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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/18/1981 Meeting M I NUT E S e Eugene City Council City Council Chamber November 18, 1981 11 : 30 a. m . COUNCILORS PRESENT: Gretchen Miller, Brian Obie, Mark Lindberg, D. W. Hamel, Cynthia Wooten, and Emily Schue. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Betty Smith and Eric Haws. Adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Gus Keller. 1. ITEMS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL, APPOINTMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS A. Property at 38th and Hilyard Ms. Schue stated that she had received some information from the Joint Housing Committee regarding some City-owned property at 38th and Hilyard which was purchased with Community Development money about two years ago to promote low-income housing. The City had an agreement with Lane County to build a low-income project on that site. There have been two neighborhood meetings e about this proposed project, and there is some opposition in the neighborhood to the project. At this time the Lane County Housing Authority plans to proceed with the project. The South Hills Neighborhood plans to oppose it. B. Solar Energy Tax Credits Ms. Miller stated that she had distributed a memo to the councilors to determine how they would feel about sending a letter to the legislative delegation regard- ing solar energy tax credits. She urged serious consideration of the measure and noted that the City has been trying to develop a conservation program for this area. She feels that some incentive is an important element of this strategy. Council consensus was to support sending the letter. C. Press Conference Ms. Miller stated that she would be holding a press conference on Friday morning at 10 a.m. in the City Council chamber. D. House Owned by Gordon Elliott Mr. Hamel requested the City Manager follow up on the condition of the house on Washington Street owned by Gordon Elliott. This has been a problem in the past and it continues to deteriorate, rather than improve. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 18, 1981 Page 1 - .- E. Budget Committee Appointment Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Ms. Miller, to reappoint Michael . Hartwig, 2260 Elysium, to the Budget Committee for a term expiring December 31, 1984. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. F. Jefferson Pool Status Mr. Lindberg stated that a memo had been received from Ernie Drapela, Parks and Recreat ion. Mr. Lindberg is encouraged by the speedy staff work being done on the current situation with Jefferson Pool and the damages caused by the storm. Mr. Hamel added that at a Joint Parks Committee meeting this morning, Mr. Drapela had announced Parks and Recreation staff are working to restore use of the pool. G. Congratulations To Public Works Staff Ms. Wooten noted appreciation for the fine work done by staff in regard to leaf pickup in the West Eugene area. H. Economic Diversification Subcommittee Mayor Keller announced that Ms. Wooten, Mr. Obie, and he would serve on the Economic Diversification Subcommittee. 1. Library Board Appointment Mayor Keller stated that a staff request had been received regarding the appoint- ment to the Library Board. -- Ms. Miller moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to reappoint Tom Gilbert, 1451 Waite, to the Library Board for a term expiring January 1, 1986. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. J. Constituent's Concern Ms. Miller stated that she had distributed information regarding fluoride to the council from a constituent. K. Metropolitan Wastewater Funding Micheal Gleason, City Manager, stated that Bill Pye has presented information regarding MWMC funding. It looks as though there is a good possibility that there will be money to complete a major portion of the wastewater project. L. Appointments Cathy Freedman, City Manager's Office, stated that information has been distrib- uted to the council regarding upcoming appointments, but there are some changes: Maria Tenerio should be added to the list of those applying to the Community Development Committee; Harris Hoffman should be deleted from the CDC list since he is already a member of that committee; Marna Elliott should be deleted from the Joint Housing Committee a list of applicants since she no longer resides in this area. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 18, 1981 Page 2 Mr. Miller stated that in the summer Alan Garten was appointed to the Community - Development Committee. She feels his appointment should be continued so that this will fit with the Federal cycle. Ms. Wooten added that she was not aware of the application deadline and asked if it could be extended for the Citizen Involvement Committee and the Planning Commission until November 30th. Mr. Obie movedt seconded by Ms. Millert to reappoint Alan Gartent 119 North Adamst to the Community Development Committee for a term ending January It 1985. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. Council consensus was to allow applications to continue to be taken for the Citizen Involvement Committee and Planning Commission until November 30t 1981. Ms. Freedman stated that the council could ballot today on the Joint Housing Committee and determine interview times. M. Meeting Schedule Ms. Freedman listed the items that have been tentatively scheduled for the December 14t 1981t City Council agenda. Since it is a lengthy listt staff recommendation is to consider holding a special meeting on December 7t 1981. Council discussed this situation. Mayor Keller noted that staff should schedule a special City Council meeting December 7t 1981t unless the council decides otherwise. N. Eugene Hilton/Eugene Private Industry Council Agreement e Mr. Gleason stated that part of the Economic Diversification Program is the destination point programt specifically CETA/Hilton. There has been an orienta- tion session with over 750 individualst out of which finalists were selected to be enrolled in a training program geared toward working at the Hilton. A memo was distributed. O. Agenda Adjustment Mr. Gleason stated that the staff recommendation is to pull Item V from the agenda since Dave Radcliff is unavailable today. P. Further Discussion on Jefferson Pool Ms. Wooten stated that in regard to Jefferson Poolt the memo states it is too early to determine whether the bubble can be repaired on Jefferson Pool. Ernie Drapelat Parks and Recreationt stated that at the Joint Parks Committee meeting this morningt it was decided that either the pool bubble should be repaired or replaced. If it is repairedt there is the chance that it may not last much longer since it has gone beyond its life expectancy anyway. The insurance carrier has stated that we may have the option to repair or replace the bubble. The Joint Parks Committee unanimously voted to replace the blower. It would add greatly to the usability of the pool if the bubble and the blower units were replaced. Greg Paget City Manager's Officet is checking out the energy economics of bubble replacements. If both the blower and bubble are e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 18t 1981 Page 3 replaced, it could extend the life of the pool five to eight years. The neces- sary structural repair could be delayed until the 1982-83 capital improvements are done. Hours have been extended at Sheldon and Echo Hollow pools to better e accommodate those swimmers accustomed to swimming at Jefferson Pool. Addi tional information should be available by the end of this week. Ms. Miller noted that a citizen has requested to speak to the council regarding Jefferson Pool. Council consensus was to allow him to speak. Carl Hosticka, 2420 Emerald, stated that people are concerned about Jefferson Pool and a meeting was held last night to discuss the situation. They are happy to see that the Parks Department is making rapid progress on this issue and they are pleased that hours have been extended at the other pools. He thanked staff for their timely work. II. ROUTINE ITEMS FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL A. Segregation of Assessments Located at 1115 Clinton Drive; applicant: Ralph Teall (SE 81-6) Ms. Miller moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to approve the segregation of assessments as noted. Roll call vote; motion carried unani- mously. B. Payment of Bills and Claims (distributed) Res. No. 3605--A resolution authorizing payment of bills and e claims for the period November 9, 1981, through November 18, 1981. Ms. Miller moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. I II. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Downtown Development District Tax Administration: Boundary Revision and Tax Apportionment Dates (memo, ordinances, and map distributed) Mr. Gleason stated that Council Bill 2393 is changing the boundaries since existing boundaries go through the middle of a structure. Council Bill 2394 would change the number of times the ad valorem taxes are collected from three per year to four times a year. Ms. Wooten asked what financial difference the boundary change would make in terms of actual dollars if the taxes are collected differently. Elaine Stewart, HCC, stated that the hotel dollars have never been anticipated since half of that structure was out of the district. Therefore, figures are not available. Public hearing was opened; there being no testimony, public hearing was closed. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 18, 1981 Page 4 CB 2393--An ordinance concerning the Downtown Development District; e amending Section 2.380 of the Eugene Code, 1971; declaring an emergency; and providing an effective date. Ms. Miller 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 2393 was read the second time by council bill number only. Ms. Miller 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 18892. CB 2394--An ordinance concerning ad valorem taxation in the Downtown Development District; amending Section 3.760 of the Eugene Code 1971; and declaring an emergency. Ms. Miller 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. Ms. Miller 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 18893. e B. 1980-81 Fiscal Year T-2000 Plan Annual Review (memo, entire report, and Planning Commission minutes distributed) Mr. Gleason stated that there is only one major change and that is in Springfield. Adoption of the amendment and endorsement of this T-2000 Plan will start the process for TIP and assessments.. Ms. Wooten noted that in an excerpt of the Planning Commission Minutes, reference was made to the 2nd/3rd avenues extension. She is not sure how this relates to the plan. Irv Berman, Public Works, responded that the extension is an uncon- firmed project in the T-2000 Plan. When the T-2000 Plan was analyzed, it was determined that there was an additional need for more signals at 2nd/3rd/Harlow. The Annual Review for 1980-81 includes this signalization. Ms. Wooten asked if the extension is a part of this proposal. Mr. Berman responded that it is not. Public hearing was opened; there being no testimony, public hearing was closed. Ms. Miller moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to adopt the amendment and recommend endorsement of the T-2000 Plan as amended to the Metropol- itan Area Transportation Committee. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 18, 1981 Page 5 C. Street Vacation for Todd Skelton, Located Between City View and McKinley Streets, North of 20th Avenue (SV 81-2) (map, background information distributed) Public hearing was opened; there being no testimony, public hearing was closed. e CB 2395--An ordinance authorizing vacation of a 17-foot-wide street which extends from City View Street west approxi- mately 180 feet to the terminus of West 19th Place. Ms. Miller 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 2395 was read the second time by council bill number only. Ms. Miller 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 18894. D. New Liquor License Outlets 1. Oregon Sampler (package store) located at 160 East Broadway; applicants: Rodney, Marie, and Wenzel Evans. Public hearing was opened; there being no testimony, public hearing was closed. Ms. Miller moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to forward to OLCC with e recommendation for approval, subject to considerations, if any. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. 2. Dejola's Restaurant and Saloon (Dispenser Class A) located at 296 East 5th Avenue; applicant: Dejola's Restaurants, Inc., Lon Denison and others. Public hearing was opened; there being no testimony, public hearing was closed. Councilor Obie indicated he would abstain from voting on this item since he is an owner in the 5th Street Market facility. Ms. Miller moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to forward to OLCC with recommendation for approval, subject to considerations, if any. Roll call vote; motion carried 5:0 with Councilor Obie abstaining. 3. Tiffany's Super Drug Stores (package store) located at: 5 Oakway Mall, 360 East 40th Street, 400 Valley River Center, 960 Oak Street; applicant: Tiffany-Davis Drug Company, John Nek ute. Public hearing was opened; there being no testimony, public hearing was closed. Ms. Miller move~, seconded by Mr. Obie, to forward to OLCC with recommendation for approval, subject to conditions, if any. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 18, 1981 Page 6 , -- - - =--- Mr. Gleason stated that he would like the council to consider having new liquor license outlets dealt with administratively. Ms. Miller agreed that that is what the council would like. Mr. Gleason stated that a reso 1 ut ion wou ld be e required and then this item would be placed on a future agenda for the council's consideration. IV. REHABILITATION LOAN AGREEMENT (memo, chart distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced Bob Thomas, HCC. Mr. Thomas stated that this is the fourth in a series of leveraged loan agree- ments. With Section 312 gone from the Community Development Program of HUD, more rehabilitation rests on the City making such loan agreements with the banks, leveraged with CD funds. These are for loan pools which are repaid from homeowner loan payments. Loans are secured by Community Development funds which are deposited as a reserve and by payments and collateral documents from loans to property owners. The loans are made only in Community Development-eligible neighborhoods and the Bethel Triangle will now be added to the list of those eligible neighborhoods. There will now be a limit of $15,000 which is lower than the previous maximum limit of $17,400. There is a Federal requirement that at least 20 percent of the funds be spent in designated areas, but that is no problem since all of Eugene's funds are spent in designated areas. Staff is asking the council to approve interest rates of up to 14 percent on the loan agreements. Staff will continue to negotiate for lower rates. Council approval will prevent staff from having to come back, which would cause a delay possibly causing higher interest rates. Staff would recommend that the resolution title be changed to: "A resolution authorizing the City to use Community Development e Block Grant Funds to enter into a rehabilitation loan agreement for $300,000 to $600,000 with local lenders." Staff will begin negotiations immediately for an amount more than the $300,000 which is currently being offered by the bank. Another agreement can probably be secured later in the year. Staff would like approval to continue negotiations for the interest rate not to exceed 14 percent for rehabilitation loan funds up to $600,000. This would be fixed rate interest. Banks have discussed variable interest rates. Staff does not feel there is adequate staffing to deal with variable interest rates until at least July. Ms. Wooten asked if it is a disadvantage to use fixed interest rates since interest rates may come down. She also asked how soon the second agreement would be negotiated. Mr. Thomas responded that there are plans for a mechanism for the City to handle variable loan interest rates. These are small loans and staff can negotiate again in March. However, loans from this agreement will have to be repaid at 14 percent. By March, staff wi 11 have committed all of these funds and can then negotiate the second loan agreement. Ms. Schue asked how this works for the homeowner. Mr. Thomas responded that they are doing a survey to see what kind of subsidies the City will need to market these loans. They are proposing splitting interest rates differently from in the past and basing them on the ability to pay. Current interest rates to owners are 3 percent, 6 percent, and 9 percent. The recommend at ion is to change these to 5 percent, 8 percent, 11 percent, and 14 percent, based upon the ability to pay. - MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 18, 1981 Page 7 Res. No. 3606--A resolution authorizing the City to use Community Development Block Grant funds to enter into a rehabilitation loan agreement of $300,000 to $600,000 with local lenders. .- Ms. Miller moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. V. EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU--QUARTERLY UPDATE (report distributed) This item was removed from the agenda. VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS A. Councilor Attendance Ms. Wooten noted that she may not be able to attend the November 25, 1981, City Council Meeting. B. Balloting for Interviews for Joint Housing Committee Mayor Keller stated that those applicants to be interviewed for the Joint Housing Committee are: Barbara Chinn, Don Kimmel and Dorothy Anderson. They will be interviewed December 9, from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Ballots were cast for the one opening on the Joint Housing Committee as follows: .- Betty Smith: Don Kimmel Eric Haws: Barbara Chinn 1 Barbara Chinn Jean Grossman Emily Schue: Barbara Chi nn D. W. Harne 1 : Don Kimmel Kent Jennings Laura Johnson John McGuire Kent Jennings Gretchen Miller: Paul Bogen Brian Obie: Dorothy Anderson Jean Grossman Don Kimmel Margret Thoresen Margret Thoresen Cynthia Wooten: Donald Genasci Mark Lindberg: Dorothy Anderson Dorothy Anderson Barbara Chinn Barbara Chi nn . Kent Jennings The meeting was adjourned to November 25, 1981. ~~ ~ ~ ", ~l a~-- City Manager (Recorded by Lynda Nelson) r. MDG:LN:kb/CM26a16 c' . MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 18, 1981 Page 8 -~,--~"