Item 4A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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ATTACHMENT F M I N U T E S Eugene City Council McNutt Room—City Hall 777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon June 13, 2012 Noon COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Brown, Pat Farr, Betty Taylor, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, Alan Zelenka. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the June 13, 2012, work session of the Eugene City Council to order. A. WORK SESSION: Envision Eugene City Attorney Emily Jerome reviewed the motion still on the table: Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Farr, moved to direct the City Manager to prepare, for a formal adoption process, planning documents to establish a new Urban Growth Boundary based on recommendations in the Technical Components Document (Attachment A), and that carry forward the pillars and strategies described in the Envision Eugene Draft Proposal, March 14, 2012. Ms. Jerome reviewed the amendments to the motion made by the council on June 11. Responding to a question from Mayor Piercy, Planning Director Lisa Gardner confirmed that the City’s consultant had confirmed the DAG Trust Partnership property could be included in the Goal 5 analysis. Mr. Poling, seconded by Mr. Clark, moved to amend Attachment A, Technical Components document, by adding the DAG Trust property to a list of potential single- family home expansion areas that staff will continue to analyze in the Land for Single- Family Homes section of the manager’s recommendation, column box D. Mr. Poling believed the property should be studied for its residential potential because of several important considerations, including that the property was directly adjacent to the urban growth boundary (UGB), was in one ownership in four parcels totaling 300 acres, was undeveloped, and the owner desired to be included in the UGB while the owners of other properties being contemplated for addition did not. There were no wetlands or hydraulic soils on the property, it contained few slopes, and was not intensely managed for resource purposes now. Responding to a question from Mr. Zelenka, Ms. Gardner reviewed the staff analysis that would be required and confirmed that staff was likely to analyze the property anyway. Further analysis would not be an issue but she cautioned the council that there were hurdles to including the property inside the UGB, including that it was not already designated for development. MINUTES—Eugene City Council June 13, 2012 Page 1 Work Session