the money that was “left over” that went to the County General Reserve Fund. Mr. Pryor clarified that it did not go into the County General Reserve; rather it had been placed in the HSC Reserve Fund. Ms. Ortiz did not believe the money had been spent in the way the City’s Budget Committee had intended. Mayor Piercy was reminded that she had attended the We are Bethel Celebration, the Education Center Meeting, and Bike Day which was co-sponsored by the Science Factory. City Manager Taylor reported that he received the draft ballot title for the referendum on the gasoline tax. He said it would not be known if there would be enough signatures to place it on the ballot until June 29. City Manager Taylor related that he had attended the Prefontaine Classic and had been impressed by the athletes. He said immediately after the event concluded, work began to renovate Hayward Field in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Trials. Ms. Bettman asked if there was time to challenge the language of the draft ballot title. City Attorney Jerry Lidz replied that a challenge could be made within five days. Ms. Bettman requested copies of the ballot. Mr. Zelenka asked if the item could be placed on the November ballot. City Manager Taylor replied that he was not certain. In response to a follow-up question from Mr. Zelenka, he affirmed that the balloting process would cost the City approximately $100,000. B. WORK SESSION: Manufactured Dwelling Park Regulations City Manager Taylor stated that the Housing Policy Board (HPB) had a committee that developed the recommendations. He asked Urban Services Manager for the Community Development Division, Richie Weinman, to speak about it. Mr. Weinman explained that the HPB had taken up the issue one year earlier and had appointed a committee. Ms. Solomon had served as chair. The committee membership included John VanLandingham (HPB Chair at the time), a park resident, a park owner, a park manager, and two at-large committee members. He stated that the city of Eugene currently had 34 manufactured home parks with 3,100 spaces. He said Eugene had an ordinance that protected the homeowner/residents of some parks and 18 of the parks, representing approximately 1,200 spaces, were covered by the ordinance. He related that when the ordinance was enacted in 1989 it provided protections for homeowners, but it only applied to parks that were in non-conforming uses such as industrial zones or flood plains because there was an anticipation that MINUTES—Eugene City Council June 11, 2007 Page 3 Work Session