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<br /> <br />ATTACHMENT C <br /> <br /> <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 />May 13, 2013 <br />5:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, <br />Claire Syrett, Greg Evans <br /> <br />Her Honor, Mayor Piercy, called the May 13, 2013, City Council work session to order. <br /> <br />A. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Chamber of Commerce, Housing Policy Board, Lane Regional Air <br />Protection Agency, Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission <br /> <br />Councilors reported on recent activities, projects, and items for committees they represent, <br />including: <br /> <br />Highlights of the Dalai Lama visit <br /> <br /> <br />Opening of new shelter for women at Eugene Mission <br /> <br /> <br />Traffic safety issues around 30 and Hilyard <br /> <br />th <br /> <br />Issues with new law requiring 5¢ charge for paper bags. <br /> <br /> <br />Reports from Housing Policy Board, Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission, <br /> <br />Lane Regional Air Protection Agency, and Police Commission meetings <br /> <br />Upcoming or recent neighborhood meetings <br /> <br /> <br />Gang Summit <br /> <br /> <br />Success of University of Oregon men’s and women’s track teams and women’s softball <br /> <br />team. <br /> <br />Councilors debated the merits of revisiting the ordinance banning the use of plastic bags, sharing <br />specific concerns about the 5¢ charge for paper bags. <br /> <br />MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to bring <br />back an ordinance to suspend enforcement of the 5¢ per bag surcharge while the council <br />evaluates the impact of this new ordinance. PASSED 5:3, Councilors Syrett, Zelenka and <br />Evans opposed. <br /> <br />B. WORK SESSION: <br />Multi-Unit Property Tax Exemption (MUPTE) Program <br /> <br />Urban Services Manager Denny Braud gave a recap of MUPTE and presented information and <br />options for revising the program to the council. <br /> <br /> <br /> MINUTES – Eugene City Council May 13, 2013 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />