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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes - 06/09/03 WS MINUTES Eugene City Council Work Session Council Chamber--City Hall June 9, 2003 5:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Gary Pap~, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, David Kelly, Betty Taylor Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Jennifer Solomon. Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting to order. He indicated Ms. Solomon would be late in arriving. A. ITEMS FROM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND CITY MANAGER Mr. Meisner had no items. Ms. Bettman commended Assistant City Manager Jim Carlson and former Senior Planner Steve Gordon of the Lane Council of Governments for their work in bringing the American Birding Association annual convention to Eugene the previous weekend, which attracted more than 600 birders into the community. Ms. Bettman referred to a memorandum from the Lane Metro Partnership included in the meeting packet, which raised what she perceived to be a policy issue. She requested a memorandum regarding how the Lane Metro Partnership's task of business recruitment related to its involvement in political and policy issues, where the threshold for its involvement was, and whether the partnership was inside the threshold. Ms. Taylor noted her request for a work session on conservation easements, which would be forwarded to the council in its next meeting packet. Ms. Taylor noted a constituent request she received asking that the City install a plaque at the Hult Center commemorating the internment of Japanese citizens during World War II, as the center stood on the site where people were gathered prior to internment. She asked if the City could give permission for such a plaque to be mounted or investigate a way to do so. Mr. Meisner suggested the request be forwarded to the City's Human Rights Commission for an appropriate resolution, adding that some were offended by the proposed site because of its history. Mr. Pap8 noted the recent dedication of the new gazebo at the Owens Rose Garden and commended the event. He recommended the council visit the garden and view the new facilities. He thanked the members of the Delta Rotary Club and City's Parks and Open Space staff for their efforts. Mr. Pap~ reported that he recently ran the riverbank trail from end to end and hoped that work parties could be formed to clear the riverbank soon. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 9, 2003 Page 1 Work Session Mr. Pap~ said that he and Mr. Poling recently attended a Cai Young Neighbors Association meeting at which neighbors complained that large trucks parked at Brewer Park at certain times of the day, blocked both physical and visual access into the park. He suggested that staff consider how parks are signed to prevent such use, as he suspected the issue might exist for other City parks as well. Mr. Pap~ commended the newly installed Talking Stones in East Alton Baker Park and expressed hope that the installation of the temporary I-5 bridge over the Willamette River did not harm the stones, or that they could be carefully moved. Speaking to Ms. Taylor's request, Ms. Nathanson said it was her understanding that staff was internally processing the request for a plaque commemorating the Japanese internment. Ms. Nathanson said that fire season was nearing, and she had read that the community was experiencing an earlier-than-usual problem with dry vegetation. She wanted to know what fire hazards exist well in advance of July 4 because she wanted to learn the potential of a partial fireworks bans in the areas of the community most prone to fire. She said she was previously assured that the City Manager had the administrative authority to ban fireworks. Ms. Nathanson acknowledged that many local charities depended on the sale of fireworks. She suggested it would be in the community's best interest if the City worked with those organizations to determine if there were other ways to raise funds, as a ban would have a serious impact on those groups. Mr. Kelly said that Kurt Yeiter of the Planning Division recently made a presentation on the Downtown Plan to the City Club and he had remarked that the City would have to decide soon whether to reserve land in the courthouse area to daylight the Millrace if that was to happen. He noted the direction related to a daylighted Millrace in the adopted Courthouse Concept Plan, and requested an update on how soon that decision needed to be made. Mr. Kelly reported he received inquiries from constituents living adjacent to Amazon Park concerned about the use of parkland for pool overflow parking. A neighborhood meeting had been held and a number of suggestions had been made by the neighbors for alternatives, but when they recently called the City they were told none of those suggestions would be implemented in 2003. He requested an update on what was being considered for parking alternatives. Speaking to Mr. Meisner's earlier suggestion, Mr. Kelly noted that the Human Rights Commission had briefly discussed the issue of a Japanese internment commemoration and members of the Japanese-American community had been solicited for ideas. Speaking to Ms. Nathanson's comments about fire hazard and a potential fireworks ban, Mr. Kelly said that he was asked only that morning about the issue. He had sent an e-mail inquiry to Fire Chief Tom Tallon, who indicated that currently, he did not believe conditions warranted a ban but staff would continue to monitor the situation. Mr. Poling reported on the recent boat ramp opening at Alton Baker Park, saying that staff did a great job on it. Mr. Poling said he and Mayor Torrey recently attended the groundbreaking for the new Northside Elementary School. He noted that third graders from Washington and Willakenzie schools were in MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 9, 2003 Page 2 Work Session attendance at the event as they would be the first graduating glass. Construction would begin on July 1. Mr. Taylor indicated that staff was monitoring the fire situation. He said Chief Tallon was recommending that a policy be instituted should circumstances change and the City Manager be required to limit fireworks. Mayor Torrey reported that the State Legislature was stymied on transportation funding because of a dispute over the allocation of money, but a hearing was scheduled the following week and he anticipated the bill would pass. Ms. Taylor said that she viewed the parking lot at Amazon Park and regretted that automobiles had damaged the ground. The area was being filled with gravel and the neighbors were told it was because the ground had already been impacted. She suggested that the City cooperate with School District 4J to provide parking at nearby Roosevelt Middle School rather than on the grass in the park. Ms. Taylor recalled that the council had recommended that a decision to ban fireworks be made before charities made their investment in fireworks. She suggested that it was too late to institute a ban now. She shared Ms. Nathanson's concerns about the hazard of fire. Ms. Bettman suggested that if it became necessary to limit the use of fireworks in certain areas because of an increased fire hazard, the City could identify sites where fireworks could be safely used. That would not impact the nonprofit agencies selling fireworks, and the decision about such sites could be made closer to the time fireworks were sold and the degree of hazard known. B.WORK SESSION: Development of a Code of Ethics Ordinance The council was joined for the item by Mary Walston of the City Manager's Office. Ms. Walston noted this was the second work session on the topic. She reminded the council of the voters' approval of a charter revision calling for the establishment of a code of ethics through an ordinance. Ms. Walston said that during the first work session, staff recommended that the council adopt Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 244 as the standard, which the proposed ordinance did. The council suggested at that time that a local process be incorporated into the ordinance, and staff included text implementing that direction. Ms. Walston said that in response to council direction, the ordinance defined the terms "business associate" and "domestic partner." Ms. Walston noted that a public hearing on the ordinance was scheduled for July 28, 2003, and action scheduled for August 8, 2003. Mayor Torrey solicited council comments. Mr. Kelly referred to Section 2.486(2)(b) of the ordinance, and suggested that the second sentence be dropped as he expected that a copy of the City Attorney's report should go to the City Council. City Attorney Glenn Klein said that the text was included because of the council's supervisory role over the City Manager and Municipal Court judge. He said that everything could be sent to the council. Mr. Kelly concurred, given the council's role as outlined in Section 2.488. He suggested the council be sent a courtesy copy of any complaint to give it an awareness of what was occurring. Mr. Klein explained that the issue was bifurcated initially because in some MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 9, 2003 Page 3 Work Session cases the council has an official role to perform that it did not have with regard to other councilors or the mayor. Mr. Kelly asked if a complaint referred to the State was a matter of the public record. Mr. Klein did not believe a complaint became a public record until the State had done preliminary investigation. In the hands of the City, it was a public record. Mr. Kelly noted the difference between the voter-approved charter text related to conflict of interest and the text used in ORS 244, and determined from Mr. Klein that he believed they were equivalent. Ms. Bettman asked if the person submitting a complaint to the City Attorney's Office received anonymity. Mr. Klein said not unless the person requested that information be kept confidential when the complaint was filed, and the City, to the extent allowed by the Public Records law, was allowed to do so. He said that most times when someone submitted something to the City, it was a public record. If the City agreed to anonymity, the complainant's name would be concealed but the complaint would still be a matter of public record. He said that the issue of confidentiality was not affected by whom in the City received the complaint. Ms. Bettman found the ordinance confusing in terms of what individuals the State law applied to, and asked if the City would be writing administrative rules for the ordinance that described the process of complaint submission, the laws related to confidentiality, and a list of the individuals to whom the ordinance's provisions applied. Mr. Klein did not know if there was a need for administrative rules, adding that did not preclude the City from preparing a packet of information describing what the ordinance did and the processes involved. Ms. Bettman encouraged such an approach and wanted the information prepared before the public hearing so people did not have to study and interpret the State statute. Ms. Bettman wanted the ordinance to apply to all appointed members of City boards and commissions, especially to standing committees to the council. She cited the Planning Commission and Budget Committee as particular concerns. Ms. Nathanson determined from Mr. Klein that the ordinance did not address the nondisclosure of confidential information such as that heard by the council at an executive session. She said that the council was routinely advised not to share such confidential information and asked what would happen if a councilor did disclose such information. She pointed out that such a disclosure could have financial implications for a City property transaction. She suggested that such a provision might be needed. Mr. Pap~ asked if there was a penalty for citizens filing frivolous complaints. He believed there needed to be consequences for such situations. Mr. Klein said that he would want to think about the issue. He said that attempting to determine bad faith was a difficult task and the issue had some First Amendment implications. He suggested that the council could amend the ordinance in the future if it determined such complaints were being filed. Mr. Meisner determined from Mr. Kelly that his previous questions related to his interest in the council receiving a copy of the investigative report regardless of whether a complaint was determined to have merit. Mr. Meisner said that he had no objection one way or the other. Regarding Ms. Bettman's concern about the application of the ordinance to appointed officials, he asked what appointed officials were currently subject to report to the Oregon Government MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 9, 2003 Page 4 Work Session Standards and Practices Commission. Mr. Klein indicated he would followup on the question. Mr. Meisner indicated he was not interested in expanding the ordinance to all standing committees, just those under the purview of the Oregon Government Standards and Practices Commission. Mr. Poling shared Ms. Bettman's interest in covering the Planning Commission and Budget Committee in the ordinance. Mr. Poling asked if there was a way for the complaint form to include a declaration that the complaint being filed was true and accurate to reduce the potential of frivolous complaints. Mr. Klein said that he would follow up on the question. Ms. Taylor also wanted to see members of the Budget Committee and Planning Commission included in the ordinance. She believed that the ordinance before the council was weaker than the text approved by the voters. Ms. Taylor asked if the City had received any complaints against city councilors or appointed officials. Mr. Klein recalled a complaint made against a former mayor more than ten years ago for participating in a trip to a college football bowl game, but outside that he could recall no ethics complaints against either elected or appointed officials. Mayor Torrey solicited a second round of comments. Mr. Kelly was wary of instituting a penalty for false reporting from a First Amendment standpoint and because of the chilling effect he thought it would have on those seeking to make reports. Mr. Kelly suggested another reason for the council to receive copies of complaints was because the Oregon Government Standards and Practices Commission had lost much of its investigative capacity, and it might be that a complaint could be sent to the agency, but there was no one there to read it. Responding to a question from Mr. Kelly, Mr. Klein noted the provision in Salem's code that prevented the disclosure of confidential information learned in executive sessions. He concurred there was no State prohibition against such disclosure. There may be statutes specifically addressing certain circumstances, such as personnel issues. For the majority of executive sessions, a councilor's disclosure of confidential information violated no statute or ordinance, although it could create a legal liability for the City. Ms. Nathanson indicated she raised the issue of confidentiality in executive sessions specifically because of the issue of legal liability. She thought it inappropriate for councilors to reveal what was said in an executive session after agreeing to participate in such a session. She said she would wait for more council discussion before suggesting any changes to the ordinance. Mr. Meisner shared Ms. Nathanson's concerns regarding the disclosure of confidential information learned at executive sessions. He thought the inclusion of a provision related to the topic would be a way of enforcing the council's internal rules. Mr. Pap~ also was interested in a provision regarding confidentiality at executive sessions, given the lack of a State penalty. He said that it would be good to have a way to enforce the council's rules. Mayor Torrey called for a third round of council comments. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 9, 2003 Page 5 Work Session Mr. Kelly thought the current situation related to confidentiality at executive sessions was sufficient. He questioned what the penalty for such an action would be. He suggested that the council's mutual respect and professional demeanor enforced the confidential nature of executive sessions. While he had not been tempted to disclose the subject of an executive session in the past, he could imagine a situation where, at the risk of his future electability, he might feel the need to disclose such situation, and he preferred not to institute a rule against it. Mr. Kelly added that such a situation would be a very rare, "once-in-a-lifetime" situation. Mayor Torrey asked what the threshold for a conflict of interest was, and when it must be declared. Mr. Klein said that one has to have an actual conflict to declare a conflict. If a councilor had such a conflict, it must be disclosed when the council discussed the subject. If the conflict was a potential one that might not necessarily affect a councilor, that must also be disclosed, and the involved councilor could participate in the council's discussion. In the case of an actual conflict, the conflict must be disclosed, and the councilor could not participate in the meeting. Mr. Klein said that was only at the meeting that the conflict must be disclosed. Ms. Bettman determined from Mr. Klein that one's need to declare a conflict existed at any time when one was a member of a decision-making body. Mayor Torrey determined there were no further questions or comments, and moved on to the next item. C.WORK SESSION: West University Neighborhood Task Force Report The council was joined for the item by Assistant City Manager Jim Carlson and former Acting Assistant City Manager Jim Croteau. Jeannine Parisi of the Eugene Police Department and Richie Weinman of the Planning and Development Department were also present for the item. Mr. Carlson provided background on the formation of the Joint University of Oregon-City of Eugene Task Force on the West University Neighborhood. He reminded the council that the task force was formed as a result of the riot that occurred in the neighborhood in late August 2002. Mr. Carlson emphasized the importance of moving from the study to implementation stage given current conditions in the neighborhood. He said that some progress had been made. The police foot patrol in the neighborhood was being funded, commencing July 1. Half the funding was being provided by the University of Oregon. In addition, as a result of the task force's findings, staff recommended the use of Community Development Block Grant funds to underwrite the cost of additional street lighting. That request had been funded. Mr. Croteau acknowledged task force members present, including John Brown of the Police Commission, Cheryl Eyster of the University of Oregon, Carmen Von Klein of Von Klein Property Management, Christine Lewandowski of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, Sheila Abbott of the University Small Business Association, and students Jesse Harding and Jackie Reed. He also noted the presence of Dan Williams and Ann Levitt of the University of Oregon. Mr. Croteau emphasized the public safety and livability focuses of the task force's recommendations. Mr. Croteau noted the recent disturbance in the neighborhood on Saturday, June 6. He believed that in spite of that incident, progress had made been toward improving conditions in the neighborhood. He characterized the neighborhood as an important one that needs to be MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 9, 2003 Page 6 Work Session maintained for the health of the community. It serves the university with student housing. The university is a huge economic engine for downtown and the community and the housing needs to be maintained both for students and those who wish to live close to downtown. He said that the problems facing the neighborhood are very complex. They involve societal and behavioral issues, and they would take a considerable effort to solve. Mr. Croteau reported on neighborhood successes, including the recent, well-attended neighborhood clean-up organized by Ms. Reed and Mr. Harding, which included a tree-planting effort. He cited the funding of the foot patrol as another success. He said that the Central Presbyterian Church, under the leadership of Pastor Ken Henry, had organized a meeting of neighborhood churches to discuss what could be done to increase the stability of the community and maintain their stakes in the area. The church was looking for ways to help in the community, and he thought that should be considered an asset. Mr. Croteau called attention to the list of long-term recommendations of the task force, specifically noting the recommendation for alley improvements, the promotion of long-term residency, the establishment of an orientation program for freshman moving off campus, and the reestablishment of the neighborhood association. He emphasized that the first recommendation would require both funding and the council's political will. Mr. Croteau called attention to the proposed motion in the council's packet. He encouraged the council to capitalize on the energy and efforts generated by the task force, and to take advantage of the task force members as a future asset. Mayor Torrey called for council comments and questions. Mr. Kelly, a member of the task force, thanked Mr. Croteau and the members of the task force. He indicated support for the motion proposed in the agenda materials. He said that improving the neighborhood fit with many of the council's growth management policies, given its proximity to downtown. He said that none of the recommendations that rose to the top were arrived at lightly or without discussion. He noted that although none of the shod-term recommendations were in any priority order, the long-term recommendations were evaluated and prioritized by the task force. All those in the top ten received significant task force support. Mr. Kelly believed that the right people had been involved in the task force, in that all the significant stakeholder groups were represented. Mr. Kelly stressed the importance of taking action in regard to the alleys in the area. He said that he did not fully appreciate the alley issue until he toured the area and witnessed the overall difference in feel that alley paving could make. He said that it was critical that the City make improvements to those alleys or it would pay a price later in terms of periodic flare-ups and general neighborhood degradation. He hoped the council found the money and the will to proceed with the implementation recommendations forthcoming from staff. Mr. Kelly noted the task force's recommendations for basic housing habitability standards, which he believed could improve the overall quality of the neighborhood by enhancing residents' sense of responsibility for the neighborhood. He suggested that the City consider adopting the model used in Corvallis, noting that city had to take only one enforcement action since Corvallis adopted its housing standards. Ms. Solomon arrived at the meeting. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 9, 2003 Page 7 Work Session Ms. Nathanson noted that there were times when she could not cross the sidewalks in the neighborhoods, particularly near the fraternities and sororities, because they were blocked by cars. It was not enjoyable to walk in the streets because they flooded at certain corners when it rained. Walking in the planting strip was not possible because the planting strips were full of mud and they were blocked by cars as well. Ms. Nathanson referred to the League of Cities University Community Caucus, which discussed common problems and solutions shared by university communities. She wanted to ensure that the City took advantage of the work that organization had done. Ms. Nathanson was pleased to hear that the churches were involved and questioned whether they would join in to fit into the priorities or creating additional ideas to work on. Ms. Nathanson questioned whether the neighborhood association could be sponsored by the City as well as the Associated Students of the University of Oregon and the University administration. Mr. Pap8 thanked task force members and staff as well as other participants in the process. He agreed about the task force's recommendation related to the improvement of alleys and asked if there was funding to improve alleys. Mr. Carlson said that alley improvements were done through assessments to abutting property owners. There was no remonstrance provision for alley improvements. Mr. Pap8 endorsed alley improvements in the neighborhood, suggesting that improvements in the neighborhood could lead to alley improvements in other areas. Mr. Pap8 hoped the University of Oregon could turn around the trend of riots as entertainment for students. Mr. Pap8 requested an update on the City's alley inventory. Kurt Corey, Public Works Director, indicated that if such an inventory existed, it predated his employment, and he would follow up on the question. Mr. Meisner hoped that the current effort to improve neighborhood conditions was more successful than past efforts. Speaking to the need for alley improvements, he said that this was not the only area needing alley improvements, and he did not want to isolate the solution or restrict the council's options. He called for further work on the assessments system, pointing out that its current basis on footage meant that a single-family house paid the same as a multi-family development next door. He endorsed the goal of long-term residency, but noted the opposition voiced by Walnut Street neighborhoods about additional densification and more student housing in their neighborhood. He did not know the solution to what appeared to be a conflict. He was also uncertain about the impact of housing standards on existing housing. Mr. Meisner liked Ms. Nathanson's suggestion of a neighborhood association in partnership with the student association and University administration. Mr. Meisner expressed interest in more information about a housing code. He noted his long-term interest in improvements in the City's nuisance response process but given budget conditions, he questioned how that could occur. He asked how Corvallis paid for the position that enforced its ordinance. Ms. Bettman also thanked the task force and indicated general support for the recommendations. She expressed appreciation for the Eugene Police Department and the creative approaches MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 9, 2003 Page 8 Work Session taken to handling some of the criminal activity in the neighborhood, citing specifically the Party Patrol and its "knock-and-talk" approach. Ms. Bettman agreed with Mr. Meisner regarding the inequity of alley assessments for multi-unit properties. She said that any solution should be equitable and citywide. Ms. Bettman raised the issue of the Multi-Unit Property Tax Exemption (MUPTE) and asked for an explanation of the rationale behind the task force's recommendation to create more infill development in a neighborhood with so little existing homeownership. She said that the neighborhood association had stopped being active when some of the few remaining homeowners moved out. She asked how taking the money from the General Fund and giving it to a developer to construct more multi-unit property that would ultimately be rental property would actually benefit the neighborhood. Ms. Bettman believed that would perpetuate the problems that were already being experienced. Without an ironclad caveat that the developments receiving the exemption were owner-occupied, she would not support the MUPTE for the area. She would support a Iow-interest or no-interest loan program for rehabilitating single-family housing. Ms. Taylor said that the need for a housing code had come up several times. She said that she had lived in the neighborhood on an alley for a year and had called on the City for enforcement of the housing code in place at the time and the enforcement had been extremely effective. Ms. Taylor said that an active neighborhood