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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/08/1986 Meeting (2) M I NUT E S - Eugene City Council Council Chamber--City Hall September 8, 1986 7:30 p,m, COUNCILORS PRESENT: Jeff Miller, Cynthia Wooten, Richard Hansen, Debra Ehrman, Ruth Bascom, Roger Rutan, COUNCILORS ABSENT: Emily Schue, Freeman Holmer, The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon was called tD order by His Honor Mayor Brian B, Obie, 1. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Obie gave an opportunity to those who wished to address the council about subjects not scheduled for council consideration. George Leyba, 639 Van Buren, read a letter dated September 8, 1986, He expressed appreciation for the thoughtful, even-handed decisions made by the council to improve the economy and for the example it set in community e leadership and responsibility, He said many currently believed that the surest, easiest way to improve the economy was to guarantee that people who abuse legal and illegal drugs did not hold responsible positions in business, industry, public service, education, or gDvernment, Mr. Leyba urged that councilors voluntarily take randomly schedul ed drug tests and post and publicize proof that they did not use drugs, He said he believed other decision makers would feel obligated to follow the example of the council, which would reduce the effect drug abuse had on decisions that determined the economy, He sa i d methamphetami ne abuse had become much worse si nce he testified on the subject a year ago, He said proof of responsible, clear- headed decisions would improve the economy by resulting in better decisions, by instilling more trust among co-workers and subordinates fDr decision- makers, by improving morale and productivity, and by instilling more trust among investors for local investments. He added that the presentation was not meant to suggest that any member of the Eugene City Council was using or abusing drugs, Mr. Leyba also noted that the City of Eugene recently had experienced its first death as a result of an overdose of "Black Tar" heroin and said he believed the deceased had been a City employee, Richard Sharvy, 2447 Kincaid, spoke in opposition to drug testing. He said the tests did not reveal drug abuse, which differed from drug use. Mr. Sharvy said the vast majority of consumers of coffee, alcohol, and marijuana were e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 8, 1986 Page 1 responsible, moderate users, He added that he would not repeat comments about invasion of privacy, which had been made many times before, e II. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Resolution Concerning Annual Review of Parks Master Plan City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item, Ernie Drapela of the Parks and Recreation Department presented the staff report, He said the Parks and Recreation Master Plan was a working document and was reviewed annually by the community, He also said recommendations and changes to the plan being submitted to the council had been reviewed and unanimously adopted by the Joint Parks Committee and the Planning Commission. He said staff felt the document contained an accurate assessment of current community needs, regardless of funding ability. Mr. Drapela said the document would become part of the department's work plan and would affect both improvement and maintenance schedules. He said staff recommended that the plan be accepted and used as a basis for developing the imprDvement plan for the coming year, Ms, BascDm said she was pleased to see that the item concerning Hendricks Park RhodDdendron Garden had been moved up. She asked whether the item was related to a possible national or international rhododendron show that was planned, Mr, Drapela said some improvements were planned in preparation for the 1987 International Rhododendron Society conference and some were part of a long- range plan to expand and improve the existing gardens. e Mr, Hansen asked whether the plan contained protections for the pond at Sorrel Park, Mr. Drapela said a jogging path had been added to the natural features, He said more improvements were wanted, but staff did not want to increase the maintenance burden. He said imprDvements probably would not be done for three to five years, Mayor Obie opened the public hearing. Monte Marshall, 1865 East 28th Avenue, President of the Fairmount NeighbDrhood Association, submitted two memos as written testimony, Mr. Marshall referred to an amendment on page 110, concerning Laurelwood Golf Course, He proposed adding a clause at the end of the existing statement, to read that expansion to an eighteen-hole golf course should be allowed, "provided such an expansion can be shown to be feasible after the preparation of a master plan for the Laurelwood property has been completed.1I Mr. Marshall a s ked the counc i 1 to uphold the law of the Eugene Parks and Recreation Master Plan, a special purpose plan of the Metro Area General Plan adopted by LCDC to carry out planning goals required by State law. He referred