CC Minutes - 03/13/06 Work Session

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projected. However, he noted that the bid has been challenged by the second lowest bidder. Mr. Poling explained that this project was one of many to upgrade to meet current codes. Ms. Taylor (via telephone from the NLC conference in Washington, DC) reported that she was attending meetings regarding immigration reform, long-term health care, No Child Left Behind, and big box stores. Mr. Pryor reported that he and Mayor Piercy attended a meeting with Santa Clara residents to discuss neighborhood and community parks. He reminded the council that the Santa Clara School has been demolished so there was interest in that particular property; however, any movement depends on the outcome of the zoning request. Mr. Pryor said that other available park land would also be pursued. He then reported that he attended the Centennial Celebration for Eugene Parks on Saturday, March 11, which th recognized the 100 anniversary of the donation of land that created Hendricks Park. Regarding the meeting Mr. Pryor attended in Santa Clara, Mr. Papé? said some of that group was on the Executive Committee of the Santa Clara Neighborhood Association and suggested that a collaborative effort may be worthwhile as discussions regarding park land move forward. He then displayed a picture of the official EmX vehicle. Mr. Papé? reported that he attended the recent the McKenzie River Watershed Council and received a tutorial on wetlands. He said it was revealed by two consultants that many individuals who want to enhance wetlands do not have the resources to move the process forward. Mr. Papé? said the council was looking for ways to assist those individuals. Ms. Solomon reported that she was a member of the Housing Policy Board and would chair a committee created to address manufactured housing park closures. She explained the committee would examine the City’s code with regard to the protection of tenants and would present a recommendation to the City Council by December. City Manager Dennis Taylor spoke about the regular City Council meeting schedule to begin at 7:30 p.m. He explained that in order to accommodate the large number of community members who were expected to testify regarding the East Broadway project, the following changes to the agenda were made: 1) the three public hearings related to that project have been combined into one; 2) two other unrelated items have been moved to the beginning of the meeting; and, 3) adoption of the resolution to approve the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Project and Priority List has been rescheduled to the April 10 City Council meeting, in compliance with a request made by Mr. Pryor and others. City Manager Taylor also announced that the joint meeting between the City Council and the LTD Board of Directors would be held at 5:30 p.m., on June 12, at a location to be determined. B. Update on Implementation of Measure 20-106 (Police Auditor) Council, Public and Government Affairs Manager Mary Walston, acknowledged Tim Laue, Chair of the Police Commission, Jeannine Parisi, Police Commission Management Analyst, and Helen Towle, Human Resources Division manager, for their contribution to the Ad Hoc Committee formed at the direction of the City Council to provide recommendations on the recruitment and selection processes for the Police Auditor. She then reviewed the Agenda Item Summary (AIS), the recommendations as crafted by the committee, and the suggested motions. Ms. Walston also explained that the Police Commission requested that the council approve its work plan for March - July 2006. MINUTES—Eugene City Council March 13, 2006 Page 2 Work Session