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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/22/1982 Meeting . t M I NUT E S e Eugene City Council City Council Chamber September 22, 1982 11: 45 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: John Ball, D.W. Hamel, Gretchen Miller, Brian Obie, Emily Schue, Betty Smith, Cynthia Wooten. COUNCILOR ABSENT: Mark Lindberg. 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. Public Information Regarding Ballot Measure 3 Councilor Wooten suggested that councilors make use of neighborhood newsletters to get information to the public regarding Ballot Measure 3. City Manager Micheal Gleason said that staff would help orchestrate this information effort. He noted that staff would be making a presentation to the council on September 29 on the effects of several ballot measures that would appear on the November 2 e ballot. Councilor Schue added that an information meeting on the implications of Ballot Measure 3 would be held at Springfield City Hall at 7:30 p.m. on September 22, 1982. Councilor Hamel said he hoped the media would help in explaining to citizens the possible effects of passage of Ballot Measure 3. B. Outstanding Elected Official Award to Councilor Schue Councilor Smith congratulated Councilor Schue on her recent receipt of Lane Council of Government's Outstanding Elected Official award. C. Special Council Meeting of September 23, 1982 Mayor Keller announced that a speCial City Council meeting would be held at the Eugene Conference Center at 7:30 p.m. on September 23, 1982. D. Appointments Mr. Gleason said that the recommendation for appointment of Harriet Nelson to the Eugene Commission on the Rights of Minorities had been made by a subcommittee composed of councilors Obie and Schue. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 22, 1982 Page 1 . Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, to appoint Harriet Nelson, 537 Archie Street, to complete the unexpired term of Michelle e Nickerson, to expire January 1, 1983, on the Eugene Commission on the Rights of Minorities. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. II. ROUTINE ITEMS FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL A. Segregation of Assessment Located East on Seneca Road and North of Cheshire Street; Applicant: Janet K. Burg (SE 82-5) Mr. Gleason said staff was available to respond to any questions from councilors on this routine segregation of assessment. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to approve the segregation of assessment as noted. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. III. PUBLIC HEARING re: EUGENE TRANSIT MALL CONTRACT AWARD (memo distributed, tabulation attached) Mr. Gleason introduced Jesse Smith, Housing and Community Conservation Department. Mr. Smith said that the Downtown Commission had approved the design of the transit mall, construction of which would be funded jointly by the City of Eugene and Lane Transit District. Mr. Smith said that City staff from Facilities Development had worked with architects and Lane Transit District in designing the project. He said the new mall would increase the efficiency of LTD's service and eliminate congestion that now occurs in the bus transfer area, while e also addressing the current lack of public investment in the downtown area. Mr. Smith reviewed the bids that had been received and said that staff recommended awarding the contract to the lowest bidder, Lonnie Hamm and Associates. Public hearing was opened. There being no public testimony, public hearing was closed. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, to award the contract for $316,697.69 to the low bidder, Lonnie Hamm and Associates and Lonnie Hamm, a Joint Venture. Roll call vote; motion carried unan imous ly. IV. REVIEW OF PROPOSED MU-R RESIDENTIAL MIXED-USE DISTRICT ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED IN THE WHITEAKER COMMUNITY (CA 82-5) (memo, map, ordinance distributed) Mr. Gleason said that this was an information item to provide background for councilors on the matter, which would appear again on the councjl1s October 11, 1982, agenda. He introduced Susan Smernoff, Planning. Ms. Smernoff said that the land use diagram of the Whiteaker Refinement Plan, which was adopted in e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 22, 1982 Page 2 . . , December 1978, proposed that several areas be rezoned for mixed use. She said that in two of these areas east of the Washington/Jefferson Street Bridge, e residential use was stressed and that in a third area, west of the bridge, emphasis was on a mix of industrial, residential, and commercial uses. Ms. Smernoff said that the Planning Department staff had worked with the Land Use and Site Review Committee of the Whiteaker Community Council to develop the ordinance that would be presented to the council on October 11. She said that existing uses had been examined, a list of appropriate uses had been developed, and development standards had been written. She said that the Public Works Department had reviewed the proposed ordinance and that the Planning Commission had taken action on it. Ms. Smernoff said that Chapter 9 of the Eugene Code provided the enabling legislation that allowed the City to create mixed-use districts and that under this legislation both listing of appropriate uses and provision of development standards were required. Ms. Smernoff noted that this ordinance would apply only to the designated areas of the Whiteaker neighborhood and would not create a new zone in the Lane Use Code. She also noted that the ordinance would only be applied to properties whose owners want mixed-use zoning. Ms. Smernoff said that the predominant zone in the area to which the MU-R District would be applied was M-2. She noted that, under recent code revisions, the commercial uses located in this M-2 zone would not be allowed to remain, and that the MU-R District would address this problem. Ms. Smernoff said that the intent of the ordinance was to provide more residential uses and more neighbor- hood-scale commercial uses in the area. She said that the proposed ordinance differed from almost all current zone designations in that it did not include e any limitaiton on density. She said, however, that a height limitation of 60 feet was included, which would allow development of buildings from four and one-half to six stories. She noted that the height limit could be increased in the future if further increase in density is found to be desirable. Ms. Smernoff said that provision of parking under the proposed ordinance would be at the rate of one space per dwelling unit for all units except quads and quints. She said local lenders felt that developers would meet market demand for provision of parking spaces and would provide more than the required one space per unit if there were a demand for more parking. Responding to a question from Councilor Wooten, Ms. Smernoff said that one of the proposed MU-R areas lies within the boundaries of the Downtown Commission and would be incorporated into the refinement plan to be developed by that commission. Responding further, Ms. Smernoff said that the Downtown Commission could make changes to the implementing ordinance. Ms. Wooten said that she was concerned that citizens be able to make their plans based on this ordinance, and she therefore urged that the council provide strong direction to the Downtown Commission not to make changes to the ordinance. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 22, 1982 Page 3 " V. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF FINAL GRANT APPLICATION TO URBAN MASS TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION (memo, map, background information distributed) e Mr. Gleason introduced Jim Hanks, City Traffic Engineer. Mr. Hanks said that the purpose of the program to be funded through the grant was to use the pricing mechanism to reduce commuter parking and traffic flow on the streets of the West University Neighborhood. Mr. Hanks said that the Urban Mass Transit Authority was very enthusiastic about the parking programs of the City of Eugene and that the grant project was to serve as a demonstration project which, if successful, would be used nationwide. Mr. Hanks said that Ken Higgins of the Urban Institute, a consulting group serving UMTA, and Jarvia Shu, the City's Paratransit and Parking Coordinator, were present. Councilor Miller expressed concern that implementation of the proposed program in the West University area would have the effect of transferring parking problems to other neighborhoods east and south of the University. Mr. Hanks said that parking in the Fairmount and South University neighborhoods would be monitored and that if problems arose in these neighborhoods, action would be taken to deal with them. He said he did not anticipate any transfer of parking problems and noted that implementation of the preferential parking program in the South University area had not caused any transfer to other areas. Respond- ing to further expressions of concern from Ms. Miller and from Councilor Smith and Mayor Keller, Mr. Hanks said that monitoring of the effect of the program on other University-area neighborhoods would include turnover studies prior to and after implementation of the program. He said that if a transfer problem is found, it could be addressed by providing some type of preferential parking or other parking control programs in the affected areas. Mayor Keller requested e update, in the future, on the SUNA parking program. Res. No. 3717--A resolution authorizing execution of application for parking pricing demonstration program funding. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS A. Op-Ed Letter Regarding Effects of the Metropolitan Area General Plan Acknowledgment (draft letter distributed) Mr. Gleason asked councilors for their reaction to the draft op-ed letter regarding the effects of the Metropolitan Area General Plan acknowledgment and the need to communicate to the public the relationship of land use, com- prehensive planning, economic development, and conservation of municipal resources. Councilors agreed that the letter was excellent and should be sent over the signature of the entire council. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 22, 1982 Page 4 " B. Eugene Arts Foundation Receipt of Challenge Grant . Mayor Keller read a press release from the Eugene Arts Foundation announcing that the foundation was one of 53 US communities to receive a $100,000 challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Mr. Keller said that the list of those receiving grants would be distributed to all major corporate foundations and that this gave special significance to the foundation1s receipt of the award. Mayor Keller expressed the appreciation and congratulations of the council to the foundation for its continuing work and for its strong contribution to the City's economic development efforts. The meeting was adjourned to the special meeting to be held September 23, 1982. Respectfully submitted, ~~ Micheal D. Gleason City Manager (Recorded by Darcy Marentette) MDG:DCM:pm/CM26a13 e e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 22, 1982 Page 5 . . . PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ENGINEERING DIVISION . Bids Opened: September 8, 1982 10TH AVENUE TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT on south side of 10th Avenue from Charnelton Street to Oak Street and 200 feet of Olive Street south of 10th Avenue (Job #2059) Bi dders Contract Cost AYJARD l. Lonnie Hamm & Associates, & Lonnie Hamrn, a Joint Venture--------------------------------------- $ 316,697.69 2. August Construction Co.-------------------------- 364,165.35 3. Berg-Stubbert Consttuction Co.------------------- 412,299.61 4. Eugene Sand & Gravel, Inc.----------------------- 431,769.45 5. R. A. Chambers & Associates, Inc.---------------- 453,264.19 Amount of Contract City Cost Amount Budgeted $316,697.69 $162,828 $162,828 e LTD Share $285,988 Total Project, Including Engineering, Contingencies and Owner-Purchased Materials $458,816 -