Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Councilor Pryor supported moving the LID forward. He hoped they could find ways to be as flexible and to create as few hardships on people as possible. Councilor Poling said this had been a project that had gone on for a number of years and the people who were affected had been aware of the implications of the LID “from the get-go.” He emphasized that it had been a decision that had come from a great deal of public involvement that had changed the project from a collector to a local street which had, in turn, changed the funding mechanism and raised the assessment. He agreed that the assessment policy needed to be changed, but the current policy had been used before. He related that the current assessments were in the “ball park figure” of most of the other LIDs that had transpired to date. He indicated that he would reluctantly support the motion, adding that he hoped the council could change the assessment policy. Councilor Zelenka pointed out that the change in interest could be enacted administratively. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 7:1; Councilor Clark voting in opposition. Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to direct the City Manager to re- duce the combined assessable costs for the Maple Street/Elmira Road, Chad Drive/Old Co- burg Road and Crest Drive/Storey Boulevard/Friendly Street improvement projects by $500,000 with the intent of reducing the assessments for each of the projects by the same percentage and with the reduced assessments reflected in the assessment ordinances for each project. Councilor Taylor reiterated her preference to have it allocated only to the Crest Drive area assessments. Councilor Ortiz asked if the council could move the money “anywhere.” Mr. Schoening responded that a portion of the money had come from County Road Funds and could be used for any transportation purpose. The same was true for the Delayed Assessment Fund. He explained that the Road Fund was restricted to public right-of-way. Councilor Ortiz remarked that if she had the votes she would move to place the funding into potholes. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to include an option for a 15-year payment period in the assessment ordinances. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimous- ly, 8:0. Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Zelenka, moved to direct the City Manager to continue to look for additional mechanisms or revenue sources for reducing the assessable cost of the Crest Drive project and to bring back to the council any new mechanisms that he or staff identified. Councilor Ortiz offered a friendly amendment to include the Maple Street/Elmira Road and Chad Drive/Old Coburg Road projects. Councilor Taylor accepted the friendly amendment, as did the second to her motion. Councilor Clark understood that the policy could not be altered. He asked where such funds could be found. Mr. Ruiz replied that he would ask staff to see what sources or mechanisms were there. Councilor Pryor said he would support it because it would not tie anyone’s hands; rather, it would ask staff to “keep [their] eyes open” for other funding mechanisms. MINUTES—Eugene City Council June 22, 2009 Page 7 Regular Meeting