HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes - 07/22/2013 MeetingMINUTES
Eugene City Council
Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
July 22, 2013
7:30 p.m.
Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Mike Clark,
Chris Pryor, Claire Syrett, Greg Evans
Her Honor, Mayor Piercy opened the July 22, 2013, City Council meeting.
1. PUBLIC FORUM
1. Carol Berg - Caldwell - commended Debbie at Municipal Court for her great service.
2. Leslie Robnett - requested a place to sleep for homeless people displaced from wetlands.
3. Duncan Rhodes - said Willamette Street is a dangerous mess, supported option 3.
4. Paula Erickson, President of GEARS - supported option 3 for Willamette Street redesign.
5. Patrice Dotson, Angel of Mercy for homeless - said curb cuts help and night camps are needed.
6. James Chastain - requested a place to safely sleep at night.
7. Joshua Skov - asked council to keep an open mind and do research on Willamette Street redesign
8. Laura Potter, Chamber of Commerce - supported the Downtown Mixed Use code changes.
9. Reagan Clark - said homeless vets and low income vets need better treatment and resources.
10. Marina Hajek - supported safer bike and pedestrian routes to schools and option 3.
11. Eugene Drix - said the future is new, we have to learn and help each other.
12. David Gizara , GEARS - said transportation should work for all modes with safety a priority.
13. Paul Leitman - requested improved bike safety for everyone, especially around campus /13th.
14. Marc Schlossberg - asked for consideration of all users when redesigning streets.
15. Judi Horstmann - voiced concern about safety on 30th Avenue, around Camas Ridge School.
16. Susan Stumpf - thanked the council for funding safer streets.
17. Kelsey Moore - supported option 3 for the S. Willamette Street redesign.
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION: Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to approve the items on
the Consent Calendar.
Councilor Syrett requested to pull items 2C and 217. Councilor Brown asked to pull item 2B.
VOTE: PASSED 8:0.
Item 2B: Approval of Tentative Working Agenda
MOTION and VOTE: Councilor Brown, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to schedule
a discussion of the Riverfront Urban Renewal District on September 11, 2013. PASSED
7:1, Councilor Poling opposed.
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MOTION and VOTE: Move to approve Item 213 as amended. PASSED 8:0.
Item 2C: Approval of Resolution No. 5093 Annexing Land to the City of Eugene
(Pennington Family Trust - A 13 -3)
MOTION and VOTE: Councilor Syrett, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved to
substitute to defer action on this item until a public hearing has been held. PASSED 5:3,
councilors Pryor, Poling and Clark opposed.
MOTION and VOTE: Move to approve Item 2C as amended. PASSED 7:1; Councilor Clark
opposed.
Item F: Approval of Police Commission FY 2014 - 2015 Work Plan
MOTION and VOTE: Councilor Syrett, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to adopt the
Police Commission Work Plan. PASSED 8:0.
MOTION and VOTE: Councilor Syrett, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to schedule a
follow -up meeting with the Police Commission to discuss the Work Plan in greater
detail. PASSED 8:0.
3. PUBLIC HEARING: Ordinance Suspending Multi -Unit Property Tax Exemption ( MUPTE)
Program
Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing
1. Laura Potter, Chamber of Commerce, spoke in support of the MUPTE program.
Mayor Piercy closed the public hearing.
4. ACTION: An Ordinance Concerning Downtown and Mixed Use Development and Amending
Sections 9.2160, 9.2161, 9.2170, 9.2171, 9.2173, 9.4280, 9.4290, 9.4530, 9.8030, 9.8670,
and 9.9650 of the Eugene Code, 1971, TSI Roadway Policy #2 of the Eugene - Springfield
Transportation System Plan (TransPlan) And Policy F.15 of the Eugene - Springfield
Metropolitan Area General Plan(City Files CA 13 -1 and MA 13 -1)
MOTION: Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to adopt Council Bill
5096, an ordinance concerning downtown and mixed use development.
MOTION to AMEND: Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved to
delete the change to surface parking limitation -- #2 on Attachment A: (EC 9.2161).
FAILED 3:5, councilors Zelenka, Taylor and Brown in favor.
MOTION to AMEND: Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved to
delete the change to landscaping standards -- #4 on Attachment A: (EC 9.2171)
FAILED 3:5, councilors Zelenka, Taylor and Brown in favor.
MOTION to AMEND: Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved to
delete the removal of Traffic Impact Analysis -- #7 on Attachment A: (EC 9.8670)
FAILED 2:6, councilors, Taylor and Brown in favor.
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VOTE on MAIN MOTION: PASSED 6:2, councilors Brown and Taylor opposed.
The meeting adjourned at 9:37 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Michelle Mortensen
Deputy City Recorder
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