Item 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Ms. Taylor appreciated the work and many hours put in by City staff and the City’s volunteers, although that did not mean she agreed with all the results. She continued to oppose any expansion of the UGB but was willing to proceed to the public hearing stage. Mr. Clark joined in the compliments to City Manager Ruiz, staff, and the volunteers who spent thousands of hours they could have spent on other matters on a process the community could be proud of. He continued to have concerns about some of the recommendations but was willing to move forward to the public hearing stage. Referring to the tactic calling for ten-year adjustments to follow the five-year evaluations of the strategies, Mr. Clark emphasized the importance of monitoring and creating a flexible and adaptable system, and said the City should be prepared to make adjustments when the proposed five- year evaluation occurred. Ms. Ortiz also thanked staff and the volunteers for their hard work on the process. She had been amazed at the energy and support that people displayed. She was willing to move forward to the public hearing phase of the process. Mr. Pryor agreed much hard work had been done. He appreciated the council’s willingness to try something new because the old approaches did not always get one where one wanted to be. He anticipated adjustments would occur to the recommendations as time went along. He believed the process had produced many payoffs and overall had been very successful. He also supported moving forward to the next phase. Mr. Zelenka expressed gratitude to the staff and volunteers and to City Manager Ruiz for his leadership. He especially commended the volunteers who served on the Community Resource Group, saying it exemplified what happened when people had a discussion as opposed to shouting across each other. He thought most people could support the Seven Pillars. Mr. Farr termed the process remarkable and commended the work of City Manager Ruiz, Planning Director Lisa Gardner, and all City staff involved in Envision Eugene. He said the work they had done went beyond his expectations. Mr. Farr recognized members of the Community Resource Group in the audience and asked them to identify themselves with a show of hands. Many people in the audience did so. Mr. Farr thanked them for their work. Responding to questions from Mr. Brown, Ms. Gardner confirmed that the City’s consultant on the technical products would be EcoNorthwest and that those products included both those identified in the strategies as well as amendments to existing planning documents. Mr. Brown asked when the council would see maps outlining the different scenarios for boundary expansion. Ms. Gardner said staff would look for areas where industrial uses might be located and then identify those areas on maps. That work would occur over the next few months. Mr. Brown was willing to move the process onto the next stage. Responding to concerns expressed by Mr. Zelenka about the amount of industrial land reflected in the draft recommendations, Mayor Piercy pointed out that he would have a chance to make adjustments to that number following public review of the recommendations. Mr. Clark expressed hope that Mr. Zelenka had the opportunity to view the presentation prepared by staff on industrial lands, which helped him to understand that number. Mr. Zelenka said he would look at that issue closely and invited public comment on the range. Mayor Piercy concurred. MINUTES—Eugene City Council March 9, 2011 Page 2 Work Session