Item B: City Council Process Session

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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 January 23, 2012 7:30 p.m. Councilors Present: Councilor A, Councilor B, Councilor C, Councilor D, Councilor E, Councilor F, Councilor G Councilors Absent: Councilor H The Mayor called the February 13, 2012, regular meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. 1.Public Forum (12 participants)  Three participants spoke in favor of allowing skateboards in bike lanes.  One participant spoke against allowing skateboards in bike lanes.  One participant spoke about the benefits of living in Eugene.  Two participants spoke about homelessness issues.  One participant spoke about the exclusion zone and criticized the manner with which it was being enforced.  One participant spoke about her personal legal issues.  One participant requested a public vote on the proposed West Eugene EmX route. Council Comments: Councilor B indicated he would request a work session to consider the skateboard issues. Councilor G asked staff to provide referral information to the person testifying about her legal issues. 2.Consent Calendar a. Approval of City Council Minutes (link to documents and related webcast) MOTION: Move to approve the minutes of the November 30, 2011, Work Session, December 12, 2011, Work Session, December 14, 2011, Work Session, February 10, 2012. b. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda (link to documents and related webcast) MOTION: Move to approve the items on the Tentative WorkingAgenda. MOTION AND VOTE: PASSED 7-0 Move to approve the items on the Consent Calendar. 3.Action: Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan (link to documents and related webcast) The Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan process was initiated in 2010 to provide the City of Eugene with the projects and policies necessary to create a first-class city for bicycling and walking over the next 20 years. The plan includes projects to encourage active transportation like cycle tracks and bicycle boulevards in addition to completing gaps in the pedestrian network. City staff is asking the council to accept the plan as an interim step until it can be adopted as a component of the TSP when it is completed in 2013. MOTION AND VOTE: Move to accept the Eugene Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan prepared pursuant to ODOT TGM Grant No. 26778 and direct the City Manager to integrate the Plan into the PASSED 6-1 proposed TSP update. (Councilors A, B, C, D, E, and F in favor; Councilor G opposed) Councilors congratulated all those who had participated in the development of the plan on their efforts. Councilor C requested additional information about the implementation timeline. Councilor G expressed dissatisfaction with the scope of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.