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<br />ATTACHMENT D <br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />th <br />Harris Hall, 125 East 8 Avenue <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> <br />April 24, 2013 <br />12:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Councilors Present: <br />George Brown, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Mike Clark, Greg Evans, Chris Pryor, <br /> Claire Syrett <br /> <br />Councilors Absent: <br />George Poling <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy opened the April 24, 2013, work session of the Eugene City Council. Noting the importance of the <br />homeless camping issue, City Manager Jon Ruiz said Planning staff would reschedule the Metro Plan Boundary <br />Adjustment Proposal item. <br /> <br />A. WORK SESSION: Multi-Unit Property Tax Exemption (MUPTE) <br /> <br />City Attorney Glenn Klein explained that the current MUPTE suspension expires in June 2013. To <br />avoid a gap in program activity, council action needs to be taken to either implement a new program or <br />extend the suspension date of the current program until changes can be made. <br /> <br /> MOTION: Councilor Brown, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to direct staff to extend the <br />MUPTE suspension until October 1, 2013. <br /> <br />SUBSTITUTE MOTION and VOTE: <br /> Councilor Syrett, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to <br />substitute to extend the suspension until the end of July 2013. PASSED 5:2, councilors Brown <br />and Taylor opposed. <br /> <br />VOTE ON MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED: <br /> PASSED 5:2, councilors Brown and Taylor <br />opposed. <br /> <br />Councilor Brown asked when the council would receive the City Manager’s recommendation on the <br />MUPTE application for “The Hub” student housing project. The City Manager indicated he would <br />have an answer soon. <br /> <br />B. WORK SESSION: Homeless Camping in Parks and Open Spaces <br /> <br />Acting Parks and Open Space Director Mark Schoening gave a presentation that highlighted some of <br />the challenges his division has related to homeless camping in parks, wetlands or sensitive <br />environmental areas and in open spaces impacted by campers. <br /> <br />Council Discussion: <br /> <br /> Take incremental, deliberate steps in addressing homeless issues(s). <br /> <br /> Consider allowing dusk to dawn safe sleeping on vacant city-owned land that is not <br />environmentally sensitive. <br /> <br /> Allow a trial period to see if the proposed changes will help address issues for homeless <br />people. <br /> <br /> MINUTES – Eugene City Council April 24, 2013 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />