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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/14/1982 Meeting ~-- ~\~. . - ..,. M I NUT E S e Eugene City Council City Council Chamber July 14, 1982 11 :45 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Smith, Mark Lindberg, D. W. Hamel, Brian Obie, Emily Schue, John Ball, Gretchen Miller, and Cynthia Wooten. 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. Rezoning of Commercially Used Land to C-2 Mr. Hamel reiterated his request Monday night that the council ask the Planning Commission to rezone property to C-2 zoning that is now being used as commercial but having M-2 zoning so that when the property changes owners problems do not develop. B. The Land Use Board of Appeals Decision Re: Lincoln School e Ms. Wooten was concerned about the implications of the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) ruling concerning Lincoln School. What the ruling does, she said, if left to stand on its own, is to erode local control over comprehensive planning and plans that will be acknowledged by LCDC. She asked staff for a report back to council on whether the City can act in this matter. Matters pertaining to services, such as schools, included in land use plans are not subject to land use law. She was concerned about this ruling in other matters. Mr. Sercombe said that the City Attorney's Office had only recently acquired the full text of that decision. They can give a report to the council on the full implications of that decision along with any recommendation the staff might have. C. Lorane Highway Committee Mayor Keller requested staff notify him and councilors Schue and Obie of the next scheduled Lorane Highway Committee meeting. D. Announcements 1. July 22, 1982, Governor's Land Use Task Force Hearing (Planning Department will coordinate with council testimony) 2. September 9, 10, 1982, Council Goal Setting Session - MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 14, 1982 Page 1 . - ,.... - . to 3. August 18, 1982, Kakegawa Delegation in Eugene e 4. Ordinance Creating Financial Planning Committee Added to Agenda 5. Council will not be considering naming of two-block square at this meeting. II. ROUTINE ITEMS FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL A. Consideration of City Council Minutes of: Dinner/Work Session of June 14, 1982; Special Meeting of June 23, 1982; Regular Meeting of June 28, 1982; and Special Meeting of June 30, 1982 (minutes distributed) Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, to approve the City Council minutes of the dinner/work session meeting of June 14, 1982; special meeting of June 23, 1982; regular meeting of June 28, 1982; and special meeting of June 30, 1982. Motion carried unanimously. B. Call for Public Hearing: Street Vacation (Dennis Hartley) (SV 82-1) (map distributed) CB 2500--An ordinance calling for a public hearing for September 8, 1982; re: street vacation for Dennis Hartley, located between South Shasta Loop and Sweetbriar Lane. e Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, 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 2500 was read the second time by council bill number only. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; all councilors present voting aye. The bill was declared passed and numbered 18996. C. Resolution Re: Providing for Administrative Hearings on Appeals from Relocation Benefit Determinations (memo, resolution distributed) Res. No. 3697--A resolution providing for administrative hearings on appeals from relocation benefit determinations. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. I I I. bRIEFING ON CITY'S INVOLVEMENT IN BPA POWERLINE PROJECT (memo distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced Mr. Croteau, Planning Department, to give a status report. Mr. Croteau said last month the City Council approved a resolution e stat ing the City IS oppos it ion to the IIpreferred alternat ivell route wh ich call ed MINUTES--Eugene City Council Ju 1y 14, 1982 Page 2 ; - ^ J for construction of a 500 kv transmission line along the north face of Spencer's e Butte and asked to be kept up to date on the process. The Lane Council of Governments board reviewed the A-95 Review of the BPA project (a one-stop review process). The board unanimously approved support of the City's position in the A-95 Review. Eugene was granted official lIintervener statusll in the Energy Facilities Siting Council process (EFSC). June 29, 1982, in Medford, Eugene representatives participated in a hearing before the hearing officer of the EFSC. The full siting council will hear the recommendations of the hearing officer before October 1, 1982. BPA will take this action on advisement since there is a Federal process also. It is unclear how binding the siting council decision is on Bonneville Power Administration. BPA, through a reporting process, will have to respond to the concerns of Eugene. Staff will continue to work with the staff of BPA in looking for alternative routes. Staff will attend the EFSC hearing. IV. CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS TO ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING DOWNTO~JN COMMISSION (ordinance distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced Mr. Sercombe, City Attorney's Office, who said this ordinance contained routine changes to the previously approved Downtown Commis- sion ordinance. It establishes staggered initial term dates, involves a change of name from Downtown Development Board to Downtown Commission, and clarifies the council appointment