Item 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 5020, withdrawing territories from the Willakenzie Rural Fire protection District, the Santa Clara Rural Fire Protection District, and from the Santa Clara Water District. Roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. 5. ACTION: Ordinance Prohibiting Smoking Outside City-Owned Buildings Providing Services to Children and Amending Section 6.230 of the Eugene Code, 1971 Mr. Ruiz summarized the ordinance before the council, which would extend the prohibition of smoking to the street curb in front of City-owned buildings. Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 5021, an ordinance prohibiting smoking outside City-owned buildings providing services to children. Mayor Piercy considered this a step toward making it safer around the buildings. She noted that they had received a number of requests to add more to it. She supported having a discussion on making the parks smoke-free. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. 6. ACTION: Resolution 5000 Approving a Multiple-Unit Property Tax Exemption for Residential Property Located at th 740 East 13 Avenue (First LEED, LLC) Mr. Ruiz reiterated the items of information regarding the MUPTE proposal that had been brought forth during the Public Forum. He noted that the West University Neighborhood (WUN) had submitted letters indicating their support for the MUPTE. Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to adopt Resolution 5000, approving a th Multiple-Unit Property Tax Exemption for residential property located at 740 East 13 Avenue (First LEED, LLC). Mayor Piercy called the testimony given during the Public Forum a great presentation. She said the MUPTE was in an area they had established for this purpose, met goals they had set, and had the possibility of being certified LEED platinum. She underscored that the project had the neighborhood’s approval and would be good for the economy. She intended to support it, if necessary. Councilor Taylor commented that if the building was going to be constructed on West Broadway, she would support it. She felt that housing in the University area would be built anyway, whether or not it was granted a tax exemption. She said the City needed the tax money and she did not favor tax exemptions. Councilor Poling supported the tax exemption. He acknowledged that the cost to construct a building to LEED standards was exorbitant. He commented that this was one of the first MUPTE proposals not built as a “glorified dormitory.” He pointed out that the project was proposed to be mixed-use, with commercial on the ground floor and upscale residential above it. He noted that on the grading for the MUPTE application the applicant had scored 150 points, when normally an applicant that reached 100 points would have met the threshold. He felt that the City should be proud to have this project in the community; it was what they strove for and it would have LEED certification. MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 8, 2010 Page 4 Regular Meeting