HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes - 09/18/02 JEO JOINT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
EUGENE CITY COUNCIL
PUBLIC HEARING
September 18, 2002
7:00 p.m.
Harris Hall Main Floor
a. SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING/Ordinance PA 1180/In the
Matter of Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan
Diagram to Apply the ND-Nodal Development Designation to Property Within
the Chase Gardens Nodal Development Area; Amending The Text of Section
13 of the Willakenzie Area Plan to Replace Pages 71-74; Amending the
Willakenzie Area Plan Land Use Map; and Adopting a Severability Clause.
(NBA & PM 8/28/02)
Commissioner Bill Dwyer presided with Commissioners Bobby Green, Sr.,
Anna Morrison and Peter Sorenson present. Cindy Weeldreyer was present
via telephone. Recording Secretary Melissa Zimmer was also present.
Mayor Jim Torrey presided with City Councilors Bonny Bettman, Pat Farr,
David Kelly, Scott Meisner, Nancy Nathanson, Gary Pape, and Betty Taylor.
Gary Rayor was excused. Recording Secretary Melissa Zimmer was also
present.
Mayor Torrey opened up the Public Hearing for the City of Eugene.
Commissioner Dwyer opened up the Public Hearing for the Lane County
Board of Commissioners.
Kurt Yeiter, City of Eugene, explained tonight was the final scheduled public
hearing on actions proposed to implement the nodal development plan in the
Chase Gardens area. He stated it was being processed as a quasi-judicial
matter and decisions are made by applying evidence against specific
criteria.
Dwyer asked for any ex-parte contacts or conflicts of interest.
There were none from the Board of Commissioners.
Torrey asked for any ex-parte contacts or conflicts of interests from the City
Councilors.
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Torrey noted approximately a year ago, a representative of a development
firm from Portland came to talk to him about their plans. He stated they did
not specifically speak about nodal development.
Kelly recalled when the process first started he met with members of the
Harlow Neighborhood because they were in his ward. He added all other
contacts had been in the context of public neighborhood meetings.
Yeiter said the project backgrounds and the applicable substantive criteria
were compiled in a memorandum dated August 12, 2002 and titled:
"Implementing Measures for Chase Gardens Nodal Development Area." He
noted the applicable criteria upon which the decisions will be based are
contained on pages 3, 4 and 5 of the memo. He stated that testimony,
arguments and evidence must be directed toward the criteria described in
the memo or other criteria in the plan or land use regulations that the person
testifying believes to apply to the decision. He added failure to raise an
issue or accompanied by statements or evidence sufficient to afford the
decision makers and the parties an opportunity to respond to the issue
precludes appeal to the board and the decision makers based on that issue.
Yeiter noted the August 12 memo also listed the five actions proposed to
make the whole nodal development strategies come together and they were
combined into three ordinances. He noted the first ordinance amends the
Eugene/Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan diagram and the
Willakenzie Area Plan text and diagram. He stated both the Eugene City
Council and the Board of Commissioners would vote on ordinance number
one. He noted the first staff packet that went to the Board of Commissioners
contained an error in the Willakenzie area plan text. He added a
subsequent memo with corrected text was passed out. He noted there are
11 policies in what is approved.
Yeiter stated the second ordinance amends several sections of the Eugene
Code, clarifying how the special areas zoned could be used for nodal
development and to allow better lighting in city parks. He noted the City of
Eugene City Council would only act upon the second ordinance.
Yeiter said the third ordinance establishes the Chase nodes special area
zone and creates the zoning standards for development in that zone and
applies special area zones to several city, EWEB and underdeveloped
properties within the nodes that are already within the city limits. He added
they were not proposing to change the zone on any unincorporated
properties. He noted the third ordinance would take city action only. Yeiter
announced a Eugene City Council work session had been scheduled for
October 28 and they have scheduled November 12 for possible action. He
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noted a possible third reading by the Lane County Board of Commissioners
is scheduled for December 4.
