Item 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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people could see the details. She alleged that there were other cases “cooking, stewing back there where there are inconsistencies.” She averred that the auditor was in a tenuous position. Councilor Taylor agreed with Ms. Warnes that most police officers were worthy of trust. She believed that the sooner the motion set forth by Councilor Bettman was enacted, the sooner people would be able to trust the police. Mayor Piercy did not believe the purpose of the motion for the committee was a delay tactic, rather it was a tactic to be inclusive. She noted that she would be appointing citizen members to the committee. She reminded everyone present that there would still be a public hearing. She thanked everyone who spoke, adding that it was apparent that everyone cared very deeply about having a good oversight system in Eugene. She said all of the stakeholders could work together to make it successful. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes - July 21, 2008, Public Hearing B. Approval to Tentative Working Agenda C. Ratification of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Actions of October 22, 2008 Mr. Pryor, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. 3. ACTION: An Ordinance Concerning Multiple-Unit Housing Property Tax Exemption and Amending Sections 2.945 and 2.947 of the Eugene Code, 1971 Mr. Ruiz recalled that the City Council had considered changes to the ordinance governing the Multiple-Unit Housing Property Tax Exemption (MUPTE) and had asked staff to bring back the changes that had been voted on in that meeting in ordinance form. Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 4983, an ordinance concerning multiple-unit housing property tax exemption, with the deletion of subsection EC 2.945(6)(i) and the resulting relettering of the subsection. Councilor Taylor opposed the motion. She said she would always oppose tax exemptions because she believed everyone needed money. She averred that if there was ever something that needed a committee process, it was this item. She opined that people would vote differently if they knew the full implications of a ten-year tax exemption “without community benefit.” Councilor Bettman said she would also vote against the motion. She indicated her opposition was not because the ordinance would expand the MUPTE boundary, but because it would not eliminate the MUPTE for the West University neighborhood. She asserted that the MUPTE “took money from public services [to give] to private developers on flimsy evidence.” She believed that they needed to be more strategic in how they targeted incentives. She called it a “sweetheart deal for those developers that were building student housing by the University.” Councilor Bettman asked what was meant in section (k) by language that indicated that multiple unit housing was not designed for and would not be used for transient accommodations. Urban Services Manager for the Community Development Division, Richie Weinman, replied that the language referred to a hotel or motel. He said it was defined elsewhere in code. MINUTES—Eugene City Council November 24, 2008 Page 8 Regular Meeting