to policies on page 72 and on page 8 and asked the council to uphold those policies to assure the integrity and enforcement of land-use laws and processes, e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 8, 1986 Page 2 Mr, Marshall reviewed the second memo, dated September 6, 1986, He requested an amendment to add the following item between pages 114 and 133: No, 108-- e acquire 2,19 acres for planned bicycle route no. SlOB, He also requested the addition of a proposal 13 on page 111, to acquire surplus County land, tax lot 1803092000301 for planned bicycle route SlOB, He apologized for the manner in which he presented his proposals, noting that the memo outlined his concerns about the lack of an efficient process for involving citizens, staff, public agencies, et c, in designing parks and recreational services and facilities as stated in the policy on page 75, He added that a statement on page 65 pointed out clearly that no defined public involvement process existed, Mr, Marshall said he had been trying since April of this year to bring his concerns before a regular forum, and every effort had been thwarted, He said the Joint Parks Committee offered no opportunities tD speak, He also noted that Neighborhood Needs Request forms had not been due until the end of April, after the Joint Parks Committee already had acted, Mr. Marshall added that the failure to include Neighborhood Needs Requests in the plan had occurred for three years in a row. He said the minutes of the Planning Commission meetings showed that he had tried to bring up the issue there but had been referred to the Joint Parks Committee because he had been told the issue was not germane to the process, Mayor Obie closed the public hearing. Mr. Drapela said staff felt actions that had occurred with respect to laurelwood constituted a master planning process, He said the PUD process had been approved by the City Council on June 25, and the proposed expansion of laurelwood would gD befDre the PUD hearings official on October 8. Mr. Drapela said staff felt it was appropriate that any subsequent, alternative e uses would examine other proposed uses should the golf course expansion not proceed. He said staff examined each park individually in terms of a master plan and made a referral to the Neighborhood involved, but because of the time and cost involved, a master plan could not be prepared for all parks in the city, He said the process approved by the City CDuncil included an additional public hearing before final approval was given. He said sta ff fe 1t the process was consistent with the plan and with statements in the plan, Mr, Hansen asked whether the Joint Parks Committee had held a public hearing on the plan. Mr, Drapela said a number of meetings had been held regarding the expansion of laurelwood Golf Course. He said the committee had referred the expansion proposal to a consultant, and a public session had been held at Laurelwood, He said an advertised public hearing had been held before the Planning Commission. Ms. Wooten asked whether the Joint Parks Committee provided an opportunity for citizens to address the committee regarding issues it was considering, She also asked whether the Joint Parks Committee had held a hearing or meeting in which members directly spoke to peop 1 e in the neighborhood about the laurelwood Master Plan program. Mr, Drapela said a citywide hearing had been held in about May 1985, He said he thought those present had been about evenly divided as to whether to proceed with expansion, e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 8, 1986 Page 3 Mr, Rutan said he had been involved with the project since its inception, He expressed appreciation for Mr, Marshall1s time and energy and said he agreed e with general comments made by Mr, Drapela, He said the course once had been operated as an eighteen-hole golf course. He said he had chaired a public hearing, at which substantial testimony had been received. He conc 1 uded by saying he thought the City was on-track with its processing of the issue, Mr, Hansen asked about a future plan for golf courses, Mr, Drapela said the consultants to the Park and Recreation Master Plan had identified golf as a resource that the community lacked substantially but had not suggested any specific remedy. He said consultants had identified Golden Gardens as the preferred site for any new golf facility, Mr, Drapela said a golf study committee had been formed and had identified five public and private sites, including Laurelwood, for golf facilities, He said work was continuing to urge the improvement of all five sites if feasible, He also said chances for expanding Laurelwood appeared realistic, Mr. Drapela said the proposed expansion of Laurelwood was the only program currently in existence for golf course development, Ms. Bascom noted that citizens could feel frustrated when they were unable to communicate with boards and commissions and she suggested that the Joint Parks Committee consider adding a public forum to its regular agenda, Mr. Miller noted that Golden Gardens were outside the Urban Growth Boundary