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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/13/1982 Meeting . - e ~ ~ M I NUT E S Eugene City Council City Council Chambers 1 ' January 13, 1982 11:30 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Smith, Mark Lindberg, Cynthia Wooten, Gretchen Miller, Eric Haws, and Emily Schue. COUNCILORS ABSENT: D. W. Hamel and BrjftV Obie. Adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Gus Keller. I. ITEMS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL, APPOINTMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS A. Metropolitan Plan Update Mayor Keller noted that Lane County, Springfield, and Eugene had adopted the Metro Plan Update on January 12, 1982. The hearing went well, but it was lengthy. He thanked Gretchen Miller and others who filled in for him on the Elected Officials Coordinating Committee meetings. He noted appreciation for the work done by Springfield staff and the compromises from the Lane County Commissioners. The Metro Plan will serve this city very well until the next update. Ms. Miller also expressed appreciation for the various staff people who have assisted in thi~ update and those who were in attendance last night. It was a productive meeting. She particularly thanked Steve Gordon, Jim Farah, and the Mayor for their efforts. B. Traffic Signal Synchronization Ms. Wooten stated that she has had requests from constituents regarding the traffic signal synchronization. She requested that a report be brought back. Mr. Gleason indicated that this would occur. II. ROUTINE ITEMS FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL A. Approval of City Council Minutes of November 18, 1981, and November 25, 1981 (distributed) Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to approve the City Council minutes of November 18, 1981, and November 25, 1981. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1982 Page 1 'l'" <' " B. Payment of Bills and Claims (distributed) Res. No. 3616--A resolution authorizing payment of bills and ~ claims for the period December 14, 1981, through December 23, 1981. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. Res. No. 3617--A resolution authorizing payment of bills and claims for the period December 23, 1981, through December 30, 1981. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. Res. No. 3618--A resolution authorizing payment of bills and claims for the period December 30, 1981, through January 6, 1982. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. C. Resolution Authorizing Fund Transfer (memo distributed) Res. No. 3619--A resolution authorizing the transfer of contin- gency appropriations within a given fund to official budget categories. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. .- D. Ordinance Regarding City's Participation in State Revenue Sharing Program (memo distributed) CB 2407--An ordinance electing to receive State revenue sharing funds distributed through the Oregon Liquor Control Commission account for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1983, and declaring an emergency. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, 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. Ms. Wooten stated that the State L~gislature may be considering raising taxes on liquor and cigarettes and retaining the increase rather than distributing it to cities. She asked if information is available about this. Warren Wong, Finance, stated that he has received no information on this yet. However, when the Legislature last increased these taxes, the increased reserve was kept by the State. Ms. Smith stated that 50 percent of the increase may go to education, with 50 percent of the reserve remaining with the State, according to what is currently being considered by the State Legislature. She hopes to have more e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1982 Page 2 . "-, " .' e information next week. Mayor Keller added that this was discussed by the League of Oregon Cities Executive Committee. They felt that if the cities' revenues were not reduced, the cities would accept it, but that it should include a "sunset" clause, to disband the committee in June 1982. They will be keeping a close watch on this item. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. Council Bill 2407 was read the second time by council bill number only. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; all councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 18907. E. Approval of Long-Range Fiscal Projection (memo distributed) Mr. Gleason stated that this is a requiremen't of State law, but due to the categories in the projections, the figures are meaningless. Ms. Wooten asked how close last year's projection was to the actual budget. Mr. Wong stated that he does not have any comparison data. Mr. Gleason added that the City is developing its own five-year projection, which will be shared with the Budget Committee. Ms. Wooten stated that it seems absurd that this is required when it is not useful. Ms. Smith suggested that if the City format is workable, it be sent along with this required projection. Mr. Gleason stated that this would be brought before the legislative subcommittee and it can make a recommendation to the State Legislature. - Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to approve the long-range fiscal projection. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. F. Segregation of Assessments Located at the West Side of Willamette, South of Coachman (Vic Bender--Willamette Valley Title Company) (SE 81-5) Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to approve the segregation of assessments as noted. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. III. PUBLIC HEARING: NEW LIQUOR LICENSE OUTLETS Mr. Gleason stated that both of the following applications have been reviewed by affected departments and both applications are recommended for approval. Also, staff has transmitted a draft copy of the ordinance, which will be on the January 20, 1982, agenda, which will allow liquor license applications to be dealt with administratively. A. GI Joe's (package store), located at 1030 Green Acres Road; appli- cant: GI Joe's, Inc., Norman Daniels. Public hearing was opened; there being no testimony, public hearing was closed. -- MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1982 Page 3 ,~ Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to forward toOlCC with recommendation for approval, subject to conditions, if any. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. .41' B. Firs Bowl, Inc. (retail malt beverage), located at 1950 River Road; applicant: Firs Bowl, Inc., Charles Max. PUblic hearing was opened; there being no testimony, public hearing was closed. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to forward to OlCC wtth recommendation for approval, subject to conditions, if any. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. IV. ORDINANCE CONCERNING ABATEMENT PROCEDURES RELATED TO THE POSTING OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS (memo distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced les Swanson, City Attorney. Mr. Swanson stated the current ordinance requires that reasons for declaring a building unsafe must be listed on the sign. This change would delete that requirement. Another section of the ordinance (Section 3) requires that notice be given to the owners by the end of the next working day with the reasons for declaring the building ~nsafe. This is simply a housekeeping amendment. Mr~ Lindberg asked if the reason this regulation originally existed was to tell people approaching the building why they should not enter. Mr. Swanson stated that providing a statement of reasons on the sign has not been the past practice, ... although this requirement is part of the current regulations. He feels that ~ giving specific reasons to the public may not be a good idea. Ray Willard, HCC, stated that currently when a building is posted, the sign only states that the building is unsafe. They would like to change the requirement to comply with the current practice since to require a statement of reasons on the sign would delay the posting. The list of reasons must be written up and compiled in the office, which could allow someone to be harmed before the building would be posted. Ms. Wooten asked if the majority of the affected buildings are rental housing. Mr. Willard responded that they are. Ms. Wooten asked if there is a chance that buildings could become occupied again before the sign would be posted if the existing regulation were followed. Mr. Willard said that that could be the case, since the owner would not have yet been notified. Mr. Gleason clarified that the current practice is to post buildings without a list of reasons. In a related issue, Ms. Miller asked for a progress report on the abatement on a house between 9th and 10th avenues on Jefferson Street. Mr. Willard stated that staff is working on this issue. CB 2408--An ordinance concerning abatement procedures; amending Section 8.005 of the Eugene Code, 1971: and declaring an emergency. . MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1982 Page 4 . e -. .... Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, 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. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. Council Bill 2408 was read the second time by council bill number only. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; all councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 18908. The meeting was adjourned to January 20, 1982. Respect.f_~J l:__su.~mi~~.i~/ ~;:;<;}'~~.- Micheal D. Gleason City Manager (Recorded by Lynda Nelson) MDG:vr/CM7b1 MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 1982 Page 5