Yeiter explained there were several letters received subsequent to the work
sessions. He stated there is a packet with a letter from Gordon Wylie, who
owns property along Garden Way, a letter from Terry White who has
commercially designated property in the area and a letter from Louise Wade,
who is a Cubby Lane resident. He added there is a staff memorandum
answering questions that came up during a work session. He also received
a letter from Satre Associates. He noted he received a letter from Ward
Beck, from Duncan & Brown, Phil Crillo, Miller Nash and a master plan that
was prepared by Simpson Housing.
Brandon Morqan, 1226 16th Avenue, Seattle, WA, Development Manager for
Simpson Housing. He represented Simpson Housing who is the owner of
the largest parcel that is part of the nodal plan. He said in Eugene they are
the owners of the Chase Village Apartment complex. He said there are 536
apartments plus 20 acres of vacant land. He added the vacant land is the
largest part of the node. He recalled they bought the property in 1997. He
stated they realized the highest and best use of the vacant property was to
develop a neighborhood retail center, something they thought would add
value to the neighborhood. He said they had been cooperating with the city
on the nodal plan. He said that Simpson Housing was committed to seeing
the nodal plan through to fruition to make sure the city, neighborhood and
future developers of the property will be proud of what is achieved.
Rick Duncan, Duncan & Brown, 1260 Charnelton, reported that under the
current proposed plan, there could be as much as 200,000 square feet of
commercial space built. He noted this plan was three times the size of Oasis
Plaza and Edgewood Shopping Center. He received information on second
floor space from the Oakway Shopping Center. He was told that the leases
are 40 to 50% less than what they get for main floor space. He noted there
are substantial problems with vacancies on the second floor.
Don Rakhle, 3131 San Pablo, Berkeley, stated he had been working with
Simpson Housing for the past two years. He noted the two-story issue is a
critical one. He said as it stands now, this is a large project and the square
footage is pushing what is available in the market and what the
neighborhood wants to see. He stated if the square footage is kept to put
into two stories, they lose the continuous street frontage. He added to go to
a second story would drive down the quality of the architecture and attract
less desirable tenants in the buildings. He thinks the solution is to have a
tall fa~;ade in order to feel like it is a critical mass. He noted another issue
was the orientation of the building entries. He said the goal is to have the
most active pedestrian oriented continuous retail area possible. He said to
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have all the entries facing the adjacent streets is not the best way to achieve
that.
Terri Hardinq, Satre Associations 132 E. Broadway, Eugene, explained her
firm was the lead consultant for the nodal development study at Chase
Gardens and as the project moves forward, she was happy they were close
to implementation. She noted as the code is written, it would require a
building orientation to the street, but a separate pedestrian entrance to every
street. She stated the LUCU requirement for building entries is one per
building, not one per business. She noted a common problem with nodal
development standards is when two entrances are required for small
businesses.
Rick Satre, 132 E. Broadway, stated the proposed set of ordinances
represents what staff believes is the best set of recommendations to achieve
Eugene's nodal development objectives in the Chase Gardens area. He
noted the property owners they represent are in complete agreement with
the entire set of recommended changes except that the market place is not
there for a second floor. His proposal is a single floor retail establishment
that has a two-story facde. He said it works. He added should the market
ever catch up where second floors could be added, then they could put in a
second floor. He said they have an opportunity for the community to see the
concept of nodal development take place in physical form.
Terry White, 346 S. Garden, represented the Harlow Neighbor group. He
said they were suggesting an ATM machine be installed in the shopping
center.
Kevin Matthews, Friends of Eugene, P. O. Box 1588, Eugene, said it was
good to see nodal development was moving forward. He explained nodal
development is an important part of TransPlan. He said the Chase Gardens
node was a positive one because it is well located where the geography of
the node supports lower than average driving. He said that improves the
driving average of the whole metropolitan area. He stated there was
restricted access with this node. He said the natural resource component
needed to be strengthened. He noted in Exhibit B, item 10, development
shall be sensitive to the area's natural features such as mature trees,
orchards and the Q Street channel. He stated there was a beneficial move
toward clear and objective standards for development. He said this had to
achieve a certain density and if there is too much of a commercial footprint
for the market, then the commercial footprint should be decreased. He said
that a two-story facde is not two levels of activity that is needed for nodal
development.
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Verna Thompson 110 S. Garden, Eugene stated she wanted the Chase
Garden area cleaned of garbage. She recommended that Eugene be a
good neighbor and clean the garbage. She stated she lives in one of the
historical Chase homes and she wanted that to be considered in the
development.
Jerry Thompson, didn't think there was an owner on Garden Way who
thought they were benefiting from this and they don't want to pay for any of
it. He thought the best use of the area was a baseball park.
Ward Beck, 2502 Highland Dr., Eugene, was against the ordinances. He
read into the record a letter from Judge Gordon Wylie. He thought the city
staff was trying to steal the value of Judge Wylie's land. He stated that no
one from the city spoke with Judge Wylie. He said the land should remain
commercial and have a minimum of four parking spaces per 1,000 square
feet. He said they wanted to see a nodal overlay on Judge Wylie's land but
leaving the underlying zoning unchanged. He added that Judge Wylie didn't
want his land down zoned.
Nathanson asked what the difference was between commercial and high
density.
Yeiter responded that commercial land is more valuable and developable
than residential. He said the current Willakenzie plan shows all commercial
being on the east side, between future Garden Way and I-5. He said they
wanted to make sure that residents had easy access to the services. He
said there is a combination of the limited access to the Wylie property for
customer use from the freeway. In comparing that to limited commercial
opportunities--as against higher density residential--it would have higher
value.
Nathanson asked if the team developing the plan took into consideration the
natural boundaries.
Yeiter said it is the type of commercial fitting into this neighborhood and the
greater region that is underserved by retail and commercial services. He
explained their approach was to try to maintain a similar level of commercial.
He noted that was slightly more than ten acres of the Wylie property, east of
Garden Way but nine acres are now proposed instead.
Nathanson asked what the intent of the node was regarding transportation.
Yeiter responded the least they wanted to achieve was that the residents are
within walking and easy biking distance. He said they are trying to achieve
having an identifiable neighborhood center that would be a pleasurable
place to be. He noted the way the Willakenzie area plan was originally set
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up, the entire commercial was on one side of a street. He said they
investigated creating new local streets through the Wylie property and
concluded there were not enough residents in the immediate area to support
grocery or retail services. He added being visible from Garden Way and
Centennial was necessary.
Dwyer said his vision of a node is a place where people could live and work
without an automobile. He didn't want a node to be another name for a
shopping development. He said the key was mixed use. He stated that part
of the I-5 Beltline plan will be a bicycle pedestrian crossing that will go to
Postal Way. He said if they are going to prevent sprawl, then they have to
encourage upward development and not just put up facades.
Bettman said the whole intention of nodal development was to decrease
vehicle miles traveled and to increase the efficiency of accommodating
population growth that is projected to double in the Willamette Valley over
the next 50 years. She didn't understand why they were letting the
developers write the standards for the node. She asked why they increased
the intensity, and deducted amenities in an auto oriented development in
response to this particular developer's demand. She said if they would just
create what they need for nodal development in an overlay zone and apply
it, then as pressure to develop increases over the years, it would be
redeveloped according to those standards. She noted that TransPlan did
modeling based on nodal development. She said they examined how nodal
development would result in decreased trip length and decreased vehicles
miles traveled both within the node and outside the node and how the node
was affected by the larger transportation system. She wanted to see a
comparison where the code amendments and the metro plan amendments
diverge from that threshold. She said if they are going to modify nodal
development to this extent, they would achieve the objectives of TransPlan.
She stated an analysis and comparison is needed to be made on what the
suggested code amendments are required.
Taylor said it sounded like they were in the development business and the
purpose was to develop the land as quickly as possible instead of providing
for the creation of a node. She asked why they would need so much
commercial building if it were part of a node.
Yeiter said what became apparent when they involved the neighborhood was
that there was frustration from area residents that there were not full retail
services to serve the area. He said the area is segregated and the residents
were tired of driving to other shopping centers to get more services. He said
the acreage for all commercial services is kept the same as planned within
the Willakenzie area plan. He noted one of their goals was that the
residential development potential did not drop and that they were not losing
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housing yield. He stated the recommendation forwarded to the elected
officials is that they have two functional floors along Garden Way and the
stores facing Marche Chase and Garden Way have their entrances on them.
