Item 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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ATTACHMENT A M I N U T E S Eugene City Council McNutt Room—City Hall 777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon May 25, 2011 Noon COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, George Brown, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, Alan Zelenka, Pat Farr. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the May 25, 2011, work session of the Eugene City Council to order. She recognized Mr. Zelenka. Mr. Zelenka, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to reconsider the council’s Monday night [May 23, 2011] vote on the ordinance for the Crest Drive assessments. Mr. Zelenka explained that without six affirmative votes in support of the ordinance, the City would accrue an additional 30 days of interest expense. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. The following motion from May 23 was placed back on the table: Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved to adopt Council Bill 5045, an ordinance levying assessments for paving and constructing curbs, sidewalks, medians, street lights, stormwater drainage, and water quality facilities on Crest Drive from Blanton Road to Lincoln Street, Storey Boulevard from Crest Drive to Lorane Highway, th and Friendly Street from Lorane Highway to 28 Avenue; and providing an immediate effective date. Mr. Farr continued to object to the ordinance because of concerns about equitability. Mr. Zelenka confirmed with City Engineer Mark Schoening that those who qualified for the subsidy met the City’s income test. The motion passed, 6:2; Mr. Clark and Mr. Farr voting no. A. WORK SESSION: Envision Eugene City Manager Jon Ruiz introduced Shawn Boles and Richard Duncan of the Community Resource Group (CRG). Planning Director Lisa Gardner and Metropolitan Community Planning Manager Carolyn Weiss were also present for the item. MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 25, 2011 Page 1 Work Session