CC Minutes - 10/21/98 Work Session

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Mr. Fart left the meeting. Ms. Nathanson said the issue appeared to be that since there was ample notice to the property owner, there was adequate time to call this to staff's attention and have the error corrected. She wondered why it mattered who initiated the amendment and if there was a financial consequence. With the council's agreement, Mayor Torrey postponed agenda item V in order to complete the discussion. Ms. Bishow distributed a copy of the Land Use Plan Diagram in the Whiteaker Plan and explained the error. She confirmed that there was extensive notice to individual property owners and also confirmed that the land use application fees amounted to $1,020 for a zone change and $1,028 for a refinement plan amendment. She assumed that if the property owners had the financial means, they would have already applied for the plan amendment and zone change on their own. The property owner's position is that the City has made a mistake and it should correct it. The motion failed, 5:2; with Mr. Meisner and Mr. Tollenaar voting in opposition, and Mr. Farr having left the meeting. Mr. Meisner requested that staff provide a list of key events that led up to the current situation and information on the use of the concrete block building located at the rear of the property being considered. Ms. Bishow agreed to provide the information at the public hearing. V. PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATING COUNCIL UPDATE Mr. Johnson said the purpose of the item was to explain the Turnaround Program and its relationship to the Court School and the rest of the education in the community. He added that the program was well-defined in the meeting packet material. Mr. Laue spoke in support of the program. Mayor Torrey said the best thing about the program was the process that brought the three different jurisdictions to the table. Ms. Swanson Gribskov called the measure "excellent work" by the committee. Mr. Tollenaar added that the Turnaround School has enhanced the prospects of passing the levy because it was something tangible to offer rural areas. Ms. Nathanson said there is some concern that the public perception is that the City parks levy and the school district's levy are linked together and she asked the City Manager to respond to that misperception publicly. Mr. Johnson emphasized that the general policy direction is to work together with intergovernmental partners and the youth sports park is saying "if the City and the school district decide to join together in a partnership, here is an idea on how it can be done." Ms. Nathanson added that there is no duplication of funding. A. ADJOURN MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 21, 1998 Page 8 11:30 a.m.