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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/07/1974 Meeting M I NUT E S EUGENE CITY COUNCIL October 7, 1974 e, Adjourned meeting - from meeting held September 23, 1974 - of the Common Council of the city of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Lester E. Anderson at 7:30 p.m. on October 7, 1974, in the Council Chamber with the following Council members present: Tom Williams, Wickes Beal, Beth Campbell, Gus Keller, Neil Murray and Robert Wood. 1~- Public Hearings A. Abatement, 1081 West.6th AVenue (Betterton) As per Section 8.032 of the Eugene City Code, a small commercial building at this si te had been declared "unsafe to occupy" for the following reasons':, 1. The existing foundation !which supports the bearing walls on the north side of the structure appears to be no longer structurally sound in order to perform its intended function; 2. The exterior walls are deteriorating due to the penetration of moisture resulting in the decay of the supporting members and providing a condition for the colonization of termites and decay; 3. An addition to the main structure was added without a building permit and was not constructed to building code and is therefore non-conforming; 4. The windows and doors are not boarded and this results in the unauthorized entry of transients that are present in this busy area. ,Fire is a possibility under such conditions. e Public hearing was opened. Speaking in opposition to the abatement was Mr. Roe Betterton, 702 Summer, N.E., Salem. He stated that he now has someone willing to correct the situation and ,asked for an extension of time to bring the building up to code. Public hearing was closed. Manager called to Council's attention a letter from Mr. Betterton dated July 16 in which he asked for an extension to October 1 to conform. He wondered how much additional time Mr. Betterton would request and what assurance there would be that the matter would be corrected. Mr. Betterton said that his previous plans to bring the building into conformance had fallen through and that the person available to correc 1. the situation now would need no more than approximately 60 days. Manager suggested adopting the resolution but deferring enactment and enforcement until some time after the 60-day period. Resolution No. 2337 - Authorizing abatement, 1081 West 6th Avenue was read by number and title. - Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mrs. Campbell to adopt the resolution but that staff is specifically direCted to withhold enforcement for 90 days during which time owner may bring property up to code. Motion carried, all Council members present voting aye. B. Liquor. License, NorthwestWin"e't, Cheese, 0767 Willamette Street 0 (PS - NeW) \ Staff recommended approval and public hearing. GLCC report indicated no Ob-\ jections from neighboring tenants. Comm Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mr. Wood to schedule public hearing 9/25/74 at the next regular Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously. : Pub Hrng \-::-'~J-"":"''''.;.~...;7'''7''''''''''~:'''.'_''''~''''~~''___' ...,. _.. __._. . --......_-~>,""~.._- --.'-~" ..... .~ '..- ,..,>-..- ""'..', ,- . ~" , _..-'_ 0" -':'._ ..... .-j Public hearing was held with no testimony presented.. Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mrs. Campbell to recommend approval. Motion carried, all Council members present voting aye. C. Rezoning north of Lewis Aven~e, west of Adams Street (RA to.R 2 PD) (Safley) ~~ Planning Commission in joint meeting with the Council o~ September 16, 1974 re- . affirmed its recommendation to approve the requested rezoning. Findings supporting, the rezoning to R-2-3.35-PD prepared for Council adoption were noted with the ex- ,. planation that if a decifiion to deny the request was made it would be necessary to . prepare findings supporting that posi tion. Stan Long, assistant city attorney, in response to the Mayor, said that no further testimony was necessary, only that a decision be made. Councilwoman Campbell said she was in favor of the rezpning but hoped a motion for . approval would include some provision assuring public access to the River. - -'-'" -- ,- -----.-... ---..... ~-----......-:.;...--...__'"'"";..t"_-.:-................-_____.-..=:..'I!.:~1:;;,,;'C..c~___~:'.:i --.-.-.--.--------- - 10/7/74 - 1 - 344 . . , . "':' --~.'~ \ ! Councilman Murray noted that a number"of properties in the vicini ty of the subject l property were in single-family use although he was not aware of any low-density \ zoning in that area now. He wondered what actions would have to be taken to accom- \ plish the low-density zoning the General Plan called for. He thought it important ,. in taking action on this request not to assume that the entire area should be zoned R-2 with no continuing interest in zoning for low density. i . John Porter, planning director, answered that when the General Plan was being de- l . veloped and while the Highway 126 route was being debated, planning staff was work- , ing on an application for Federal funds to develop an overall neighborhood develop"",,:,~ ment plan for that area, carving out areas for low-income and some medium garden , : apartments. The Federal program was discontinued and the detailed plan for the : area was not accomplished. About 1967, he said, the then central planning agency I felt medium-density housing was appropriate, attempting to save many of the sound ,i single-family homes there. As a result the area contained mixed housing. However, :he said, the written text of the General Plan saw this as a prime area and meeting .1 , :the criteria for higher density. Also, the Commission felt the area too unique to be cut into conventional subdivisions. ;Jim Saul, planner, added that those working on development of the General Plan felt 'the low-density designation would preserve the very good single-family housing to the east and south of the Fox Glenn site, which to some degree was dependent upon j 'being able to carry out an overall plan for the area. Further complication resulted' i from the fact that without exception all of the properties in single-family use were zoned/R-2. So the presence of this one large' vacant parcel, centrally located e, near to downtown, met the objectives of the General Plan text, increasing density in , and around the metropolitan core. He said there was possibility of working with the ;neighborhood organization in an attempt to rezone properties in low-density use back i to low-density zone. , ! Councilwoman Beal~asked~if~.there would be a tax incentive to the owners of R-2 'zoned I ~properties in RA use to-rezone to RA. Mr. Saul knew of no significant advantage. ! I I i Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mr. Keller to place the item on the next regular Council agenda for final action without further public hearing Comm or public testimony. Motion carried unanimously. 9/25/74 Pub Hrng I It was understood copies of findings would be distributed to Council members prior to the October 7,1974 Council meetfnq. '1 I I I , The Planning Commission recommended rezoning and the issue came to Council who had questions and asked for a joint meeting. That meeting was held and the Planning Commission reaffirmed their decision. The bill is up for final action, with no' public hearing to be held. The area in question lies just to the north' of Sladden Park. ~~~~":'-~.~:-~'i,~'C~~:-:~ '~'_ -, ;'_- _ . " . ~ ; ~ ~ __ . Counc'1:i Bilf No. 638 -" ReCzoning fo R-2 PD area north of Lewis Street west of Adams Street (Safely) was read the first time by council bill number and title only, there being no councilman present requesting that it be read in full. Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mrs. Campbell that the council bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the Council, and that enactment be considered at this time. Mr. Murray said that, in previous discussions on this issue, he had raised questions about the 1990 Plan diagram and how it designates this area. He has looked at it again and feels the property is not within the medium density designation. He would argue against the Findings of Fact which states the property lies within "the medium density conceptual schematism of the Metropolitan Plan Diagram." , Mr. Wood saidile looked carefully a:ild does not find that the proposal violates the general course of the 1990 Plan. He added it did not seem possible to determine from the square of map what in fact the 1990 Plan does designate to be the absolute boundary. Mr. Murray asked if the Planning Department would agree that Item b is a fact. - Saul answered by saying the proposed rezoning is consistent with the objectives. Mr. Mr. Murray asked if it were correct Planning could not substantiate it as being within the medium density. Mr. Saul said he agreed that that was correct. 10/7 /74 - 2 345 ~- -- Mr:' Murray mo~ed seconded by Mrs. Campbell to propose an amendment which would delete Item b of the Findings of Fact and substitute as follows: "Subj ect ',p~oper'ty if developed at a medium density would be consistent .. with the 1990 Plan because it would contribute to an urban growth form." Mrs. Campbell felt the area was definitely indicated as low density. She also voice the hope that the developer would keep the access open from Sladden Park to the river and maintain the tree-lined area around the river. Itowas pointed out that final action could not be taken at this time since the PUD must first be approved. There will be further public hearings, so ample opportunity will be provided for input as to preservation of the park areas, etc. .. In answer to a question regarding the intent of Mr. Murray's amendment, Mr. Williams said he did not feel that Mr. Murray's amendment was in conflict with the motion presented. The rezoning with the amendIDent would carry out the intent of the 1990 Plan. Mr. Murray said he simply did not want Council to pass something that was not factual. He was not necessarily in agreement with"his amendment but felt it more defensible. There should be Findings of Fact that Council feels comfortable defending. Mrs. Campbell interpreted Mr. Murray's amendment as indicating that Council does not want to open up the whole area to medium density. e Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mrs. Campbell to restate the motion to read: "that the council bill be read the second time by council bill number only with unanimous consent of the Council and held for final passage when PUD is given final approval, and that the motion include that the Suffix 3.35 indicated by applicant as acceptable be added to rezoning and that the Findings of Fact indicated in City Attorney's 9/25/74 memo be included and adopted, with the exception that (b) would be changed to reflect Mr. Murray's amendment and read, 'if developed at medium density it would be consistent with 1990 Plan because it would contribute to an Urban Growth form'''. Rollcall vote. Motion carried unanimously, all Council members present voting aye. and the bill was read the second time by council bill number only. Mr. Murray stated, for the record, that he favors development of that site and expressed confidence in the developer. He expressed being uncomfortable with the fact that the only defense he had heard for rezoning the area was that there is a need for an increase because there is a need for more housing. He wondered if that type of thinking could in the future cause the general feeling 'that any increased zoning is all right because it serves the public need by providing more housing. ,:,\ - Mr. Williams responded by saying ~e did not think ~hat the findings indicated that any time a person wan~ed to increase densities the Council would automatically' approve it because of the need for housing. Having increased density closer to the core of the - community is desirable under the 1990 Plan and that was definitely a consideration on this particular issue. <. . II - Items taken with one motion after discussion of individual items if requested. Previously discussed in committee meeting on September 25., 1974 (Present: Mayor Anderson; Council members Williams, Hershner_, Beal, Campbell, Keller, Murray and Wood) and October 2, 1974 (Present: Mayor Anderson; ,Council mernBe:f~s Williams, . Hershner, Beal, Campbell, Keller, Murray and Wood). Minutes for thos~ meetings printed below in italics. , ," l. ~ A. /Room Tax Allocation Recommendations - September 12, 1974 - Copies of r~port from the: (Allocation Committee and minutes of its September 12 meeting Were previously diso:- :tributed to Council member!!.~/.--- ""'_':'~_'~____'_______"___('_""'-"'---"'-'--"-"'--'- ..0...... . .,.... 1.EBAA - Requested $23,649. Recommended - $13,60~' . -~ Ralph Myers, di~ector ot EBAA, asked for approval of the full amount requ~ so that EBAA would not have to conduct a special fund raising campaign in order to \ istart the youth sports program tor girls. He explained that the Allocation Com- \ ,mittee recommendation for a lesser amount was made on the basis that the full amount \ : would appropriate tOo much of the Ro~m Tax funds designated for recreational purposeso\ 'He said that funds which the EBAA does have were earmarked for emergency purposes, . and EBAA did not think it wise to borrow funds at current high interest rates. The \ -- ;Association would like to start the girls program on a basis equal to the boys pro- ; gram which would mean purchasing uniforms, equipment, etc., on the same standards. I l i :Judge Edwin Allen, chairman of the EBAA committee appointed to initiate the girls :program, described the present EBAA program and the time it had taken to build the . organization. A si~ilar program for girls was long overdue, he said, and the , 'Association did not have sufficient funds to start a program on an equal footing , ,with the boys program. He said the allocation was requested to initiate the program only; continuinlJ. oPJ!.D3.t.imLW-OJJJ,d._be..:...CJ.J;;_c;gmJ>.1ished wi th EBAA funds. ~-_'-o-j / -,'.. .--.--- - n:- --,.':-.~..- -- . ,'" . I <~'':':.-,~' - -;-. '~;___.-:;'_~d~'____~--"-",-",__~~~,,,- __...~~......._.~___._~~'~_. ~.- . '.' ,~ , .. -'" .' .....~'/. . . ( . l. , ---,'. ',' -'.-- 10/7/74 - '"3 34'0 .-councIlman'KeITer noted a possible conflict of [nte'restbecause his fi;'~ dealt'-iil--' . athletic uniforms and equipment and might get the bid for the program. However, he . thought the EBAA program was one of the most worthwhile in the community and was : one of, the best financially managed organizations. He cited his experiences as a ! volunt~er coach ~or the EBAA and noted th~ pride taken by the children in wearing_ I the unLform provLded. He favored allocatLng the full amount requested. ;JI!IIIJ i Mr. Keller moved seconded by Mr. Hershner to allocate the full amount requested - $23,649 - to Eugene Boys Athletic Association to start a __-, youth sports program for girls. -'~ ." ..:..~ ,_ Councilman Williams asked if sufficient funds were available in the Room Tax reserves to cover the allocation. Sherm Flogstad, finance director, answered that there were. In response to Councilwoman Beal, Judge Allen explained that the EBAA was operated :by 12- to l4-member board of directors, people in the community interested in the :progfam1and elected at meetings of the Association; EBAA owned no physical facili- :ties, counting on the schools and the city for playing fields; there were roughly I . '600 to 700 coaches, all volunteers; only paid staff was the director and his assistant and three office girls; there would be women on the board of directors : 'if they were elected and there would be women coaches if they were interested in i :volunteering and were competent; there was the possibility of Federal funds being ;cut off if girls were not given equal opportuni.ties to participate in sports pro- 'grams. He noted that David Frohnmayer, as a member of some committee, wasqrafting iguidelines and he would be more familiar with requirements for "equalopportunity" ;called for in the Federal regulations. tit iCouncilman Hershner wondered if approval of the full amount requested would detract :from any other recreational programs. Manager knew of no other proposals which :would be limited because of availability of Room Tax funds. Ed Smith, parks di- 'rector, knew of no conflicts. He said the EBAA program covered an age group not :covered by the parks department so there would be no duplication. The program was icarried out with co-operation of the schools under a contractual arrangement to ;provide for.scheduling of school facilities. He estimated the cost to the city at I ;about $25,000 cmd said the same program fully funded by taxes would cost "a small ; fortune." He added that the advantage of having the full amount would provide funds I Ito start the program immediately on an equal basis with the boys program. In response ito Assistant Manager, Mr. Smith said that budgeted funds of about $1500 were paid , t '. 