He noted that was not what the developers wanted. He said there is a
demand for commercial services in the area so they allowed for the shopping
center to be as large as proposed with a cap on the size of the grocery story
and having some of the buildings mandated where they are oriented so there
is the pedestrian space.
Yeiter said with regard to the vehicle miles traveled and the TransPlan
modeling, the TransPlan model was not created to be so specific that the
square footage would have affected it. He noted there was a request from
the state that the city create some monitoring process to track how well the
nodal strategies are working for vehicle miles traveled for reduction. He
noted the city engineers are satisfied with the streets and the improvements
and how the pedestrian movements would happen within the area. He
stated they didn't have the data to show how this plan might be different.
Kelly stated he would support the plan as written as a compromise to get
them to a real nodal project. He said unless they had a fair amount of density
of jobs, they won't hit the targets and use the land efficiently and the whole
plan falls apart. He asked to explain how the node would make progress to
the targets, both as proposed and as the developer is asking for further
changes. He asked what the program was that described some sort of
maximum square footage for the future. He wanted answers at the next work
session
Pape stated that every node would have its own character and this was a
suburban node. He was interested in any type of samples that staff could
come up with for a work session on how two-story retail works in more
suburban type locations versus out of town locations. He added not only do
they need the housing density, but also they need the jobs
With regard to the Work Session on October 28, Torrey asked how the
Harlow Neighborhood request would happen with regard to the ATM banking
access question. He asked about the ineffective down zoning of the
property east of Garden Way. It was his understanding that a down zone
could create a taking and they might be liable for value lost. He wanted
someone to do an analysis of that with a report back.
Bettman asked about TransPlan and what assumptions went into the
modeling that showed nodal development reduces vehicle miles traveled
and creates a more efficient transportation pattern. She asked what the
node specific assumptions were. She thinks they are using TransPlan to
justify all of the investments they are making in the planning and
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implementation process. She noted there are incentives and they are
redirecting public infrastructure investment into the area because it is a node
and they are going to see a public benefit. She wanted to reconcile this plan
with TransPlan. She wanted to know the assumptions and how this plan
compares with them.
Nathanson had three questions for the work session. With regard to two
stories, please describe the value of a tall facde that is for appearance only
versus the value of height for functional purpose. Tell them whether there is
some other way to handle multiple entrances and pedestrian access from the
street, if there was another alternative and describe as best they can market
reality. She stated this neighborhood was different than a generic
neighborhood anywhere else in Eugene. She asked to what extent this
factors into any of the testimony they are getting. She asked if the market
analysis was generic or adjusted for this neighborhood.
Meisner noted the node they were discussing regarding amendments is
small in area but is surrounded by high-density developments. He wanted to
make sure the commercial development is available to those people. He
said he understands wanting contiguous commercial development and at the
same time wanting second story development. He asked (in planning) if they
looked at the relationship of second story retail or other space to the
acreage that is provided for commercial zoning. He asked if so much land
was designated for commercial that would preclude second story
development. He wanted the response in the work session.
Childs noted since this was a quasi-judicial hearing, the property owner's
representatives have requested that in the event the city council
recommends substantial changes to the ordinance that they reopen the
record to allow them to comment on those changes before final adoption of
the ordinance. She announced they had received that request.
Mayor Torrey closed the public hearing for the Eugene City Council and they
will take the issue up on October 28, 2002 in a work session with possible
decision making at that time. He added it would take place at 5:30 p.m. in
the McNutt Room.
Commissioner Dwyer closed the public hearing for the Board of
Commissioners.
MOTION: to approve a Second Reading and setting a Third Reading and
Deliberation on Wednesday, December 4, 2002 for Ordinance 1180.
Morrison MOVED, Green SECONDED.
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VOTE: 5-0.
b. SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING/Ordinance PA 1181/In the
Matter of Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan
Diagram to Apply the ND-Nodal Development Designation to Property Within
the Royal Avenue Nodal Development Area; and Adopting a Severability
Clause.
Mayor Torrey opened the Public Hearing for the City of Eugene.
