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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes - 06/27/05 WS MINUTES Eugene City Council Work Session McNutt Room--Eugene City Hall June 27, 2005 5:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Poling, Jennifer Solomon, Betty Taylor, David Kelly, Gary Papd, Bonny Bettman, Chris Pryor. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Andrea Ortiz. Mayor Kitty Piercy called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. She noted that Ms. Ortiz was not able to attend the meeting as she was out of town. A. ITEMS FROM MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND CITY MANAGER Mayor Piercy discussed her recent attendance at the United States Conference of Mayors in Chicago, Illinois, saying it was an opportunity to learn more about "best practices" with regard to such issues as revitalization of downtown, green buildings, and public safety. Mayor Piercy acknowledged the City of Eugene's receipt of a "Nature Friendly" award because of its work on wetlands, wastewater and storm water management, and integrated pesticide management. Mayor Piercy announced that the Mayor's Sustainability Business Initiative Task Force would meet the next day in the McNutt Room at noon. Mayor Piercy reported that the cities of Lane County were meeting with representatives of the Board of County Commissioners on June 30 to discuss public safety funding. She and Mr. Kelly would represent the council at that discussion. Mayor Piercy said she attended the Bruner Loeb Forum on land use policy at Willamette University and heard an interesting discussion. Most interesting to her were the mention of how half of Oregonians were not involved in the discussion on land use that occurred in the 1970s and the acknowledgement of the need to reengage citizens about the topic again. Ms. Solomon reported she represented Mayor Piercy on Flag Day and presented a proclamation to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 293 at its celebration at the Valley River Inn. She said the event was lovely and it was a privilege to be with the veterans. Ms. Solomon reported that she also stood in for the Mayor for a welcome speech to the delegates of a recent Toastmasters Convention held in Eugene, and noted her own past involvement in the organization. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 27, 2005 Page 1 Work Session Ms. Solomon noted a movement to spur the improvement of Eugene relations with Lane County and looked forward to seeing how that worked out. She said it would be useful to know what was going on with the County agenda, and asked that Board of County Commissioners agendas be included in her meeting packets. Mr. Pryor said he attended the recent State of Caring presentation regarding the community trend survey, and the economic indicators for a variety of areas were presented; some were positive, and some had gone down. He emphasized that there was much remaining to be done in the area of human services. He encouraged those listening to visit the United Way web site to view the data. Mr. Pryor said he recently played miniature golf with Mayor Piercy and Mayor Sid Leiken and, in fact had been playing with Mrs. Leiken in a foursome against the mayors. He announced that the final score was a tie. Ms. Bettman had no items. Mr. Papd said he attended a meeting of River Avenue residents, and thanked City Manager Dennis Taylor for the effort of the Public Works Department in attempting to determine what residents and business owners wanted in the area. There apparently had been a misunderstanding about who paid for bicycle paths, and he wanted to ensure that residents understood those costs were not included in the assessment. Mr. Papd also commended Assistant City Manager Jim Carlson for hiring consultant David Reed and Associates to work with the River Road/Santa Clara transition team, and noted that James Rapp of the consultant team had authored a white paper outlining the various options for service delivery in that area. He encouraged councilors to read the white paper. Mr. Papd said at a recent meeting of the Board of Directors of the Lane Council of Governments, the board heard a presentation from Bob Warren of the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department (OECDD). He suggested the council schedule a similar presentation and take advantage of Mr. Warren's expertise and awareness of different funding sources. Mr. Papd suggested the council hold a work session on the outcome of the parks and open space bond measure. Mr. Kelly mentioned the Human Rights Commission's recent well-attended and reasonably well-reported-on public forum on the proposed code amendments related to gender identity. The commission would soon discuss what, if anything, it would forward to the council. Mr. Kelly reported that the Region 2050 effort received some funding to do regional computer modeling of the transportation system, which would be important to the ultimate decisions and recommendations of the Region 2050 steering committee. A preliminary examination of the system was made, and that examination indicated that regardless of the scenario chosen, if the population grew by the same amount, ~it was very difficult to imagine" that the community would be able to secure funding for road capacity improvements to keep traffic at the current level of congestion. He speculated that an overarching discussion of ~adjusting expectations" and thinking of other ways to rely less on auto transportation would be needed. He said that staff indicated there would be improvements to roadways in the form of such things as added lanes, but it MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 