Item 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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ATTACHMENT C M I N U T E S City Council McNutt Room—Eugene City Hall 777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon January 25, 2010 7:30 p.m. PRESENT: Mike Clark, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Solomon, George Poling, Andrea Ortiz, Alan Zelenka, Chris Pryor, George Brown, members. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. 1. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Piercy reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. Drix said that people often remarked they saw him on television. He attended meetings to inspire others to share their thoughts with the council. He spoke of his neighborhood’s many attributes, including its people, and reported that the West University Neighborhood Association recently adopted a resolution to “go metric.” He acknowledged that the impact of the resolution was uncertain but the association intended to proceed. He would bring a meter to the next meeting for participants to view. Zachary Vishanoff , Ward 3, distributed an article from The Register-Guard about a proposed dormitory to th be constructed by the University of Oregon at 15 Avenue and Moss Street. He was concerned that the parking required for new dorm residents would exacerbate existing parking issues already exacerbated by the new basketball arena. He urged Councilor Zelenka to appeal to the University of Oregon to create a new City public process to allow residents to provide input on the siting of new buildings. He did not think the University was involving students in its major decisions and said the institution was “kind of out of control.” th Majeska Seese-Green , 5 Avenue and Van Buren Street, expressed concern that a recent council agenda item summary related to downtown public safety was written in a manner insensitive to youth. Azra Khalidi , 4023-K Donald Street, advocated for a traffic signal to be installed on the Ferry Street th Bridge to accommodate traffic entering from 4 Avenue, as well as stop signs for those leaving Franklin Boulevard to access the bridge. Mayor Piercy closed the Public Forum and thanked those who testified. She indicated she would look into the issues raised by Ms. Seese-Green and Ms. Khalidi. Speaking to the comments of Mr. Vishanoff, Mr. Zelenka recalled the public hearing that the City held for the basketball arena, which involved a conditional use permit for uses not permitted outright in the zone. He asked City Manager Ruiz to confirm that dormitories were an allowed use in the Public Lands zone. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR MINUTES—City Council March 21, 2009 Page 1