Commissioner Dwyer opened up the Public Hearing for the Board of
Commissioners.
Allan Lowe, City of Eugene, explained the hearing concerns proposed
amendments to the Eugene Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan, the
Bethel Danebo Refinement Plan and the Eugene Municipal Code to
implement the nodal development concept in the Bethel neighborhood. He
noted the Royal Avenue Nodal Development project area consists of 191
acres of land on both sides of Royal Avenue between Terry Street and
Greenhill Road in west Eugene. He said the implementation measures
proposed for adoption support the creation of nodal development in the
planning area. He said the Royal Avenue area is labeled area 4F on the
TransPlan map of potential nodal development areas in the Eugene
Springfield area. He stated that nodal development is encouraged as a
development form and adopted policies of the Eugene Springfield
Metropolitan Area General Plan, Eugene Springfield Metropolitan area
Transportation Plan and the Eugene Growth Management Study. He added
if adopted, the proposed regulations for the Royal Avenue area would not
immediately apply to any property. He said only after a property is annexed
and rezoned would the proposed land use and development standards
apply.
Lowe indicated that three actions are proposed to implement the Royal
Avenue Specific Plan. He said the actions include amendments to the Metro
Plan diagram, amendments to the Bethel Danebo Refinement Plan and
amendments to the Eugene Code. With regard to the Metro Plan, Lowe said
since the Royal nodal development area is totally outside of the city limits,
both Eugene City Council and the Lane County Commissioners must adopt
the proposed Metro Plan Amendments.
Lowe noted the Bethel Danebo Refinement Plan was adopted with the City
of Eugene in 1982 prior to the acknowledgment of the Metro Plan by the
state. As a result, the Eugene City Council will adopt the amendments to the
Bethel Danebo Refinement Plan only.
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Lowe explained the criteria for approval for the proposed amendments are
listed on pages 7-9 of the staff memorandum to the council and board dated
August 12, 2002. He said that approval of the proposed amendments would
require findings of consistency with various adopted documents. He added
that findings of consistency with the Metro Plan and refinement plan
amendment criteria are included as Exhibit D to Ordinance number one. He
said that findings of consistency with the Eugene Code Amendment criteria
are included as Exhibit A of Ordinance Number two. He noted that staff had
received once piece of correspondence regarding the hearing since the
packet was given to the council and commissioners at the last work session
on the issue. He said an e-mail was received from Dick Briggs, 80 W. 23r~
Avenue, Eugene regarding the proposed land use designation on an eight
acre site west of the Amazon channel and within the node boundaries. That
letter was entered into the public record.
Kevin Matthews, Friends of Eugene, P. O. Box 1588, Eugene, commented
that the Chase Gardens sub area provides a reasonable location for a node
with a plan that is on the edge of fading away. He said the Royal Avenue
node is in the wrong place. He said there is nice work in the development of
the plan. He asked if late in the TransPlan process whether the geographic
component of vehicle miles traveled was taken into account in the modeling
of the effectiveness of nodal development. He said they have to document
how much is the reduction in trips going to be because of living in a nodal
development area. He didn't think it would meet the purpose under the state
planning goals in TransPlan.
Rob Handy, 4551/2 River Road, Eugene, said when they discuss market
realities, they found that in order for a node to be successful, there needs to
be transit stations in it. He said a fixed transit station gives investors the
confidence that that neighborhood would be developed. He stated that
transit stations anchor a successful node. He said the elected officials have
an alternative to support nodes rather than seek courses to see nodes fail.
Steve Cornacchia, 180 E. 1 1th, Eugene, stated he represents Robert and
Ronald Bounds. He explained they are discussing compact urban growth
and talking about placing growth in areas where it could be accommodated
by existing public facilities. He said they are talking about creation of
additional development and growth on the periphery of the community. He
stated the mere creation of this node and the set of criteria and uses is a
good exercise when growth occurs in that area. He took issue in the
implementing ordinance there are three capital facility projects that are
focused in the area. He noted one was a large drainage ditch and two are
major road projects. He said the area they are discussing is a rural
residential area and the majority of parcels are in the ten acre or less size.