and asked whether a process could or should be undertaken to include the site in the boundary and to provide services for a clubhouse, Mr, Drapela said the City Council could amend the boundaries or it might seek alternate ways of providing services, Mr, Miller suggested that research into the options be e done to mitigate the Urban Growth issue, Mr. Gleason said staff would review the steps. Gary Chenkin, of the Planning Department, said a process did exist to amend the UGB in cases where the most appropriate sites for certain uses were Dutside the boundary. He said the issue would be discussed with LCDC as the project progressed and as more specifics were known, He added that he did not think the boundary issue would inhibit the process of developing a golf course, Ms. Bascom noted that the Oak Hills Neighbors were very interested in the bi ke/pedestri an trai 1 mentioned by Mr, Marshall, She asked the Bicycle Committee or the JDint Parks Committee to examine that issue, and Mr. Gleason agreed, Ms, Wooten said she was generally supportive of the Parks Master Plan and was proud of the overall Parks program, She said she was interested in establishing economic feasibility for Laurelwood in the form proposed as an amendment to the plan policy, Res. No, 4000--A resolution approving and adopting revisions to the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, Eugene, Oregon. - MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 8, 1986 Page 4 Mr, Hansen moved, seconded by Ms, Ehrman, to adopt the resolution. e Ms, Wooten moved to amend the plan by adding language to require a positive economic feasibility study prior to the expansion of Laurelwood Golf Course, The mot ion to amend di ed for 1 ack of a second, Mr, Hansen said he was disappointed that the plan did not contain positive direction for a golf course in the community, He said he hoped the 1987 review would include an action plan that provided direction and he hoped the council leadership would charge Joint Parks and City staff with making a "Gus Keller Public Golf Course" a reality, Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 6:0. 8, Application for Designation of West Eugene Enterprise Zone City Manager Mi ke Gl eason introduced the item, Development Director Abe Farkas presented the staff report. He said the enterprise zone had been presented to the Council Committee on Economic Diversification and to other community agencies, He noted that letters of endorsement had been received from the Southern Willamette Private Industry Counci 1 , Lane Community College, the University of Oregon, the Metro Partnership, and the Advanced Science and Technology Institute. Mr, Far ka s said the purpose of urban enterprise zones was to revitalize e deteriorating urban areas, He described the location of the proposed West Eugene Urban Enterprise Zone in the Four Corners area and said the zone was intended to provide an incentive for firms to locate in the zone and to better provide employment opportunities fDr the local population, particularly those with low and moderate incomes, Mr, Farkas said the enterprise zone would not reduce City revenue and would not increase the taxpayer burden to support new companies locating in the enterpri se zone, He added that the enterprise ZDne was expected to begin reducing the amount taxpayers would pay in the second year of the zonels operation, Lee Beyer of the Deve 1 opment Department described requirements of the enterprise zone application and benefits to businesses and the community, Mr, Beyer said Oregon provisions limited communities to establish enterprise zones no larger than 12 square miles, Zones were required to include entire Census tracts, which had to meet requirements as economi ca lly di stressed a rea s, They also had to contain an adequate supply of industrial lands, he said, Mr. Beyer said all areas considered for enterprise zone status had been in the West Eugene area, He noted that six census tracts were proposed as enterprise zones and were shown on the map in the agenda packet. He said some areas were outside the City limits, but all were within the Urban Growth Boundary, The e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 8, 1986 Page 5 proposed areas included almost 800 acres of industrial-zoned land, including the only significant piece of land in the area designated for heavy industrial e use, he noted, Mr. Beyer said business benefits included a five-year declining abatement of property taxes, beginning at 100 percent the first year and decreasing 20 percent annually until full taxes were paid in the sixth year, He said total tax abatement for the entire period came to about 60 percent, Mr, Beyer said other proposed benefits included top priority for processing of City deve 1 opment permi ts, offering assistance with financing and priority for consideration for the Eugene Development Fund, and providing employee recruitment and training assistance through the Southern Willamette Private Industry Council. Mr. Beyer said the benefits by law would apply only to new construction or new equipment acquisitions within