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Approval of City Council Minutes
Meeting Date: September 25, 2006 Agenda Item Number: 2A
Department: City Manager’s Office Staff Contact: Lynda Rose
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ISSUE STATEMENT
This is a routine item to approve City Council meeting minutes.
SUGGESTED MOTION
Move to approve the minutes of the August 14, 2006, Work Session and August 16, 2006, Work
Session.
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B. August 16, 2006, Work Session
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Telephone: 682-5017
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ATTACHMENT A
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Eugene City Council
Work Session
McNutt Room—Eugene City Hall
August 14, 2006
5:30 p.m.
COUNCILORS PRESENT: Jennifer Solomon, Bonny Bettman, David Kelly, Andrea Ortiz, Gary Papé
(participating via speakerphone), George Poling, Chris Pryor, Betty Tay-
lor.
Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. She announced that
Mr. Papé would participate via telephone.
A. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM MAYOR, CITY
COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER
Ms. Piercy reported that she attended the Multicultural and PRIDE Day celebrations over the weekend, as
well as an event honoring the City’s many volunteers. She said that she and Ms. Taylor would be traveling
to Eugene’s sister city of Irkutsk, Russia. She received many requests from the community to explore
various aspects of life in Irkutsk such as sex education, domestic violence, environmental issues and labor
unions.
Ms. Taylor said that Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) was still plagued with complaints
about odors, particularly vehicle exhaust. She said the State should consider emission control measures.
She raised a concern over ticketing cars parked overnight because their owners were too drunk to drive and
sought other transportation. She continued to be concerned about fines that multiplied if they were not paid.
She said the interest should be capped and forgiven if the fine was paid.
Mr. Papé announced he was attending the West Coast Corridor Council of Governments annual meeting
being held in Portland and he would report to the council upon his return.
Ms. Bettman apologized to constituents who were waiting on responses from her. She had been out of town
for ten days and was catching up on e-mails and phone calls.
Ms. Ortiz announced that she attended an anniversary celebration for the Community Alliance of Lane
County (CALC), Riverfest at the River House, and the Human Rights Commission’s potluck and picnic.
She said that a recent performance of Los Lobos at Cuthbert Amphitheater was well-attended.
City Manager DennisTaylor reported that the fifth annual volunteer celebration event was attended by
hundreds of people. He said that 8,000 people volunteered last year for a total of 97,000 hours. He thanked
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the many people who served on boards and commission, particularly the Police Commission, which worked
extremely hard over the last two years.
Mr. Poling apologized for not attending the onsite interviews in Cambridge that were part of the background
investigation for the police auditor candidate. He explained that a booking error and flight cancellations
prevented him from traveling. He had an opportunity to discuss the interviews with investigator Jim
Gardner and was pleased with the results.
Ms. Ortiz reminded members of the community that applications were being taken for positions on boards
and commissions and encouraged people to apply, particularly residents of the River Road, Santa Clara,
Whiteaker and Bethel areas that were underrepresented on those bodies.
B. WORK SESSION: Fiscal Year 2007 Police Commission Work Plan
City Manager Taylor introduced Police Commission members Tim Laue, Angie Sifuentez, and Maurice
Denner to present the commission’s annual report and proposed FY07 Work Plan.
Ms. Piercy thanked members of the commission for their work, especially Mr. Laue as outgoing chair and
Mr. Denner as chair-elect.
Mr. Laue reviewed the commission’s FY 2005-2006 Annual Report. He said the commission was charged
with reviewing policies, resources and issues in the community. He listed several policy reviews completed
by the commission during the past year, including the SWAT policy, risk assessment, upgrade of equipment
for the crisis negotiation team and in-car video policy. He said the commission reviewed the FY07 budget
and revisited the Downtown Public Safety Action Plan, forwarding recommendations on the plan to the
council. He said the major issue addressed by the commission during the past two years was the concept of
community oversight. He said the commission, at the council’s request, developed recommendations
regarding recruitment of a police auditor and those recommendations formed the basis of the council’s
recruitment and selection process. He received feedback from a number of sources around the country that
the recruitment process was very impressive.
Mr. Laue said the commission also worked on mediation alternatives in conjunction with the Human Rights
Commission and developed a series of recommendations. He said all of the commission’s recommendations,
including the draft oversight ordinance, were presented in framework or outline form with options for
consideration when finalized by the council and auditor. He thanked the council and City Manager on
behalf of the commission for budgetary enhancements to police services. He said the commission also
worked with the police chief and department on a strategic plan and held work sessions on domestic violence
and use of the Lexipol model for department policies. He indicated that the outstanding issues requiring
attention over the next three or four months were: 1) role of the Police Commission under the new oversight
model, 2) determination of the day-to-day supervision of the auditor, and 3) ordinance framework for
dealing with establishment of the auditor’s office and the civilian review board. He thanked the council and
past councils for the honor of serving on the commission.
Ms. Sifuentez referred to the draft civilian oversight ordinance framework included in the agenda packet.
She said the commission established two committees: one committee developed draft language related to the
auditor and the other developed language related to the civilian review board; the work of those committees
was then combined in a final draft. She said the purpose was to create a framework that defined the basic
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functions of the board and auditor that could then be refined by the auditor. She said the city attorney
reviewed the draft language to ensure it was consistent with the charter amendment. She noted that some
previously unresolved issues were also addressed, such as the membership qualifications and background
investigation process for the civilian review board applicants. She said the city attorney cited two areas in
the draft framework that would be subject to mandatory bargaining: confidentiality of personnel records and
timeline for the completion of investigations. She said those issues would need to be resolved prior to
enacting the ordinance. She indicated that the commission would work with the city attorney to review
definitions and would work with the auditor if desired to help resolve outstanding issues and discuss other
areas not included in the draft language that the auditor believed should be in the ordinance. She pointed out
that those activities were in the commission’s proposed FY07 Work Plan.