1 !during the last year for supervision of the total program. i ;Councilwoman Campbell asked whether the funds would be reserved for girls only if / ithe proposed program proved not entirely successful, or if the money would go into :a general fund. Judge Allen answered that the funds would be used to pay for :materials contracted for the girls program only and any uniforms or equipment not :used if the program was not entirely successful would be stored for use for that ipurpose. In further response to Mrs. Campbell, he said that girls did umpire games, Ithree or four worked in that capacity last year. EBAA itself didn't train or pro- ~ 'vide officials, that was done by a Lane County association. That was one expense ~ to the EBAA, he said; officials were paid. Councilwoman Beal wondered if there was possibility of reverse discrimination by providing for the girls program without some allocation for the boys program. :Judge Allen thought that since the allocation was for start-up funding only it !woulq be placed in a different category in that respect. Councilman Wood reminded! : the Council of funds recently provided a boys program and the pledge at that time Lto support funding for any girls programs coming to the Council. . councii;;;a;;'Hershn~'T"'inquiiecrabout the 'type;;' of sportsi'nvolved for which uniforms were to be provided. Judge Allen answered that the program would cover basketball,: softball, volleyball, but'that it was probable a single uniform would suffice for the girls sports, they would not require the changes associated with boys sports, which brought the question from Betsy Merck, human..'rights specialist, with regard to the desires of those girls wishing to play football. Judge Allen said that any girl wishing to play football could do so on exactly the same terms and under e~actly the same conditions with signed consent of her parents. The same would hold true for boys wishing to play volleyball. c-=' Mayor Anderson asked how it was determined that about 2000 elementary school girls ,. ._ were interested in the program. Mr. Myers answered that questionnaires were. sent ~ to all 4th and 5th grade classes and signup sheets were left at school assemblies. 10/7/74 - 4 341 !Councilman Hershner asked whether team sponsors contributed toward uniforms. :Judge Allen replied that originally the sponsors owned the uniforms but problems of \ ;competition for classier outfits was created leading to a central purchasing pro- \ :- cedure to provide the same basic uniform for all players. Under that arrangement \ I it was calculated the sponsors provided about a third of the funding to cover 'I maintenance and replacement of uniforms. , Comm Vote was taken on the motion as stated, to allocate $23,649 to EBAA. 9/25/74 Motion carried unanimously. Approve 2.1.Willamette Communi ty Design Center - Requ'ested $3000. Recommended $1500. I "...this applicant could iManager read portions of city attorney's opinion that ! qualify , for the allocation. However, the application in its present form is not ,sufficiently specific in certain respects...." " the city is not free to simply i . . . I support or contribute to or aid a worthwhile organization.... The city can apply I l transient room tax funds to purchase of identifiable cultural services." He said .it appeared that an effort by the applicant to specifically define the services .for which the city's money would be spent would legally qualify the Design Center :for funds. He said that if the allocation was approved staff would want to work iwith applicant in defining those services to be sure they were within legal limits. .Alternative might be to refer the request back to the Allocation'Gommittee for more specific application. Manager said he thought the matter could be worked out at staff level if the Council approved the idea because the applicant had given a :pretty good idea of what the Center was proposing to do. e 'Donald Micken, director of the Design Center, noted report submitted to the ,Allocation Committee with the application for funds spelling out the purpose and :background of the Center. He said they did not intend to provide architectural ibuilding service so much as a design and planning service to those persons or I , organizations not served by the architectural profession, that it was basically :oriented toward the type of public organization without funds for design services. ;The $3000 was requested to cover a year's budget - rent, utilities, miscellaneous (operation. Long-range financing, he said, was intended to come from donations [from local building organizations. I 'Councilman Williams questioned the category under which this request would fall - i I tourist oriented, recreational, cultural? If it was cultural, he wondered if the I !definition was becoming so broad as to include anything the eye beheld. Councilman I !Murray felt it could be defined as cultural in a broad sense - design could be ~!~- : defined as a ver~ imp~rt~nt part o~ the culturaL envir~nment. An entrancew~y to , ; a part or a publ~c bu~ld~ng, he sa~d, would be as pert~nent as a .sculpture ~n a park.; . I -. .~_, ~ '._ .__.ol.. .___.~ _ .__ ; -"~ .- .,- --- Councilwoman Beal wanted- to see guidelines, what the attorney had in mi-mi, before ! mpking a decision. Councilman Keller thought the request should go to social-serv';' :ices budget committee. Councilman Wood disagreed, saying this was a question of . I , e ,design, not function. However, he said if the request was approved he would favor !working out details of the services to be provided at staff level. . i ; 'Councilwoman Campbell was in favor of the proposal; she thought it would fall under ithe cultural category. If staff wanted to do some additional work, bring:more facts ito convince a majority of the Council, she had no objection, but she was willing :to vote now. She said if it was decided to send the request to the social services ;budget committee, it should be submitted for revenue sharing funds. Mr. Wood moved seconded by Mr. Murray to aplrrove the recommended alloca- tion contingent upon the Manager's suggestions. ! ) Manager ,jeporteCAthat Cl2l1nc'rjd:man"M::!;i>riald called' b.efore he lefton' a trip saying he 'felt the kinds oi~allocations being made'of. Room Tax funds,-while"t1ley mi-ght comply with the letter and interpretation of the Charter amendment, did not meet the in- , tent at the time the amendment was adopted. The intent at the time'pf approval of the alll~1]9.rnent, Mr . Mc:!2onald f.el t L ,was.cJ)tgJ~J}ppor.t the negessary plannj,ng and !perh'aps operation of an auditorium/convention center, and (2) to engage in the- ~. I . 'kinds of activi ties that would bring tourists to the communi ty. (Councilman McDonald, ! Manager reported') felt that upon rejection of the auditorium/cenvention center 'measure there had been a switch to using the Room Tax funds for kinds of recreational . and cultural activities other than the intent of the citizens when they voted for the tax. .'j- Mayor Anderson was heartily in favor of the concept of the Design Center and sensed Council favor also. He was inclined to support a motion that would approve the J concept and allow the staff to come back with a presentation of services the C~nter , I intended to provide. Councilman Wood said that w~s the intent of his motion, and he was assuming staff would make that recommendation prior to formal action at th~ October 7 Council meeting. If there was delay because of research, then he assumed ,th~t;~he_ delal)-.!'!-C?~ld be the ~~-Eue ?:,~_.t.hat..J;Q!m..~_L_llI.~~i:n,~/----- - 3~~ 10/7/74 - 5 stan' Long, assistant city att'orney ;"'refe'ired"-Eo"Councilman wili'iams"qu"estion with .regard to whether the request would be categorized as cultural and said it would be entirely appropriate if the Council wanted to operate on a more narrow definition of cultural activities. With regard to this particular application, he said, it __ was the attorney's view that the application ,in its present form was not acceptable ., and that the Council had alternatives - the request could be rejected, it could be I .given back to the applic:ant for refinement, or ~he Council could indicate what it felt was appropriate. If it was decided that the staff,would be directed to work :it out,-the direction should include the provision that whatever was worked out , 'would be returned to the Council for final action. I \ I ' 'Mayor Anderson.suggested a motion to the effect"the applicant be asked to work.witH"": ;the city attorney and manager to develop a proposal 'which would fit the administra- 'tive and legal requirements of the Room Tax ordinance and bring it to xhe Council :for consiqeration. Further, dis.cussion between Council members_ centered on shape jthe motion WOuld take .-~refer to staff fpr amendment, reject the request and ask :for a""'new applicatIon, state. the application was not in proper form for consi71era- ,tion and that no action would be taken until a revised application was submitted. i Councilman Wood wi th the consent of the. second~ wi-thdrew~his motion. '\' .\J . . . Mrs. Beal moved-seconded by Mr. Keller that action not be c;onsidered Cornrn : at this time'-but that the request -.for funds would be consi-:Jered at a .9/25/74 r future time if the applicant could rephrase_his request a~d bi1~9'1~~See-Action 1 to the-Council with the approval of the administration. and legal staff. Below _ i Motdon carried unanimously. t I ~ - ,,.- '" I 3.iwomen's Forum, YWCA - Requested $600. Recommended $600. iMelinda Grier, executive director of the YWCA, explained that the funds requested [would be used for a Women's Forum in the latter' part of October which would include workshops for women wishing to learn car and bike repair, electrical work, etc. 'It was planned to have speakers to answer questions with regard to real estate, !law, etc., as they related specifically to women. 1 i Councilman Murray wondered how thi-s-request' could fall under th'eguidelicnes _for ;cultural activities.when there. was question about--the___~illamette Community Design iCenter'request. Staff explained that the problem as to how the Design Center would ;be eligible for the funds under the Charter was the question of what types of serv- ~ices were to be performed; there was no specific service set out in the application and it spoke-generally of residents in Lane County rather than the city. The city legally could not expend funds except for-:specific purposes and cdntractual-az:range- ments ,wi th rep.i:pi'ents- of room tax funds provided tha.t",certain ~types of services .would be performed in return for those funds. f !There was doubt in the minds of some Council members that the YWCA request could I ibe deemed a cultural, recreational, or___tourist-.oriented activity. Also that alloca- _ .tion of this type to a women's group could constitute discrimination if not~similarly ..., allocated te men's groups. Others felt the program might provide services to women which wou~d prepare them to give something back to the community. Also that there "-. .might be no difference in giving to a women's group such as this thaI] allocating ; funds to minorities for cultural functions. ~=- I Mrs. Campbell moved seconded by Mrs. Beal to approve the Allocation . Committee recommendation and grant the $600 to the YWCA for the . Women's Forum. ! i \Councilman Wood thought the Women's forum a worthwhile concept but fel tit was an (educational activity. Councilman Murray was'in favor of granting funds based on \precedent of previous Allocation Committee and Council funding of these types of :programs. 1--V;~te~k7as taken-- o-;;-th~moti-;~ ~~ -~t~-ted -:-;;;ti~~-=-~ei~-;;;;;],. -;;~~~~i-l' ;';;;bers '. Corrun ri, Beal, Campbell, and Murray voting aye; Council members Williams, Hershner ,.9/25/74 .11; Keller, and Wood vot.j.ng no. 'See:':Al~,tridn ;. I ~. . I ~ Bcl~ l~ounc~lman Wood wondered how much of a burden it would be on the City Attorney's' ".'roffice to review applications before Allocation Committee consideration to give the Jopportunity for the Committee to direct the same type of questions to the appli-. . cants that the Council asked. Councilman Williams saw the need for definition of r1categories and relationship of any particular grant to those categories. He sug- gested that the Room Tax Allocation Committee be formally requested to define ;Icultural, recreational and touristoriented activities with primary emphasis on ~.!the cultural and recreational. Also to ask the Committee in its recommendations -/:~~;~ 10/7/74 - 6 349 " to make specific determination and spell out how an acti"vi ty ~~commenf!.ed for '-funding 'would fit under a certain category' and why it should be there. Couflcilman Murray agreed. Councilman Keller said he would second a motion to foll6w that procedure, ~- ibut no action was taken. It was generally un4e~stood that for the time being the City Attorney's office ,would review applications prior to Allocation Committee cons~deration to give an i idea of the burden that procedure would be on the legal staff~ i ! - ,.".' ,. .- -- . 2. Willamette Community Design Center Manager said that, at the Committee of the Whole meeting, discussion was held as to whether the request fell within the charter amendment which designates what uses can be made of room tax rece~pts. It : appeared from the City Attorney's opinion it was possible that this request could fall within the meaning of the charter -- or could not -- depending upon the type of proJect. In discussing it with the City Attorney's office and representatives of the design center, it was suggested that, if considered, the nature of the service to provide design services to a variety of community groups could be such that particular projects would fall within the meaning of the room tax charter amendment. Therefore, it would perhaps be appropriate to make a blanket allocation and provide for review of each project as it came to the design center and authorize materials for those coming under it but not for those which didn't. The Genter felt that method would be workable. The City concurred. Mr. Williams moved. seconded by Ms. Campbell that Item ,:rt-A-2 (a) be approved with - individual review of projects by the authorized Finance Department represen- tative, in cooperation with the City Attorney's office. Motion carried unanimously. 3. Women's Forum - YWCA - Requested $600 Melinda Grier, Executive Director of the YWCA, explained to the Council that, when she spoke to the Council before, she was thinking of culture in larger terms. She out'ilined more of the events that would be taking place, such as one feature showing items made by and for women. 50% of the workshops would deal with dance, painting, writing, etc. There would be educational events going on but an equal or greater balance of cultural events. Councilman Williams asked if his knowledge was correct that it was an opportunity for women to learn about such things as electrical wiring, plumbing, etc. Is there more to the program than that, he wondered? Ms. Grier answered that the cultural parts have been planned from the inception but she had failed to mention some of them before because she was thinking of culture in broader terms. Mr. Williams said he was concerned about the rather obvious sexist nature of the program. He wanted to know if men were to be included in the audience or in any other way. She answered that they are welcome to come but will not be teaching the workshops. She said it is desired to try and learn about women from women. Mr. Murray moved seconded by Mrs. Beal that the Council approve $600 - allocation to the YWCA. Motion carried, all Council members preseut voting aye except Mr. Williams voting no. ~---:- ~ii:~A~"~ E'I-, B. ,vedication of SF land for 3rd to 4th street right-of-way between .Pearl and Lincolnl !purchase of private property between railroad tracks and Skinner Butte for park purposes IStaff recommended accepting the dedication of Southern Pacific land lying on an ialignment from 3rd to 4th between Pearl and Lincoln for public,purposes with the 'understanding that SP would make the dedication if the city would not initiate any I improvements resulting in assessments against abutting SP lands within the next ten years. Manager said the purchase of private land betw~en the tracks and Skinner I Butte appeared premature until total needs for park purchases were known. Failing I Council acceptance of the dedication, he said, SF in retaining the property could I refuse its use to the general pUblic, or,owners of abubting private properties could proceed with a suit against SF for adverse ownership, recognizing there could be a question whether use under those conditions would include public facilities or access only. In response to Conncilman Hershner, Manager explained that ,the "street right-of-way" in the agenda referred to the long-used unimproved route ; running through that area. Comm i 10/2/74 Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mr. Wood to proceed with acceptance of Approve .' the SP dedication as recommended. Motion carried unanimously. : - -. ". ~ ", --.,...,.. - .... ----.---.. .", ._.~..._..,- -- .~... .-......,.- . --._--~...- .".. .---'-'-.. ..~- -,'- ........-- - .-' ...,..... -'.- .., .. ..._...~~.'..._.._--~. .....,.,........."'" .j . 10/7 /74 - 7 3SO .":l~~J'\..."..' ':' _-__ '... _, ", _ _., .. .'" __ ___'_ 'ST(jn'.C6de 'Ame.nCiineilt's, Obie Ou'i:door. Advertisi~g.' -:....-Planni~~. Commi.ssion"recommended C. idenial of Obie's request for Sign Code amendments to Section 8.700(e) involving' :maximum surface area of billboards, and Section 8.700(h) involving separation of . . signs. i Mrs. Campbell moved seconded by Mrs. Beal to approve the Planning i , Commission recommendation for denial of the requested amendments. : ~Councilman Keller said he was in favor of this motion. However, he noted his i \affirmative vote in sending this request to the Commission for review, saying , I ;he saw no harm at any time in affording the opportunity for review of Code ! .. :provisions which citizens felt should be changed. He thought 'that was the way I igovernment should operate. i i Upon inquiry, the Mayor ruled the item would be on the October 7 consent I / calendar rather than in the public hearing section and could be segregated I for discussion if Obie people wished to comment at that time. / i ., . Comm ~ Vote was taken on the mot~on as stated. .Mot~on. car:r~ed, all. C~unc~l 110/2/74 i members present voting aye, except Counc~lman W~ll~ams absta~n~ng. I B 1 . : ' See e ow '-:"';'\_~' ....,.... Jim Torrey, 2385 Norwood, representing Obie Outdoor Advertising Co., asked to explain the importance of the' two amendments to Obie's company and the small effect that the two amendments would have on the sign code. He stated the ordinance was passed over . six years ago, and, in his opinion, any time an ordinance is six years old there are bound to be items due for a change. · In this particular case, the amendments would help the company do business more efficiently in Eugene and would do nothing to lessen the scope of the ordinance now existing. Regarding the amendment that the sign code allow having signs that are 672 square feet in size, an increase from the 650 square feet presently allowed, Mr. Torrey passed out information in support of the increase. The reason an increase is being requested is that the plywood sections that go into the sign are built to specifications 4 feet wide and 14 feet high. There are 12 of these sections that make up the unit. That comes out to 672 square feet. The request is not merely to have a minimal increase in size but to be able to use the manufactured plywood sections without having to tear them up to comply. It,is nearly impossible to tell the difference with the increase. As it now stands, the company would be forced to rip up 1 piece of plywood in order to comply and it will be paid for by some- body, in this case the client. Mr. 'Torrey also went on to say they had originally asked for an additional 20 percent to allow for cutouts. They agreed to drop that request, though the '71 legislature passed a beautification act which allowed sign sizes of 672 square feet plus 20 percent for extensions. Obie is asking for the increase without extensions. Manager said this question came to Council three months ago or so. It boiled down to two amendments for the Planning Commission to look at. That study was made and .: the' Planning Commission recommended not amending the code.. At.,tb-e COJIlJl}ittee of the Whole meeting. Council had voted to uphold that recommendation... To. change the decision would require a motion to refer it back to the Planning Commission or to "approve and ask that an ordinance be drawn to allow the change in size. , In answer to a question from Mr. Wood, Manager said that, in discussing the request with the representatives of the applicant, the Building Department sign staff and the Manager's office, it was agreed t~ere would be no substantial change in the intent of the orginance. At the Planning Commissio'n meeting, the planning staff made the point that they did not feel greatly concerned with the increase but with the equi~y as to whether it would be right to allow an increase in the square footage because. it was a standard of the industry, since they did not allow use of that argument in considering other kinds of violations to the sign code -- for example, the Holiday Inn. An industry standard is not valid for granting variance, so states the ordinance. I Mr. Murray wondered if many signs have been taken down that would have been allowable had this amendme~t 'been in effect before. Manager said none has been removed, that the Qbie signs are the only ones that fit into this category. Mr-.- Wood moved seconded by Mr. Murray' that an ordinance be drawn up to allow an increase in size from 650 square feet to 672 square feet. - Mr. Wood said the request sounds reasonable. If a business or citizen is not conforming to the ordinance he totally supports taking action against it. However, when there is a seeming inequity, changes should be at least considered. Mrs. Campbell was of the opinion that it would not be fair to make exception in this case. She noted that most of the non-conforming signs have been replaced,but she has not seen any billboards coming down as yet. 10/7/74 - 8 351 Mr. Obie explained that his company has agreed with the City Manager's office to conform over a period of time. They have drafted a legal document stat~ng how they Ie will perform. He felt it was important for Council not to make a decision.on the proposed amendments based on whether Obie is conforming or not because that is not the issue at hand. Mrs. Beal stated she would not vote in favor of easing code restrictions but, in this case, it is a minute detail which is causing a businessman great difficulties. Vote was taken on the motion as stated, which carried, all Council members pr~sent voti~g aye except Mrs. Campbell voting no and Mr. Williams abstaining. '" 'l:, Regarding the amendment on separation of signs, Mr. Torrey said that, because of the abundance of growth of business in highway-oriented areas, the outdoor advertising billboard has in many dases had to come down because the property owner had requested the right to have an identity sign over 32 square feet in size. This trend has taken away sign site locations and forced Obie to limit all signing to specific areas. The intent six years ago of providing that billboards could be placed in highway oriented areas was to prevent ~n abundance in clustered areas. The company would like to be able to have distribution of signing throughout the city, the reason being that they are a medium of communication as well as a sign company. They are in the business of presenting a message that causes circulation much like the newspaper or radio. e Mr. Torrey concluded by saying they would not violate in any way existent controls with regard to total square feet of signing and, if council so desired, they would be willing to agree to a stipulated number of signs in Eugene so that there would be assurance that they would never be in a position of having people say they "have signs allover the place". Distribution is more important to them than simply having an abundance of signs, Torrey said. There was some discussion regarding the intent of the proposed amendment and whether it would actually accomplish what Obie wanted it to accomplish. Because of some possible confusion regarding the proposal, Mr. Torrey withdrew the request for the code amendment, saying they would come back at a later Qate to submit an additional request. D. Code Amend~ent re: Housing Dispersal Policy Pla~- Planning Commission recom- ~C . . omm . mended amendment to Section 9.724(3) (b)4 oE the Code whenever the Counc~l a!OV2/74 adopts the Joint Housing Committee's Housing Dispersal Policy Plan. The amen - Approve ment would change basis for dispersal from "Council housing resolution" to the ~. "Housing Dispersal Policy Plan." -" .... ....". E. ,Code Amendment re: . Personal Property and Impounded Vehicle Sale P~oc;;dure Recommended to ~ring city conformance .with recent State law changes. 'The amendment.,; e would provide for disposition of lost property thus: I l. lIf found by' a private citizen the citizen is to be informed of the State ! ;statutes ,governing disposition of lost property and referred to the I (County Clerk. I 2. !If the pr:operty is found by a ci ty employe, the dispo.si tion will be in i i 'accordan/ce wi th the following: " . I, ' a:'All personal property appraised' at less than $25 and all motor vehicles . ) val,~ed at $100 or less will be junked if theC?w!!er .~a~ot_be found- ;a~~e~ diligent inquiry. b. iNLl impounded motor.Y!W.kles.-no.t;. redeemed within 30 days after impound- I' .- ,_"~ lpnent shall be sold._ _ ----- ,/ ~.. . .~. - c. ~All personal property valued at $25 or more shall be advertised once a / iweek for four consecutive weeks and, if not claimed. within six months /. (from the date of finding, sold at public auction. Comm I 10/2/74 . ;, ;Mr, .William~ moved ~econded by Mr. Wood to adopt the ordinance. Approv,e .Mot~on carr~ed u~a!l~.l!Iousl_!l._,,___,.._____n,-_... ..