the zone. He said businesses expanding within the zone could use the benefits, but firms were prohibited from relocating from elsewhere in the Ci ty or the state just to take advantage of the benefits. Mr. Beyer said businesses also had to be non-retail and had to meet certain hiring requirements, including Dbtaining 60 percent of the workforce from within the enterprise zone and 40 percent from economically disadvantaged groups. Ms. Ehrman asked about direction received from CCED, Mr, Beyer responded that when CCED initially had considered the enterprise zone, it had directed staff to prepare an application to be submi tted to the State if the council requested it, but not to commit the council, He said CCED had reviewed the item again 1 ast week and had recommended that the counci 1 endorse the e proposal. Mayor Obie noted that CCED had confirmed that revenues would be generated to offset the benefits to industry, Mr, Hansen said he understood that a delay of two and one-half to three weeks currently occurred in issuing building permits, He asked whether a commercial development within the City but not within the enterprise zone would be placed behind a business within the enterprise zone. Mr, Beyer said businesses within the zone would be placed at the top of the queue, which he added was not a requirement of the enterprise zones. Ms. Wooten asked about the prohibition of relocations to take advantage of the benefits within the zone, Mr. Beyer said relocations from elsewhere in the State were not eligible for enterprise zone benefits, but expansions were eligible. He added that determinations of eligibility would be made by the State Revenue Department, Responding to Ms. Wooten's question, Mr, Beyer said job creation figures in the agenda packet had been taken from Metro Plan assumptions, which specified from 12 to 22 jobs per acre of industrial land. He said scenarios had assumed 15 jobs per acre, Ms. Wooten also asked about the assumption that 25 percent of employees would purchase homes for $60,000 each, Mr. Beyer said that assumption had been presented to public and private planners in the area, and he conceded that it probably was the least reliable assumption, e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 8, 1986 Page 6 Mr. Miller asked whether property taxes would have an impact on schools in the area or on the tax base, Mr. Beyer said the impact would be to expand the e assessed value for everyone, and assuming budgets did not go up, it would lDwer taxes for everyone, Ms. Ehrman asked how long the enterprise zone would be established, Mr. Beyer said the zone would be established for a period of ten years, but the City could request cancellation after two years, Responding to Ms, Ehrman's question, Mr, Beyer said the State Revenue Department, working with the County assessor, would be responsible for monitoring the zone, He added the City would commit to work with the State on a two-year evaluation. MaYDr Obie opened the public hearing, Vicki Dietmeyer, 2026 Lake Is 1 e Dri ve , spoke as an economic development professional, She said she had examined development incentives being offered by other states throughout the country and was concerned that many communities had given away too much, while others had not offered enough incentives. She said she thought OregDn was beginning to enter the economic development business by examining incentives, Ms. Dietmeyer said she had written a letter in favor of the enterprise zone designation because of the Fantus report1s identification of property taxes as a major liability and because the zone was needed for Eugene to compete with other areas of the state and the nation, Ms, Dietmeyer said the Metro Partnership needed tools to recruit businesses. She said the enterprise zone would send a message to businesses that they were wanted. She added that she believed the zone was a moderate incentive that e would not hurt the community and might help recruit new businesses. She also noted that representatives of two good-sized companies had said they would not locate in Eugene without an enterprise zone, Mayor Obie closed the public hearing, Mr, Hansen said although he intially had opposed the enterprise zone because it appea red to favor one area of the community over others, he now was generally supportive of the proposal. He added, however, that he still was troubled by section 2a of the resolution, giving priority review of plans, and by section 2b, giving priority consideration for loans and financing assistance. He said he thought all areas of the community should receive equal treatment and added that he planned to move that those items be deleted from the resolution, Mr, Farkas said a list Df incentives had been received from the State, and those that were moderate and least offensive to the commun i ty had been selected, He said staff believed the incentives were following a course of policy direction when applied to the West end of the community and were necessary to win the competitive application process, which would award ten enterprise zones among more than ten applications. Ms, Wooten asked what the State was contributing to the enterprise zone, Mr, Gleason said the State would provide expertise and monitoring, e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 8, 1986 Page 7 Ms, Wooten said she was very troubled about the proposal because she thought the industrial recruitment programs taking place in the United States were e paramount to sweepstakes and lottery programs, with communities giving away much in return for a chance of winning, She said she would support the proposal for one time, adding that she continued to favor ways of expanding businesses locally and perhaps moving them into the zone if it would assist in creating jobs that she believed would not come from outside the area for a lDng time, She said she favored the proposal in the sense that it would provide support for people in the community and the county, She also said she was uncomfortable that lots of businesses had struggled with property taxes for a long time and might resent the fact that "outsidersll were getting a break they did not receive, She said she wDu1d like the council to pay attention to the area's own entrepreneurs, Mr, Miller asked whether the priority benefits would supersede existing process, Mr. Farkas said processes would continue, but as plans and applications were received, those in the enterprise zone would be handled first, Mr, Gleason said the average turnaround time was 10 to 12 working days and he did nDt think priority benefits would make a significant difference in scheduling the department's workload, Mr, Hansen suggested that the word IIpriority" be replaced with lIexpedite,lI Mr, Gleason and councilors agreed to the change, Ms, Ehrman said she supported the proposal but was dubious about the number of takers the offer would draw, She added that she strongly favored a review in two years, e Res. No. 4001--A resolution authorizing the City Manager to make application to the State of Oregon for designation of a West Eugene Enterprise Zone, Mr, Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to adopt the resolution with the language change to sections 2a and 2b and with a review to be conducted after two years. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 6:0. Mayor Obie recessed the meeting of the Eugene City Council and convened a meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency. I II. BROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Renewal Agency Chair Ann Bennett introduced the item. She said the Broadway Improvement Project was being revisited because the first figures used had been preliminary cost estimates and were not adequate to finish the project. She said the Downtown Commission had attempted to keep the project budget within the original numbers, and when that could not be done, it had attempted to ensure that the numbers presented tonight were complete and accurate. e MINUTES--Eugene City CDuncil September 8, 1986 Page 8 Ms, Bennett said the commission had voted to recommend beginning the project after the holiday season and completing the entire project, including removal e of the rest rODms. She said the commission felt that the project was integral to the success of the Centralized Retail Management project, She also noted that the project would enhance downtown security by clearing site lines and imprDving lighting, Ms. Bennett said a second reduced option also was included in the proposal, That option would retain the existing rest rooms and wDuld not include street furnishings. She added, however, that the commission felt it was prudent to complete the entire project at once. Ms. Bennett said no replacement wDuld exist for the rest rooms if they were removed, but she added that the cDmmission felt the current rest room location was not a good one, She said another rest room would be addressed in the design of the public plaza and with discussions of the Lane Transit Station downtown, Ms, Bennett said adequate interim rest rDom facilities could be provided by two rest rooms in the Overpark, by one in the Parcade, and by rest rooms in businesses, She said rest rooms in the Overpark and the Parcade were handicapped accessible, Ms. Bennett addressed the concern that improvements to the public right-of-way would not ensure increased retail activity, She said the Centralized Retail Management program was making substantial progress in so]iciting commitments from private owners, She reviewed progress in reaching the goals of unified hours of operation, tenant mix, and private participation through bUilding improvements and the awning program, Ms. Bennett submitted notes on the project and asked the council to approve the entire project as presented. Jan Bohman of the Development Department presented the staff report. She said e funding for the Broadway project would come from the unappropriated fund balance in the tax allocation fund, which now was about $2,2 million, She said the fund was dedicated for capital improvements within the Renewal area boundary only, and projects were required to be consistent with the Downtown Plan and the Renewal Plan. She reviewed the