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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Approval of City Council Minutes Meeting Date: November 26, 2007 Agenda Item Number: 3A Department: City Manager’s Office Staff Contact: Beth Forrest www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5882 ISSUE STATEMENT This is a routine item to approve City Council meeting minutes. SUGGESTED MOTION Move to approve the minutes of the October 4, 2007, Workshop, October 10, 2007, Work Session and October 22, 2007, City Council Meeting. ATTACHMENTS A.October 4, 2007, Workshop B.October 10, 2007, Work Session C.October 22, 2007, City Council Meeting FOR MORE INFORMATION Staff Contact: Beth Forrest Telephone: 682-5882 Staff E-Mail: beth.l.forrest@ci.eugene.or.us F:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M071126\S0711263A.doc ATTACHMENT A M I N U T E S Eugene City Council Workshop Council Chamber, City Hall 100 West 10th Avenue—Eugene, Oregon October 4, 2007 5:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Chris Pryor, Betty Taylor, Bonny Bettman, Jennifer Solomon, George Poling, Mike Clark. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Andrea Ortiz, Alan Zelenka. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. WORKSHOP: West Eugene Collaborative Interim City Manager Angel Jones introduced Emily Proudfoot, landscape architect and transportation planner with Public Works, to provide background information on the status of the West Eugene Collabora- tive (WEC) effort. Ms. Proudfoot said she was the WEC project manager and introduced WEC members Rob Zako, Mary O'Brien, and Gerry Gaydos. She noted that Mr. Pryor and Mayor Piercy were also members of the collaborative. She said the purpose of the workshop was to present a background of the project and current activities and discuss how to move forward. She reviewed the project's background as set forth in the agenda item summary (AIS) and invited WEC members to share their perspectives. Ms. O'Brien stated that the WEC had 32 members representative of various government agencies, environmental concerns, and the community at-large. She said to some degree the group formed itself as an outgrowth of round table discussions of West Eugene transportation concerns and was not an agency directed or funded effort. She said a good faith effort to include all stakeholders was made and she was not aware of any interested parties that were excluded. She said government entities represented a large component of the collaborative because it would need to buy into the collaborative's outcome or provide technical support to the effort. She list four committees formed to address specific issues: Land Use and Transportation Technical Team, Environment Technical Team, Resources Task Force and Communication Task Force. She said groups were also formed to provide logistical and technical support for the commit- tees' work. She said the WEC would meet for two days in October to review maps and potential Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) routes from the perspectives of environment, land use, and transportation. She said to the greatest extent possible committees included representation from not only those with a specific interest in the issue, but those who would need to accept recommendations and implement them. Ms. Proudfoot pointed out that the committee's membership roster was included as an attachment to the AIS and demonstrated the unique, grass roots nature of the diverse interests gathered to work on a single issue. She said it was encouraging to note that every WEC member and the groups they represented had stated MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 4, 2007 Page 1 Work Session support for the effort at some level. She reported that the WEC had already completed a significant amount of work, including white papers, a website, establishing committees, obtaining funding, hiring facilitators, and identifying consultants. She said that funding included $5,000 each from Lane Transit District (LTD) and the City of Eugene, environmental interests and business interests for a total of $20,000 in seed money. Mr. Zako said the WEC purpose statement was to address transportation and livability problems in West Eugene and try to identify solutions that the community would accept and want to implement. He said the focus was on West Eugene near West 11th Avenue and the commercial area there, but the scope of work actually focused on the impact of issues in a broader geographic area that extended from downtown Eugene to Veneta and from the ridgeline to the airport. He said the WEC work plan took into consideration the other planning efforts in progress, such as scoping for LTD's extension of EmX along West 11th Avenue. Mr. Gaydos thanked Rob Zako, Kevin Matthews, Rusty Rexius, and Kitty Piercy for their support and contributions to the collaborative effort and recognized the financial contributions to the project from jurisdictions and groups. Ms. Solomon arrived at 5:50 p.m. Mr. Gaydos said one of the challenges was coordinating long- and short-term planning efforts and developing recommendations that complimented each other. He emphasized that the WEC recognized the authority of the LTD Board of Directors and the Eugene City Council and was acting as an advisory body, not a decision-making one. He felt the WEC could provide valuable assistance to the agencies by reflecting the community perspective and encouraging them to look creatively at their own processes. He said LTD was driven by federal requirements and environmental policies, but appreciated the opportunity to participate in and be assisted by the WEC in its planning process. Mr. Pryor stated that he became involved with the WEC at the point when the grassroots effort was transitioning to a formal West Eugene Collaborative. He was amazed at the people who had come together to work on the same issue and his immediate impression was that it was not “business as usual.” He said the diverse group stayed together by a common commitment from every member and needed to survive by common support from government partners, business, and other significant interests in the community. He said one purpose of the meeting was to discuss the mechanisms and safeguards that were in place to ensure the investment of public funds. He urged endorsement of the WEC because it represented an organic and dynamic approach to issues in West Eugene that represented the diverse and major interests in the community. He described it as a government/private partnership that was working well and contributed constructive participation to jurisdictions official processes at a level not seen before. Mr. Pryor emphasized that the WEC understood its advisory role and recognized the authority of elected and appointed officials. He said the WEC process was parallel and complimentary to the work of jurisdictions and would use the same data sources; having government partners would ensure the processes did not lose touch. He hoped the council would demonstrate leadership to other partners by providing financial support for the WEC that indicated support for the effort and a belief that it would provide effective advice. He said a request for $40,000 would be forthcoming and the intent of the workshop was to provide information on the collaborative and address any questions from the council. Ms. Proudfoot said the collaborative was responsive to TransPlan Goal #1 related to integration of transportation and land use. She identified the options available to the council as set forth in the AIS. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 4, 2007 Page 2 Work Session Mayor Piercy called the council's attention to the work plan and the fact that it was well thought-out and the WEC was on schedule. Mr. Zako added that the work plan was being modified somewhat to respond to LTD's need for information on the West Eugene EmX extension. He said a charette was planned to generate alternative ideas for LTD's purpose and need statement. Mayor Piercy remarked that in addition to the funds received from the City, LTD, and environmental and business partners, support was also being provided by the Metro Partnership, Realtors, and 1000 Friends of Oregon; the Governor's Office was also interested in the West Eugene Collaborative as an innovative approach to planning. Mr. Pryor introduced the other WEC members who were present: Kevin Matthews, Ed Moore, Larry Reed, Mark Schoening, Tom Schwetz, Charles Snyder, and Jim Welch. Mayor Piercy expressed her appreciation to all those participating in the collaborative process. Ms. Bettman asked if the City of Springfield, LTD and Lane Council of Governments were also being asked to make a financial contribution to the WEC. Mr. Pryor replied that the plan was to ask other jurisdictions for funding; that would include LTD, Lane County, and the State, but not the City of Springfield. He hoped that grant funding could also be obtained. Ms. Bettman asked how many meetings would be held for $10,000 per month. Ms. Proudfoot replied that there were many activities underway; the WEC met approximately every six weeks, but in the interim, the subcommittees were conducting their work. Mr. Zako added that WEC meetings were usually held over a two-day period and included subcommittee meetings to obtain maximum value from the facilitators. Ms. O'Brien noted that the facilitator's work was not limited to the formal meetings; they were also available on-call whenever the WEC, subcommittees, or associated staff or groups needed them. She said the Osprey Group was unanimously selected as the facilitator from among three applicants. Ms. Bettman said she was not tracking the WEC effort because it was a self-selected group of people who were active in government and business and she had worked with many of the participants before. She did not regard the WEC as a grassroots effort and felt it was top-heavy with government agencies. She found it difficult to be optimistic that the same group and the same process she had seen before would come up with something different. She asked if any WEC representatives were advocates for access management and rail, which she felt were the most important issues. Mr. Pryor said there was not a representative specifically from rail. He asked if Ms. Bettman meant access management to the infrastructure. Ms. Bettman said her reference was to managing access to the transportation corridors in order to decrease congestion. She did not feel that everyone who needed to be part of the WEC was represented. She wanted to see people added to the membership list, a work plan, and a written memorandum or agreement between the City and the WEC that specified what the City would receive for its investment of $40,000. th Ms. Proudfoot stated that part of the West 11 Corridor study was looking at access management tools to improve safety and mobility along the corridor. She was not certain there was an independent community th advocate for access management, but it was definitely part of the West 11 scope of work. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 4, 2007 Page 3 Work Session Ms. O'Brien said the WEC had established working agreements and those were posted on its website. She said that the subcommittees had members who were not part of the larger collaborative because they were just interested in a specific issue. She pointed out that all of the WEC and subcommittee meetings were open to the public and there was enough public scrutiny to ensure that if any issue was presented to the collaborative, it would be addressed. She explained the WEC included so many government partners because of the in-kind donations of technical expertise and support they provided. Mr. Zako asked if Ms. Bettman was aware of a particular person in the community who could represent access management. He felt that several committee members, including himself, did advocate for access management. He said that freight interests were represented, but rail was not a major topic at this time; a rail representative could be invited to participate if rail became more relevant to the process. Mr. Clark asked for more information about the shared goals of the WEC and what it hoped to accomplish. He had heard discussion of both improving the flow of traffic and minimizing vehicle trips and needed to better understand the collaborative's objectives. He imagined that at some point in the process it would be desirable to have more involvement from the State and perhaps include State representatives and senators. He also saw the potential for rail to change the dynamics dramatically in West Eugene. Ms. O'Brien said the idea of the WEC was to improve transportation and access in West Eugene while taking into account the implications of those improvements for land use and the environment and thus avoid the type of problems that resulted in elimination of the West Eugene Parkway. Mr. Clark observed that 1,200 new houses were being built in Veneta and if each house had one or two cars, he questioned how that would be accommodated while trying to minimize trips. He hoped that the process would result in solutions that were practical and widely supported. Mr. Zako read the WEC purpose statement. He recognized that problems in West Eugene were very difficult and it would be disingenuous to suggest the collaborative would come up with a solution to all of them. He said the advantage of the WEC was that people were not fighting each other; they were all on the same side of the table to try to solve the problems. He expected that the process would result in a package of solutions that was more comprehensive than any one agency or jurisdiction could produce. Mr. Pryor emphasized that the collaborative was trying to remove the adversarial aspect from the transpor- tation and land use planning processes. He agreed that the work plan and specific products were not clearly defined at this point and information the council required in order to consider the funding request could be provided. He stressed the importance of having a plan and system in place in to achieve the WEC goals. He described the collaborative's transition from a self-selected, grassroots initiative to an official organization; at that time membership was discussed and the group decided that members should reflect a broad range of interests and be appointed by the bodies they represented. Ms. Solomon commended WEC for its willingness to undertake the mission. She appreciated being apprised of the collaborative’s activities by email. She indicated she was willing to allocate $40,000 to the effort, but was somewhat nervous about formalizing an agreement between the WEC and the City of Eugene for fear of jeopardizing the collaborative effort. She urged that any agreement be broadly written and not prescriptive in terms of defining the process and outcomes. Ms. Bettman stated that the WEC was requesting $40,000 and a “mantle of authorization” from the council and that concerned her as there was no work program or information on expectations, objectives, products, or what was being authorized. She did not feel that all interests had been involved in the WEC as rail was MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 4, 2007 Page 4 Work Session not represented in the process and that meant that not all solutions were being considered. She questioned the WEC’s decision-making process and said she saw only six members who could be categorized as environmental or progressive. She asserted that only 100 percent consensus was acceptable to avoid marginalizing those people. Ms. O’Brien said that one of the major factors in selecting a facilitator was demonstrated ability to help groups reach consensus. She contacted groups who had worked with those facilitators and feedback on the Osprey Group, which was selected, was unanimously positive. She said in each case the group had reached consensus without feeling “bullied” or “railroaded” in the process. She said there was strong support for a consensus model and that would be tested at the