-.--'" . .--- ..._,- -.-.-..-...-------.-'......... '. \.\ ~ " .. , ... .-~ .... - ... --., --.- --.... ~~:. e 10/7/74 - 9 352.. "~-' ....-. ......._, --". ..---'.. -+---"--'~,-~~. .--....--,..--...----... .... ~~-,,-... --'.. -'-~"-~1 F. ~Assessment Ordinances - There were no requests to be heard with regard to assess~: I ~ments represented by: I ;' C.B.657 - Levying assessments for paving and sanitary sewers on Jacobs Drive 1 from Concord Street to Fair~ield Street,. I _ C. B. 658 - Levying assessments for pav~ng and stonll sewer on Oakway Road from . Oakmont Way to Cal Young Road, and i C. B. 659 - Levying assessments for paving Fillmore Street from 24th Avenue to / . 250 feet north. / I ~~ '. Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mr. Wood that the council bills 10/2/74 ~ be presented for adoption. Motion carried unanimously. See B~low Council Bill No. 657 - Paving and sewers for Jacobs Drive r Manager stated if anyone wants to be heard, they must let the City know by 5 p.m. on the evening of the proposed assessment hearing - otherwise, the hearing is cancelled. The City did not, by 5, hear from the assessed property owner on the above assessment, but about 10 minutes after 5 received a call saying they wanted to be heard~at.the ' '. ~ . assessment panel. The representative that phoned was under the impresslon that if he did not notify the City by 5 his name would not be typed on the agenda, but that he could still come and ask to be heard. The property owner felt there were a number of questions about the merit of the assessment at ~ny rate and met with city officials and the city attorney's office today to discuss those questions. The City Attorney recommended 657 not be acted on but rather held over. Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mrs. Campbell to hold over Council Bill No. ~ 657 to October 29th. Motion carried unanimously. Council Bill No. 658 - Paving storm sewer on Oakway Road - No written' protest or request to appear was received on this assessment. However, a letter was received from Mrs. Hoertline, 1097 Oakway Road. She indicated by phone she did not want to appear but wrote the letter raising questions, which have been responded to. She felt that the assessment should hav~ been by area served rather than by frontage. It was pointed out to her that the city charter does not allow that. She also was not satisfied with cars speeding, cars using the left turn lane, bicycles not obeying bicycle path, etc. All of those matters were addressed in a response to her. She was not necessarily protesting the assessment but rather voicingdis- satisfaction with the project and stating unwillingness to pay until her driveway is repaired. The city has a procedure whereby the contractor is required within a year to come back and make any repairs. Joanne Reichenberger, 2l9~ Keith Way, spoke, saying they do not live on Oakway but rather the first !louse. off, Oakway.She..stated thepolice_usetheir..,driveway" In. the morning, the street is twice as ,.busy. Children. have to ,go, to ,the bike paths to walk while bicyclists use the sidewalk. Shealso'~pointed out that Oakway was ~ a residential road with a 25,mph speed. When the speed was raised to 40, it brought ~ much traffic -.and necessitated widening of the street. .. Mayor Anderson pointed out that it would be necessary to take up her problems with the city manager and ask to make an appearance before the Council. .At this time, only passage of the assessment ordinance is being considered. Manager said that the assessment method provides that the cost of paving streets must be assessed against abutting properties. However, the cost over and above the normal street construction. has been paid for by the city and not assessed against abutting property owneFS. In ;this case, the basic assessment was for 28 feet and the city would pick up the cost of everything over and above 28 feet. , Aanager said this then is an attempt to equalize the c~st:,to, property. owners for those on an arterial as cOl}lpared to those ana residential '.street so the cost is 'actually for a minimal width of a residential street. . G~ Council minutes August 12, 1974 as circulated. Approve H. "Appointinent;-Colnmunlty/scnool'Co=ordliiatlng-Comml'ttee:.':...'Mayor'Anderson. a~;;;~ced i : the appointment of Councilman Neil Murray as the city!:s representative on the CaJiun Community/School Co-ordinating Committee. qt25/74 ~ Affirm ..,. 10/7 /74 - 10 ~ , , '"" "353 1. ,Appointment, John P. MacKinnon, Jr. - Planning Commission requested confirmat~ lof December 19, 1973 appointment of John P. MacKinnon, Jr., as replacement on the \ Commission for David Hoffman, resigned, effective September 3, 1974. i : :. Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mr. Wood to schedule publ'ic hearing at the October 7 CourlCil meeting on the Code amendment with regard to housing dispersal, and that the September 3, 1974 effective date i for appointment of John P. MacKinnon, Jr., as a member of the Plan- / \ ning Commission be for~ally authorized. Motion carried unanimously. ' I \.- \ I \ . , I l; \ Wood moved seconded by Mrs. that a letter of commendation: ,. Mr. Beal Comm ,. be forwarded to David Hoffman for his service on the Commission (in 10/2/74 additipn to the usual plaque presented to retiring commission and Affi rm ,. poard membe:r;s). Motion c.az:ried unan~mously. .--..- J.: Legislative. Program - Manager.reported an expanded Legislative Committee for the League of Oregon Cities to include representatives from all areas of the State (Councilman Williams and City Manager McKinley from Eugene) with the idea of pro- tecting the effectiveness of the League at the Legislature through concentration on certain legislative proposals affecting cities rather than becoming involved in a broad program concerned with too many issues. The League Executive Committee . j suggested a number of legislative proposals considered at the last session on which it hoped the Legislative Committee would concentrate. Those proposals were re- . viewed by Manager and included State sharing of State-mandated costs, revision of the constitutional 6% limitation, increased city share of highway funds, new sources of highway revenues, changes in highway revenues as they affect small cities, improvement of land use planning program (S.B.IOO) , additional study of environ- mental impact statement requirements, compensable zoning (no legislation proposed at this time, but some thinking that there should be city or county financial re- sonsibility for reimbursing anyone whose financial situation was affected by zoning decision), amendments to various laws concerned with city government authority and procedures;- etc. ---Manager suggestedschE'c1ulingCTiscuss~on' at a' {utu"ie 'co;;;;~-tfee ..::- !meeting to give opportunity for Council suggestions as well as report on further iwork of the Legislative Committee. icouncilman Williams stressed two areas of major concern to the League - State- ,mandated costs, wherein city' functions are legislated with .neither funds nor ,mechanism for accomplishment provided, and transportation. He said It was the ;Leagu~'s position that an increase in the gas tax was warranted; the additional taxes levied to be returned to the cities and counties for construction and mainte- \ nance of transpo~tation facilities. i ;Councilman Murray suggested segregating from the Community Goals statement various , iproposals pertaining to State legi-slation to determine whether any should be given ( - [priority and a more aggressive role taken in initiating legislation. Mayor Anderson: :hoped the effort would be simplified as much as possible with the idea that gaining solutions to a few would be better than accomplishing nothing on a great many. 