27, 2005 Page 2 Work Session would be unreasonable to expect any new major arterial roads would be constructed in Eugene-Springfield in the next 40 years. Mr. Kelly noted the Region 2050 fliers distributed to the public, and said the first community meeting in Veneta drew many interested people. Eugene's meeting would be held on September 22, 2005. Mr. Kelly agreed with Ms. Solomon about the utility of receiving notice of Board of County Commissioners items related to City business, and said while he did not need board packets, it would be useful to get a ;;heads up." Ms. Taylor asserted that Lane County and the City of Eugene were communicating, contrary to an article in a recent article of The Register-Guard. She thought that was good. Ms. Taylor regretted her failure to return any constituent calls because a recent power failure eliminated her unanswered telephone messages. She asked that people try again. Ms. Taylor noted her attendance at the recent dedication of Milton Park and commended staff for its work in arranging the dedication, which went well. She said that residents in attendance were happy to be there after their long wait for a park. Ms. Taylor asked about Eugene Police Department follow-up to citizen tips about criminal activity. Mr. Poling said the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) annual report was being released this week and it should be in the next council packet. He noted a question posed by Mr. Pap~ regarding the additional money going to the MWMC, and indicated that was money budgeted dependent on anticipated fee increases; it was not new money. Mr. Poling noted his inability to attend the board meeting of the Convention and Visitors Association of Lane County due to a conflict with both the MWMC and Lane Workforce Partnership board meeting. Mr. Poling said he and Mr. Pryor attended the June 23 dedication of Springfield's Martin Luther King, Jr., Parkway, which had been well-attended. The dedication included addresses by local officials and an inspiring recitation of King's 1965 Nobel Prize acceptance speech. Mr. Poling said he and his wife attended Safety Day at Alton Baker Park on June 25. He thanked the Parks and Open Space Division, Eugene Fire Department, Eugene Police Department, Springfield Fire and Life Safety, the Lane County Sheriff's Office and other involved agencies for putting on the event, which was well-attended and grew every year. Flotation devices were given to children. Mr. Poling noted his attendance at the 50th anniversary event at McKenzie-Willamette Hospital, also on June 25. Mr. Poling said that earlier that day, Mayor Piercy had participated in a press conference regarding the proposed Slocum Orthopedic Building, which would be operated by Orthopedic Health Care Northwest and would replace the Goodwill store currently located at Coburg Road and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. The proposed four-story building was intended to be a green building. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 27, 2005 Page 3 Work Session Mr. Poling reported that construction activities on 1-105 were generally completed. He thanked the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), City staff, and all the motorists who put up with congestion during construction. He said that delays during construction at peak hours were generally minimal. While the main closures were over, Mr. Poling wished to remind citizens that the speed limit remained at 40 miles per hour while construction activities continued at the side of the road. City Manager Taylor discussed a recent visit from friends who he had taken around the community. He had been struck by the number of visitors in Eugene and how many visitors were in town for the Bach and Black Sheep festivals. B. WORK SESSION: Progressive Corridor Enhancement The council was joined by Lisa Gardner of the Public Works Department, who introduced Mike Eyster of the Lane Transit District (LTD) Board of Directors, LTD General Manager Ken Hamm, LTD Development Services Director Stefano Viggiano, and LTD EmX Project Engineer Graham Carey. Ms. Gardner recalled the council's joint work session with the Lane Transit District board the previous year to discuss the planning for the Franklin EmX corridor, future corridors, and general service issues. She said that Mr. Eyster was present to provide the council with details about progressive corridor enhancement, a strategy that LTD developed to sustain project momentum and that would lead to eventual Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) implementation. Mr. Eyster reported that LTD was on schedule with the initial phases of the BRT system. He noted the reauthorization of funding for the second phase of the Pioneer Parkway corridor was included in the current federal transportation funding bill and LTD hoped to have that corridor operational in 2010. Planning for the third EmX corridor was on hold because of the long-term decision making process for funding. He anticipated that LTD would begin planning for that corridor in cooperation with the City when more was known about the funding. In the meantime, Mr. Eyster said LTD was working on its Progressive Corridor Enhancement (PCE) Project in order to ameliorate congestion problems and make public transportation more attractive to the community. Mr. Eyster called the council's attention to Attachment A in the meeting packet, entitled Progressive Corridor Enhancement: Improving Transit on Key Corridors, which identified four levels of EmX corridor improvements, with Level 4 being full implementation of BRT. The other levels included items that could be accomplished rapidly but were short of full implementation of BRT. He said that on June 15, the board authorized staff to proceed with the first enhancement project, the River Road-Lane Community College (LCC) corridor. He anticipated completion of the PCE project by fall 2006. Other future corridors would be based on staff recommendations and would occur in one-year increments following completion of the first enhancement corridor. Mr. Eyster projected a cost of $3 million for the three future corridors, noting that funding had been requested in the current federal transportation bill. A 20-percent match was required, which LTD had budgeted. Mayor Piercy called for questions and comments. Mr. Kelly expressed appreciation for the work of LTD. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 27, 2005 Page 4 Work Session Mr. Kelly said he lived near the Franklin corridor on East 11th Avenue and did not mind the construction at all as he found the project exciting. He said the contractor, Wildish Construction, was very good about signing the ever-changing detours. Mr. Kelly expressed dismay about the delays in the construction of the BRT system. He said the community needed to get serious about securing resources to make improvements to the transit system given rising gas prices. He called for political courage on the part of the elected officials. Mr. Kelly believed the transportation model being used by the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) assumed the complete build-out of the BRT system in 2025, and suggested LTD communicate to LCOG that the modeling needed to reflect likely reality. Mr. Viggiano said the schedule slips were tied directly to the reauthorization of the federal transportation bill. Until that bill was passed and the rules developed for the new ;;Small Starts" program, which is how LTD has programmed funding for the Pioneer Parkway project, LTD staff was forced to guess what would occur, which placed progress on hold. As soon as the bill was passed and ;;Small Starts" was defined, he thought progress would be quick. In response to Mr. Kelly's comment about the transportation model, Mr. Viggiano did not think the LCOG model assumed full build-out of BRT by 2025 but he would double-check. Ms. Gardner said that model had been adjusted to reflect the PCE project up to Level 2. Mayor Piercy said she was asked that morning about the loss of parking related to the construction of the Franklin BRT corridor, and asked for comment from LTD. Mr. Eyster acknowledged some parking would be lost because of a lack of space. Mr. Viggiano said LTD worked with all affected property owners and communicated with them throughout planning and construction. LTD had attempted to address concerns where it could. In the case of the business in question, the lane around the business was designed to allow for parking of delivery trucks. Ms. Bettman determined from Mr. Viggiano the total cost of the BRT project to date was about $23 million. Ms. Bettman recalled that she had not supported the selection of the Coburg corridor because BRT was intended to be a commuter route and was intended to mimic light rail in bringing people to their jobs from their homes rather than be a city service for getting people around the community. She had preferred a route out West 11th Avenue or Highway 99 as she thought those areas would most benefit from the public investment in the infrastructure. There was already considerable private investment in the Coburg corridor. She looked forward to reevaluating that issue. Responding to a question from Ms. Bettman about the first PCE corridor, Mr. Carey said that LTD staff was seeking a cross-city route, which had a number of benefits for both LTD and the City, particularly around the Eugene Station, which would face capacity problems in the future. Staff had attempted to match two well-established routes with similar frequencies together, and the LCC route had come out as a strong contender. Two other routes were considered for linkage, River Road and Highway 99. River Road had seemed to be the more compatible of the two routes. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 27, 2005 Page 5 Work Session Ms. Bettman expressed interest in knowing more about the other two PCE corridors. She noted that LTD was considering the PCE features for future corridors, so it almost sounded at though the PCE corridor was a precursor to a BRT corridor. Ms. Bettman spoke to proposed service changes, saying that it appeared stops would be further apart, which she acknowledged was characteristic of BRT systems. She asked how many stops would be removed from the existing route, and if the bus stops would be one-quarter mile apart. Mr. Carey responded that the southern part of the route, the LCC portion, had well-spaced stops at this time, about four per mile. On River Road, stops were currently about 1,000 feet apart. The River Road corridor had many pull-outs but probably only one stop would be eliminated from that route. Ms. Bettman found it interesting that the less expensive implementation reflected in the PCE project approach seemed to achieve many of the same objectives the council sought in BRT. Mr. Pap~ asked how LTD would measure the success of the PCE project. Mr. Viggiano said it should improve ridership by reducing travel time, and both ridership and travel time could be measured by LTD's automated systems to determine if that occurred. Responding to a follow-up question from Mr. Pap~, Mr. Hamm confirmed it was LTD's plan to measure the success of the project using those systems. LTD would establish a benchmark for each route and for individual route segments, and could measure progress against those benchmarks. Mr. Hamm added that the intent