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ATTACHMENT F <br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />Bascom/Tykeson Room, Eugene Public Library <br />th <br />100 W. 10 Avenue—Eugene, Oregon <br /> <br />September 24, 2012 <br />7:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Brown, Pat Farr, Betty Taylor, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, George <br />Poling, Alan Zelenka <br /> <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Andrea Ortiz <br /> <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the September 24, 2012, Regular Meeting of the Eugene City <br />Council to order. <br /> <br />1. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR <br /> <br />Prior to approval of the consent calendar, Kevin Matthews spoke about the EWEB downtown master <br />plan. He urged the City to talk about this at a conceptual level to avoid going directly into the details that <br />may bog down the process. <br /> <br />Items A and B were pulled from the Consent Calendar. <br /> <br />Regarding the action to initiate Land Use Code amendments to enable consideration of the <br />Eugene Water & Electric Board Riverfront Master Plan, it was noted that this item was on the calendar <br />simply to allow the process to move on to the next step <br /> <br />Councilor Brown, seconded by Councilor Farr, moved to initiate amendments to the land use <br />code to enable the Planning Commission and City Council to consider EWEB’s master plan <br /> <br />proposal. The motion passed, 6:1, Councilor Taylor opposed. <br /> <br />Regarding the approval of the Tentative Working Agenda, Councilor Taylor asked why the City Hall <br />discussion and action were not listed in the tentative agenda. City Manager Ruiz said his intent was to <br />schedule the item before the end of 2012. <br /> <br />Councilor Brown, seconded by Councilor Farr, moved to approve the Tentative Working Agenda. <br />The motion passed, 7:0, <br /> <br />2. PUBLIC FORUM <br /> <br />th <br />Gerry Gaydos, <br /> Ward 2, spoke in favor of EmX, supporting businesses along W. 11 Avenue. <br />th <br />Chris Potter, <br /> Ward 8, supported EmX, citing strong support for the project along W. 11. <br /> <br />Matthew Hollander, <br /> Ward 8, supported West Eugene EmX, citing environmental reasons. <br /> <br />Angela San Filippo, <br /> Ward 1, supported West Eugene EmX, noting area is underserved. <br /> <br />Kate Miller, <br /> Ward 3, supported West Eugene EmX expansion. <br /> <br />J. Ingrid Kessler <br /> supported West Eugene EmX. <br /> <br />Sue Prichard <br /> , Ward 3, Better Eugene/Springfield Transit, supported West Eugene EmX. <br /> <br />Alex Page <br /> , supported EmX noting he doesn’t own a car and relies on public transporation. <br /> <br />Mia Nelson <br /> , 1000 Friends, expressed concern about a district wide vote and supported the EmX. <br />MINUTES – Eugene City Council September 24, 2012 Page 1 <br />Regular Meeting <br />