WEC’s October 24-25 meeting. She urged Ms. Bettman to bring her suggestion for a rail representative to the collaborative at that meeting. Regarding recommendations from the WEC, Ms. Bettman stated if there was not consensus, then it was just the same majority rule process and was not acceptable to her. She reiterated her request for more information about the implications of providing funding to the WEC. She asked if the City was giving a mantle of authority to the group, if the council would see recommendations that were only forwarded by consensus and if a rail advocate would be added to the collaborative. Regarding a mantle of authority, Mr. Zako declared the WEC was under no illusion that it was a decision- making body; members understood they would only be making recommendations and it was up to the council to decide what to do with those recommendations. He said members recognized that recommenda- tions with less than unanimous support would not have much weight and for that reason were completely committed to making consensus recommendations. Ms. Taylor asked for an explanation of consensus. Ms. O’Brien explained the WEC discussed a consensus model where all members accepted and bought into a decision and, if it was not their first choice, they could live with it. She said members were being trained to not come to the table with specific demands from their own perspective or interests, but rather to present solutions that could work for everyone. Ms. Taylor said she was familiar with that approach and it often meant that less forceful people agreed to something they did not like. She was concerned that the collaborative assumed that EmX was the solution and dismissed rail. Ms. O’Brien replied that nothing had been accepted and nothing had been eliminated. She liked the idea of including a representative of rail. Ms. Taylor remarked that the council was not involved in the process. Ms. O’Brien pointed out that Mr. Pryor was a member of the collaborative and all WEC members were charged with the responsibility to keep their organizations and constituencies involved and informed. Mr. Poling expressed his gratitude for the collaborative, which came together after 20 years of the community fighting over a traffic solution. He applauded people in the community who were willing to step forward and try to help the City solve those problems. He felt it would be unwise to withhold support for the WEC. Mayor Piercy reminded the council that when the council majority decided to eliminate the West Eugene Parkway as a solution, it asked for a collaborative process to work on the issue. She urged support for the WEC, which was in line with the council’s direction. In response to a question from Ms. Taylor, Mr. Zako explained that the WEC formally organized in April 2007; three meetings of the full collaborative had occurred since then, along with many subcommittee MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 4, 2007 Page 5 Work Session meetings. He said having a facilitator made the process much more efficient and effective. Ms. O’Brien added that another important aspect of the facilitation was to ensure that all members fully participated and had their points of view considered and that there was consensus, particularly on issues related to land use and transportation. Mayor Piercy summarized that the council was interested a WEC work plan and working agreements and possibly a memorandum of understanding. Ms. Bettman asked that the motion allocating funds articulate the status of the committee and that advisory recommendations were based on complete consensus. Mr. Pryor commented that the motion could incorporate aspirations for outcomes, but he would resist including a decision-making model as it was still being defined by the members of the collaborative. He wanted to avoid a situation where one person could “drop a poison pill.” He said that was not consensus. Ms. Bettman stated that unless there was a consensus model and a rail advocate she would not support the WEC effort. Mr. Clark encouraged the collaborative to involve a State-level elected official. Mayor Piercy observed that Senator Floyd Prozanski and Representative Paul Holvey were both very interested in the WEC process. Mr. Zako added that Congressman Peter DeFazio was aware of the WEC and his staff was informed about collaborative activities. Ms. O’Brien said that people could also engage in the process at the subcommittee level in their particular area of interest. Mayor Piercy noted that support from the City would be helpful to the WEC’s pursuit of grant funding. The meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Angel Jones Interim City Manager (Recorded by Lynn Taylor) MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 4, 2007 Page 6 Work Session ATTACHMENT B M I N U T E S Eugene City Council McNutt Room – City Hall 777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon October 10, 2007 Noon COUNCILORS PRESENT: Andrea Ortiz, Chris Pryor, Betty Taylor, Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Mike Clark, Alan Zelenka. ABSENT: Jennifer Solomon. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. A. WORK SESSION: Minor Code Amendments Assistant City Manager Scott Luell introduced Principal Planner Steve Nystrom to present the minor code amendments. Mr. Nystrom presented an overview of the progress made to-date on amending the Land Use Code to address a variety of issues. He said Phase I, focusing on clarifying ambiguous or conflicting language, was completed a year ago; Phase II began in early 2007 and focused on improving the Land Use Code. He said a consultant was hired as project manager for Phase II and extensive community outreach was conducted to solicit suggestions from the public for amendments. He said over 220 amendments were suggested and the staff, consultants, and Planning Commission began the process of working with the public to determine which were priorities. Mr. Nystrom said the Planning Commission eventually selected a working list of 20 amendments that were representative of community priorities and the purpose of the work session was to share that information and receive feedback from the council on the process before proceeding with the next steps. Mr. Nystrom briefly reviewed the Planning Commission's list of amendments, noting that the list described an amendment, assigned a level of complexity, identified the source of the suggestion, and provided explanatory comments. He said a white paper would be developed on each amendment before beginning the formal hearing process before the Planning Commission and the City Council and final approval by the council. Mayor Piercy expressed her appreciation for organization of the material. She said the Neighborhood Leaders Council (NLC) indicated the issues they raised were well-represented on the list. Mr. Clark thanked staff for the thorough work. He noted that suggested amendments 204, 206, and 209 all related to stormwater issues and asked why only 206 and 209 were selected for white paper development while 204 remained a low priority. Mr. Nystrom said that 204 represented a much more complex issue that would far exceed the limited scope of the minor amendment process. He said 204 would remain on the full list of amendments for future consideration. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 10, 2007 Page 1 Work Session Mr. Clark asked if a thorough analysis of 206 and 209 could be made without considering 204. Mr. Nystrom said it was possible to consider those more limited amendments at this time and that information would contribute to a more extensive analysis of stormwater issues in the future. Ms. Taylor asked when the council would be involved in the process. Mr. Nystrom said he anticipated the council would be engaged in the process in late winter, depending on how long hearings were conducted by the Planning Commission; those hearings would not commence until early 2008. Ms. Taylor asked if the council would receive copies of the white papers as they were developed and whether action would occur on all amendments simultaneously. She asked how the public would be involved in reviewing and commenting on the white papers. Mr. Nystrom replied that the council could be provided with the white papers and any other information it wanted, either incrementally or when all were completed. He said the process could bundle smaller numbers of related amendments for council considera- tion. He said public involvement would include workshops, informal meetings with the Planning Commis- sion, and formal hearings. Ms. Taylor remarked that the NLC was composed of individuals and might not always reflect the interest of entire neighborhoods. She urged staff to include neighborhood associations in their outreach efforts. She questioned why the height of backyard houses, which was important to neighborhoods, was not on the list. Mr. Nystrom said there were a number of suggestions related to infill issues, including height restrictions. He said the review to determine what could be addressed in the limited scope of the minor amendments process concluded that those issues would be better addressed in the infill standards project. Ms. Bettman commended staff for the minor code amendments process and the public participation component. She noted that density, as it applied to zones other than residential, did not appear to be on the list of suggested amendments. She did not feel that residential zones should absorb all of the responsibility for density; commercial and industrial should have the same expectations. She asked how the list of recommendations from the council was developed. Mr. Nystrom said the recommendations came from council work sessions and comments and emails from councilors. Ms. Bettman stated that she had asked for growth management policies to be adopted as part of the Land Use Code, but that was not on the list. Mr. Nystrom explained that the Planning Commission identified that as a significant issue, but felt it was too complex for the minor amendments process; he expected that it would be included in the commission's upcoming work program. He noted that a majority of the amend- ments on the list came from the community. Mr. Zelenka praised the work of all those involved in the process to-date. He agreed with Ms. Taylor's suggestion to involve the neighborhoods directly. He hoped that amendments would be bundled and brought to the council over a period of time instead of all at once. He said the amendments that were important to him were 8, 101, 12, 109, 95, 151, 192, 193, 206, 209, 35, and 114. Regarding 95, he expressed concern about eliminating site reviews. He asked how the noise and smoking ordinance fit into the process. Mr. Nystrom said the smoking and noise ordinance would amend Chapter 6, not the Land Use Code in Chapter 9. In response to a question from Mayor Piercy, Mr. Nystrom said the downtown code amendments were in Chapter 9. He said the minor amendments process also received many comments regarding downtown and those were referred to the concurrent downtown code amendments process. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 10, 2007 Page 2 Work Session Mr. Clark took note of the council's recent discussions regarding the need to have representative groups involved in processes like the minor code amendments to mitigate potential conflicts. He felt the list of people invited to participate was reasonably well balanced and most of the items recommended for white papers were from the NLC, although that body was distinct from the neighborhood associates. He supported gathering input from the associations during the next steps. He also noted that with the exception of two items, the remainder of the amendments on the list came from the council. In response to a question from Mr. Zelenka, Mr. Nystrom explained that the downtown amendments process arose from an earlier effort to examine existing and potential tools for downtown; recommendations were forwarded to the council, which identified the issues it wished to see addressed. Ms. Taylor asked how "resident" was defined when identified as the source of an amendment. Mr. Nystrom said that the process was open to anyone who wished to comment and "resident" defined an individual who was not associated with or representing a specific group. B. WORK SESSION: City Council Goal – Enhance Understand of Race Issues and Improve Race Relationships Action Plan Update Human Resources Executive Director Lauren Chouinard described the purpose of the work session to review a more detailed version of the action plan and obtain assistance from the council on the following: ? Prioritization of action items. ? Elimination of mid-long range action item #4 and the work session associated with it. ? Identification of council champions for each of the action items. ? Discussion of potential funding source(s). Ms. Bettman listed items 2, 9 and 10 as important to her. She said she had anticipated a comprehensive update on recruitment and hiring as well as things that occurred in the City and metropolitan area that the council should know about. She wanted to receive status reports three or four times a year, including information on key, high profile issues. She agreed with the suggestion to eliminate the work session. Ms. Ortiz said it was of critical importance to her that a strategic plan be created, supported by the council and have staff resources assigned to it. She said the plan should include many of the action items in the staff report. She said the community had been clear about the desire for a cultural center that could be used by many groups and cultures. She said her priorities were items 1 and 7. She was agreeable to eliminating item 4, but wanted that addressed in the strategic plan. She also placed importance on dedicating funds to the work and establishing a budget process that aligned funding with the City's values, as well as holding ongoing discussions with communities of color. She said that items 11 and 12 were also essential. Mr. Zelenka said item 1, creating a strategic plan and institutionalizing it within the organization, was his highest priority, followed by items 11 and 12. He emphasized the need to meet with communities of color on a regular basis in the mid- and long-term and agreed to dropping item 4. Mr. Pryor was supportive of the idea of a cultural center, but the purpose should be to facilitate conversa- tions and interactions between people. He felt that communication and interaction was the key and his is only concern with eliminating item 4 was whether that would eliminate an opportunity to have that conversation, although study circles and forums could be better opportunities to increase communication and understanding than a council work session. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 10, 2007 Page 3 Work Session Mayor Piercy thought it was premature to identify champions until there was a strategic plan. Her priority was to integrate thinking about race relations into everything the City did and not place it in a project- specific silo. She believed that the people long to see the diversity in the community reflected in a building. She observed that people often did not know how to react when confronted with inappropriate behavior and it was important to put those tools out for the community to use. She said there was grant funding available for community initiatives to improve race relations. Ms. Taylor said it was not necessary to build a cultural center; the City could make facilities like the Bascom-Tykeson Room available to community groups free of charge. She preferred to build a youth center open to all races and cultures. She also wanted to see greater recognition of Eugene's four sister cities. She suggested that the council's ceremonial matters could be used to celebrate different cultures with dance and music. Ms. Ortiz appreciated the suggestion to make public meeting rooms available to community groups. Ms. Bettman stated her support for the other priorities within the context of the strategic plan. She reemphasized the value of Eugene sponsoring the hate crimes conference, as it was an excellent way to reach out to the broader community and continue dialogue and education. She learned through her participation in the Portland conference about an educator who contracted with school districts to go into schools and work with children while they were young to promote appropriate behaviors. She wanted to see the City contract for that training on behalf of the school district. Mayor Piercy said the district's response to a racial incident at North Eugene High School could possibly be replicated at other schools. She said the youth action board regarded themselves as a diverse group and wanted to be part of community cultural diversity activities, including a cultural center. Mr. Zelenka said his interest in a cultural center was related to providing space and a forum, possibly in City Hall, rather than to building a new facility. He liked Ms. Taylor's suggestion to celebrate cultural diversity at council meetings and Ms. Bettman's suggestion for educating young people to promote understanding and tolerance. In response to a question from Ms. Ortiz, Mr. Chouinard said staff was already working on the rough draft of a strategic plan to present to City diversity committees, executive and division managers for feedback. He said staff would continue to refine the plan over the winter months and hoped to begin outreach to community groups for their input in the spring, but resources were needed for that effort. Diversity Manager Jason Mak explained there were three options for the community outreach process: a low cost option predominantly using staff resources at a cost of $5,000; a medium-cost option using graduate students at the University of Oregon at a cost of $50-70,000; and a high-cost option using a consultant at a cost of several hundred thousand dollars. Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Zelenka, moved to use $50,000 from the Council Con- tingency Fund for item 1 to create an over-arching strategic plan for the organiza- tion that addresses diversity and human rights which includes defined mission and goals. Mr. Clark said he would support the motion because the amount was modest, it could be covered by the contingency fund and he supported what the council was trying to accomplish, but when larger sums were MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 10, 2007 Page 4 Work Session being discussed, he felt it should be part of the larger discussion and balanced against other priorities such as increasing police staffing. Ms. Bettman asked when the strategic plan would be completed if the council provided one-time funding. Mr. Mak said that would be dependent on the availability of professors and students at the University, but he estimated two or three months once there was approval to move forward. Ms. Bettman offer a friendly amendment to require the strategic plan to come to the City Council for approval, and implementation of the plan would be part of the FY09 budget process. Ms. Ortiz and Mr. Zelenka accepted the friendly amend- ment. Mr. Zelenka agreed with the importance of finishing the strategic plan and having it approved by the council in time for it to be part of the next budget process. Ms. Bettman wondered if some of the less expensive items, such as regular work sessions to update the council on what was happening in the community, could be done with existing resources. Mr. Chouinard suggested that might be more within the purview of the Human Rights Commission to address community issues of race as the staff work group's efforts were more internally focused. Ms. Bettman said she saw a work session to provide the council with a comprehensive look at community race relations as similar to how staff currently brought issues to the council. Ms. Ortiz observed that the Human Rights Commission previously reported to the council on the demo- graphics of City staff. Mr. Chouinard replied that the structure of the strategic plan would include that information as an appendix that was updated annually. Mayor Piercy said that race relations work should be both internal and external as the City had a responsi- bility to be a good model for the rest of the community. The motion passed, 7:0. Mr. Zelenka confirmed that the public hearing on McKenzie-Willamette scheduled for October 23, 2007, had been cancelled and that councilors should still not discuss the matter. Ms. Bettman indicated confusion about what the council could discuss with respect to hospital siting. City Attorney Emily Jerome explained that councilors could not discuss issues related to the substance of the application. She cautioned councilors to use care in their comments and avoid giving the impression they could not be objective when making a decision. She said that would include discussions regarding alternate sites. The meeting adjourned at 1:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Angel Jones MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 10, 2007 Page 5 Work Session Interim City Manager (Recorded by Lynn Taylor MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 10, 2007 Page 6 Work Session ATTACHMENT C M I N U T E S Eugene City Council Regular Meeting Council Chamber—Eugene City Hall October 22, 2007 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Andrea Ortiz, Chris Pryor, Betty Taylor, Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Jennifer Solomon, Mike Clark, Alan Zelenka. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the regular meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. 1. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Piercy reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. Gary Rayor , 2373 Washington Street, noted that he had been a practicing civil engineer for 33 years. He related that he had been asked by a Crest Drive resident who was a bicyclist to review the area streets. He said the design process governed by the Eugene Arterial/Collector Study indicated that for City-initiated projects, after input from affected property owners and other affected persons, the council approved the design that the City Engineer determined to be safe and functional. He recalled that the City Engineer stated that a safe and functional street design had 10-foot wide lanes and shoulders. He averred that the resolution under consideration was more of a plan change and was not in accordance with the Eugene street develop- ment standards, the policy on geometric design of highways and streets, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) guide for the development of bike facilities, and it was not in conformance with the Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. Mr. Rayor questioned whether this was the correct way to amend the Eugene Arterial/Collector Study. He asked if it was wise for the council to consider less than the minimum City and national standards. He thought it would put the City into a potential liability situation. He underscored that the AASHTO codes were based on driver performance and one of the main tenets was “shy distance,” in that whenever a driver felt he or she was getting close to something, they edged over. He did not believe that anyone would be able to stay in a nine-foot lane when passing a bicycle. Robert Bolman , 882 Almaden Street, averred that Eugene’s children would be looking at their future in a world in which hundreds of millions of refugees would have their homes inundated with sea water. He predicted the world would become stricken with violence and famine in such a way that the tragic events in Darfur and Rwanda would seem minor. He did not want to hear excuses for inaction. He said the next generation would be “quite unimpressed” by such excuses. He had seen Secretary of State Bill Bradbury provide a slide show and related that an activist asked Mr. Bradbury if he would be willing to stop clearcutting on public lands. He alleged that Mr. Bradbury had “squirmed” and said the State needed funds for schools. He agreed that funds were needed for schools but he also thought they needed a viable world MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 22, 2007 Page 1 Regular Meeting for young people to be in. He alleged that Mr. Bradbury had “fallen back” on “plausible deniability” and had said that the leaders could not be expected to enact dramatic legislation for which there was not popular support. He asserted that the public was clueless, having been “dumbed down” by media corporations and made complacent by a world of comfort and consumerism. He declared that it was imperative for leaders to “go out on a limb” and do the things that need to be done. He predicted that such action would be strongly opposed by “pro-growth people.” He called the current situation “very grim.” Joe Collins , 2233 Hawkins Lane, registered complaints regarding the judicial system. He averred that people in Eugene could not trust “the cops or the D.A.” He said people should not accept a plea bargain in Lane County. John Monroe , 878-½ Almaden Street, stated that he lived at Maitreya Eco-village and made his living doing home renovations. He was concerned that global warming was destroying the ability of people to live comfortably on the planet. He averred that people needed to reduce carbon emissions. He suggested that the City of Eugene put people to work making homes more insulated. He thought every home renovation that involved the opening of walls and floors could be required by code to include installation of a minimum amount of insulation. He said City codes could also require that no “thermal bridges” be left behind inside the walls and outside of the building. He recommended that codes be changed to require weather stripping around doors and windows on rental homes. He said this would help the economy by providing jobs and would help promote justice by ensuring that renters had homes that did not require a fortune to heat. He supported changing zoning laws so that a person could live in a house with five or more unrelated adults. He added that people should also be allowed to live in simple dwellings made out of recycled and natural materials. He related that he had formerly been unemployed and homeless. He was grateful to have found an affordable home and to have learned a trade. Laura Mabee , 878-½ Almaden Street, spoke regarding global warming and food production. She noted that she currently served in an Americorps position that taught grassroots gardening. She stated that food transport and production contributed CO² to the environment. She said the grassroots group produced approximately 50,000 pounds of food annually using volunteer work from a two acre property. She thought that instead of “subsidizing chain stores” with urban renewal funds the City should subsidize efforts to grow food within city boundaries. She asserted that every neighborhood could have a garden to produce food locally with a little effort. Coral Baekman , 878-½ Almaden Street, related that she commuted to work on her bicycle almost every day and experienced the benefits of fresh air and exercise while spending less money. She stressed that the bicycle used no oil and emitted no pollution. She averred that people could be swayed to use alternative modes of transportation if the City provided more bicycle paths and lanes and perhaps put on community bicycle maintenance workshops and programs to provide bicycles to low-income people. John Flanery , 1641 West Broadway, averred that it might be too late to avoid catastrophic global warming. He said the polar ice caps were melting more quickly than projected and methane was being released from the thawing of the tundra at a much faster rate than had been anticipated. He asserted that if the Amazon River dried out, approximately 200 gigatons of carbon emissions would be released and this was considered to be a “tipping point.” He supported gearing the transportation system so that it did not rely on cars, increasing the use of insulation in houses, and fostering more local food production. Skye Rios , 880 Almaden Street, said he was a junior at South Eugene High School and had volunteered with Lane County’s Department of Families and Children to make a film on homeless people in Eugene. He also was involved with the Leadership Education Adventure Direction (LEAD) teen program for the past MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 22, 2007 Page 2 Regular Meeting five years. He thought the City of Eugene should do all it could to educate its residents about how to reduce carbon emissions. He related that he was part of a production called The Sustainability Ship Meets Titanium, a musical about global warming performed by 10 young people. He said after the performances the young people provided a talk-back in which they discussed ways people could reduce their carbon emissions by changing their habits. He suggested that the City of Eugene prioritize education in schools and other community groups by providing funding to the program he was involved in and others like it. Becky Riley , 202 Hawthorne Street, observed that Eugene’s location in the southern end of the valley impacted its air quality given the air flow patterns. She had noticed, in particular, the diesel and fumes that came from the railroad yards. She related that she had attended Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) meetings and had closely followed the agency’s decision-making. She wished to voice her endorsement for the appointments of Drew Johnson and Kit Kirkpatrick to the LRAPA board. She noted that Mr. Johnson had served on the board for two-and-a-half years. She felt his “considerable knowledge of air regulations” had made him well-qualified to assess the programs of LRAPA. She stated that Ms. Kirkpatrick owned and operated a least-toxic pet control company and was a past chair of the River Road Community Organization (RRCO). She related that recently Ms. Kirkpatrick was involved in an effort to bring grass seed farmers and community members together to improve communications and mediate solutions. She felt that both individuals would be consistent voices for clean air. William Ivanoff , 1810 Harris Street, #336, agreed with the “republican statement” that throwing money at a problem never fixed it. He declared that the problems with the downtown area were not solely located in the downtown area. He said the council should look at the transportation and land use policies and the history of the entire city and which policies had worked and which had failed. He averred that patterning development activities after other cities’ work resulted in failures for Eugene. He felt that no matter how much money the City “gave” to developers or how much money voters authorized, the development in the downtown area would fail after a period of time because the land use and transportation patterns had not been considered. Mayor Piercy closed the Public Forum and called on the council for questions and remarks. She acknowl- edged that a year round farmers market was often discussed. She noted that the former public safety station in the Whiteaker neighborhood was being converted into a coffee shop with a farmers’ market and a place “for doing poetry.” She said the City had been focused on how to promote a greater use of bicycles. Councilor Clark said he was very supportive of the farmers’ market. He noted that he had enjoyed watching Mr. Bolman’s family on the show Wife Swap. Councilor Ortiz thanked everyone for testifying. She noted that Mr. Collins had referred to the shooting death of a young man with whom she was familiar and expressed her unhappiness with his comments. She said justice was sometimes in the eyes of the beholder, depending on what side of an issue one was on. Councilor Ortiz was grateful to the young people who were putting on the show about global warming. She said you could not talk about it enough. Councilor Zelenka thanked everyone who came to talk about global warming. He said to “keep up the good work and keep talking about it.” MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 22, 2007 Page 3 Regular Meeting 2. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes - October 1, 2007, Boards, Commissions, and Committees Interviews - October 3, 2007, Boards, Commissions, and Committees Interviews B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. 3. ACTION: Street Design Standards for Crest Drive Area City Manager Pro Tem Angel Jones stated that this item had been before the council several times and that staff was available to answer any questions. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to adopt Resolution 4919, a resolu- tion concerning streets widths in the Crest Drive area, and amending the City’s design stan- dards and guidelines for the Eugene streets, sidewalks, bikeways and accessways, the Eugene Arterial and Collector Street Plan, and the Eugene Local Street Plan. Councilor Bettman offered a friendly amendment to revise finding (g) in proposed Resolu- tion 4919, as follows: “Although Resolution No. 4608 adopting the Design Standards and Guidelines con- tained a provision authorizing administrative amendments to the Design Standards and Guidelines, the proposal to approve a minimum street width of 18 feet encompasses a wide range of community interests that are more appropriate for the City Council to re- solve including safety, efficiency, impact to adjacent and surrounding residents, and costs assessed to affected property owners.” The maker and the second accepted the friendly amendment. Councilor Clark stressed that his first and foremost concern had been safety. He said he was sufficiently convinced that a nine-foot lane width would increase safety. He had a high degree of faith in the City’s Public Works Department and its ability to construct something that would take into consideration all of the neighbors’ recommendations and that would be safe. He added that the council had given its word to the neighborhood that if people came together and built consensus about what would suit the people who lived there that the council would honor that work. He also felt that the people who would be paying the most for the street development would be those who had property with street frontage and their preferences should be given the greatest consideration. Councilor Pryor said he had given this item a lot of thought. He was willing to support an 18-foot street width, but he wanted to make clear that the safety that school children, pedestrians, and bicyclists had to be addressed. He also wanted the safety of large vehicles such as school buses to be addressed. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Zelenka thanked the members of the Crest Drive Community Team for their work. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 22, 2007 Page 4 Regular Meeting Councilor Taylor also extended her congratulations. She hoped the council could find a way to help with assessments, possibly from the contributions of people who reside on cul de sacs. 4. ACTION: An Ordinance Amending the Willakenzie Area Plan Inset Map D and Text; Amending Section 9.9700 of the Eugene Code, 1971; Amending the Eugene Zoning Map; and Adopting a Severabil- ity Clause (Summer Oaks/Crescent Center) Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 4956, an ordinance amending the Willakenzie Area Plan Inset Map D and text. Councilor Bettman opposed the motion. She asserted that the policy changes were not consistent with the Eugene Code 9.8424(2). She disagreed with City staff’s conclusion that it was consistent with (c) and (e) of that section. She felt the argument staff made was that standards had been “lowered” in adjacent areas so it could be “lowered” in this area as well. She averred that the City spent “exorbitant amounts of money” on refinement plans and zoning codes and the nodal areas and now the City had turned the nodal areas into regional commercial areas. Councilor Taylor concurred with Councilor Bettman. She asked staff if there were compelling reasons to make the change. Senior Planner Alissa Hansen stated that the Planning Commission had voted to forward a recommendation of approval to the City Council based on the findings that were attached to the ordinance. Councilor Taylor did not think the City should make the change. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 5:3; councilors Zelenka, Taylor, and Bettman voting in opposition. 5. ACTION: An Ordinance Providing for an Intergovernmental Agreement to Establish a Regional Fiber Consortium for the Ownership and Operation of a Fiber Optic System; and Repealing Ordinance No. 20181 Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 4957, an ordinance providing for an intergovernmental agreement to establish a re- gional fiber consortium. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 22, 2007 Page 5 Regular Meeting 6. ACTION: An Ordinance Granting Comcast of Oregon II, Inc., an Additional Term and Franchise Renewal for the Operation of a Cable Communications System; Amending Ordinance 19775; Adopting a Severability Clause; and Providing an Effective Date Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 4958, an ordinance granting Comcast of Oregon II, Inc., an additional term and fran- chise renewal. Councilor Taylor said she would support the motion, but would do so “reluctantly.” She did not feel this ordinance was in the best interest of the consumer. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. 7. ACTION: An Ordinance Concerning the Police Commission and Amending Sections 2.013 and 2.368 of the Eugene Code, 1971 Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 4959, an ordinance concerning the Police Commission. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. 8. ACTION: Appointments to Boards, Commissions, and Committees Human Rights Commission Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to reappoint Ibrahim Hamide to Po- sition 1 on the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term beginning November 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2010. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to reappoint Reza Paloma to Position 3 on the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term beginning November 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2010. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to reappoint Christina Greening to Position 6 on the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term beginning November 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2010. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to appoint Twila Souers to Position 2 on the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term beginning November 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2010. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to appoint Jon Belcher to Position 7 on the Human Rights Commission, the unexpired term of James Garcia for a term begin- ning November 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2008. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 22, 2007 Page 6 Regular Meeting Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to appoint Marieke (Mo) Young to Position 10 on the Human Rights Commission, the unexpired term of Jeremiah Megowan for a term beginning November 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2009. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to appoint Linda Hamilton to Posi- tion 14 on the Human Rights Commission, the unexpired term of Carmen Urbina for a term beginning November 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2009. Councilor Taylor moved to substitute Mindy Frisbee for Linda Hamilton. The motion died for lack of a second. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 7:1; Councilor Taylor voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy congratulated the appointees. Sustainability Commission Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to waive the Eugene Urban Growth Boundary residency requirement for applicants applying and appointed to the Sustainability Commission. Councilor Bettman objected to the motion. She did not feel there had been public input on this when the code had been adopted. She underscored that the Sustainability Commission was funded by the City and, given the fact that there were 73 applicants, there apparently was a lot of interest from those who resided in the city of Eugene in serving on the commission and therefore there was no need to allow people who lived outside of the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) to serve on it. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 5:3; councilors Ortiz, Taylor, and Bettman voting in op- position. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor moved to appoint Rusty Rexius to Position 1 on the Sustainability Commission for a two-year term beginning November 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2009. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 6:2; councilors Bettman and Taylor voting in opposition. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to appoint Lorraine Kerwood to Po- sition 2 on the Sustainability Commission for a two-year term beginning November 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2009. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 6:2; councilors Bettman and Taylor voting in opposition. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to appoint Lisa Arkin to Position 3 on the Sustainability Commission for a two-year term beginning November 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2009. Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to substitute David Funk for Lisa Arkin for Position 3 on the Sustainability Commission. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 22, 2007 Page 7 Regular Meeting Councilor Bettman asserted that it was “a good thing that [the council] articulated in the ordinance a chance for Wards 1 and 2 to have some representation on the Sustainability Commission because if it were a majority” there would be a majority of conservatives on the commission. Councilor Poling said the reason he substituted Mr. Funk had nothing to do with what ward he resided in or his political alignment; it was because he had been active in the sustainability initiative from the “very start” and it was important to have that history. Councilor Solomon commented that the concept of equal ward representation on the Sustainability Commission fell on “deaf ears” for her given that she had tried to make that argument when making appointments to both the Budget Committee and the Planning Commission. She said she was willing to implement that kind of policy but it would have to apply to all appointments. Councilor Bettman remarked that Ms. Arkin had also served on the Sustainability Task Force and asserted that she knew “her way around the Legislature.” She felt Ms. Arkin’s credentials were “stellar.” Mayor Piercy said both Ms. Arkin and Mr. Funk were very good people. She felt the characterization was unwarranted and unfair. Councilor Taylor thought it was strange to substitute anyone for Ms. Arkin. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 5:3; councilors Ortiz, Bettman, and Taylor voting in op- position. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to appoint Josh Bruce to Position 4 on the Sustainability Commission for a two-year term beginning November 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2009. Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to substitute Lisa Arkin for Josh Bruce for Position 4 on the Sustainability Commission. Roll call vote; the vote was a tie, 4:4; councilors Bettman, Zelenka, Taylor, and Ortiz voting in favor and councilors Poling, Pryor, Solomon, and Clark voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy voted for the substitution and the motion passed. Mayor Piercy congratulated the appointees. Toxics Board Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to reappoint David Doll to Position 2, a business representative on the Toxics Board for a three-year term beginning on No- vember 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2010. Roll call vote; the motion passed unani- mously, 8:0. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to appoint Cynthia Kokis to Position 5, an advocacy representative on the Toxics Board for a three-year term beginning on No- vember 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2010. Roll call vote; the motion passed unani- mously, 8:0. Mayor Piercy congratulated the appointees. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 22, 2007 Page 8 Regular Meeting Whilamut Natural Area Citizen Planning Committee Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to reappoint Charles Biggs to Posi- tion 8 on the Whilamut Natural Area Citizen Planning Committee for a three-year term be- ginning November 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2010. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to reappoint Howard Bonnett to Po- sition 9 on the Whilamut Natural Area Citizen Planning Committee for a three-year term beginning November 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2010. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to appoint William Hughes to Posi- tion 1 on the Whilamut Natural Area Citizen Planning Committee for a three-year term be- ginning November 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2010. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to appoint Susan Reddoor to Position 2 on the Whilamut Natural Area Citizen Planning Committee for a three-year term begin- ning November 1, 2007, and ending on October 31, 2010. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Piercy congratulated the appointees. Police Commission Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to reappoint John Hare to Position 1 on the Police Commission for a four-year term beginning November 1, 2007, and expiring October 31, 2011. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to appoint Juan Carlos Valle to Posi- tion 2 on the Police Commission for a four-year term beginning November 1, 2007, and ex- piring October 31, 2011. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to appoint Brook Dodge to Position 3 on the Police Commission for a four-year term beginning November 1, 2007, and expiring October 31, 2011. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to appoint Timothy Mueller to Posi- tion 8 on the Police Commission for a four-year term beginning November 1, 2007, and ex- piring October 31, 2011. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Piercy congratulated the appointees. Lane Regional Air Protection Agency Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to reappoint Drew Johnson to Posi- tion 4 on the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency Board of Directors for a three-year term MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 22, 2007 Page 9 Regular Meeting beginning November 1, 2007, and expiring October 31, 2010. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 7:1; Councilor Solomon voting in opposition. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to appoint Kit Kirkpatrick to Posi- tion 2 on the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency Board of Directors for a three-year term beginning November 1, 2007, and expiring October 31, 2010. Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Solomon, moved to substitute Earl Conan for Kit Kirkpatrick for Position 2 on the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency Board of Directors. Roll call vote; the motion failed, 5:3; councilors Solomon, Clark, and Poling voting in fa- vor. Roll call vote; the motion to appoint Kit Kirkpatrick to Position 2 of the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency Board of Directors passed, 5;3; councilors Poling, Clark, and Solomon voting in opposition. The meeting adjourned at 8:27 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Angel Jones City Manager pro tem (Recorded by Ruth Atcherson) MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 22, 2007 Page 10 Regular Meeting