of the PCE project was not necessarily to dictate where future BRT routes would be, but rather to float the "fixed-route boat higher." LTD had been experiencing a reduction in its ability to provide reliable service due to increased congestion, additional property egresses and ingresses, the growth in the number of signals, etc. Signal priority could save four or five minutes in a corridor and help LTD avoid the deployment of further resources to maintain the same level of services while allowing LTD to offer its patrons a reduced travel time. Mr. Pap~ asked about the vehicle to be used on BRT routes. Mr. Hamm responded that the representative of a manufacturer that produced a vehicle similar to the one LTD had contracted for had recently visited Eugene. He shared pictures of that manufacturer's vehicle. He reported LTD contracted with New Flyer of Canada and Minneapolis. Mayor Piercy solicited a second round of comments and questions. Mr. Kelly expressed concern about LTD's service frequency. He said that 10-minute headways appeared to make a significant difference in people's use of transit. He maintained that LTD was "backsliding" on service frequencies on existing major corridors. For example, the 11 Thurston bus route was running at 15- minute intervals, as was the Breeze shuttle. He asked what could be done to improve service frequencies. Mr. Kelly noted the River Road/LCC route is supposed to run on 15-minute frequencies rather than 10- minute frequencies, which "gave him heartache" and did not represent an improvement over the current LCC service, which ran at a mix of 15- and 1 O-minute intervals. Mr. Eyster responded that many factors erode bus running times. Without the PCE project, LTD would be losing ground in that regard. He thought the PCE project was the only way to address that issue without adding more buses and drivers, which LTD was not currently in the position to do. The PCE project was a way of slowing service erosion. Mr. Hamm MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 27, 2005 Page 6 Work Session added that the PCE project was an attempt for LTD to achieve, with fewer resources, a stable level of service. Eventually, as the economy improved, he anticipated LTD would ~invest to grow" the frequency of service in major corridors. Mr. Kelly said he felt his question ;;was only barely answered." If LTD stated in a memorandum that improved service frequency was a goal, it should be demonstrable. He did not see 15-minute headways on the LCC corridor as an improvement. He said he ;;would like that followed up." With regard to LTD's inability to add buses and staff, Mr. Kelly suggested that the City Council needed to have a revenue discussion about ways to address the district's lack of resources. Ms. Bettman determined from Mr. Viggiano that the $3 million PCE project included signal prioritization, passenger facilities, and queue-jumpers. Mr. Viggiano added that plans would likely include a new turnaround on the north end of River Road, which may require land acquisition. Ms. Bettman expressed concern about the fact that LTD indicated the PCE project was not a precursor to BRT but the two projects had some of the same elements and it was possible the PCE could carry over to a BRT route. She thought that was a good idea, but ;;had heartburn" about the situation as it was her perception that the decisions were made by LTD staff without any policy direction from the Eugene City Council. She said if the City was investing in the corridors, the council may want to look into the cost of that. Ms. Bettman asked if LTD had done a cost-benefit analysis of the PCE project as opposed to BRT in regard to ridership and cost. She suggested the PCE approach may be a more cost-efficient way and the money proposed for BRT could be used to enhance frequencies. Mr. Viggiano called the council's attention to the EmX system map mounted on the meeting room wall, which included all projected routes. The River Road-LCC routes were projected to be future EmX lines. The investment LTD was making on River Road and the LCC route was an investment in a future EmX line. That did not dictate the timing of the third, fourth, or fifth route. Before that decision was made, LTD would return to the council. Ms. Bettman objected to the title of the PCE project as she did not think reducing the number of bus stops and increasing headways represented enhanced service. Mayor Piercy thanked Mr. Eyster and LTD staff for their presentation. She noted the interest expressed by ~the roundtable" in a route along West 11th Avenue. C. WORK SESSION: Process for Review and Update of Goal 5 Inventory in the South Hills The council was joined by Acting Planning and Development Director Susan Muir, Senior Planner Neil Bj6rklund, and City Attorney Jerome Lidz. City Manager Taylor commended Planning Division staff for its response to the council's earlier questions. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 27, 2005 Page 7 Work Session Ms. Muir said the work session was a follow-up of the council's June 8 action regarding State Goal 5. Since then, staff had researched the issue and proposed several options for the council's review. She noted the options before the council: 1. Implement the June 8, 2005, City Council motion as approved. 2. Direct the City Manager to review and update the Goal 5 wildlife habitat inventory for the south hills, after completion of the current Goal 5 work program, using the safe harbor inventory meth- odology in Oregon Administrative Rule 660-023-0110 in light of new information concerning the presence of the sensitive species Pileated Woodpecker in substantial areas of the south hills. 3. Direct the City Manager to add to the Goal 5 inventory, after completion of the current work program, the remainder of the wildlife habitat areas in the south hills that were proposed to be included in the inventory by the Planning Commission in 2003. 4. Amend the June 8, 2005, motion to add the Goal 5 inventory, after completion of the current Goal 5 program, the remainder of the wildlife habitat areas that were proposed to be included in the inventory by the Planning Commission in 2003, within the Eugene urban growth boundary. Ms. Muir noted the City Manager's recommendation for Option 3, because it would allow timely completion of the State-mandated periodic review, allow the City to take a holistic look at natural resource protection throughout the city, and allow the council to place a high priority on what Ms. Muir termed the next phase of Goal 5 in the work program to ensure it was completed. Ms. Muir noted the alternative motion prepared at the request of Mr. Kelly and indicated that staff believed it would accomplish what was outlined by staff. She called the council's attention to the technical memorandum prepared by Mr. Bj6rklund, attached to the Agenda Item Summary. Ms. Muir introduced Margarete Nabata of the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD), who was present to hear the discussion. Mr. Poling, seconded by Ms. Solomon, moved to direct the City Manager to complete the current Goal 5 periodic review work task per the tentative schedule outlined in the Agenda Item Summary; in the work program to be discussed at the council's joint meeting with the Planning Commission on July 27, include as a high-priority item the amending of the Goal 5 inventory to apply the standard inventory process to those wildlife habitat inventory areas in the south hills to which the Safe Harbor inventory provisions were applied in 2003; also in- clude as a high-priority item the completion of the Goal 5 ESEE (Economic Social Envi- ronmental Energy analysis) processes for those areas; determine if outside resources are needed as part of this work and determine or recommend a funding mechanism to complete the work in a timely manner. Responding to a question from Mayor Piercy about whether the council could move from the Safe Harbor to the standard approach for a particular habitat type, Mr. Bj6rklund said the question had been raised in the past. When the council adopted the existing inventory in 2003, it had applied the Safe Harbor provisions to some upland wildlife habitat sites, and the standard inventory provisions to the remainder. That occurred with the agreement and cooperation of LCDC staff. The inventory was acknowledged as being consistent with the rules. Mr. Bj6rklund said the City Manager's recommendation was consistent with the Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs). MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 27, 2005 Page 8 Work Session Mayor Piercy called for comments and questions from the council. Mr. Poling asked if the DLCD had been advised of the action taken by the council on June 8, which had the potential to create an additional delay in the completion of periodic review, and what position the agency had on the issue. Ms. Nabata responded that the DLCD did not have a position. The agency wanted to assist the City. She said that DLCD had received no request for postponement from Eugene, but the agency was aware of the options being proposed and believed the recommended option fit the parameters of the Senate Bill 543, which eliminated the Land Conservation and Development Commission's ability to give any jurisdiction more than one extension for an existing periodic review process. She believed the plan amendment process was fully open to the council. Ms. Nabeta suggested that the council might want to invite representatives of the City of Corvallis to a meeting to discuss its Natural Features Program, which involved several different tools, including Goal 5. Ms. Nabeta indicated that both Option 3 and the motion before the council allowed the City to meet the timeline outlined in the Agenda Item Summary. Mr. Poling said that the periodic review process had cost the taxpayers about $520,000 to this point. He hoped the proposed process was not similarly expensive, and called for completion of the current effort before embarking on an inventory of the south hills. Speaking to the issue of process, Mr. Poling said that the June 8 motion was brought to the table during a discussion of another topic, that of whether to purchase a particular property. He termed it a ';middle of the night" motion that he had not seen until just before the meeting. The vote occurred after a brief, 10-minute discussion. Mr. Poling was not happy with the process used to reach the point at which the council found itself. Mr. Poling believed all councilors shared the same goal of protecting natural habitat. He was willing to support Option 3 as the best way to proceed from this point, and urged that costs be kept down to the degree possible. Mr. Kelly thanked the Planning Division staff for its high quality work in a short time, and thanked Mr. Poling for placing the alternative motion on the floor. Mr. Kelly indicated his own dislike of the process that occurred on June 8 and said for that reason he believed today's work session had been necessary for a more deliberative approach. He said the option recommended by staff appeared to work well for all concerned by concluding the Goal 5 process underway in a timely manner without the need to return to the DLCD and by addressing the issue of upland habitat protection in the south hills as desired by a number of people in the community. Mr. Kelly suggested the outcome for different parcels