recommendations for the complete project and for a second, reduced option, Ms, Ehrman asked about the differences between the new proposal and the project already approved by the council. Ms, Bohman said elements of the project were the same, but additional costs were required for revamping of the underground electrical system and for demolition of foundations under mall structures, She said the current electrical system was not adequate to handle proposed lighting and also would have to be moved, Mr. Gleason said costs could be paid twice if remodelling had to be redone later, Responding to Mr, Miller1s question, Ms. Bohman said the project would not deplete the entire balance in the fund. Mr, Miller asked about handicapped accessible rest rooms in The Bon, Staff said they understood that accessible rest rooms were proposed along with the package that included awnings. Ms, Bohman said she did not know whether The Bon planned expanded hours. Mr. Miller noted that the Eugene Celebration and other events required convenient, publicly accessible rest rODms, Mr, Gleason said two rest rooms had been renovated and made handicapped accessible, and he noted that facilities in the existing mall structure were small and probably had an insignificant impact during Celebrations and similar events. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 8, 1986 Page 9 Mr, Miller asked about signs for rest rooms. Ms, Bohman said staff intended to place signing indicating the location of public rest rooms and to cDntinue e working with merchants to make rest rooms available to customers and if possible, to other users, She said the Downtown Commission had thoroughly discussed rest rooms and had determined that no location existed at present that wDuld fit with the design concept and would be cost efficient, She added that the Commission also had considered the use of vacant retail space as rest rooms but had not favored that idea, Mr, Miller asked about costs for furnishings, Ms, Bohman said about $9,000 of the cost for the play structure was for purchase of the structure, and the remainder was for demolition of the existing play structure, Ms. Wooten asked what percentage of the awnings was being paid for by the Downtown Commission program, Russ Brink of the Development Department said the program would participate up to one-half Df $120 per linear foot, Responding to Ms, Wooten's question, Ms. Bohman said electrical work without remodelling of the rest rooms would total about $80,000, Responding to Ms, Ehrman's question, Ms, Bohman said if the project was approved, design and construction documents would be refjned, and then bids would be sought and awarded by late November, with construction tD begin in about February, Ms. Bohman said item 16, traffic control and pedestrian protection, was for temporary lighting systems duri ng cDnstruction and additional costs to the contractor, She also said no public hearing had been held on the cost differences but added that the project had been addressed at public meetings in which comments were received. e Mayor Obie noted that substantial differences had occurred between estimates and actual costs for the reopening of Willamette Street between 10th and 11th, and he asked whether that was expected to occur again, Mr, Gleason said the underground utilities and foundations had presented unexpected CDsts, Ms. Wooten asked whether the expansion of Urban Renewal boundaries were designed to increase funds to complete plans for the Downtown Commission. Mr, Farkas said a presentation on the Urban Renewal Update would be given Wednesday, He added that the Urban Renewal Update was not contingent on the Broadway project, which was based on an existing budget. Ms, Wooten asked whether the project was considered a design or thematic precedent for the balance of renovation of the mall. Mr. Farkas said the theme and the various activity zones were intended to be replicated along Broadway and in other retail areas in the downtown vicinity. Ms. WODten asked about tota 1 costs, timeframe, and whether it wa s wi se to cDnduct the renovation on a piecemeal basis, Mr. Farkas said he did not know what total costs would be, He said a numbeF of options existed for financing, including use Df a local improvement district. Ms, Ehrman asked whether the electrical work would be sufficient for the lighting system or would include extra capacity, Ms. Bohman said the proposal included additional outlets for vendors and would have additional capacity, e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 8, 1986 Page 10 Mr, Mi 11 er said he leaned towa rd the project because of momentum and cooperation among the downtown community and he hoped the Centralized Retail e Management scenariD would unfold, He said he hoped if the project was approved, concerns about rest rooms be taken seriously, Ms, Bascom said she was pleased to hear practical reasons for removing the rest rooms at this stage, She said she had long felt that the rest room location had been a design mistake. She said she thought rest room needs were addressed by the map and by improvements