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Home My WebLink About02/13/1984 Meeting M 1 NUT E S Ql'/?.e0r:-. ~ J,;. ~?p., 1:1 ' ~b t.t.f .1 j) '>ff-tV:..o>~ 1& . ..f' <,-)~ :/~j. n \'~"4~ ./~h r7 In '-J,/~ vI./<. . \7"6'<.1 .~ 1.( 7' Ii}~ "~& p~ February IJ~1984 5:15 p.m. '" r ./~~' ,., e Eugene City Council Dinner Session Eugene Conference Center PRESENT: Mayor Gus Keller, Brian Obie, Freeman Holmer, Dick Hansen, John Ball, and Emily Schue, councilors; Mike Gleason, City Manager; Pat Lynch, Council Administrator; Jim Farah and Jim Carlson, Planning; Tim Sercombe, City Attorney; Barbara Bellamy, Public Information Director; Jody Miller, Intergovernmental Relations Director; Carole Daly, Executive Director, Cooperative Museum Commission; Don Hunter, Museum Program volunteer; Tom Hoyt, Cooperative Museum Commission board member; Don Arkell and Marty Douglas, Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority; Mark Matassa, Register-Guard; John Selix, KUGN Radio. - Mayor Keller opened the meeting and introduced Carole Daly, Cooperative Museum Commission, and Don Hunter, who gave a slide show about the proposed museum center complex in Alton Baker Park. After the slide show Ms. Daly explained that currently the museum has full funding for this year. The two staff members have developed a plan for the museum compl ex. It call s for formati on of two additional boards. A statewi de board will be formed to lend technical assistance and advice for attracting private collections to the State Museum of Natural History. It will also lobby in the legislature to get the museum funded. Ms. Daly said the current Lane County Historical Museum is inadequate because of space and climate control. They anticipate forming a board appointed by the CMC to implement the building of a new historical museum. A time line is being developed by the Cooperative Museum Commission. In November the Cooperative Museum Commission agreed to take over the administration of the Lane County Museum from Lane County. A curator has just been hired. The curator of special collections is currently working on the well-used library. A traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Exhibit in Washington, D.C., will be at WISTEC February through April 1985. It is entitl ed "Yesterday's Tomorrows". The museum has appl i ed for a grant to develop an exhibit call ed "Made in Oregon", an exhibit of handmade old and new furniture. Ms. Daly is active in the development of the Culture and Leisure Plan. She noted that tourists are attracted to the city by museums. The City representative to the Cooperative Museum Commission, Tom Hoyt, was introduced. He brought up the issue of the museum's location. He asked council members to affirm their desire to locate in the Alton Baker Park location. All councilors present said individually that they supported the planned location. Their reasons were: the first phase is complete and it is late to change directions; the park is a good place for a museum complex; the state museum has been planned and state legislation mentions the present location. '. MINUTES--Eugene City Council Dinner Session February 13, 1984 Page 1 e Ms. Daly said that the Museum of Natural History is on the state's construc- tion list. Mr. Keller suggested documenting that they are losing collections because there is no building. He suggested they work very hard for the museum in the next legislature. Mr. Hansen asked that the feeling of the council for the Alton Baker Park location be told to the Downtown Commission. Mr. Hoyt said that they have put a lot of energy into attracting private funds to match state funds to build the complex. He said he and Ms. Daly will report back to the City Council. He urged that a bridge be built to the amphitheater near the WISTEC museum. Ms. Daly thanked the City for its overall support and specifically for the BAT loan that was used for a down payment on the Smithsonian exhibit. She told how this unique exhibit had been recommended to Eugene by Champion International. II. LANE REGIONAL AIR POLLUTION AUTHORITY--DON ARKELL AND MARTY DOUGLAS Mr. Arkell passed out a pamphlet that explained the Lane Regional Air Pollu- tion Authority (LRAPA). He explained that the history dates back to 1959. He said LRAPA is funded by Springfield, Lane County, Eugene, and permit fees. LRAPA is the only locally controlled air quality agency in the state of Oregon. He explained that LRAPA's legal authority comes from ORS 468. He explained the jurisdictional responsibilities, funding, and program as outlined in the distributed material and available at LRAPA. Mr. Holmer was told that LRAPA does not currently deal with noise pollution. DEQ has one expert in noise pollution for the total state. 4It Mr. Obie asked what would happen if LRAPA were not there. He was told that DEQ would establish a field office for environmental control. It is estimated that there would be 80 percent of the monitoring that is currently done. This was studied in 1982. In order to save money, the office of LRAPA has sublet one- third of its space which they had previously used. The lease for the building will run out in two years. Ms. Schue told about the successful cooperation between Kingsford and LRAPA in cleaning up a very bad air pollution problem. Mr. Ball asked LRAPA's strategy on woodstove pollution. Mr. Arkell said that the staff had supported HB 2235, conducted a local wood heating survey, and done extensive public education. Mr. Ball noted that industrial development could be restricted if the air quality standards were exceeded. Mr. Arkell agreed and said that Eugene was on the edge of the carbon monoxide standard. The Department of Transportation cannot fund highways that are in a nonattainment area. Mr. Ball said that they needed to implement a policy to make people aware of how to make less smoke. Environmentalists and industrialists share the same goal. Mr. Holmer asked if there was a charge for polluting. He was told that companies have to buy a permit that is renewed every three years. It is a public process; the program is run by state law. - MINUTES--Eugene City Council Dinner Session February 13, 1984 Page 2 e 4It - III. RIVER ROAD/SANTA CLARA--JIM FARAH, JIM CARLSON, AND TIM SERCOMBE Mr. Farah said an urban transition paper will be presented at next Wednesday's City Council meeting. Springfield is working to get fire protection to unincor- porated areas to the south. Eugene, Lane County, and Springfield are joining together to do a jurisdictional study in Glenwood. Many activities are going on since the acknowledgement of the Metro Plan. There have been major annexations of industrial land which included 500 acres in West Eugene. Staff is currently involved with River Road/Santa Clara. An application is being prepared for submittal for a $7.5 million grant to pay for a sewer trunk line. The incorporation effort continues. Annexation in the River Road area continues. There have been a total of eight property owner-inititated annexations for 234 acres and 223 people. Residents have approached the City about a major annexation in the River Road/Santa Clara area. There have been six meetings. Staff has presented information on process, ordinances, and data. Mr. Sercombe said the legal context of these discussions is that there is a process for wholesale annexation if ten percent of the residents petition the Boundary Commission. After the Boundary Commission issues the order allowing annexation, there is an opportunity for remonstrance by 100 registered voters on the issues of whether there would be annexation or not. The issue would then be put on the ballot for a vote. Many issues come up: fire services, parks, sewers, and police, to name a few. Mr. Carlson said the River Road citizens are paying 65 percent of what the Eugene citizens pay for services. The Santa Clara citizen pays 35 percent. A phase-in of urban services will have to be worked out. Mr. Farah said the discussions are metro area problem and on the most viding urban services to the area. He reviewed the process. very positive and center on this being a cost-effective metro area solution to pro- He did not expect any action before November. Staff stressed that although they were staffing the meetings in the River Road area, the process was beyond the City's control. They would report to the council as the process proceeds. Mr. Farah anticipated a phasing-in of services that could happen over a ten-year period. Mr. Hansen asked if Eugene could deny an annexation. He Questioned if they were committed to adding services to the detriment of other areas of the city. Mr. Farah said staff would supply that information. It was a decision of the Boundary Commission with recommendations from the Planning Commission and City Council. Mr. Carlson said Eugene has already committed dollars to the inter- ceptor sewer and bought land along the river. Annexation would be recouping those expenses. There was already a commitment in the Metro Plan to make the area an urban reserve. Meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m. (Recorded by Beth Conant) Be :cj/CM8a13 ~~~ (~~ . ..~"'" ~ MINUTES--Eugene City Council Dinner Session February 13, 1984 Page 3