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camping on their property. <br />• Work collaboratively (network) with local businesses, faith communities, etc. to partner in <br />efforts to place more homeless people on private land or at authorized locations. <br />• Transition homeless people into new areas in a sensitive and humane way. <br />• Acknowledge that sanitation is a real problem. <br />• Important to strike a balance between impact and addressing needs. <br />MOTION and VOTE: Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Evans, moved to extend the <br />meeting by 10 minutes. PASSED 7:0. <br />MOTION: Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Syrett, moved to direct the City <br />Manager to bring back an ordinance that would allow people to sleep undisturbed and camp <br />overnight from 10 p.m. — 7 a.m. on vacant City of Eugene-owned lands, but not including <br />improved park land or sensitive environment open spaces, with staff to bring back a specific <br />list of allowable sites, and on religious institution or non-profit organization properties if they <br />allow it. This shall be a pilot program for 120 days and council shall then review the pilot <br />program and assess whether or not to continue the ordinance. <br />A friendly amendment to include commercial and industrial properties if they allow it was <br />accepted. <br />MOTION TO TABLE AND VOTE: Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved <br />to table the discussion until the May 8 City Council meeting. FAILED: 2:5, councilors <br />Taylor and Clark in favor. <br />Councilor Clark requested the following information: <br />1. What kind of liability would the City have if it allowed public camping on City-owned property? <br />2. Where would the money come from to pay for the services needed to support a camping effort? <br />The meeting adjourned at 1:40 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Michelle Mortensen <br />Deputy City Recorder <br />MINUTES — Eugene City Council April 24, 2013 Page 2 <br />Work Session <br />