Mr. Denner remarked that much of the commission’s work was about people. He commended the work of
outgoing members Tim Laue, Floyd Prozanski, and Tracy Olsen, staff member Jeannine Parisi, and Police
Chief Robert Lehner. He pointed out the timeline chart in the work plan that identified on a month-by-
month basis the following proposed tasks:
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Implement stages of the oversight model
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Review and comment on development and implementation of the family violence strategy
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Assist with revisions to the police operations manual
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Conduct work sessions to review the report card on the Lane County Criminal Justice System, the
staffing consultant’s report on current and future staffing levels and Perspectives in Profiling train-
ing
Mr. Denner stated that the commission’s ongoing involvement in the oversight process would include
building collaborative relationships that extended to the auditor’s office, continuing to refine the draft
ordinance framework, working on policies and procedures for the auditor’s office as requested, aligning
Internal Affairs policies with the operations of the auditor’s office and examining whether the commission’s
role should change. He emphasized the commission’s ongoing concern about family violence and its search
for ways to address that critical issue. He noted the FY07 Work Plan was approved at the commission’s
last meeting and invited questions and comments from the council.
Ms. Solomon was pleased that the commissioners would be working on the issue of family violence and
suggested that they solicit input from the Relief Nursery and other organizations in the community that dealt
with the victims of family violence.
Mr. Kelly commended the commission for the extent and quality of its work. He supported the FY07 Work
Plan and appreciated the plan to address family violence. He thought the draft ordinance framework was
thorough and agreed with the recommendation to involve the auditor in finalizing the language.
Mr. Papé also thanked the commission for its hard work and Mr. Laue for his leadership. He was pleased
that the Police Department was proceeding to wards certification and asked if Lexipol established the
certification guidelines and standards. Chief Lehner said that Lexipol was a subscription service to a model
policy manual that was used as a base product from which each department would then develop its own set
of policies and procedures. He said Lexipol expedited the process because the fundamental development
work related to legal requirements was already done and the policy implications of state and federal court
cases were monitored on an ongoing basis. He estimated that the certification process would take about two
years.
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Mr. Papé asked if the detailed quarterly report provided to the commission would be available in an
abbreviated version for the public. Chief Lehner said the department was working with the commission to
identify an appropriate executive summary that included pertinent information to provide to those who did
not wish to read the entire report.
Mr. Papé said the most critical issue for the community was to establish the credibility of the auditor’s
office as soon as possible and reestablish confidence in the Police Department. He asked if outcomes for the
auditor’s office would be established. Mr. Denner said the commission had discussed that but would wait
until the auditor was on board and requested that type of assistance.
Ms. Bettman also thanked the commission, Mr. Laue, and other outgoing members. She asked how the
standardized Lexipol policies would affect the role of the commission in terms of policy review. Mr. Denner
said that policy review was an area in which the commission developed strength and knowledge. He
expected that as policies were revised, most of them would pass through the Police Commission. He
envisioned in five years the commission’s role would be to provide community input into policies and
procedures and the civilian review board would exist as a filter for the work of Internal Affairs and the
management team with issues involving personnel.
Ms. Bettman asked if the commission discussed criteria for which policies would come before it. Mr.
Denner said there had been some discussion and the commission intended to review those policies on which
it previously worked , such as use of force and crowd control policies. He said there were questions that
arose in law enforcement practice that raised issues of community concern and those, along with procedural
issues, would likely go to the commission. Mr. Laue added that policy work would still exist, even with
Lexipol, and he expected that the auditor and civilian review board would refer questions that needed to be
addressed on a policy level to the commission.
Ms. Bettman asked how long it would take to equip the patrol fleet with in-car video. Ms. Parisi replied that
it would take about a year to equip the current fleet with digital video. Mr. Denner added it would take three
to four years to update the entire fleet to the new vehicle color and style.
Ms. Ortiz expressed her appreciation for the commission’s efforts and Ms. Parisi’s staff work.
Ms. Solomon, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to approve the Police Commission
FY07 Work Plan as proposed.
Mr. Papé asked if the commission had a recommendation for the council regarding management of the
auditor’s staff and the City Manager’s administrative order. Mr. Denner replied that in the sense of moving
forward, the commission voted to support the administrative order; the vote was not unanimous but it was a
very strong majority.
Ms. Bettman pointed out that the vote was taken after the committee working on that part of the ordinance
had determined that the issue should be flagged for the council to resolve.
The motion passed unanimously, 8:0.
C. WORK SESSION: Region 2050
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City Manager Taylor introduced Principal Planner Kurt Yeiter to present an overview of Region 2050. He
noted that Mr. Kelly was the council’s representative on the Region 2050 Policy Board and had participated
extensively in the regional planning process.
Mr. Yeiter stated that the Region 2050 effort was a collaborative regional planning process that began in
1999. He said the process was originally within the Regional Problem Solving (RPS) framework but the
withdrawal of Springfield and Cottage Grove necessitated retooling the process to conform to existing
statutes. He said the question before the council was whether to endorse the Region 2050 Strategy when
endorsing meant the City agreed to use the goals and objectives and regional growth concept, including the
coordinated population allocations, as a tool to guide growth and development. He said endorsement also
implied the City would implement those actions that the City Council determined to be appropriate to the
needs and desires of the community.
Mr. Yeiter noted that endorsing the strategy did not automatically initiate Metro Plan amendments or
changes in the code; however, if the strategy was endorsed, amendments would be contemplated as an
addition to the planning work program. He said an immediate effect of endorsement was the implication that
the City would accept population forecasts that were quite different from historic trends and the State’s
forecast. He said Eugene’s population in 2050 was forecast to be about 50,000 fewer people than was
projected by the State, and the strategy spread those people to the smaller communities and rural areas. He
saw the Region 2050 Strategy as a beginning to be fleshed out over time. He said staff recommended
endorsing the strategy, although the council also had the option of endorsing the strategy with changes or
conditions or declining to endorse the strategy.
Mr. Kelly strongly encouraged the council’s endorsement of the strategy, which was a great example of
regional cooperation and recognition that what one community does affected other communities throughout
the region. He said the strategy provided high level direction; it was not a land use action. He said the
strategy represented more than six years of staff and elected official collaboration and detailed examination
of data. He felt it could give a level of clarity to governments, the public, property owners and service
providers such as utility companies and school districts.
