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4. ACTION: <br /> An Ordinance Concerning the Downtown Area; and Proposed Amendments to Sections 3.344, <br /> 4.871, and 4.872 of the Eugene Code, 1971 <br /> <br /> Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved that the City <br /> Council adopt Council Bill 4872, an ordinance concerning the downtown <br /> area. <br /> <br />Councilor Solomon was excused from the meeting at 8:28 p.m. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman felt the curfew in the downtown area was too restrictive. She felt the Broadway Plaza <br />was not unlike a city park and should have similar restrictions as other parks had. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor commented that there should no be a curfew at all. <br /> <br /> Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Kelly, moved to amend the mo- <br /> tion by striking language having to do with a curfew, section 4.8722 (j) of <br /> the Ordinance. <br /> <br />Councilor Kelly remarked that the City was trying to create a livelier downtown. He averred there was a <br />distinction between a city park and a town square and, as such, the Broadway Plaza merited different <br />treatment than a park. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor opposed placing a curfew in the downtown area. She said the curfew ran counter to the <br />City's aspiration to have a lively downtown 24 hours per day. She added she felt the entire downtown <br />ordinance was unnecessary; something that was against the law downtown should be against the law <br />everywhere in the City. <br /> <br />Councilor Meisner was inclined to support the amendment. He reiterated that the City's goal was to have a <br />lively downtown area 24 hours per day. He thought safety concerns on the Broadway Plaza could be <br />addressed by augmenting the lighting. He asked Police Chief Bob Lehner if a lack of curfew would pose <br />problems to the Eugene Police Department (EPD). <br /> <br />Chief Lehner responded that the EPD would do what it needed to do with downtown safety, but said it was a <br />matter of responsiveness and watchfulness. He thought it would provide comfort to have the Broadway <br />Plaza governed in the same manner as the rest of the community. <br /> <br /> Roll call vote; the amendment passed, 5:2; Councilors Bettman and Papd <br /> voting in opposition. <br /> <br /> Roll call vote; the main motion passed unanimously, 7:0. <br /> <br />5. ACTION: <br /> An Ordinance Adopting a New Central Area Transportation Study as a Refinement of the <br /> Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan; Repealing Resolution No. 4369 and the <br /> Central Eugene parking and Traffic Circulation Plan Adopted Therein; Adding Section 9.9515 <br /> to the Eugene Code, 1971; Adopting a Severability Clause; and Providing an Effective Date <br /> <br />City Council -- May 24, 2004 Page 6 <br />Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />