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<br />better site and transfer options if research identified them. He called it a “nuanced thing.” He thought it
<br />would be a “little too casual” to proceed with the transfer without putting the extra language into the motion.
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<br />Bing Li
<br />, 1569 Garfield Place, stated that she was chairperson of the Westmoreland Tenants Council. She
<br />said without Westmoreland Student Family Housing, the University of Oregon would only offer 350
<br />apartments for student families. She underscored that the current student population was 23,000 and
<br />increasingly fewer apartments were available. She declared that the university was disingenuous in the
<br />information it provided to the public that indicated the sale of Westmoreland was due to high maintenance
<br />costs. She asserted that the State paid for maintenance. She pointed to the University’s assertion that a
<br />two-percent return on its investment was not enough and opined that the University was not a business. She
<br />said the University alleged that there were structural problems, yet tenants heard from another consultant
<br />that the place could last another 50 to 100 years. She stated that the Westmoreland complex had a 95
<br />percent occupancy rate and not 87 percent as reported in the news by the University. She stressed that this
<br />issue was not just about Westmoreland, it was about the whole community.
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<br />Mayor Piercy closed the Public Forum and called for questions and comments from the council. No
<br />comments were offered at this time.
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<br />2. CONSENT CALENDAR
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<br />A. Approval of City Council Minutes
<br /> -October 12, 2005, Work Session
<br /> -October 19, 2005, Workshop
<br />B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda
<br />C. Approval of Home Investment Partnerships Program Funding to Acquire Existing
<br />Housing Units
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<br />Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Solomon, moved approval of the Consent
<br />Calendar.
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<br />Councilor Bettman said she submitted minutes corrections electronically.
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<br />Mayor Piercy deemed the corrections, without objection, approved.
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<br />Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0.
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<br />3.ACTION:
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<br /> Minor Land Use Code Amendments
<br />An Ordinance Concerning Land Use; Amending Sections 9.0500, 9.2160, 9.2161, 9.2171, 9.2173,
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<br /> 9.2180, 9.2450, 9.2470, 9.2683, 9.2685, 9.2686, 9.2741, 9.2760, 9.2761, 9.2775, 9.2795, 9.3220,
<br /> 9.3822, 9.3910, 9.4730, 9.4830, 9.5250, 9.5350, 9.5500, 9.5750, 9.5800, 9.6105, 9.6410, 9.6420,
<br /> 9.6610, 9.6615, 9.6630, 9.6640, 9.6650, 9.6670, 9.6709, 9.6730, 9.6745, 9.6805, 9.6810, 9.6815,
<br /> 9.6820, 9.6830, 9.6870, 9.6885, 9.7015, 9.7020, 9.7110, 9.7605, 9.7655, 9.7805, 9.7885, 9.8010,
<br /> 9.8030, 9.8055, 9.8090, 9.8215, 9.8220, 9.8310, 9.8320, 9.8325, 9.8410, 9.8440, 9.8515, 9.8520,
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