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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/21/1977 Meeting r . M I NUT E S EUGENE CITY COUNCIL September 21, 1977 Adjourned meeting from September 14, 1977, of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by Council President Eric Haws, in the absence of Mayor Gus Keller, at 11:20 a.m. on September 21, 1977, at King's Table, Oakway Mall, with the following Council members present: D W. Hamel, Tom Williams, Jack Delay, Scott Lieuallen, and Betty Smith. Brian Obie and Ray Bradley were absent. I. Items from Mayor and Council A. Water Master Plan--Manager noted that a copy of the Water Master Plan is now on file in the City Manager's office should any Councilors wish to peruse it. B. Ambulance Company Mobilchair Rates--Manager announced that the Ambulance Rates Committee has reached some alternatives to be con- sidered. A public hearing is needed for September 26. Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to call a public hearing for September 26, 1977. Motion carried unanimously. C. Workshop on Council Assistance--Manager announced a workshop meeting e on Council assistance would be held at 5:30 p.m. on September 26 at the Eugene Hotel in the Empire Room. D. Downtown Westside Area Mixed-Use Zoning District--Manager announced distribution to Council of a memorandum from the Planning Department which refers to the Downtown Wests ide Area Mixed-Use Zoning District. Regarding the matter, Manager said that Mr. Saul, Planning Department, was present and could answer questions in regard to the matter after the meeting. . E. Source Separation Feasibility Study--Manager announced that Mr. Jeff Detlefsen, Project Consultant for Source Separation for Lane County, was present to make a presentation at the end of the meeting, should time allow. II. Institutional Arrangements for Economic Development--Memo and other information have been distributed to Council members. Manager noted that the staff supports the recommendation, mainly for the purpose of county-wide planning and implementation. There are certain conditions staff feels should be seriously considered; namely, that Eugene be a major participant, not just one of 25. Presumably, he said, the plans have to be in concert and complement the Eugene plans. A further consideration is that more grant opportunities and dollars would become available through the proposed structure. Manager then announced that he had just received a letter from the Eugene Area Chamber e of Commerce asking that Council defer decision on the matter until Novemberl. 9/21/77--1 "~ \ .- '- The main reason for that request is that the Port District Steering .' Committee of Eugene and Springfield has been studying ways to go in encouraging economic development. During October, the Committee will meet with Ed Whitelaw and the Small Business Administration. The letter further notes that Springfield has decided to postpone a decision until November 1. Mr. Williams wondered what the impact would be in delaying until November 1. Mr. Haws said he was never clear exactly what the time pressure was. Mary Wahl, Administrative Aide for Commissioner Wood, noted that they have not had an opportunity to contact all of the groups involved. Should L-COG vote on September 22 to delay decision on the matter until their next meeting, it would allow the County to contact the remainder of the groups. She said she ,is not aware of dollars that would be lost right now if the decision is not made at the September 22 meeting. Mr. Delay said that discussion hinges around endorsing the idea of putting a commission together to study the possibility of forming an economic development district. He said that is a complex question and must be analyzed in terms of effect on the City of Eugene. He does not believe any commission should be formed without coming back to the-local units of government first. He wonders what the powers of such a commission would be, i.e., whether they would have the power e to form an economic development district, make grant applications, etc. Stan Biles, Administrative Aide for Commissioner Bob Wood, noted that several months ago there was talk of Lane County forming a single district. Because of opposition, a multi-county organization was ultimately suggested. He said that coming back to local jurisdictions would not be a problem since there would be representatives of each city council sitting on the board. Mr. Delay expressed concern that the City should have proportional representation and a review of any plans that would affect it. Ms. Wahl noted that EDA has required that no political body can have veto power over a group set up as a coordinative effort. Mr. Biles noted that any decision in terms of representation would go to an L-COG advisory group, then to the Commissioners. At that time, if there is any dissatisfaction, the City does not have to go along. It would be up to each City's representative to express concerns at that time. Manager noted he discussed the matter with Commissioner Wood. As he understands it, if the district is formed and if the Commission becomes the governing bOdy for the district, Eugene could only have one elected representative. The question then would be how many non-elected repre- sentatives might be considered from Eugene, and how would they get on the Commission, since the City of Eugene represents 40 percent of the population" business activity, etc. He said that those kinds of matters have not as yet been determined. e 9121177--2 7/5 , ~ e Mr. Lieuallen expressed interest that staff come up with a more com- prehensive recommendation, including the possibility of a private economic development corporation that would perceive Eugene's needs, as opposed to locking itself into something that would not suit it. Mr. Porter, Planning Director, said that staff's report to the City Council was done quickly because of time restrictions. The conditions outlined were thought to best protect the City's interests. From staff's standpoint, he said, Eugene is in an economic environment bigger than the City alone. Given the kind of government in Oregon, - the county has been given the role of coordinating local cities' pro- grams. That is the nature of the environment. Eugene must recognize it is part of the county and try to work within the framework. Mr. Delay said he was certainly interested in cooperating with the county but, at the same time, he wishes to protect the interests of the City of Eugene. Mr. Whitelaw, economic consultant, said that the notion of an identifiable coordinative body to address economic issues in the county seems like a good idea, though the overall economy hardly needs a boost. There are more serious problems with land-use planning and the labor force, that must be addressed other than by an economic development district. Mr. Lieuallen wanted consideration given to a local economic development e corporation and, also, wondered whether it would be possible to dis- tinguish between urban and rural problems. It was understood that Mr. Haws would encourage L-COG to delay a decision until its October meeting and that staff would return with more information. III. Administrative and Legal Remedies under Federal Clean Air Act--September 16 memo from City Manager has been distributed to Council, along with an opinion from the City Attorney's office. Manager noted that it is the consensus of staff that the City should seek other legal remedies; namely, that the Federal Clean Air Act is being violated and that the City should seek a remedy by approaching the Environmental Protection Agency to en- force the Act. If that cannot be achieved through administrative action, then court action should be considered. City Attorney Stan Long noted that, in terms of time commitment, the City must be prepared to invest maybe even as much as several years. It is a major undertaking involving much time and money. Reasons to discontinue such a course may come up in the interim, but Council should be aware of the outside limitations. Mayor Gus Keller has issued a statement supporting adoption of the recommended course of action against field burning in the Willamette Valley. The reasons Mayor Keller gave were that field burning smoke is still a pollutant, it is caused by a special protected class--the seed growers, the seed industry has the power to control the direction of state legis- lation, field burning has taken the major portion of Eugene's lObbying - efforts in recent legislative sessions, and the field burning lawsuit would be consistent with Eugene's position with the state legislature. 116 9/21/77--3 ,. " \11,' .', Mr. Delay supported the idea, saying that it is not just smoke manage- . ment, but rather an ongoing long-term problem that federal regulations require be solved. He feels the City has no option but to pursue it at this point. Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to authorize the City Manager to pursue the legal action as recommended. Motion carried unanimously. IY. Liquor License Applications Chage of Ownership: Pearl Street Station, 412 Pearl (RMB); from Taylor, Elliott, and Wynia to Beau Ran, Incorporated (Dennis Worley, Charley Smith, Michael Sherman) Greater Privilege: Orignal Joe's of Eugene, Inc., 795 Willamette; from RMB to DA; applicant: B & A Enterprises (Jeanne Xiarhos and Harry Si ani s) Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to recommend approval of the two applications and forward to OLCC. Motion carried unanimously. Y. Segregation of Assessment: Located north side of Royal Avenue, south of Echo Hollow Road (Walt Haniuk, Parks Department, City of Eugene; for Wilde Wick) SE77-7 - Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to approve the segre- gation. Roll call vote. Motion carried unanimously. VI. Downtown Development District Tax Levy--Finance Department memo had been distributed to Council members. C.B. 1542--Leyving an ad valorem tax for the fiscal year 1977-78 on the ownership of real property in the Downtown Development District and declaring an emergency was read by council bill number and title only, there being no Council member present requesting that it be read in full. Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, 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 thi s time. Motion carried unanimously and the bill was read the second time by council bill number only. Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote. All Council members voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 18052. . -,\' 9/21/77--4 ~. ~ . VII. Authorization for street paving, sanitary sewer, and storm construction on Best Lane from lone Avenue to 1300 feet north Res. No. 2757--Authorizing initiating process for street paving, sani- tary sewer, and storm construction on Best Lane from lone Avenue to 1300 feet north (1494) was read by number and title. Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to adopt the resolutjon. Roll call vote. Motion carried unanimously. VIII. Acce tin bid and awardin sale of 1977 General Obli ation Warrants Flnance memo has een dlstrlbuted to Councll members Mr. Delay asked for a general assessment of how over-extended the City of Eugene is in terms of bonding capacity. Finance Director noted that state law provides for a limitation of three percent of the assessed evaluation. He said that, in its present position, the City could offer $18 million and still be within the three percent limitation. He noted that two bids were received "today"--one from u.s. National Bank for 4.43 percent and one from First National Bank for 4.20 percent. The resolution authorizes accepting the low bid and issuing the warrants. Res. No. 2758 --Awarding sale of General Obligation Construction Warrants e to First National Bank in the amount of$!1',O()2~OJ{~: was read by number and title. Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote. Motion carried unanimously. ) IX. Approval of Council Minutes Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to approve the Council minutes of September 6 and September 14, 1977. Roll call vote. Motion carried unanimously. x. Feasibility of Source Separation of Solid Waste Jeff Detlefsen, Department of Environmental Management for Lane County, said that, in an attempt to investigate the feasibility of diverting recoverable resources from the waste stream and returning them to industry as secondary materials, Lane County is embarking on a feasi- bility study which will involve collection of residential recyclables at the source. Lane County's annual expenditure to promote and investi- gate recycling at the source has reached $144,000 per year. Twenty percent of that total is budgeted for the feasibility study. In addi- tion to the feasibility study's budget, he said, Eugene garbage haulers have offered to cover expenses of collection and marketing the recyclables produced by the feasibility study. The study is an effort to determine the feasibility of door-to-door collection of residential recyclables. e -, /8 9/21/77--5 , ... There would be no cost to the City for the study. The study would in- . volve 300 residents in Eugene and 300 in Springfield. Mr. Detlefsen noted that Springfield gave unanimous approval to the project. Addi- tionally, he said residents asked to participate will be selected by computer and asked to volunteer by means of a letter. To keep the project in check, he said that periodic written reports would be made to the resource recovery advisory committee, which he will be overseeing. Mr. Williams asked who will be responsible for items left a long the street if something went wrong. ~. Detlefsen stated he would be fully responsible for overseeing the collection. Mr. Delay wondered if the question had been addressed as to what break- down would have the greatest public benefit. Mr. Detlefsen said the plan is to proceed half way through the re-design and perhaps at that time add additional categories of source separation. Mr. Williams moved, seconded by Mr. Hamel, to support the pro- gram and authorize the City to send such a letter of support to the participants. Motion carried unanimouSly. XI. Public Hearing Schedule September 26, 1977 . A. Liquor License Application: New Outlet--Monty's Pizza, 1809 Franklin Boulevard (RMB), app1icant--Byrd Development, Ltd. (Randy & Vicki Byrd, Arlen & Shermaine Swearingen). B. Proposed amendment to City Code limiting the cutting of trees in e approved subdivisions, major partitions, and minor partitions to those areas within approved rights-of-way and public utility ease- ments. C. Quasi-Judicial Hearing: Rezoning from C-2 and R-3 to MU properties located between 7th and 13th avenues, extending from Washington Street to Lincoln Street (Eugene Planning Commission) (Z 76-38) (Map attached; other materials in separate packet). Upon motion duly made, seconded, and passed, meeting was adjourned to September 26, 1977 . 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