Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Mr. Zelenka observed that HB 2735 would give a five-year property tax assessment value freeze on the manufactured home park land after the closure and asked if that was true regardless of what the property owner did with the property. Mr. Weinman affirmed that it was true. Mayor Piercy asked how the City of Eugene’s proposals differed from the State legislation. Mr. Weinman replied that local recommendations included a housing counselor. He said the State legislation did not allow rent increases during the period after the park owners had announced a park would close. He related that the State legislation had a somewhat different and lower schedule for paying moving costs. Ms. Bettman did not believe the SDC credits were included in the ordinance. She surmised that the City Manager would have “broad discretion” to grant those credits. Mr. Lidz responded that there were some state requirements for when those credits should be granted and there were some that were in the SDC methodology. Ms. Bettman asked if the City would have to take formal steps to amend the SDC methodology to allow such credits. She commented that when speaking of “spreading the pain around,” she assumed someone would close their manufactured home park because they believed they would make more money through another land use. She believed this constituted compensation. She asserted that given that an SDC was charged for capacity, any unpaid costs would be transferred onto the remainder of the community. She asked for clarification as to how the “SDC piece” would be implemented and specified that it be given in writing. In response to a question from Mayor Piercy, Mr. Weinman pointed out that Attachment B contained specific information on the differences and whether the local ordinance was better than what the State legislation would provide for. Mr. Clark asked whether the House Bill or Senate Bill was more likely to pass. Mr. Weinman replied that, it was unclear, but the House Bill had passed through committee and was the one with the preemption clause. City Manager Taylor noted that the item was scheduled for a public hearing on June 18. C. WORK SESSION: Oregon Department of Transportation Presentation on I-5/Willamette River Bridge Project City Manager Taylor invited Transportation Planning Engineer for the Public Works Department, Chris Henry, to the table. Mr. Henry introduced Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) staff member, Tim Dodson, and consultant for the project, Lou Krug. He noted that the existing bridge was 45 years old; in a 2002 assessment it had been found to be damaged and the repairs would not be cost effective. Mr. Dodson provided a power point presentation entitled The OTIA III State Bridge Delivery Program and the Willamette River Bridge, hard copies of which were provided to the council and staff. He reminded the council that the Oregon Transportation Improvement Act (OTIA) III had included $1.3 billion for the repair and replacement of 365 bridges around the State, of which the Willamette River Bridge was one. He said originally the bridge had been scheduled for approximately $70 million but since then it had MINUTES—Eugene City Council June 11, 2007 Page 6 Work Session