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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/11/1985 Meeting (2) M I NUT E S e Eugene City Council City Council Chamber September 11,1985 12:20 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Cynthia Wooten, Richard Hansen, Emily Schue, Freeman Holmer, Ruth Bascom, Debra Ehrman, Roger Rutan, Jeff Mill er. The adjourned meeting from September 9, 1985 of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Brian B. Obie. I. ITEMS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL, APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS, AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS A. Items from Mayor and Council l. Report from Parks and Recreation Department Referring to a report from the Parks and Recreation Department, Councilor Ehrman said the Washington Park wading pool was not open this summer. She e hoped the wading pools will be open next summer. 2. Consortium to Address Substance Abuse Council Rutan said he is serving on a Coordinating Committee initiated by School District 4-J. The committee hopes to develop a strategy and a community consortium for addressing the issues of substance abuse. He will report to the council on it later. 3. Land Conservation and Development Commission Hearing Councilor Schue will testify before the Land Conservation and Development Commission this week during final consideration of the Metropolitan Area General Pl an. 4. Tree and Beautification Commission Councilor Bascom said children will be asked to participate in a tree planting ceremony when the first phase of the widening of 6th and 7th avenues is compl eted. The commission is planning a tree fair at the 1986 Eugene Celebration. - MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 11,1985 Page 1 5. City Business License Procedures -- Mr. Holmer noted that the City had discontinued licensing door-to-door sellers. One of his constituents felt threatened by a person selling door-to-door at night. Mr. Holmer was told by City employees that numerous complaints have been received. He said the subject deserves attention. 6. National Council on Public Works Improvements Mr. Holmer said there have been two organizational meetings of the National Council on Public Works Improvements. He is a member. The group is inter- esting and has the attention of a number of public agencies and public interest groups. B. Announcements l. Citizen Participation Month Mayor Obie announced that September is Citizen Participation Month. The City currently has 46 openings on boards, commissions, and committees. Applica- tions are available in the Permit and Information Center and the City Manager's office. Applications must be received by October 4, 1985. On September 16th from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Conference Center, there will be a reception to encourage women to seek appointments to City positions. 2. Capital Budget Subcommittee e City Manager Micheal Gleason announced that the Capital Budget Subcommittee will meet September 19, 1985, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber. Several councilors asked to have the subcommittee meeting on another day. 3. Permit and Information Center Open House Terri Vanderpool said the Permit and Information Center will be dedicated Friday, September 27, 1985 at 1:30 p.m. She referred to her September 11 memo to the Mayor and City Councilors and suggested councilors contact her if they would like to add people to the invitation list. She said the Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 28, for the public. Mayor Obie suggested the councilors sign the symbolic permit with him. C. Agenda Adjustments City Manager Micheal Gleason announced the agenda had been amended. II. ROUTINE ITEMS FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL A. City Council Minutes of May 8; Dinner/Work Session of June 24; June 26; July 8; July 17; August 7; and Dinner/Work Session of August 12 (minutes distributed) it MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 11, 1985 Page 2 Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to approve the City - Council minutes of May 8, June 24, June 26, July 8, July 17, August 7, and August 12, 1985. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. B. Segregation of Assessment for Property Located on the South Side of Country Club Road, West of Southwood Street (SE 85-2) Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to approve the segre- gation of assessment as noted. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. III. RIVERFRONT PARK URBAN RENEWAL PLAN (memo, ordinance, background information distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the agenda item. Ms. Wooten emphasized that approval of the ordinance would be subject to the changes made by the council at its meeting on Monday, September 9, 1985. CB 2847--An ordinance adopting the Riverfront Park Urban Renewal Pl an. Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous e consent of the council, and that enactment be considered at this time. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. Council Bill 2847 was read the second time by council bill number only. Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, that the bill including the changes made by the council on September 9, 1985, be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; all councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed (and became Ordinance No. 19352). IV. EUGENE'S CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION ORDINANCE (memo, background information distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the agenda item. Planning Director Susan Brody gave the staff report. She said the condominium conversion ordi- nance was adopted in June of 1980 to provide some protection to elderly people and people with low incomes. The staff would like direction to proceed with the revision and its public review because of experience with the ordinance. The process of reviewing applications can be streamlined. Ms. Wooten said she does not want the protections for elderly people and people with low incomes to be eroded. - MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 11, 1985 Page 3 Mr. Holmer and Mayor Obie questioned the priority of the review. Ms. Brody e said this is an appropriate time to review the ordinance because there is very little activity in housing. Mayor Obie noted the revision is an efficiency measure. Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to direct staff to work with the Planning Commission to update the Condominium Conversion Ordinance. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Obie hoped the revised ordinance would not be burdensome for the community. V. REPORT ON 1985 REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION (memo, background information distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the agenda item. Jody Miller of the Intergovernmental Relations Division gave the staff report. She said the City staff worked on 136 priority bills. Time was spent on the sales tax, lottery, support for the University of Oregon, new revenues, protection of the home rule authority, and pre-paid ambulance service. There was a 95 percent success rate. The area will receive $50 million in construction funds. Ms. Miller said the staff is using a computer system to institute a policy review of bills instead of reviewing each bill. e Ms. Miller thanked members of the legislative subcommittee and other councilors for their work during the legislative session. She also thanked the legislative coordinators in each City department. She expressed apprecia- tion for the work of Grattan Kerans, the City lobbyist. Ms. Schue thanked the mayor for his work during the legislative session. She said he made many contacts and the work paid off. Mayor Obie recessed the meeting at 12:40 p.m. and said councilors would reconvene in the McNutt Room. Mayor Obie reconvened the work session of the Eugene City Council at 12:50 p.m. in the McNutt Room. VI. UPDATE ON DESIGN OF AIRPORT TERMINAL PROJECT ,/ Director of Aviation Bob Shelby introduced Bob Mention of Mention Hanns Associates, the project architect, and Frank Silkwood of TRA, the airport consultant to Mention Hanns who reported on the design of the expansion of Mahlon Sweet Field. Mr. Shelby noted that the design now incorporates a concourse and second level boarding arrangement that implement a fully enclosed corridor to airplanes as requested by the City Council at its e January 23 work session. MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 11, 1985 Page 4 Mr. Silkwood reviewed the design using many illustrations. . Answering a question from Mr. Hansen, Mr. Silkwood said the largest regional carrier airplanes in use here now are F27s which have 40 seats. Four could be parked on the ramp. Security screening is not needed for airplanes with fewer than 60 seats. Replying to questions from Ms. Ehrman and Mayor Obie, Mr. Silkwood said all the landscaping in the designs is new. The existing parking area accommodates about 600 cars. The new design will accommodate about 800 cars, but it can be expanded to accommodate 700 more cars. Mr. Shelby said consideration will be given to landscaping both sides of the entrance road to the airport. Responding to questions from Mr. Holmer and Ms. Ehrman, Mr. Silkwood said there will be a peak demand for 450 people in the gate lobby where they wait for airplanes, but the fire marshal will permit more people. The designers have provided room for visitors in the gate lobby, but the airport management will decide about permitting visitors there. If they are permitted, visitors will have to go through security. Answering a question from Mr. Miller about when luggage will be available to passengers, Mr. Silkwood said airline personnel decide when and how luggage is unloaded. Mr. Miller noted that the delay in recovering luggage is one of the most serious problems at the airport now. He suggested Mr. Silkwood explore means of ensuring swift luggage delivery in the design. He also suggested the airport management explore means of ensuring sufficient available personnel to unload luggage. e Ms. Ehrman suggested the landscaped courtyard could be optional. She was pleased with the memo the council received answering questions about the expansion. Responding to a question from Mr. Rutan, Mr. Silkwood said the cost of the expansion as designed is within the $17.1 million cost discussed by the council previously. Several councilors commented on the designs. Ms. Schue liked them. Ms. Bascom liked the landscaped courtyard. Ms. Wooten was pleased with the less cluttered look of the designs. She had hoped the expansion would serve for longer than ten years. She would like estimates of the cost of the expansion that may be needed then. Answering a question from Mayor Obie about finding space for a sixth airline, Mr. Silkwood said new airlines could sublease space from other carriers or we still have the option of another ticketing bay as a bid alternative. It usually is no problem. - MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 11, 1985 Page 5 Mayor Obie and the councilors agreed that the gate lobby should include space - for a snack bar, not just a space for vending machines. The meeting was adjourned at 1:25 p.m. ,: Respecfully submitted, 7~. .a Micheal D. Gleason City Manager (Recorded by Betty Lou Rarick) 1852C e - MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 11,1985 Page 6 .. . e MEMORANDUM September 18, 1985 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Planning Department SUBJECT: Request for Exception to Water Extension Policy (WE 85-2) Recently, the City received a request for City water from a couple living in north Santa Clara. Their proper~y is located on the north side of Beacon Drive, east of River Road. The Richarts have recently discovered that the two wells on their property are contaminated with coliform bacteria. Under separate cover is a more detailed analysis of the request for City water ~ e and a proposed City Council resolution. The planning staff will be available at your meeting to fur~her explain the request. - ... e M E M 0 RAN 0 U M DATE: August 21, 1985 TO: Micheal Gleason, City Manager FROM: Ed''Iin R. Smith, Hult Center Executive Director SUBJECT: PATRON USER FEE AMENDi'-IENT Attached are copies of documents with regard to a change in the City Ordinance relating to the Patron User Fee. This change permits the Hult Center to give and/or allow outside promoters to give complimentary tickets to shOl'ls without being responsible for paying the Patron User Fee. This makes the Center consistent with industry standards and expectations. -- The change to the Ordinance also permits Patron User Fee-exempt exchange of tickets for services (primarily for advertising with local media). This is also standard industry practice. This Ordinance also corrects the name of the center to Hult Center for the Performing Arts, instead of Eugene Performing Arts Center. Failure of this Ordinance to receive approval would result iri lost business from promoters and media who are not prepared to pay for services otherwise and elsewhere received free. Please place on Council Agenda. rb ERS: In 3/21/35 e, ,\t tachmcnts y ,. - .. e ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER; AMENDING SECTIONS 3.810 AND 3.812 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Sect i on 1. The caption preceding Section 3.810 of the Eugene Code, 1971, and Sections 3.810 and 3.812 are amended to provide: Hult {E-t1gene ee~tet.lIli-ng kt:.s} Center for the Performing Arts ~ Patron User Fee 3.810 {EtSgl!!Ml}Hult Center for the Performing Arts {€ee\~e~} Patron User Fee. (1) For purposes of__this section, the following words and e phrases mean: Admission fee. The dollar amount charged, whether or not received, for entry to an event. Event. A performance, presentation, demonstration, exhibi~ tion, or meeting at the Hult {E~gene} Center for the Performing Arts {68nter.} to which the public is invited. Person. As defined in subsection (e) of section 3.770 of this chapter. Barter. The exchange of an admission fee for a commodity or service. (2) For the privilege of attending an event there is hereby added to the admission fee for each attendee a patron user fee of $0.50. The patron user fee shall be: e (a) collected at the time the admission fee is paid, (b) in addition to the admission fee. and (c) separately stated on any receipt for the admission fee. . '< ",. ill Any admission established by the executive director of the e center or his/her designee(s), to be a comolimentary admission or to be used for the purpose of bartering, shall not be subject to the patron user fee. 3.812 HuH [Et~e~e} Center for the Performing Arts [Eel'}l;er.} Patron User Fee ~ Administration and Collection. ( 1 ) Collection of admission fees and patron user fees for all events shall be under the direction and control of the city manager. The city manager may contract with persons to collect admission fees and patron user fees. The city manager may adopt rules and regulations to insure all fees are collected. The rules and regulations may provide for the payment of the fees by the use of credit cards. ~ (2) The city manager or his or her designate shall deposit all patron user fees collected pursuant to section 3.810 in the Performing Arts e Unearned Income Fund. (3 ) No official or employee of the city may disclose any informa~ tion regarding the business of a person required to payor collect the patron user fee prescribed in section 3.810, except that nothing in this sub- section shall prevent: (a) The disclosure to, or the examination of records and equipment by a city official, employee, or agent for the sole purpose of administering, collecting, or auditing the patron user fee; (b) The disclosure of general statistics regarding taxes collected or business done in the city; or ( c) The disclosure of information necessary to enforce the - provisions of sections 3.810 and 3.812. Ordinance..., 2 .' . u e Section 2. That the matters contained herein concern the public welfare, and in order to insure the orderly implementation of these procedures, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Ordinance shall become effec; tive immediately upon its passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor. Passed by the City Council this Approved by the Mayor this _ day of , 1985 day of , 1985. City Recorder t1ayor . e - Ordinance - 3