CC Minutes - 07/15/09 Work Session

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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). Mr. Zelenka, seconded by Mr. Clark, moved to direct the City Manager to develop the street utility fee using parking spaces as the metric for measuring relative use of the system and allocating the costs between user categories. Mr. Poling confirmed that the stated motion was only directing the City Manager to return with further information on the manner in which a street utility fee would be implemented, rather than direction for the City Manager to implement the fee itself. Ms. Piercy agreed with Mr. Poling's statement and felt it was important that the public understood that the council discussions represented only the "beginning of a journey" with respect to the street utility fee. 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 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). MINUTES— Eugene City Council July 15, 2009 Page 7 Work Session