Mr. Kelly emphasized that endorsement was an agreement by the City to use the goals and objectives and
Regional Growth Concept, including coordinated population allocations, as a tool to guide growth and
development and nothing was binding until it became a Metro Plan amendment or similar action. He also
stressed that the City had discretion to implement those actions deemed appropriate to the community. He
said that although Springfield and Cottage Grove withdrew in early 2006, they participated throughout the
process and their input was strongly represented in the final document, with their population allocations
being based on historic trends.
Ms. Taylor asked what the City would be prevented from doing if the strategy was not endorsed. Mr. Kelly
said that if constituent jurisdictions did not endorse the strategy it would not be endorsed by the Policy
Board and would become a research artifact; no action would be taken to move the City toward its goals and
objectives. Mr. Yeiter added that the biggest risk if Eugene did not endorse the strategy was to the other
communities. He said several of the small communities were relying on the Region 2050 process to give
them their first comprehensive plans. He said many of those communities were hoping for higher growth, in
part to secure funding for sewer treatment plants and other facilities. He said if all jurisdictions did not
agree on the coordinated population forecast in the strategy, then it could not be used by individual
communities.
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Ms. Taylor said she did not see how the population allocations made a difference, but did see how planning
in connection with other communities was a good idea for issues like siting of a hospital or new industry.
She did not see the point of the strategy without Springfield’s participation and asked what restrictions or
mandatory actions would be imposed if the council did endorse the strategy. Mr. Yeiter replied that if the
population forecast was to be used for any of the City’s planning efforts it must be adopted and incorporated
in the Metro Plan. He said the action with least impact would be to monitor the population over time and, in
a few years, review trends with the other jurisdictions to determine if actions were necessary to direct
growth.
Ms. Taylor asked how growth would be directed. Mr. Yeiter replied that actions could include more
effectively encouraging growth in other communities or not providing services for growth in Eugene.
Ms. Solomon said her concerns were similar to Ms. Taylor’s. She wanted the 50,000 people in Eugene so
that property values would increase and the City could benefit from increased property tax collection. She
was not particularly interested in helping outlying communities grow and found it inconsistent with the
City’s efforts to be responsible and increase density. She interpreted the section on exceptions in the
memorandum from the City Attorney to mean that the council would be adopting a plan that would require a
lengthy bureaucratic exceptions process just to restore the control the City currently had over its planning
process. Mr. Yeiter replied that if regulations were required to direct growth, they would have to be adopted
in accordance with existing rules and the exceptions process was one of the rules that allowed some
flexibility. He said the strategy did not provide any additional flexibility from the State rules or take any
flexibility away.
Mr. Poling asked if the City would revert back to using historic population growth trends if the coordinated
population forecast was not used. Mr. Yeiter said that it would.
Mr. Poling asked how the figures for Springfield and Cottage Grove in the coordinated population forecast
were developed. Mr. Yeiter said that those two jurisdictions reverted back to historic trends.
Mr. Poling said he had difficulty regarding the strategy as a regional growth management tool when two of
the three largest jurisdictions were not involved. He said the strategy appeared to be adding another layer of
bureaucracy to the Statewide Planning Goals.
Ms. Bettman said she regarded a recommendation from Mr. Kelly on land use issues very seriously because
of his expertise, but she disagreed philosophically with his recommendation on the strategy. She asked
which decision-making body determined what assumptions were fed into the model that produced the
population strategies. Mr. Yeiter said the numbers incorporated in the strategy evolved through a lengthy
process and many adjustments. He said the County delegated authority to the Lane Council of Governments
(LCOG) Board for the coordinated population forecasts now required by the State. He said that the Office
of Economic Analysis data was used as the basis and each jurisdiction had its own review process;
ultimately the LCOG Board adopted the final product.
Ms. Bettman said that withdrawal of Springfield and Cottage Grove meant that Region 2050 was no longer
a regional planning process. She was concerned that the strategy was a way to move forward with land use
decisions that were not consistent with the Statewide Planning Goals and she supported those goals. She
asked if there would be instances where an outcome of the strategy process might be inconsistent with the
City’s growth management policies and, if there was an inconsistency, whether the strategy would supersede
local policies. Mr. Yeiter said possible discrepancies would depend primarily on how the City’s growth
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management policies were interpreted, but generally the strategy did not conflict with the idea of mixed-use
centers, transit systems and higher density inside the urban growth boundary.
Mr. Kelly emphasized that the strategy did not supersede anything; the only time something might be
superseded was if the council adopted a Metro Plan amendment that was in conflict with one of the growth
management goals.
Mr. Papé noted that under the proposed coordinated population allocation, Eugene’s annual average growth
rate would drop to 0.6 percent, which was lower than it had been in historic trends, and the population
growth above that would be distributed among outlying communities. He asked why the rate was so low for
Eugene and whether there were benchmarks that could be used to determine if the City was on target at
2010. Mr. Yeiter said one of the expectations was that if communities endorsed the strategy, they would
have to monitor progress over time and decisions made about whether to direct growth more assertively if it
was not distributing in accordance with the allocations.
Mr. Papé asked if the population projections could be changed and whether changes would affect other
elements of the strategy that were guided by population figures. Mr. Yeiter replied that the projections could
be changed fairly quickly and the impact on other elements would depend on the number and extent of
changes. He said the population projections would also be used by utility providers and transportation
planners and if they were changed often, it would throw other planning efforts into disarray.
Mr. Papé asked who made the decision to set Eugene’s annual average growth rate at 0.6 percent. Mr.
Kelly said that early in the Region 2050 process, a collection of goals and objectives was adopted
unanimously by all of the elected officials from all of the communities and those were used to look at local
policies, community desires, geographic restrictions and other factors to develop a reasonable model for
growth. Mr. Yeiter added that recent historic trends showed outlying communities were growing more
rapidly and was a factor in the overall forecast.
Ms. Bettman remarked that population projects and allocations were important because they would
ultimately determine resource allocations. She said although there was no change in total regional
population, the distribution had changed and, with that, resource distribution would change. She observed
that the expansion of Coburg had wastewater, transportation and water implications and all of those
required additional resources. She believed the denser, larger metropolitan areas should be the logical
providers of those urban services. She was uncertain how all of those things might be affected by Measure
37. She expressed dissatisfaction with regional boards and commissions that were once removed from local
decision-making bodies, citing the LCOG board as an example.