organization needed newsletter funding, which she hoped would be restored to the budget. Ms. Taylor asked if the churches had considered keeping a part of their facilities open in the evening to serve as a gathering place for youth to sit and have coffee, soft drinks, and talk. Speaking to Ms. Bettman's concerns, Mr. Kelly agreed with the need to rehabilitate single-family housing in the neighborhood, but he thought that the MUPTE could be used selectively with success. He thought that it could be used to support housing stock that improved the quality of housing in the neighborhood such as purchased row houses or condominiums or rental row houses or condominiums that would bring long-term residents to the neighborhood, not what he considered "cookie cutter student rentals." He agreed that implementation would be a policy challenge. Mr. Kelly recalled that Corvallis funded its program with a annual $8 per unit citywide charge on each rental unit. Mr. Kelly asked when the implementation plan could be expected if the motion passed. Mr. Carlson anticipated that some of the recommendations could be brought back quickly, and most by fall. Referring to the disturbance of the previous weekend, Mayor Torrey said that the situation could not be allowed to continue to happen. The police needed to be at such events at their inception. He said that police overtime for the Friday event would cost several thousand dollars that could have otherwise been used for services elsewhere in the community. Mayor Torrey expressed appreciation for the task force's recommendations, but questioned whether they were enough. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 9, 2003 Page 9 Work Session Mayor Torrey suggested a demonstration project, or a "before and after" example, be done for an alley in the neighborhood. Mayor Torrey solicited a second round of comments. Ms. Nathanson requested more information about how the City could change its nuisance complaint system generally and who in the City organization was initially empowered to respond to complaints. She asked if it was possible for staff to hand-deliver a first-notice nuisance complaint letter. She thought putting a face behind a complaint might help. Ms. Nathanson asked if the City was doing enough in terms of its initial first steps in enforcement. Ms. Nathanson asked about the potential of licensing those who owned rental property as an alternative to a housing code. She asked staff to investigate the approach. Mr. Pap8 shared Ms. Nathanson's interest into an investigation of licensing. Responding to a question from Mr. PapS, task force member John Brown said that he believed it would be difficult for the market to make owner-occupied condominiums in the neighborhood financially feasible at this time. The land vacant must be worth more than the land improved, which was the reason there had been little redevelopment in the area. There would have to be substantial changes in the neighborhood's economic development patterns for that to happen. Mr. Pap8 suggested that the disturbances in the neighborhood could be stopped by strict enforcement of the law and by prosecuting offenders to the full extent of the law, as had been done in Seaside in response to student disturbances. He questioned why that was not mentioned in the task force's report as he thought it should be one of the short-term strategies. Ms. Bettman thought that to a degree, the student disturbances should be separated from the issue of neighborhood livability. She said that many rental units were deteriorating and she heard complaints from students that there was nothing they could do about it. She questioned prioritizing alley improvements over such livability improvements, and emphasized her support for a housing code. Regarding the potential of licensing, Ms. Bettman questioned what leverage the City would have over landlords in the absence of housing standards. She suggested a combination of licensing and a housing code could be appropriate. Mr. Kelly was also interested in an exploration of licensing but did not presuppose it would lower the City's costs. He was willing to review any models. Speaking to the potential of using the existing State housing code, Mr. Kelly noted that code required a tenant with a complaint to go to court. Ms. Nathanson requested a staff analysis of the approach of adopting the State housing code by reference. She thought the City lacked the staff resources needed to implement its own housing code. Ms. Nathanson wanted to know if the University of Oregon would be willing to be proactively identify demonstration projects that could be implemented in the neighborhood using different University schools and areas of expertise. Ms. Taylor thought some of what happened in the neighborhood was a result of human nature. She agreed with Ms. Bettman about the relative priority of a housing code as compared to the MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 9, 2003 Page 10 Work Session alleys. She requested a work session on ways to finance a housing code. She said that people living in a decent place have more respect for their houses. Mr. PapS, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, moved to direct the City Manager to analyze the recommendations of the West University Neighborhood Task Force and provide the council with an implementation plan. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Torrey adjourned the meeting at 7:10 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dennis M. Taylor City Manager (Recorded by Kimberly Young) MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 9, 2003 Page 11 Work Session