process. e Ms. Wooten said the council has made its appointments to the Downtown Commission and she did not support starting the appointment process allover. She favored expanding the present commission membership by two members; one in an at-large position, one from within the boundary. She would consider appointing those two new members from existing interviewees not appointed in the initial round of consideration. She asked for an ordinance to that effect. She felt that the council's initial appointments were fair and representative. Mr. Obie supported Ms. Wooten's statement to increase the membership to nine members so that all interests would be properly represented. He asked that the City Attorney consider the residency requirements. He asked for a delay in passing this ordinance until these changes could be made. Ms. Miller noted one person previously appointed by council was ineligible due to residency requirements. Therefore, reconsideration of all the appointments was necessary. She would like to rebal10t from among the fifteen applicants in order to keep a balanced commission. She would vote among the applicants to find a slate of seven. Ms. Smith preferred expanding the size of the commission to nine members. The City Attorney's memo was clear on the ordinance requiring city residency. She would not like to change the ordinance regarding residency. She would ballot for three positions, two new and one replacement, out of the applicants inter- viewed. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 14, 1982 Page 3 . . . . Mr. Lindberg was opposed to a complete reballoting for members of the commission because it would destroy the integrity of their previous process. Under the cir- - cumstances, an increase to nine members seemed like the most desirable of undes- irable alternatives. He would support it although he was not happy about it. Ms. Schue was committed to the success of the new Downtown Commission and favored making three new appointments to make the repr2sentation as inclusive as possible. Ms. Wooten noted the process was not necessarily wrong nor was the current committee makeup wrong. The council was not aware that the residency require- ment was part of the ordinance and not just a policy. Mr. Hamel favored the change from seven members to nine. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, that the council request staff, in addition to the housekeeping measures presented in Council Bill 2501, to prepare an ordinance that would 1) increase the Downtown Commission membership to nine members, one at-large position and one position from within the boundary, 2) establish a time to ballot for the three openinqs, two new and one replacement, and in addition, 3) write a letter to Ms. Denning explaining the council's decision, extending their appreciation for her contri- butions, and thanking her for her efforts in the past. Mr. Obie said he did not feel a person had to be from outside the district to fill an at-large position. e Ms. Miller thought that the ordinance did not state that an at-large position could not be filled by in-district people; however, policy would indicate that a citizen outside the district ought to fill the at-large position in order to assure a community-wide perspective, input from neighborhoods, and better liaison with the University. Mayor Keller commended the council for the compromise they had reached. He supported the motion. Motion carried 6:2, Ms. Miller and Mr. Ball voting no. It was agreed that the balloting for the three openings on the Downtown Commis- sion would occur after the next Wednesday's City Council meeting. V. AN ORDINANCE CREATING A fINANCIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE Mr. Gleason introduced Mr. Whitlow, Assistant City Manager. Mr. Whitlow explained the financial Planning Committee first proposed by the council at its planning- dinner session would be composed of seven members: the mayor, four councilors, and two Budget Committee members on an ex officio basis. The members' initial terms would be staggered. The terms would be for two years. The initial appointments would be two councilors with one-year terms and two councilors with two-year terms. The Budget Committee members' terms are not indicated in the e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 14, 1982 Page 4 - J . . i ordinance. A letter has gone to the Budget Committee members. Their response will be sent to the mayor. The mayor's nominations to this committee will be 4It considered by the City Council at next Wednesday's meeting. CB 2502--An ordinance creating a financial planning committee; amending Section 2.013 of the Eugene Code, 1971; adding Sections 2.366 and 2.368 to that code; and declaring an emergency. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, that the bill be read a 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 2502 was read the second time by council bill number only. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Schue that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; all members present voting aye. The bill was declared passed and numbered 18997. Before adjourning, the councilors agreed to ballot for the three openings on the Downtown Commission at 11:00 a.m., July 21, 1982. They postponed a tour of Skinner's Butte which was originally scheduled for July 21, 1982. The meeting was adjourned at 12:45 p.m. to July 21, 1982. e ~Respect~ ~'C I Mic eal D. Gle son City Manager (Recorded by Beth Conant) MDG:BC:ce/CM27al1 - MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 14, 1982 Page 5