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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />Harris Hall, 12 5 East 8 1 h Avenue <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />July 10, 2013 <br />12:00 PM <br />Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Mike Clark, <br />Chris Pryor, Claire Syrett, <br />Councilors Absent: Greg Evans <br />Her Honor, Mayor Piercy, opened the July 10, 2013, City Council work session. <br />A. WORK SESSION: Homeless Camping <br />Public Works Executive Director Kurt Corey introduced the topic and provided <br />background from previous meetings. <br />Council discussion, questions, requests and concerns: <br />• Cost to City if code is changed to allow six vehicles in the car camping program. <br />• Cost to develop a network registry connecting campers to property owners who <br />have space <br />• Pilot program between public /private agencies for developing temporary sites for <br />overnight sleeping <br />• Impacts of homelessness on neighborhoods and residents <br />• Long -term funding for shelter, affordable housing and camping locations. <br />• Costs over time for clean -up, relocation, etc. <br />• Council work session on Community Development Block Grant funds for shelter. <br />• Creation of new problems by trying to solve existing ones. <br />• Temporary shelter a transitional goal -not funding a way of life for homeless <br />people who choose to remain homeless. <br />MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Pryor, <br />moved to direct the City Manager to include in a proposed ordinance a <br />provision removing the sunset on the ordinance authorizing Conestoga <br />huts. PASSED 7:0. <br />MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Pryor, <br />moved to direct the City Manager to remove from the list of potential <br />homeless camping any site located in a residential area or close to a school. <br />MINUTES - Eugene City Council July 10, 2013 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />