Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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dollar amount that was once considered a criminal offense to be handled by the circuit court. Mr. Barkovic affirmed this. He said the Legislature had built in what he termed to be “an inflation factor” on step statutes. He noted that the base levels of value of property had been in place for about ten years. Councilor Clark predicted that the City would be doing more and more to compensate for what the County could not do. He thought that the County at present would not be able to do much if someone stole $800 in property because they did not have the capacity, but the City might be able to prosecute because of its municipal jail beds. He was bothered that they were doing the County’s job, but he indicated he would support it because it would help the local citizens be safer. Mayor Piercy noted that the City was obligated to align its own codes with state laws. Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 5019, an ordinance concerning Offenses and State Traffic Laws. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. 7. ACTION: Infill Compatibility Standards An Ordinance Concerning Parking Requirements for Multi-Family Housing; Amending the West Universi- ty Refinement Plan; and Amending the Eugene Code; An Ordinance Concerning Building Height in the University Area and Amending the Eugene Code; An Ordinance Establishing the Jefferson-Westside Special Area Zone (S-JW); Applying that Zone to Specific Properties; Amending the Jefferson-Far West Refinement Plan; Amending the Westside Neigh- borhood Plan; and Amending the Eugene Code Mr. Ruiz thanked the community members and staff who had worked on the Infill Compatibility Standards (ICS) recommendations. He said when they arrived at the portion of the code regarding height limitations there would be some continued discussion. Councilor Clark thanked the staff and City Manager for bringing the stakeholders together to work on the resulting compromise. Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 5014, an ordinance concerning parking requirements for multi-family housing and amending the West University Refinement plan. Councilor Zelenka wanted to add back what the Planning Commission had recommended regarding tandem parking. Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved that the following sentence be inserted af- ter the first sentence in subsection 9.6410(1)(c) and preceding the parenthetical reference to Figure 9.6410(1)(c): “Those tandem spaces may only be located in an underground parking area or at least 30 feet from a public street within a parking area that can be accessed only from an alley.” Councilor Ortiz asked where the number of feet had come from. Councilor Zelenka replied that there was a 10- foot setback in the existing language and the ICS group had recommended an additional 20 feet after that. Councilor Brown said it made sense to restore the language to the original ICS recommendation. MINUTES—Eugene City Council December 14, 2009 Page 6 Regular Meeting