Mr. Pryor commented that he wanted to be a good regional partner and thought that LCOG was a good
organization. He said the LCOG board was composed of elected officials who represented their communi-
ties. He thought the withdrawal of Springfield and Cottage Grove was unfortunate and perhaps based on
concerns about being constrained, which was a concern he shared. He said the projections would provide
guidance but also be the basis for policies and implementation of strategies. He was concerned that if not
all partners were involved, the strategies might not be effectively implemented and the policies might not be
adequate. He was uncertain if he would support endorsement of the strategy.
Mr. Kelly acknowledged the issues that were raised by councilors and said that the Policy Board spent
hundreds of hours discussing those same issues. He said when Springfield and Cottage Grove withdrew,
elected officials and staff from jurisdictions had a lengthy discussion of whether there was any point in going
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forward. He said the unanimous decision to move forward was based on many reasons, including the fact
that Springfield and Cottage Grove were involved in drafting most of the strategy, their staff was still
involved and their elected bodies would have to adopt the coordinated population allocation, which left those
communities’ figures at historic trends. He said the City already used population numbers and those drove
many policies, models and analyses; the new numbers would drive those same processes but for Eugene, the
numbers would be much more in keeping with its growth management policies. He pointed out that even for
the modest growth proposed for Eugene the City’s average residential density would have to be increased by
25 percent.
Continuing, Mr. Kelly indicated that if the council did not endorse the strategy and took no further action,
the City would continue to operate under historic trends and the current Metro Plan, which he believed
would make it more difficult to achieve growth management policies. He pointed out innovations in the
strategy that added tools such as tying urban growth boundary expansions to achievement of particular
residential densities. He asserted that the strategy did not add a layer of bureaucracy as there was no
ongoing Policy Board and the strategy would be implemented by jurisdictions in exactly the same way they
now operated, but with a regional framework. He agreed with Ms. Bettman’s comments about shifting
resources but pointed out that when a new person moved into the area, regardless of the community, there
was a cost to the region in terms of utilities and transportation. The best way to provide services and pay
for them could be discussed as a region.
Ms. Piercy spoke in support of endorsing the strategy and commended the efforts of regional partners over a
lengthy period of time.
Mr. Papé asked if Springfield and Cottage Grove could adopt population forecasts developed using their
own approved methodologies instead of adopting the coordinated population forecast. Mr. Kelly explained
that the total regional population projection was no different than historic trends; only the distribution among
communities was different. He said Springfield numbers were based on historic trends that still added up to
the total for the region. He noted that population projections at the State level were required to be adopted
by counties; the coordinated population allocation that Lane County would adopt included Springfield and
Cottage Grove numbers based on historic trends and numbers based on Region 2050 modeling for other
communities.
Mr. Pryor asked if Eugene would fall into the same category as Springfield and Cottage Grove if it declined
to endorse the strategy. Mr. Kelly replied that the Policy Board would not adopt the strategy and all
communities would be in the same situation.
Ms. Solomon, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to endorse the Southern Willamette
Valley Regional Growth Management Strategy, dated August 31, 2006. By this
endorsement, the City of Eugene agrees to use the goals and objectives and Re-
gional Growth Concept embodied in the strategy document, including the coordi-
nated population allocations, as a tool to guide growth and development.
Ms. Solomon felt that planning should adhere to historic trends and not try to create a new trend to be
followed. She said the strategy would be completely unproductive for the community and therefore she
could not support it.
Ms. Bettman cited regionalizing decision-making as the primary reason she could not support the strategy.
She pointed out that many rapidly growing small communities did not have system development charges and
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the capacity to serve that growth. She said that once utilities and services were regionalized that capacity
would be subsidized by the higher concentration of population in Eugene, similar to the effort to add Coburg
to the regional wastewater system. She said Eugene would pay for adding capacity to outlying communities
either by increased rates or diminished local service.
The motion failed, 6:2; Mr. Kelly and Ms. Ortiz voting in favor.
B. D. WORK SESSION: An Ordinance Prohibiting Extreme Fighting; Adding Section 4.740 to
the Eugene Code, 1971; and Amending Section 4.990 of that Code
City Manager Taylor stated that the work session had been requested by Mr. Kelly and introduced City
Attorney Jerry Lidz to discuss the proposed ordinance to regulate extreme fighting, also known as cage
fighting.
Mr. Lidz said the question before the council was whether the ordinance should proceed to public hearing.
He said the structure of the ordinance was that it regulated only amateur participants because State law had
exclusive control over professional boxing and wrestling, which included extreme fighting. He asked the
council to review the definition of extreme fighting in the proposed ordinance and determine if the attributes
represented those activities the council wished to regulate.
Ms. Ortiz commented that some communities regarded extreme fighting as a form of entertainment. She
was not opposed to a public hearing on the ordinance but would not support a ban. She would consider
some regulation. She said the fights happened whether or not the City regulated them and she would prefer
to provide a venue for people to take out those aggressions. She said her rationale for regulating was
concern for people who were injured and permanently disabled. She thought the organizations sponsoring
extreme fighting should be required to have insurance.
Mr. Pryor said he was cautious about the City regulating what people chose to do with their lives, but
recognized that cities did regulate everything from motorcycle helmets to seat belts. He thought that cage
fighting was barbaric and endorsing or supporting that type of behavior was repugnant, but he questioned to
what extent his personal opinion should be imposed on others. He supported taking the ordinance to a
public hearing to learn more about the subject.
Mr. Kelly commented that he raised the issue because extreme fighting was utterly unregulated and
untrained amateurs were seriously injured and in some cases permanently disabled. He said there were both
male and female matches and, while walking through the Lane County Events Center he had observed an
event and found it to be the most brutal and dehumanizing experience he had ever witnessed. He said
extreme fighting encouraged a lust for blood and questioned whether that was what young people in the
community should be exposed to. He said that society had taken steps to regulate things like cock fighting
and public executions, choosing not to appeal to the basest instincts in all of us. He supported moving the
ordinance to a public hearing and hoped the council would consider banning instead of regulating extreme
fighting. He expressed interest in having the city attorney research whether and how other communities
regulated the activity and suggested that the ordinance language state “. . . for which no rules have been
established by a governmental body.”
