CC Minutes - 07/14/08 Regular Meeting

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Mayor Piercy related that she had spoken with Ms. Beamud about the amendment and Ms. Beamud had indicated that she was amenable to the version presently before the council and she would not take issue if the council wished to change it as it was the council’s purview to do so. Councilor Bettman wanted to “preserve” the Charter language as it stands and make it mandatory instead of “optional.” She opined that the authority of the auditor was “minimal.” Roll call vote; the vote on the amendment was a tie, 4:4; councilors Pryor, Clark, Solomon, and Poling voting in favor and councilors Ortiz, Bettman, Taylor, and Zelenka voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy voted in opposition of the amendment and it failed. Councilor Poling said he would vote for the Resolution so that it would go before the voters but he could not support it as it was currently written. He declared it to be a mistake not to have gone with the July 10 version. Councilor Clark echoed Councilor Poling. He added his feeling that Councilor Bettman was wrong in her analysis. He averred that the wording going forward did not preserve the ordinance, rather it changed it in a way that would be detrimental to the function of the Police Auditor. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 7:1; Councilor Solomon voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy adjourned the Eugene City Council and convened a meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency at 9:02 p.m. 4. ACTION: Termination of Purchase Option on Roberts (Taco Time) Property Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to authorize the Agency Director to terminate the purchase option agreement on the Roberts property upon receipt of the pro- posed $500 payment from the property owner. Councilor Taylor asked why the City was only receiving $500. Division Manager for the Community Development Division, Mike Sullivan, responded that it represented a prorated amount, which meant that much of the option period had gone by and it was the value of the period remaining. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Piercy closed the meeting of the Urban Renewal Agency at 9:04 p.m. and reconvened the Eugene City Council. 5. ACTION th Application for a Multiple-Unit Property Tax Exemption – 16 Avenue and Hilyard Street Apartments Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to adopt a resolution denying a th multiple-unit property tax exemption for residential property located at 693 East 16 Ave- nue, Eugene, Oregon (Corey Development, LLC/applicant). MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 14, 2008 Page 9 Regular Meeting