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noted that it would also generate approximately $200,000 in Systems Development Charges (SDCs) as soon as <br />th <br />construction began. He believed the project would also increase safety along the East 13 Avenue corridor. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy closed the Public Forum. <br /> <br />Councilor Ortiz thanked everyone for their testimony. She thanked the representatives of the HRC for their statement <br />in regard to the Chinese students and she expressed appreciation for the chief’s statement that the students had not <br />done anything wrong. <br /> <br />Councilor Clark also thanked those who spoke. He underscored that the students had done nothing wrong and needed <br />to know that the council recognized this. <br /> <br />Councilor Pryor said sometimes regrettable incidents occurred. He called the Tasing incident very important. He <br />said he was happy to stress that the students had done nothing wrong. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy also thanked the HRC. She noted that the Asian-American community had requested a written official <br />statement. She said she had written that letter and was in the process of having it translated. <br /> <br />2. CONSENT CALENDAR <br /> <br />A. Approval of City Council Minutes <br /> <br />- November 23, 2009, Work Session <br />- December 14, 2009, Work Session <br />- December 14, 2009, City Council Meeting <br /> B. Approval to Tentative Working Agenda <br /> C. Resolution 4999 Approving a Low-Income Rental Housing Property Tax Exemption for the Property <br />Located at 2984, 2986, 2988 Oak Street, Eugene, Oregon (ShelterCare/Applicant) <br /> D. Ratification of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Minutes of December 16, 2009 <br /> <br />Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to approve the Consent Calendar. Roll call <br />vote; the Consent Calendar was approved by a unanimous vote, 8:0. <br /> <br />3. ACTION: <br /> <br />Ratification of Unanimous Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations Actions and Discussion and <br />Action on Non-Unanimous Actions on Legislative Policy from January 27, 2010 <br /> <br />Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to ratify the Council Committee on <br />Intergovernmental Relations Committee’s unanimous actions on bills and approval of staff <br />recommendations in the January 27, 2010, IGR Bill Reports for bills not pulled for discussion at <br />those Intergovernmental Relations Committee meetings. Roll call vote; the motion passed <br />unanimously, 8:0. <br /> <br />Intergovernmental Relations Manager, Brenda Wilson, stated that House Bill (HB) 3608 had not received a <br />unanimous vote to support or oppose. She explained that the bill would establish tax credits for the transport of <br />woody biomass and would also direct the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to study the siting of biomass <br />facilities and to report back to the Legislature in 2011. She related that Councilor Taylor had moved to oppose the <br />bill and the motion failed, 2:1. She noted that a similar bill had come up in the 2009 session. She noted that in 2009 <br />the bill had come before the council because the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (CCIGR) had <br />also had a 2:1 vote and the motion to oppose it had failed, 5:2, at the council. <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 8, 2010 Page 2 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br />