Mr. Poling favored moving the ordinance to a public hearing in order to hear both sides of the issue. He
said there were two discussions: one a legal discussion of the ordinance and the other a philosophical one.
He heard comments that extreme fighting was desensitizing youth to violence and brutality. In terms of
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regulating people watching the fighting, he pointed out that it could be viewed on television. He said if the
City passed an ordinance that allowed extreme fighting, it should be very careful in developing regulations,
which should primarily be to safeguard against serious physical injuries.
Ms. Taylor supported a public hearing and favored banning the sport, not regulating it. She wanted to learn
more about the issue.
Ms. Bettman stated she was in favor of a public hearing on the ordinance. She did not understand how a
person who assaulted someone on the street and caused serious injury or death could be charged with a
crime while a participant in cage fighting who caused an opponent to suffer serious injury or death would
not be charged. She asked if the fact that fight participants were both there by consent was what made the
difference. Mr. Lidz said he believed it was the consent factor but would research the question. He noted
that even signing a waiver would not protect against prosecution as that was at the discretion of the district
attorney, but participants might sign a waiver of rights to sue the other party for personal injury.
Ms. Bettman asked if the City would have any liability if it chose to regulate instead of banning fighting and
something occurred that fell outside of the regulations. Mr. Lidz said the City could not be sued for not
regulating enough; the only risk would be if the City adopted regulations that it did not enforce.
Ms. Bettman emphasized the need to understand the resource implications of enforcement if the council
chose to regulate instead of ban because of the liability associated with failure to enforce. Mr. Lidz said
there were many factors that would influence whether the City could be sued for failure to enforce
regulations and pointed out that the Police Department had substantial discretion about when to enforce a
law.
Ms. Solomon asserted that it was not possible to regulate stupidity. She said that if the City banned extreme
fighting it would only move to another community. She said if the council was concerned about youth and
people’s safety it should address it by discouraging people from watching and participating in fighting. She
liked Ms. Ortiz’s suggestion to require sponsors to carry insurance. She noted there were other forms of
violence to which children were exposed, such as violent video games, and it was not possible to regulate all
types of violence.
Mr. Papé indicated he was in favor of a public hearing but not certain he would support the ordinance in its
current form. He was concerned that charging violators of a ban with a Class A misdemeanor was severe
for a first offense and asked whether the same penalty would be imposed on people involved in a street or
bar fight. Mr. Lidz said he did not think that a street fight would be subject to the ordinance and youth
under 18 did not get convicted of misdemeanors. He said there was always prosecutorial discretion on
charges.
City Manager Taylor clarified that the proposed ordinance would ban extreme fighting and regulating it as
discussed by some councilors would be a much more difficult endeavor that raised complex issues. He said
that research would be done on those things before the public hearing.
Mr. Poling said he was interested in hearing from proponents of cage fighting what they were prepared to
offer as suggestions for making the sport safer.
Ms. Solomon, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to schedule a public hearing on the
draft ordinance. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0.
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The meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Dennis M. Taylor
City Manager
(Recorded by Lynn Taylor)
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M I N U T E S
Eugene City Council
Work Session
McNutt Room—Eugene City Hall
August 16, 2006
Noon
COUNCILORS PRESENT: Jennifer Solomon, Bonny Bettman, David Kelly, Andrea Ortiz, Gary
Papé, George Poling, Chris Pryor, Betty Taylor.
Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order.
A. WORK SESSION: Abatement of Noise Pollution
City Manager Dennis Taylor introduced Land Use Supervisor Mike McKerrow to discuss noise pollution.
He said the issue was raised by Ms. Taylor.
Mr. McKerrow stated that noise standards were mainly found in Chapter 4 of the Eugene Code (EC) and
were enforced by the Eugene Police Department (EPD). He said current requirements prohibit noise from
amplified music, construction, lawn mowers and other sources during certain hours and the standards
include an exemption provision and variance process, which is used primarily for large construction
projects. He said that regulation of noise varied widely in other communities and standards could ban
products or activities altogether, limit hours of operation or duration or establish maximum decibel limits or
use a combination of those strategies. He related that research found few outright bans of mulch blowers
and leaf blowers. He noted that restricting the use of mulch and leaf blowers would have an impact on City
operations in parks, the downtown mall and elsewhere in the community. He said that Public Works and
Facilities Management had upgraded equipment and reduced noise levels from leaf blowers in recent years
and preliminary information on that was available to the council. He identified the special challenges
associated with enforcing noise standards, including the usual limited duration of the noise, availability of
staff and the inconsistent volume of the noise source.
Ms. Taylor agreed with the difficulty of enforcement when the source of the noise might be gone before staff
arrived, but she felt there was good cause for banning things such as leaf and mulch blowers that did bother
people. She said the ban on noise between certain hours did not recognize that people’s lives could be
disrupted by noise at times other than those for sleeping. She said that ever since a constituent initially
raised the issue she had heard similar concerns from many people. She questioned the usefulness of leaf
blowers and cited the problems created when leaves ended up in storm drains or neighboring property. She
did not feel it was necessary to inflict noise on people simply for the comfort or convenience of another
person. She said just because a law was difficult to enforce was not a reason to abandon it.
Ms. Ortiz said the issue for her represented a bigger picture because there were many things in the
community that made noise. She lived in an industrial area where residents would regard a leaf blower as a
minor noise source. She commented that many noise sources could not be stopped and she would not
support a ban on mulch and leaf blowers, but would support limiting the time of use. She said that leaf and
mulch blowers were part of today’s culture because people had less time; they were modern conveniences
that also represented businesses and jobs.
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Ms. Bettman agreed with Ms. Ortiz that there were many sources of noise pollution and they were not all
created by leaf and mulch blowers. She would not support a ban but would consider expansion of EC
4.083(h), which listed pile drivers, hammers and lawn mowers, to include leaf blowers and mulch blowers in
order to limit operations to a reasonable timeframe. She did not want to drastically impact landscaping
businesses, gardeners and people’s ability to care for their property.
Mr. Kelly observed that city dwellers should expect some noise although that did not mean residents should
have to tolerate unlimited noise. He said there was a balance point in government regulation and he hoped
that most noise problems were resolved through neighbor-to-neighbor conversation and courtesy. He
acknowledged that was not always the case. He received complaints from constituents about loud music
from parties or car stereos and, in particular, leaf blowers. He asked how other communities enforced
decibel-based codes. City Manager Taylor replied that the code was primarily decibel-based in the three
communities he lived in prior to Eugene and it required that enforcement officers responding to a complaint
use a device to measure the decibel level. He said it was easier to enforce time limits.
Mr. Kelly agreed with Ms. Bettman’s suggestion for expanding the number and type of devices restricted to
specific times. He said an issue with respect to leaf and mulch blowers was frequency; leaf blowers might
be used once a week and mulch blowers once or twice a season. He was not interested in imposing
restrictions on mulch blowers beyond prohibiting use between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. He was interested in
considering leaf blowers in greater detail both in terms of noise and the pollution from the fuel consumed by
inefficient engines. He asked for more details about the Davis, California ordinance.
Mr. Papé concurred with Ms. Ortiz, Ms. Bettman and Mr. Kelly. He noted that noise concerns were greater
in the summer when people had their windows open and lawn equipment was used and as the City densified,
those problems would be exacerbated. He would support adding leaf blowers to the code as well as Mr.
Kelly’s suggestion to expand the current list, but would not support a ban.
Mr. Poling stated he would not support banning mulch and leaf blowers. He said there were standards in
place that seemed to be working. He questioned the need for more regulations when the City had difficulty
enforcing those it now had. He was in favor of perhaps expanding the current ordinance to include devices
such as leaf blowers and power washers in restricted times. He would not support a ban because some
people were unable to perform manual labor on their own property and the cost to hire someone would be
prohibitive. He said mulch blowers actually did the community a service by distributing mulch efficiently
and reducing waste and runoff.
Ms. Piercy said she was in favor of expanding the list instead of banning. She encouraged businesses that
used those devices to find ways to lower the noise level.
Mr. Pryor declared that he owned an electric leaf blower and a power washer. He acknowledged the devices
made noise and operators wore hearing protection, although noise dissipated quickly over distance. He
agreed that the level of noise that was acceptable was an extremely subjective issue; however, a limitation on
hours of operation was not subjective. He agreed with previous speakers that there should not be a ban but
would favor a public hearing to determine what could be done to mitigate or control noise pollution.
Ms. Taylor said a ban on operation of leaf and mulch blowers from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. was ridiculous as
people were not mowing their lawns or using leaf blowers at 11 o’clock at night. She said there was more to
quality of life than sleeping. She said she was less bothered by noise when sleeping than when she was
having a cookout on the deck. She agreed that noise in an urban environment was unavoidable but reiterated
that leaf blowers did not seem to serve an obvious purpose as the leaves just went elsewhere.
Mr. Kelly affirmed his interest in considering language regarding leaf blowers and similar devices that was
comparable to the Davis, California ordinance, which combined several strategies. He understood the desire
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for a certain amount of convenience but had a problem with both the noise and pollution of leaf blowers
relative to other devices. He suggested staff develop proposed language that would address times of day,
broadening the list of devices and perhaps incorporating the Davis language related to leaf blowers and
similar power tools.
Mr. Poling asked if the larger landscaping businesses could be surveyed to determine the current decibel
ratings of their equipment. City Manager Taylor said the City’s devices could be evaluated. Mr. McKer-
row commented that the leaf blowers used downtown to maintain the mall were the quietest models available
when purchased and operated at a maximum of 65 decibels, while older models operated at 80 decibels.
Mr. Papé said he would agree to looking at a range of devices and decibel levels, but not to singling out leaf
blowers.
In response to a question from Ms. Taylor about City operations, Mr. McKerrow said that he understood
most of the leaves were blown into piles and collected by vacuum, although he doubted that homeowners
vacuumed leaves.
Ms. Solomon, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to direct the City Manager to bring
back language that expanded the noise ordinance to include leaf blowers as well as
some of the elements of the Davis, California ordinance.
Ms. Bettman asked if mulch blowers would be included. Ms. Solomon said the discussion seemed to
indicate that mulch blowers provided a service and would not be included.
Mr. Kelly agreed there had not been as much discussion about restricting mulch blowers.
Mr. Kelly offered a friendly amendment to add the following sentence: “Staff will
review the current noise ordinance to see if significant noise sources are missing.
Ms. Solomon accepted the amendment.
Ms. Taylor moved to amend the motion to include mulch blowers. Ms. Bettman
provided a second for purposes of discussion.
Ms. Bettman said her intent was to add mulch blowers only to EC 4.083 that prohibited operation from 10
p.m. to 7 a.m. as that would not have a significant impact on responsible businesses that provided that
service.
Ms. Taylor said that was not the intent of her motion.
Ms. Bettman withdrew her second and the motion to amend died for lack of a sec-
ond.
Ms. Solomon confirmed that any proposed language would be subject to a public hearing before action.
The main motion passed unanimously, 8:0.
B. WORK SESSION: Jefferson/Westside Options for Immediate Protection
City Manager Taylor introduced Planning and Development Director Susan Muir to present the options for
addressing concerns raised by the Jefferson Westside Neighborhood.
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Ms. Muir explained that the purpose of the work session was to consider short-term options to pause or
mitigate the R-2 zoning in a portion of what was known as Area 15 of the Jefferson-Far West Refinement
Plan as illustrated in Attachment A of the Agenda Item Summary (AIS). She related the history of the issue
and described staff’s research and work with residents of the neighborhood. She said many options were
brainstormed with the neighborhood to address inappropriate infill and those were set forth in the AIS. She
said that additional discussions narrowed the options down to two for further consideration and those would
provide a process that would ratify an opinion about the meaning of Low-Medium Residential density. She
noted an email from the Jefferson Westside Neighborhood co-chairs with suggestions for action and
indicated that those were discussed in the AIS along with a recommendation from the city manager and staff
that the actions were not necessary. She discussed the impact on Planning and Development Department
resources, the Planning Commission’s and department’s work programs and high priority tasks, as well as
the difficulty of responding quickly if the council initiated plan amendments.
Ms. Bettman thanked staff for working with the neighborhood. She remarked that one of the council’s high
priority goals was protecting neighborhood livability and a component of that was preventing the negative
effect of inappropriate infill. She said that Area 15 was a very small area of established, historic single-
family housing in a larger neighborhood adjacent to downtown that had a significant amount of density,
including several high-rise buildings. She said action was necessary to protect the Area 15 enclave if the
council wanted to promote a diversity of housing in the neighborhood. She said if low density zoning was at
risk in that area it would remove any incentive for opportunity siting in the neighborhood.
Mr. Pryor appreciated Ms. Muir’s candidness regarding the department’s workload as it was essential to
know the impact of the proposal on department resources. He said he was comfortable devoting resources
to the task and acting swiftly on the matter to resolve the situation as expeditiously as possible. He was
impressed by the character of the neighborhood and did not want to see it move in a direction undesirable to
the neighborhood and the council. He recognized that reducing densities also reduced residential develop-
ment opportunities, but in this case he was willing to accept the trade-off. He fully supported a move to
initiate the recommendations related to interpretation and reaching agreement and was in favor of making
whatever resources were necessary available to accomplish that quickly.
Mr. Papé said he would support protection of the area but was concerned about the precedent being set. He
said that similar situations existed in neighborhoods throughout the community. He was concerned that
there were inadequate resources to address all of those situations and questioned how neighborhoods would
be prioritized for attention. He was also concerned about the impact on density requirements several years
in the future. He was willing to move the issue ahead with reservations and hoped that a community-wide
solution to preserve certain areas while encouraging opportunity siting could be developed.
Ms. Ortiz said she understood the desire to protect neighborhood character, but the issue was a challenge for
her because of its effect on the ability of lower income people to find affordable housing. She asked how the
goal to protect the urban growth boundary and agricultural land could be achieved if density did not
increase. She emphasized the importance of encouraging economic diversity of residents in neighborhoods
and said the less development was allowed to happen in better neighborhoods, the harder it would be for
people with diverse backgrounds and lower incomes to integrate into the community.
Mr. Kelly commented that density was either done well or done poorly and many communities had
established processes for accommodating density without destroying the neighborhood. He agreed with Ms.
Ortiz regarding the need for affordable housing and neighborhood diversity. He agreed with Mr. Papé’s
concern about establishing a precedent and the cumulative effect of restricting density an acre at a time;
however, he perceived a specific technical problem in the subject neighborhood and would be willing to
consider a code change or refinement plan change that would define an overlay to enable low to medium
density in combination with site review, consistent with the refinement plan.
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Ms. Piercy expressed her appreciation for the discussion about how to live more densely while preserving
the character of neighborhoods. She thought another council goal should be to ensure the economic diversity
of residents within neighborhoods. She was interested in a tool to accomplish density while preserving
neighborhood character that could be applied broadly instead of taking a piecemeal approach.
Mr. Pryor said the challenge was to find a unified approach that addressed the problem of density and
neighborhood character across the community.
Ms. Bettman pointed out that the neighborhood in question was the densest neighborhood in the entire city
and included a variety of housing types. She said it was important to the health of the entire neighborhood
that Area 15 remain a stable section of single-family homes. She hoped that the solution could be simple
and not require an extraordinary amount of resources.
Ms. Taylor said the neighborhood was not wealthy or sparsely populated and urgent attention was needed to
protect it. Regarding mixed housing, she referred to her previous discussions of inclusionary zoning, which
she thought should happen but was currently prohibited by the State. She hoped that the Council Committee
on Intergovernmental Relations could take the matter up during the next legislative session.
Mr. Papé agreed that while the neighborhood was more densely developed than the south hills or other areas
in the community, it still did not match the planned for density. He was not certain that the neighborhood
would be opposed to appropriate densifying of the area. He asked which of the two options under
consideration was the most legally defensible. City Attorney Emily Jerome replied that while the options
were procedurally different, each of them was legally defensible.
Mr. Papé asked if the two options were short of a Metro Plan amendment. Ms. Jerome replied that the
proposed process was two-step. She said the neighborhood and staff agreed to present to the council the
possibility of a Metro Plan amendment process to identify the neighborhood as low density which could take
some time, and an interpretation process to address the neighborhood’s concerns in the interim. The
neighborhood hoped the interpretation would be consistent with the way they viewed the intent of the
neighborhood refinement plan and provide a basis for arguing against an upzone in the area until the Metro
Plan amendment took effect. She noted that, this two-step strategy was viewed by the neighborhood as an
interim measure and infill standards were regarded as the best way to address concerns about density. She
clarified that the neighborhood’s intent is to support a return to a medium density Metro Plan designation
once the Council has adopted infill standards. Ms. Muir added that staff was committed to making an
administrative interpretation decision initially and, if appealed, the interpretation would move through the
appeal process.
Mr. Papé asked if the decision would apply to other neighborhoods. Ms. Muir said the decision would only
apply to the Jefferson-Far West Refinement Plan but clarified that anyone could request an interpretation by
the Planning Director by filing a form and paying a fee.
Ms. Solomon, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to initiate amendment of the Metro
Plan, the Jefferson-Far West Refinement Plan and the Land Use Code to limit the
subject area to Low Density Residential development. In addition, to direct the
City Manager to make this task priority #1 on the Planning Commission work plan
and pull resources from the other high priority work program items to accomplish
this as quickly as possible within the parameters of the amendment process.
Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Papé, moved to amend the motion by deleting the sec-
ond sentence of the motion entirely and rewording the end of the first sentence as
follows: “Move to initiate amendment of the Metro Plan, the Jefferson-Far West
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Refinement Plan and the Land Use Code to limit the subject area to Low Density
Residential development low to medium density residential as described in the re-
finement plan. In addition, to direct the City Manager to make this task priority #1
on the Planning Commission work plan and pull resources from the other high pri-
ority work program items to accomplish this as quickly as possible within the pa-
rameters of the amendment process.
Mr. Kelly explained that he was not interested in allowing upzonings to 28 units per acre in the area but was
interested in allowing selective increased density under site review and as described in the refinement plan to
a middle ground above 10 units per acre. He deleted the second sentence because the work plan has been
developed in great detail and opportunity siting was identified as a high priority. He said there were
numerous tasks in the work plan on which the council would expect to see progress. Referring to statements
that the neighborhood was very dense, he noted that the refinement plan stated that in Area 15 the average
lot size was 8,200 square feet, which was a density of five units per acre.
Ms. Bettman reminded the council that the refinement plan was developed in 1983. She said she would not
support the amendment because it increased density without the infill standards and cited a section of the
refinement plan relating to encouraging and increasing residential density while maintaining the character of
the neighborhood. She said a commitment by the City to rehabilitate existing housing stock through public
and private investment had not occurred. She said the motion would accomplish half of the opportunity
siting strategy to increase density as high as possible in certain appropriate sites and at the same time
downzoning and preserving existing residential neighborhoods.
Mr. Kelly revised the language of his motion to amend as follows: Move to initiate
amendment of the Metro Plan, the Jefferson-Far West Refinement Plan and the
Land Use Code to limit the subject area to Low Density Residential development
low to medium density residential as described in the refinement plan to be con-
sistent with the policies of the refinement plan for Area 15. Mr. Papé, as the sec-
ond, accepted the revised language.
Ms. Jerome clarified that the motion would require a text amendment to the Metro Plan, not just a diagram
amendment, and did not address the neighborhood’s concern about interpretation of the meaning of low to
medium density as the refinement plan policy itself was the issue.
Mr. Kelly further clarified his amendment as follows: Move to initiate amendment
of the Metro Plan, the Jefferson-Far West Refinement Plan and the Land Use Code
to limit the subject area to Low Density Residential development low to medium
density residential as described in the refinement plan to be consistent with the
policies of the refinement plan for Area 15 and with maximum densities higher
than R-1 but lower than R-2. Mr. Papé, as the second, accepted the revised lan-
guage.
Mr. Papé reiterated his concern about other neighborhoods having the same problems and the need for a
consistent approach.
Ms. Bettman pointed out that there were a number of high density developments adjacent to Area 15, which
made the area the highest density with the highest threat of any neighborhood in the community. She noted
that the petition requesting a remedy was signed by 286 residents, including many who lived outside of to
Area 15. She thought that Mr. Kelly’s amendment would perpetuate the issue of disparity between the
original meaning of low to medium residential and the current understanding that it meant upzoning to R-2
was acceptable.
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Ms. Muir said the motion before the council considered some of the options in the May 24, 2006, memoran-
dum from staff, including work on site review and design standards. She said that changing the language
from “low to medium” to “low” was identified in discussions with the neighborhood as part of a future
action that might implement opportunity siting. She said that was not emphasized in the staff report because
there was never a guarantee unless there was a sunset date. She did not want to rely on that until there was
something concrete to consider. She thought the work associated with the proposed motion would require a
little more time and effort to present a product to the council. City Manager Taylor clarified that the
proposed motion would require more staff time than the motion suggested in the AIS.
Mr. Pryor observed that just designating an area low density would not address the issue of neighborhood
character or inappropriate infill. He understood that there was no expectation an area would remain low
density; that was an interim measure while other strategies were developed. He preferred to make it a
priority task.
Regarding the hope that low density was an interim solution while other strategies were developed, Mr.
Kelly noted that there was great enthusiasm in 1993 for nodal development, also known as mixed-use
centers, and 13 years later, that effort was barely started. He said his amendment would not allow four to
eight more units per lot as that was based on blanket R-2 and his amendment specified density lower than
the maximum R-2.
Ms. Taylor said she would vote against the amendment as the matter of protection required some urgency.
She said that increasing rentals in a neighborhood created a transitory effect and reduced the number of
residents with a long-term interest in the stability of the neighborhood.
Mr. Papé asked if the motion would require moving to a density of four to eight units per acre. Ms. Jerome
replied that Mr. Kelly’s motion limited density to something below the maximum allowed in R-2 but an
interpretation would still be necessary to determine what that number would be.
Mr. Kelly said the number would be defined by staff during the process.
Mr. Papé asked if the council’s action could be sunsetted in two or three years to ensure that long-term
strategies were developed. Ms. Muir said a sunset provision would not be part of the council’s current
action but, if an amendment was initiated, staff would work with the city attorney to draft that type of
language. Ms. Jerome encouraged a sunset provision to establish a specific sunset date instead of indicating
it would happen when the City adopted infill standards.
The vote on the motion to amend the main motion was tied, 4:4; Mr. Pryor, Ms.
Bettman, Ms. Taylor and Mr. Poling voting in opposition, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Ortiz,
Ms. Solomon and Mr. Papé voting in favor. Ms. Piercy cast a vote in support of
the motion to amend and it passed on a final vote of 5:4.
Mr. Papé suggested including a sunset provision. City Manager Taylor said that staff would include a
recommended timeframe for a sunset provision in its report to the council. Ms. Muir clarified that her
reference to a sunset clause related only to redesignation from low-medium to low density as an interim step
before opportunity siting was implemented.
Ms. Piercy stated that she voted in favor of the amendment in part because there were many priorities and
she was not comfortable with it being number one, although it was important.
The vote on the main motion as amended was tied, 4:4, Mr. Pryor, Ms. Bettman,
Ms. Taylor and Mr. Poling voting in opposition, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Ortiz, Ms. Solo-
mon and Mr. Papé voting in favor. Ms. Piercy cast a vote in support of the motion
as amended and it passed on a final vote of 5:4.
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Ms. Solomon, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to request that the City Manager di-
rect staff to begin the process of issuing an official interpretation pursuant to EC
9.0040(1) or (3) to interpret the Area 15 policy of the Jefferson-Far West Refine-
ment Plan, which is incorporated into the Land Use Code at EC 9.9580(17). The
motion passed unanimously, 8:0.
The meeting adjourned at 1:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Dennis M. Taylor
City Manager
(Recorded by Lynn Taylor)
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