made to Overpark facilities, Mr. Rutan said he had heard no arguments for postponing the project. He noted that the downtown plan had included much work and input, so the project was not a piecemeal approach, He said expert advice and community input had been obtained and he thought it was prudent to proceed with the project, He noted that existing rest rDoms were not handicapped accessible and said leaving the structure would destroy any design concept to the project, He also noted practical cost considerations for removing the rest rooms. He said he was comfortable leaving the issue of rest rODms to be addressed by the Downtown Commission, and he urged the council to proceed with the project, Ms. Ehrman said she was troubled with the addition of $300,000 to the project without any further public input, She said the amount was a considerable increase and the rest room issue had not been resolved. Ms, Ehrman said she had received comments from the public, and she noted that rest rooms had been one of the major issues raised by the public before the Downtown Commission, Ms. Ehrman said she felt demolition of the rest rooms now would be hasty, and she noted that access to merchants' rest rooms was not always available, She said she a 1 so was concerned about using a piecemeal approach to mall e renovation. She said she thought the entire mall area should be examined before expenditures were made in one part. Ms. Ehrman added that she would like more infDrmation on the electrical item from the contractDr because justification for the difference did not appear in the figures, Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Ms. Wooten, to table the item until a public hearing could be scheduled, Roll call vote; the motion failed 4:2, with Ms, Ehrman and Ms. Wooten voting in favor, Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, that the City Council, acting as the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency, approve the Broadway Improvement Project as recommended by the Downtown Commission with a project budget of $658,396, Mr, Hansen said he would abstain because of a potential conflict of interest with his business. He said he believed the cost for the project wDuld not help the retail community, He also said he had not supported the delay because he did not think it would accomplish anything, Roll call vote, the motion carried 3:2, with Ms. Ehrman and Ms. Wooten opposed and with Mr, Hansen abstaining. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 8, 1986 Page 11 Mayor Obi e adj ourned the meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewa 1 Agency and reconvened a meeting of the Eugene City Council, e IV, PACIFIC NORTHWEST BELL FRANCHISE AGREEMENT City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item. Finance Director Warren Wong presented the staff report, Mr, Wong said negotiations with Pacific Northwest Bell had continued since the meeting of August 11. He reviewed issues of disagreement and their resolutions, outlined in a memo dated September 8, 1986, He said the rate of 5 percent retroactive to termi nat i on of the previous agreement would amount to apprDximately $375,000 to $425,000. Mr, Gleason said he was pleased an agreement had been reached with PNB. A representative of PNB was present in the audience and stated that PNB felt issues had been resolved to the interests of both parties, He added that a revised copy of the franchise was on its way to be reviewed. Mayor Obie thanked PNB for remaining with the effort and commended its citizenship in the cDmmunity, Mr, Gleason said the announcement of the agreement on the franchise document would come forward. V, FINDINGS AND MINUTES OF HEARINGS OFFICIAL CONCERNING ALLEY PAVING FROM 13TH TO 14TH AVENUES BETWEEN HIGH AND PEARL STREETS (JOB #2248) City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item. e Mr, Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to adopt the findings and minutes of the Hearings Official of August 18 concerning paving from 13th Avenue to 14th Avenue between High Street and Pearl Street and to authorize award of the contract. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 6:0. VI. APPOINTMENTS: NOTIFICATION OF BICYCLE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT MaYDr Obie announced that Jim Hanks had been appointed to fill an opening on the Eugene Bicycle Committee. VII, ROUTINE ITEMS FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL A. City Council Minutes of Work Session of May 28, 1986, and August 6, 1986 e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 8, 1986 Page 12 B. Legislative Subcommittee Minutes of September 2, 1986 e Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to approve the City Council minutes of May 28, 1986 and August 6, 1986, and the Legislative Subcommittee minutes of September 2, 1986, Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 6:0, At 9:27 p.m" Mayor Obie adjDurned the meeting to September 10, 1986, R~l~ ~ '-' Micheal Gleason City Manager (Recorded by Leslie Scales) mncc0908 e - MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 8, 1986 Page 13