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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/18/1983 Meeting e e e M I NUT E S Eugene City Council City Council Chamber May 18, 1983 11:45 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: John Ball, Freeman Holmer, Mark Lindberg, Brian Obie, Emily Schue, Betty Smith, Cynthia Wooten. COUNCILOR ABSENT: Dick Hansen. 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. Community Development Block Grant Process Councilor Wooten noted that a business in her ward, located at West 2nd Avenue and Jackson Street and owned by Jim Clay, had participated in the first round of 1982 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocations for econolnic development. She said Mr. Clay had a signed contract for CDBG funds but had had difficulties in receiving the moneys. City Manager Micheal Gleason said that staff was working to address this problem and would report back to Ms. Wooten. B. Municipal Homeowners' Policy Insurance Program Councilor Wooten referred to a memo she had received regarding the Municipal Homeowners' Policy Insurance Program. She asked whether such a program could be made available to commercial enterprises. Mr. Gleason said staff would research this and respond to Ms. Wooten. C. Jobs Bill and Community Development Block Grant Funds Councilor Lindberg said that he had been following the progress of the Jobs Bill. He said that the City would probably get some Community Development Block Grant funds and noted that Eugene Development Department staff member Chris Hofmann had been chosen to chair a committee that is a local version of a national voluntary board responsible for distributing about $50 million on a nationwide basis. Mr. Lindberg said that he would keep the council posted on this matter. D. Transient Room Tax Councilor Obie referred to a memo that councilors had received from Finance Director Warren Wong responding to questions raised by councilors regarding the Transient Room Tax. Mr. Obie noted the memo stated that use of the University of Oregon dorms as transient lodging for conventions and seminars would fall within the provisions of the Room Tax ordinance, but that the City Attorney's Office had said that collection of the tax would have to be voluntary. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 18, 1983 Page 1 e Responding to a question from Mr. Obie, Tim Sercombe, City Attorney's Office, said he would report back to the council with more information. He said that the question of cost-effectiveness would also have to be considered, that is, would it cost more to collect the tax than the revenues generated. Councilor Obie noted that 5,000 people would be attending a conference at the University on sports medicine and said he felt that collecting for such large conventions would be cost-effective. Councilor Obie said the memo from Mr. Wong had stated that bed and breakfast establishments were not covered under the Room Tax ordinance. Mr. Obie proposed that the council discuss amending the ordinance to include such establishments. Mayor Keller agreed and suggested that such an amendment be prepared for council consideration. E. Appointment to the Bicycle Committee Mayor Keller announced his appointment of Ruthann Maguire, 1692 Jefferson Street, to the Bicycle Committee for an indefinite term. F. Hult Center Budget Discussion Mayor Keller noted that the discussion of the Hult Center budget that had originally been scheduled for the May 25 council meeting would probably be rescheduled for a later date as a result of action taken on the budget by the Budget Committee at its May 17, 1983, meeting. e II. ROUTINE ITEMS FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL A. City Council Minutes of April 20, 1983, and April 25, 1983 (minutes distributed) Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to approve the City Council minutes of April 20, 1983, and April 25, 1983. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. B. Call for Public Hearing re: Withdrawal of Property Located on the Northeast Corner of River Road and Division Avenue from the Santa Clara Water District (Hayden Island, Inc.) (A/Z 82-6) (resolution distributed) Res. No 3775--A resolution calling a public hearing for June 8, 1983, to consider withdrawal of property located on the northeast corner of River Road and Division Avenue from the Santa Clara Water District. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 18, 1983 Page 2 III. PUBLIC HEARING: SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET #6 (memos, resolutions, detail distributed) ~ Mr. Gleason said that the Budget Committee had approved the supplemental budget at its May 17, 1983, meeting. Public hearing was opened. There being no testimony, public hearing was closed. Res. No. 3776--A resolution authorizing a loan from the Overpark Parking Fund to the Performing Arts Center Fund. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. Res. No. 3777--A resolution establishing a Commercial Revitaliza- tion Loan Trust Fund. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. CB 2638--An ordinance adopting a supplemental budget; making appropriations for the City of Eugene for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1982, and ending June 30, 1983; declaring an emergency. e Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, 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. Council Bill 2638 was read the second time by council bill number only. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote. All councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 19140. e IV. CONDEMNATION AUTHORIZATION FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION FOR WESTSIDE TRUNK SEWER (memo, map, ordinance distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced City Engineer Bert Teitzel and asked him to describe the timing of the West Eugene sewer project and the effect of the project on sewer fund reserves. Mr. Teitzel said that the total project involves a pump station- pressure system from Terry Street to the treatment plant and a gravity trunk system on Terry Street. The project is the result of an analysis done under Federal requirement, it had been determined that it was more cost-effective to transport sewage to the treatment site than to repair the deficiencies in the system. Mr. Teitzel referred to adoption of the updated Metropolitan Area General Plan and noted that sewer system upgrading was also needed to serve the Willow Creek area. He said the City will construct the westside trunk sewer gravity system from Barger Drive and Terry Street to the Danebo Pump Station. He also said that the City was working together with the Metropolitan Wastewater MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 18, 1983 Page 3 e Management Commission on the pump station and pressure systems. He said the pump station-pressure system cost was estimated at $5 to $6 million and that the City of Eugene would be contributing approximately $1 million to increase the size of the system. Mr. Teitzel said that the first phase of the project would be contracted in July or August 1983 and would include construction of the gravity system from Barger and Terry to the Danebo Pump Station. He said the second phase, which would be contracted in early 1984, would include the 11th Avenue and Willow Creek line. Mr. Teitzel said the third phase of the project, to be accomplished by 1994, would be to extend the system further west. Mr. Teitzel reported that by the end of June 1983 there would be approximately $6.4 million in cash reserves in the sewer utility fund. He estimated that by the end of June 1984 a cash balance of only $1.2 million would remain. Mr. Teitzel noted that this fund is also used for operation of the treatment plant and for other sewer activities. He noted that a few weeks ago the council had authorized purchase of easements for the pressure system and said that at this time staff was requesting authorization to purchase easements for the phase one gravity system. e Mr. Gleason commended the Public Works staff for the huge amount of design work and other preliminary work that had gone into these projects and for the excellent coordination with Federal agencies. He discussed the computerized design system that had been used in making determinations of the cost-effectiveness of various designs. Mr. Gleason noted that this was the culmination of years of work including work on the Metropolitan Area General Plan and coordination with other agencies, including Lane County. He said that over the next 25 years this planning would govern development of the West Eugene and Willow Creek areas and would result in one of the best planned "cities within a city" in the nation. Mayor Keller asked Mr. Teitzel and Mr. Gleason to convey to City staff the appreciation of the council for the excellent work involved. He noted that it would be a pleasure to see these commitments become reality as construction and development proceed. Councilor Ball commented that the residents of the Danebo area would be especially pleased to see existing sewer problems corrected. CB 2639--An ordinance authorizing the institution of proceedings in eminent domain for the acquisition by condemnation of property interests for the construction of the West- side Trunk Sewer from Barger Drive and Terry Street to the Danebo Pump Station; and declaring an emergency. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, 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 2639 was read the second time by council bill number only. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 18, 1983 Page 4 e e - Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote. All councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 19141. v. DISCUSSION OF MAY 23, 1983, COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Councilor Obie noted that a hearing was scheduled for the May 23, 1983, council meeting on improvements to Lorane Highway. He noted that this had been a controversial project involving substantial assessments and a good deal of concern from residents of the area regarding cuts and fills that would need to be made. He suggested that councilors visit the area of the proposed improvements prior to the May 23 meeting. Councilor Schue concurred with this suggestion and noted that the improvements had been requested by those concerned for the safety of children walking to Crest Drive Elementary School. She suggested councilors consider this issue as they viewed the area. Responding to a question from Mayor Keller, Mr. Teitzel said that staff had met with residents of the area and that he believed discussions regarding the design of the improvements had progressed as far as was possible. Mr. Gleason said that the City had made considerable compromises in design including reduction of the road section to 26 feet and of the sidewalk to four feet. He said no major realignment of the roadbed was proposed, and he believed only two trees would need to be removed. Responding to a question from Mayor Keller, Mr. Gleason said that he had a personal conflict of interest with the item and had asked that his property be withdrawn from calculations so they would not affect the numbers used in presentations on the item. The meeting was adjourned. ~~ Ci ty Manager (Recorded by Darcy Marentette) MDG:DCM:bm/CM26a7 MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 18, 1983 Page 5