CC Minutes - 10/12/09 Work Session

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Recreation staff about the work it was doing. He commended the professionalism and quality of Adaptive Recreation staff. City Manager Ruiz also planned to attend the Cal Young Neighborhood Association meeting. City Manager Ruiz said the Budget Committee would meet on November 2. He believed last year's budget process went exceptionally well and anticipated this year's budget would be equally challenging, if not more so. City Manager Ruiz noted the upcoming Eugene Counts event on October 14. He also announced the Low to No Vision Resource Fair, part of the White Cane Celebration, scheduled on October 15 at the Hilyard Community Center. B. WORK SESSION: H1N1 Briefing The council was joined by Joe Rizzi of the City's Human Resource and Risk Services Division, who provided an update on H IN 1 in the community and answered council questions about the nature of the illness. Mr. Rizzi emphasized that people should stay home if they were ill, should cover their mouths when they coughed, and should wash their hands. He also provided the Lane County information hotline: 682-418 1. C. WORK SESSION: Engaging the Community in Land Use and Future Growth options The council was joined by Carolyn Weiss of the Planning Division, who provided an update on the public involvement process that will follow the Eugene Comprehensive Land Analysis (ECLA) .This process will build on the results of the ECLA to define a vision for the future of Eugene. Planning Director Lisa Gardner and City Attorney Glenn Klein were also in attendance. Councilors asked questions clarifying the information presented. Mayor Piercy solicited council comments. Mr. Clark advocated for a process that was different than the traditional discussion the community had held on such issues. He wanted to avoid polarization and to bring people together as much as possible. He called for a principle- driven process that talked about the shared principles and values that everyone in the community had, and a push toward solutions that focus on those shared principles and values. Mr. Clark asked where adoption of the ECLA ft in the deadlines associated with House Bill 3355. Ms. Gardner said the City would meet the requirement established by the legislation by December 21, 2009. The chart provided by the council demonstrated there were many ongoing efforts that would inform the policy choices that followed; the question was at what point in time did the council want to "take the snapshot" that informed its decisions. She suggested that progress on some of the projects would help paint a more complete "policy picture." Responding to a follow -up question from Mr. Clark about the legal timelines mandated by the state legislature in regard to the establishment of a Eugene -only UGB, Mr. Klein indicated legal staff would follow -up with a memorandum. Responding to a follow -up question from Mr. Clark, Mr. Klein averred that HB 3355 did not split the Eugene-Springfield UGB but gave both communities the authority to independently establish a UGB. Mr. Clark asked if it was true that nothing that Eugene did as part of its adoption process affected Springfield, and vice versa, all the Way to adoption of the UGB. Mr. Klein said in general, yes; however, he would ensure staff followed up in the memorandum. He reminded the council that the Lane Board of County Commissioners was also a part of any decision - making process related to the UGB. Responding to a question from Ms. Solomon, Ms. Weiss indicated that the process proposed by staff reflected some of the elements of the Cheyenne model mentioned in the packet materials; however, the principles and MINUTES --City Council October 12, 2009 Page 3