Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

Home Browse Search

Mr. Zelenka, seconded by Mr. Clark, moved to direct the City Manager to work with EWEB leadership to coordinate a joint elected officials meeting where the topic of discussion would be the potential for use of EWEB’s billing infrastructure for a City street utility fee. Ms. Piercy believed there needed to be several levels of conversation regarding the street utility fee but felt that a joint elected officials meeting would not necessarily be the best place for such conversations. Mr. Clark stated he would not support the motion but agreed that the City should work closely with EWEB regarding the street utility fee as well as other shared City priorities. Ms. Piercy called for a vote on the previously stated motion. The motion passed 6:2 (Mr. Clark and Ms. Taylor voting in opposition). Mr. Zelenka, seconded by Mr. Clark, moved to direct the City Manager to imple- ment the street utility fee once the economy recovers with a metric to be deter- mined. City Attorney Glenn Klein noted that the City Manager would not have the authority to actually implement the street utility fee and suggested that Mr. Zelenka revise his previously stated motion. Mr. Zelenka, with the consent of the second, amended his previously stated motion and moved to direct the City Manager to bring an ordinance regarding the street utility fee back to the City Council for final approval once the economy recovers with a metric to be determined. Mr. Zelenka, responding to a question from Ms. Ortiz, suggested that one possible metric to be used with respect to his motion would be “two consecutive quarters of economic growth.” Ms. Piercy called for a vote on Mr. Zelenka’s previously stated motion. The mo- tion passed 6:2 (Mr. Clark and Ms. Taylor voting in opposition). Ms. Taylor, seconded by Mr. Clark, moved to put the street utility fee on the bal- lot before the voters in the event that the City decided to go forward with plans to implement such a fee. The motion failed, 3:5 (Mr. Pryor, Mr. Brown, Ms. Solo- mon, Ms. Ortiz and Mr. Zelenka voting in opposition). Ms. Piercy adjourned the work session meeting at 1:14 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Jon Ruiz City Manager (Recorded by Wade Hicks) MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 15, 2009 Page 7 Work Session