'Councilwoman Campbell wondered if there was to be any effort toward bringing :legislators into smaller groups for more satisfactory. exchange of views and pre- isentation of legislative action desired by the city. Manager noted the meetings ;set up by the League in legislative districts throughout the State between local , i :elected officials and legislative candidates to attempt a one-to-one relationship :in discussing the issues in addition to presenting an impressive prepared state- ;ment showing the cities' financial problems. At this point it was not known what the League planned along those lines after thE! election and before the legislative session began. Mrs. Campbell wondered if an express invitation to legislators to attend perhaps 'Wednesday Council committee meetings might provide the contact desired. Council- man Williams noted expansion of the League LegiSlative Committee to make oppor- tunity for that type of contact. He said individual Council members would be con- .tacted through the League for local input. Manager said past efforts at holding meetings to which local legislative delegation was invited were only marginally ,satisfactory and he thought the proposed one-to-one relationship would be more effective. - :In talking of ways to implement a legislative program for Eugene, Manager suggested hiring a person, preferably one living in Salem, . to be present at the Legislature daily, traveling to Eugene for contact with the Council. There was possibility of I , sharing this liaison with the County and Springfield but if that was not successful, 'he said, Eugene should do it alone, and he recommended proceeding with that type of ~rEtPr;~senta tion. In addi tion, he .Ee5!1l_~l5.t~<1..JTl9rJil.L<;'CjitiC!.!] .EUh~_ .~~.!1S,L!:_Jesoluti~ - .--'.-. -- ._- - ~_.. - 10/7/74 - 11 354 adopted during the'last-session ~equiring Council approval of those spe~kl;g-on \ behalf of Eugene at the Legislature. He said the process was too cumbersome to i :allow effective representation and he would like to have general direction in order i. ~ ,to be more responsive, knowing there was official support on positions taken. ~ .,' !In response to Councilman Wood's inquiry whether additional money would be needed :for funding the position, Assistant Manager noted that the recent $1000 assessment 'was Eugene's 'share in fundi~g the expanded League legislative program; $4000 was \ ibudgeted for Eugene's legislative effort. < ;Councilman Keller was of the opinion that the 'most effective procedure would be to settle on four or five major problems, the city's position on each stated in writing I before the Legislature convened to be presented by the Mayor or Council members. Mayor Anderson thought a good deal of the city's representation could rest on the good judgment of staff and the individual acting as liaison in Salem to bring con- :troversial issues back to the Council for discussion. Also, he said, the Council individually had the responsibili ty to stay abreast of issues in the Legislature and he thought it would be encumbent uP9nthem to make a personal approach when J legislation which might be objectionable to the city was involved. ! ~ i In response to Councilwoman Beal, Manager explained that a representative of the city in Salem could have general instructions from the Council on major issues, stating the position taken and speaking for the Council. That person could ensur~ legislation desired by the city was initiated in the Legislature in-proj:jer form, a then follow it through to adoption - explaining to legislators in committees the ~ ,intent of the proposed legislation and making sure it was understood when. it got to the floor, also keeping in constant touch with the League to avoid conflicts with legislative proposals of other cities. Another major function would be to report back to the Council and city administration reactions of legislators in ,the negotiation process so the city's position cou1~ be quickly adjusted if neces-j !sary. He saw a real need for individual Council member representation in hearing I isituations or even on the one-to-one basis for a more effective contact. Carom r . ---, ----.. - -- -- '.. ,',<~lO/2/74 !Further discussion centered on the desirability of some control - such as the' ~'Affirm !resolution requiring Council approval before speaking in Salem for the city - to avoid presentation of a position completely contrary to that of the Council.. I Councilman Williams said he would be willing to revise the resolu~ion to the ex- \ tent of authorizing the City_Manager to speak as manager of the c~ty, and perhaps \ conditionally extend that authorization to some legislative representative. He \ lexpressed some concern about giving a broad, free authorization for anyone to . !state any position they cared as being that of the city. ;Councilman Keller was not satisfied with past history of legislative liaison in 'Salem. And Mrs. Beal thought it would take a person with higher qualifications , !than a law student, someone who would be knowledgeable in the legislative pro-' ~ !cesses and the types of problems involved for cities. Councilman Wood said if \ .~ iEugene's goals were identified he thought staff representation would best serve ~the Council without getting into authorization for members of boards, commissions, etc., to speak for the city. , \ . , .. . \ iCouncilwoman Beal pointed out the difficulty of stat~ng one s pos~ t~on as an ~n- ; :dividual without having it construed as the Council's position; and the time con- 1 !sumed in determining Council position when action was in process in the Legislature.) i ;Mayor Anderson drew the discussion to a close with the understanding that Council- iman Wjlliams would modify the resolution requiring Council approval of any posi\ ,:tion stated on behalf of the city. -' .. .....-..~_. .#-.,...-..--......".. . ....-..'"" - . -.. ..-.' ..,. ---"'. -'-~"''-' .~._--- -'-.. .. -_..-" -.'.- '.- -." K. 'I~'~~tati~n from James Madison Jr. High - Distributed with agenda invi~ing cou~cil members to speak to a literature class about the process experie~ced ~n bec~m~ng a Council member and values and ideas about the position. Counc~l members ~n- Carom terested were requested to contact Mrs. Susan Potter at Madison Jr. High. 9/25/74 Fi~e L. MisceLlaneous . . I ~Letter fr~m National League of Cities was distributed to Counc~l members w~th laqenda concerning NLC Organizational and Program Developments~ / ..c/amm ~ 1-- ~ 9 25 74 ., 2. Letter from League of Oregon Cities was distributed to Council me~ers with If Fi1e- agenda concerning the an~~~~ convention scheduled November 17-19 ~nport1and.o -....,... 10/7/74 - 12 , "355 M. Intersection, Larch and West Hillside Drive - Councilwoman ca;;h:l~ asked if a-- report had been received yet on this intersection (in response to a complaint that it was dangerous). She said she wanted to know about how long before she ,~ could have an answer for the people who had written her about it. Don Allen, _ ;public works director, answered that it had been put in the "hopper," that if .it had not progressed to the top of the list in' a week's time he would have it C k f f 0 o. ornrn ta en out 0 sequence or ~nvest~gat~on. 10/2/74 N. ~Building Demolition, Salvage - Councilman MUr;~~-aSked if ordinances were foundFi1e )n other cities with regard to regulation of salvage operations. Public Works ;Director answered that inquiry to the International City Management Association had produced no such regulations, but ICMA did suggest information might be available through the legal profession. That inquiry had been made, he said, C oh' O~ w~t no reply yet rece~ved. 10/2/74 File O. ;Parking for Quads - Councilwoman Beal wondered if the forthcoming staff recom- . " I ;mendations with regard to development of quads (multiple-bedroom units with I common kitchen space) could include some provision for ground-floor covered space for parking bicycles, especially in the west University section where there were large numbers of bicycles. Manager noted that quads were scheduled for discussion in the Planning Commission and the Council's interest in explor- ing bicycle parking in connectjon with their development would be transmitted CO~ ., to the Commission. ...,-..-- ,-' .10/2/74 File 4It P. :Air P~llutibn Alert, Official Responsibility - Copies of letter from Lane County , Democratic Central Committee were previously distributed to Council members with , ; regard to apparent lack of concern of public officials in the recent air pollution alert. Manager noted description of pollution alert procedure, a part of the city's.air pollution emergency plan, set out in the agenda distributed to Council members. He said that procedure was followed in the recent a'lerti people were encouraged to cut down on nonessential driving but no attempt was made to stop \ them altogether. It was recognized when the emergency plan was developed, he said, \ that there would have to be an educational process to make people aware some co- i operation was desirable. However, there was also concern that overemphasis of the situation would lead to incredibility when a really serious situation developed. ; Manager added that he felt the Democratic Central Committee's letter was not I accurate in its assessment of public officia~ls' action during the alert, consider- ; ing the variations in opinions of air quality which would lead some to believe '.. public officials were underreacting. ~ Mayor Anderson thought the very word "alert" would describe the action to be taken - : to make people aware of what was going on. He thought to institute emergency 'measures would cause undue alarm when only the alert stage of pollution was reached. ~ Councilwoman Beal thought there should be more concern when the air became polluted, W"'- that there should be increased emphasis on the part of the city and the media urging people to avoid "business as usual," otherwise the pollution would continue , to build up. She suggested that the media in giving weather reports should include information on air pollution and urge citizens to curtal driving. Mayor Anderson , thought an educational program would be of more benefit, gaining co-operation of , the media to explain that there was an air pollution emergency plan and how it : operated. He noted that the recent alert was area-wide, not peculiar to Eugene, and to have aroused the citizenry on a disaster basis would have been unfortunate. Councilman Wil,liams said he thought there was very good coverage of the alert situa- i i tion by the radio'stations. And Councilman Wooa commented on the dissatisfaction I locally with pollution resulting from seed field burning and thought those people I : registering complaints abo~t that should demonstrate their concern by curtailing ; auto use. ' Councilman Murray felt the~Democratic criticism was misdirected, that perhaps it would have been more accurate to charge the general public for not stopping the : use .~~c:.a~~ ~_ _ . .. ___ .. ___.__,-....h'- _. (Manager said his thought in: bringing this to' the Council was that if staff was t'o~..,.( jbe officially charged with taking addit~o~al ~ction during an alert period, the \ _e~rgency plan procedure would need mod~f~cat~on. He commented on the excel~ent 0 ' -..: cQfopera tion of the media and the job done in making ci ti zens aware of the s~ t~a t~on. 'Co.tincilman Wood wondered if it would be appropriate to respond to the Democrat~c I~~ntral Commi ttee, thanking "them for their concern and explaining th~ emergency plan ./ 0 .' .., :.~~nd procedures followed ~n a~~_ POllut~on, ~.~.tl1at~ons____h ....___.___.___ ___'-. ___. .. _... ___ ,t: _, ..- .----.. 10/7/74 - 13 35b ]~' . .._ ..._ :~-<:., . n. . _ --.. - ~. _ - - :,Councilwoman Beal agreed that radio coverage of the si tuation was excellent but ; she thought inclusion with weather reports would reach more people recognizing : the tendency of many to turn the radio on only for weather news. She thought also ! that pu~,Iic officials and publ~c employes should limi t their use of cars, and _ I sa~d she would make a mot~on to that effect and request tbat a memo' ~ i be sent at the beginning of any air pollution alert period request- Carom I ing people generally to limit use of cars. Councilman Murray 10/2~74 said he would second the motion for the sake of discussion. F1le : i -- - .- -. I Councilwoman Campbell felt the ciiynad fulfilled its obligation in notifying people : , of the situation. Mayor Anderson reported that complaints coming into his office during field burning periods far outnumbered those received during the inversion period, but Mrs. Beal said she had received very strong complaints about normal , use of autos during the alert. -.'._ : ......... ! : ...,--- - _ ..--- i : Manager said the inteQ~-ofthe motion~app~ared to suggest that during alert-periods not only would the city cut doWn on its use of city vehicles but city employes would i [also b~ asked to take action not being generally taken by other people in the com- I I munity, which didn't really seem, right. And the city had already reduced its use of : ivehJcles con9iderably because of the fuel shortage. He said the greatest us~ of I vehicles was in the police department and he questioned whether it would be appro- ' priate to curtail police activities in an alert stage of air pollution. He asked !for considerable leeway in carrying out the intent of the motion if it was adopted. ICouncilman Wood was ,not in favor of the motion. He thought the realistic way to ~ . attack the problem was to work wi th other agencies to provide more convenient and ~ !comfortable mass transit facilities within the community and to follow the alert :procedure to make people aware of the hazards and unpredictable nature of air I inversions. ~- ~ ...... ,/....----"-- -- .-.- ~~-- :'Councilm~m Murray said he would rather see emphasis on a program similar to the !comprehensive plan adopted by the County involving carpooling and staggering of i : work hours. Councilman Williams agreed and said it would seem more important to , 'have a good emergency plan and follow procedures set out so everyone would be aware, I , :of what needed to be done. He thought a memo directed to city employes would be / iaddressing those people perhaps more cognizant of the problem than any.others. Vote was taken on the motion as stated. Motion defeated, : Beal voting aye, all other Council members present voting I Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mrs. Campbell to approve, affirm and file as noted A(l), B. D. E. F asOit relates to 658-9, G and H through P. Motion carried unanimously, on rollcall vote. Manager stated tJ:lat, as regards the speed on Oak~ay, i ~ .is estabiish~d by the state ._ agency and the .ci ty has no:::control. It was stud1ed pr10r to thepav1ng and the state will be as~ed.to.r~~urn for another study of conditions after paving and widening. 111- Wreckers License - American Cycle Salvage Co., 683 McKinley Street Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mrs. Beal to approve the license. Motion carried all Council members present voting aye. IV - Ordinances "- Council Bill No. 658 - Levying assessments for paving and storm sewer on Oakway Road from Oakmont Way to Cal Young Road (73-39), read the first time on' September 23, 1974 and referred to Assessment Panel for hearing on September 30, 1974, was brought for 'consideration of Panel recommendation and read the second time by council bill number and title only, there being no councilman present requesting that it be read in full. Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mrs. Campbell that tne bill be approvedaad .::;iven final passage. Rollcall vote. All council members present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and nUHlbered 17185. counci~ill No..659 - Levying assessments for paving Fillmore Street from 24th Avenue iIIt to 250 feet north (74-09), read the first time on September 23, 1974 and referred to Assess- ment Panel for hearing on September 30, 1974, was brought back for consideration of Panel recommen~ation an~ read the second time by council bill number and title only, there being no councilman present requesting that it be read in full. Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mrs. Campbell that the bill be approved and given final passage. Rollcall vote. All council~embers present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 17186. -- '351 - Counci 1 Bi 11 No. 660 - Amending Sections 2.825, 2.830, 2.835, 2.845, 5.695, and adding Section 2.855 re: Personal Property Sale Procedures and Impoundment of Vehicles was presented and read the first time by council bill number and title only, there being no councilman present ". requesting that it be read in full. Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mrs. Campbell that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the Council, and that enactment be considered at this time. Motion carried unanimously and the bill was read the second time by council bill number only. Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mrs. Campbell that the bill be approved and given final passage. Rollcall. vote. All council members present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 17187. V- Resolutions Resolution No. 2338 - Authorizing payment of bills, claims, and progress payments for period September 23 through October 7, 1974 was submitted and read by number and title. Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mrs. Campbell to adopt the resolution. Rollcall vote. Motion carried, all council members present voting aye. Upon motion duly made, seconded, and carried, the meeting was adjourned. e- ~~ I<{u'gh McKinley City Manager \ \ .-/ M I NUT E S EUGENE CITY COUNCIL October 14,1974 Lacking a quorum, the regular meeting of the Common Council of the city of Eugene, Oregon on October 14,. 1974 was carTed over to Monday, October 29, 1974. / . ~~. H~. McKinley Qlty Manager .",/ r.- . '3Se, -----