Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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solution to the Crest Drive assessment issue. It did not seem fair to him to only assess the people who had frontage on the street. Councilor Brown stated that he had contacted Eagles View and presented an idea that would buy the Tango Center a little bit of time. He had not heard back. He closed by thanking everyone for coming down. Mayor Piercy related that she had contacted the ODA and requested that the record be kept open until March 13. She said the ODA had agreed to do so. In regard to the Tango Center, she appreciated all of the interest in it and that it was a place that made people feel welcome. She hoped the City could help to at least facilitate the conversation. Mayor Piercy reiterated that the council would discuss the assessment policy on March 9. She also wished to respond to Mr. Vishanoff’s comments. She said the police department was supposed to be in a facility that met certain seismic standards so that, if an earthquake struck, the department could continue to provide services. Councilor Clark commented that he was not sure he entirely agreed that the street assessment policy was not fair. He thought it was close to fair and he was glad the council would hold a work session in order to work on it. He said everyone on a street paid for it; they paid for it when the house was built and it was added to the price of the house and a person who moved into a house on a street that faced improvements was expected to pay for it as well. He agreed that the burden placed on people in these times was high. He believed that the people should have a voice to change the timing or the circumstance under which things were done. Councilor Taylor asked Mr. Schoening to stress to the people in the Crest Drive area that if more than 50 percent remonstrated, the project would not happen. Mr. Schoening clarified that the 50 percent remonstrance moved the public hearing from the Hearings Official to the City Council and, for the project to proceed, rather than a simple majority the council had to approve of it by a two-thirds vote. Councilor Taylor said the issue the Tango Center faced had arisen at the last minute. She felt that if the City could somehow facilitate some more time for the center to continue to exist, the City was doing something for the City and not for a particular person or business. 3. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes - January 26, 2009, Work Session B. Approval to Tentative Working Agenda C. Adoption of Resolution 4964 Adopting an Inflationary Adjustment of Systems Development Charges for Parks System, and Local Wastewater System, Stormwater System, and Transporta- tion System; Superseding Administrative Order 58-08-02-F; and Amending Resolution No. 4900 D. Adoption of Resolution 4965 Annexing Land to the City of Eugene (Old Coburg Road Annexa- tion/A 08-7) Mayor Piercy noted that Item C had been deferred. Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar with the exception of Item C. Roll call vote; the motion to approve the Consent Calendar passed unanimously, 7:0. 4. ACTION: Ratification of Unanimous Intergovernmental Relations Committee Actions and Discussion and Action on Non- unanimous Intergovernmental Relations Committee Actions on Legislative Policy from February 11 and February 18, 2009 MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 23, 2009 Page 8 Regular Meeting