Item 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing. Seeing no one who wished to testify, she closed the public hearing. Mayor Piercy ascertained from the council that there were no objections to taking action. Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 4918, an ordinance concerning State traffic laws. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 7:0. 5. PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance Concerning Offenses; Amending Section 4.710 and 4.940, of the Eugene Code, 1971; and Providing an Immediate Effective Date City Manager Taylor indicated that this ordinance was for the same purpose as the previous one. Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing. Seeing no one who wished to speak on the item, Mayor Piercy closed the hearing. Councilor Solomon asked what offenses the ordinance addressed. Ms. Hammitt explained that it expanded offenses involving telephonic harassment to include text messaging and voice messaging, while exempting debt collectors. She said the other ordinance had to do with fire control and clarified that media covering a fire were exempt from summons to assist in putting out the fire. Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 4917, an ordinance concerning offenses. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 7:0. 6. ACTION: Air Cargo Project Application for ConnectOregon City Manager Taylor stated that the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (CCIGR) asked that this grant application be forwarded to the full City Council for consideration. He asked Public Works Director Kurt Corey to speak to the essence of the grant application. Mr. Corey explained that the ConnectOregon project was a result of the 2005 Legislature, specifically the adoption of Senate Bill 71, which set aside an economic stimulus package funded through lottery bond proceeds for the purpose of enhancement of the statewide transportation system through connecting modes. He stated that it was limited to air, maritime, rail, and public transit funding. He related that staff reviewed the criteria and to the extent that the City was not engaged in transit or maritime activities, staff focused on the airport that the City of Eugene managed and supervised as well as the Eugene Depot. He said staff forwarded to the CCIGR for review and approval both a grant application for the Eugene Depot for purposes of passenger platform facility and transit circulation improvements and a second application to expand the air cargo service area at the Eugene Airport. He indicated that the CCIGR elected to forward the first grant but deferred the grant application for the air cargo area pending council review. He said the project totaled $5.5 million and the grant application was for 80 percent, or approximately $4.3 million, for the purpose of taxiway extension and expansion and cargo service area improvements primarily at the extreme south end of the Eugene Airport. MINUTES—Eugene City Council January 23, 2006 Page 7 Regular Session