Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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C. Adoption of Resolution 4955 Approving Low-Income Rental Housing Property Tax Ex- th emption for the Property Located at 1070 West 6 Avenue, Eugene, Oregon (Asses- sor’s Property Account Number 0473056) (St. Vincent DePaul Society of Lane County, Inc.) D. Ratification of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Actions of July 23, 2008 E. Approval of Overseas Travel Request The Consent Calendar was approved during the preceding City Council Work Session. 3. ACTION: An Ordinance Concerning a Council Employee Complaint Process; Adding Sections 2.400, 2.402, 2.404, 2.406, 2.408, 2.410, and 2.412 to the Eugene Code, 1971; and Amending Section 2.486 of that Code Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 4989, an ordinance concerning a council employee complaint process. Councilor Clark ascertained from the City Attorney that changes had been made so that the confidentiality of someone making a complaint would be ensured. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 7:0. Mayor Piercy stated that Councilor Pryor had a motion he wished to place on the table. Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to allocate $10,000 from the council contingency fund to support completion of the work of the West Eugene Collabora- tive. Councilor Pryor related that the City of Eugene had contributed $40,000 to further the work of the West Eugene Collaborative as it worked with the City and Lane Transit District (LTD) on transportation solutions in Eugene. He said the funding sources to-date included the City, the County, Lane Metro Partnership, Eugene Realtors, the environmental community, the Chamber of Commerce, the Oregon Consensus Program, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and LTD. He noted that in-kind contribu- tions had been made by planners, architects, and a national charette organization, and in reduced cost facilitation provided by the Osprey Group. He underscored that it took a long time for a true collaborative process to work and it was now in the “home stretch.” He projected that they would have recommendations by the end of the year and this funding would get the group to completion of the process, with recommenda- tions usable by both LTD and the City. He supported this final contribution to complete the work. Councilor Zelenka supported the motion, adding that it was “exactly the kind of process” they should use. Mayor Piercy underscored that this was not an official group; it was a volunteer group consisting of business leaders, environmental leaders, agencies, elected officials, and neighborhood residents working together to come up with recommendations for addressing transportation and traffic issues in West Eugene. She called it an extraordinary volunteer effort. She averred that it was being looked at by the Governor and ODOT as a potential way to work through difficult transportation issues. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 6:1; Councilor Clark voting in opposition. MINUTES—Eugene City Council September 22, 2008 Page 5 Regular Meeting