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MINUTES Eugene City Council Council Chamber — Eugene City Hall 777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon November 15, 2010 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Mike Clark, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Solomon, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Chris Pryor, Alan Zelenka, George Brown, members. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the public hearing of the Eugene City Council to order. 1. PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance Concerning Authority of Traffic Control Officers to Direct Traffic and Amending Sections 2.660, 5.010, 5.060, 5.065, 5.275, and 5.276 of the Eugene Code, 1971 City Manager Jon Ruiz said the public hearing regarded amendments to the Eugene Code that would change the title of Community Service Specialist to Community Service Officer and give such individuals authority to direct traffic on streets and public thoroughfares. The amendments were required by State statute. Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing. There being no one present who wished to speak, she closed the public hearing and called for council questions and comments. Councilor Brown asked if Community Service Specialists had to issue tickets often. Captain Richard Stronach responded that Community Service Specialists had authority to write parking tickets and could issue citations for animal- related violations, but they did not do much of the latter. Responding to a follow -up question from Councilor Brown, Captain Stronach indicated that vehicle booting was a Parking Control responsibility but Community Service Specialists could authorize towing of abandoned vehicles. PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance Concerning Assessments for Street Improvements; Amending Sections of Chapter 7 of the Eugene Code, 1971, Including Section 7.175; Adding a New Section 7.180 to that Code; and Providing an Effective Date City Manager Ruiz acknowledged the work of the Council Subcommittee on Street Assessment Policy, composed of councilors Poling, Taylor, and Solomon. City Engineer Mark Schoening and Engineering Data Services Manager Fred McVey were present for the item. Mr. Schoening reminded the council of the work session held on the topic on September 22, at which time the council discussed an issue the subcommittee was unable to reach consensus on, that of the change in the methodology of how properties were assessed. He said there were two alternatives discussed at that time for apportioning costs among nonresidential properties, the existing methodology based on front footage and a methodology based on property area. Mr. Schoening said that staff was now MINUTES— Eugene City Council November 15, 2010 Page 1 Public Hearing