would be very different so people should not prejudge the process. Mr. Kelly said the informal roundtable, which included a diverse group of attendees, including the mayor, had indicated to the council its support of a commercial and industrial lands inventory and an upland wildlife habitat inventory that went beyond what was contemplated by the City at the time. He said the commercial and industrial lands survey was underway and the motion spoke to the other part of the roundtable's ~request to the community." MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 27, 2005 Page 9 Work Session Mr. Pap~ agreed with the remarks of Mr. Poling with regard to the process used to bring the June 8 motion to the council, saying he did not see how a work session on a property acquisition issue had ~morphed" into a major change in the Goal 5 inventory process. After the good work staff had done, he felt %lindsided" by the motion. He commended Planning Division staff for its detailed response to the issues raised on June 8. Mr. Pap6 asked about the cost of implementing Option 3. City Manager Taylor indicated staff would return to the council with an estimate of those costs. Mr. Pap6 said he would have preferred that a majority of councilors requested a work session on the issue raised on June 8 so a more orderly process could have occurred. Mr. Pap6 said he had been lobbied more during the council's discussion of whether to adopt the Safe Harbor or standard approach for upland habitat than on almost any other topic, and he believed the council's contemplated action would create more controversy. He asked about the impact of Ballot Measure 37 on the issue of additional natural resource protection. Mr. Lidz did not know at this time. Mr. Pap6 said the council previously put the concerns expressed by property owners to rest through its adoption of the standard process, and now the council's action would stir them up again. Mr. Pap6 asked how %outh hills" was defined, and what the boundaries were. City Manager Taylor acknowledged the uncertainty created by the lack of boundaries and definitions and pledged that the City would stay on schedule, provide timely notice to the public so it could be involved, be clear about the timing of decision points and the scope of the work needed for what was being proposed. In response to Mr. Papa's question about the boundaries of the study area, Mr. Bj6rklund said staff would use the South Hills Study definition of the south hills to determine the larger boundary, and within that the Goal 5 sites addressed under the Safe Harbor provisions in 2003. Responding to a follow-up question from Mr. Pap~, Mr. Bj6rklund indicated staff would look at habitat types but that would not determine the boundaries of the study area. Other habitat types and their functions would be examined as well. Mr. Pap~ expressed concern about the extent of the boundaries involved. Ms. Taylor said that $520,000 sounded like a small amount to her after the discussion about the BRT system. Ms. Taylor agreed with Mr. Pap~ that the issue had been very controversial. She believed that the motion to adopt the Safe Harbor approach had been a tie broken by the mayor. She maintained that the issue was %till simmering" in the community and the controversy had never died down. Ms. Taylor said her June 8 motion arose from community interest in having the council revisit the issue. She supported the motion proposed by Mr. Kelly as she thought the work that would be done would be useful. Mayor Piercy called for a second round of questions and comments. Mr. Kelly spoke to Mr. Papa's remarks, saying the additional inventory work proposed through Option 3 would allow the City to take a more ~fine-grained" approach to different areas; he asserted that a large part MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 27, 2005 Page 10 Work Session of the controversy the last time the council considered the issue regarded the lack of definite information about what natural resources actually existed where. He likened the inventory to the West Eugene Wetlands Plan and said the council could use the detailed information that resulted when it contemplated what individual properties to allow to fully develop, what properties to fully protect, and what properties to restrict development upon. Ms. Muir said the Planning Commission was meeting weekly on the Goal 5 process and its final delibera- tions were scheduled for July 18. The council would receive that recommendation at a work session on September 21. In response to Mr. Papd's earlier question, Mr. Bj6rklund outlined the parameters of the south hills area using a map mounted on the meeting room wall. At the request of Mr. Papd, Mr. Bj6rklund noted major landmarks delineating the proposed study area involved. Mr. Poling asked how many acres and property owners were involved. Mr. Bj6rklund did not recall; he estimated about 1,900-plus acres, with approximately the same number of tax lots. He was unsure of the number of property owners who would be potentially affected by the process. He recollected that in 2003, the City had been able to tell property owners they were included in the inventory but had been unable to tell them what was proposed for their property, which raised alarm. The motion under consideration would ensure that the inventory map and recommendations for each property were brought forward together. The motion passed, 6:1; Mr. Papd voting no. Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting at 6:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dennis M. Taylor City Manager (Recorded by Kimberly Young) MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 27, 2005 Page 11 Work Session