Item 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Kevin Matthews, PO Box 1588, Eugene, 97440, stated that he was president of the Friends of Eugene and president of the Southeast Neighbors. He called the GoalS inventory a disaster. He implored the council to pass it, nonetheless. He noted the council had taken a critical action to establish a priority for "coming back and fixing it." He felt this was imperative. He blamed previous City leadership for instructing staff to produce the "absolute minimum, bureaucratic, mechanistic, anti -scientific, non- biological resource inventory they could imagine could be squeaked through state approval." He opined that this described the end result. He referred to an article written in 1969 which predicted that development would increase and use up natural areas and that the area's desirability as a place to live would be lost. He averred that the council knew the "times that our planet is facing." He said everyone should work hard to give future generations the kind of place that the present generation would want to live in. He wanted to get the present inventory "over with" and involve the public and science and conduct some "real natural resource planning." Mayor Piercy closed the public hearing and thanked everyone for their testimony. Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Pape, moved to leave the record open for seven days, until 5 p.m. on October 3, 2005. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 6: 1; Councilor Taylor voting in opposition. Councilor Poling was no longer available. Mayor Piercy called for a break at 9:30 p.m. Mayor Piercy reconvened the meeting at 9:40 p.m. 4. PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance Concerning Smoking Areas; Amending Sections 6.225, 6.230, 6.235, and 6.240 of the Eugene Code, 1971; Repealing Section 6.232 of that Code; and Adding Section 6.245 to that Code Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Pape, moved to extend the meeting to 10:15 p.m. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 6:0. Councilor Taylor had not yet returned to the dais. Ms. Jones introduced the item. She stated that it was scheduled for action at the work session on September 28. She asked Permit Review Manager for PDD, Keli Osborn, to provide a brief overview on the item. Ms. Osborn reviewed the history of the smoking ordinance. She said staff determined a need for more clarity on what defined an outdoor smoking area. She stated that options that had been discussed, comprised of incorporating the standards into the administrative rule regarding such areas or making the standards in the ordinance more strict or less strict. Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing and reviewed the rules of the public hearing. Joel Pomerantz, 1171 Risden Place, noted he sent an e-mail to the councilors earlier. He explained that he worked for the Oregon Restaurant Association and had been contacted about this issue by members and non-members who owned bars and taverns in the city of Eugene. He asked the council to consider that MINUTES-Eugene City Council Regular Session September 26, 2005 Page 13