He added the majority of the acreages and ownerships are families that had
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been located there for near 100 years. He said these people are not
planning on developing their property yet they are looking at a well-designed
and good exercise. He said their concern is if Roosevelt Boulevard is
connected with Royal that it would prompt development of one large parcel
on the outside of the node. He said that starts the ball rolling for
development. He stated their request is that the capital projects be
considered developed in a manner similar to the City of Springfield and
Pioneer Parkway. He added that based on a trigger, when the amount of
traffic on either one of those thoroughfares exceeds a certain amount, the
project begins.
Donald Bounds, 5927 Kenwood, Dallas, Texas, stated his parents are Bob
and Pat Bonds and they own parcel number three and his brother has parcel
number 15. He had concerns about how this node would develop. He
stated after his parents are gone, he plans on moving into their house and
living there and not doing anything with the property. He didn't want to have
the assessments that come with the improvements of the streets and other
infrastructure for other developments. He told the elected officials to
consider the people who live there.
Ronald Bounds, 5670 Royal, Eugene, stated he had to hire an attorney for
his property. He said the people in his neighborhood don't want to move. He
noted his neighbors want development but not high-density development.
He said the development does provide for parking for recreational vehicles.
He wasn't against growth, he doesn't want to have to move. He asked the
elected officials to think this through.
Dwyer stated they have to be careful when roads are developed that they
assign so much of a value and cost to a homeowner who wants to live on the
property. He thought this was more of a city concern. He said the question
should be of highest and best use as opposed to current and present use.
He commented they should change the tax policies at the state level for
current and present use instead of highest and best use.
Kelly stated they didn't have a chance at the work session to address the
suggestion that they do street assessment differently. He was disturbed that
after the council and the commissioners spent time on a street assessment
policy they would assess this differently. He said it will give rise to feelings
of unfairness and a lack of equity on the part of property owners elsewhere.
He asked staff if this plan achieved the residential density of 12 per net acre.
Lowe responded the answer was yes.
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Kelly indicated that it wasn't clear to him the planning commission
recommendation had made it into the documents that were proposed for
adoption, or whether amendments would be necessary to incorporate some
of their suggests.
Lowe noted the ordinances and exhibits included the policy changes.
Kelly commented that Exhibit B for Bethel Danebo Plan quotes a paragraph
that said it is in TransPlan. He said it wasn't in the TransPlan and it was a
Scribner's error. He was under the assumption that if someone has a piece
of land with a house on it and it is owned that someone could continue to live
in it indefinitely. He said he wanted to be corrected in a work session if he
was wrong. He asked with LTD as an independent agency, how they tie
transit requirements that should be a part of nodal development.
Kelly asked if there was need for housing in LUCU, how it relates to the
proposed ordinances that they are adopting. He commented they were told
the specific plan was not being adopted as policy, but there is a statement
from their work session on page 139 that amends the Metro Plan that does
make this policy. He wanted clarification. He asked Matthews if itwas better
for land use planning and transportation planning if the Royal node area
builds out at R1 densities and has no commercial as opposed to being built
out in a nodal manner.
Matthews responded the Royal node as currently drawn is against the
wetlands and urban growth boundary. He said unless they are presuming
the urban growth boundary moved out there, there is no asymmetric tributary
area to support neighborhood commercial.
Farr stated these people are his neighbors and he was concerned. He said
the node looks good on paper but when it is overlaid onto people's
properties, they have to consider how it would affect families. He asked if
the owners could stay on their property and leave their house intact and if
they could they bequeath it. He asked what the timing was on the Roosevelt
extension and the timing on the creation of a swale. He stated Dwyer
commented that the people on the property would be taxed the highest value
rate of the property. He wanted staff to comment on those questions at the
work session.
Bettman wanted to hear from staff, given the fact that in the Royal node
there is an opportunity for a developer to use the needed housing tract and
circumvent nodal development or adjustment review that would not fulfill the
objectives of nodal development. She asked if there was a way to tie the
SDC discount to the actual achievement of those objectives. She asked the
same question about the other node.
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Torrey asked to get the issue of a triggering device, he wanted a response to
that at the work session. Could it work? He noted the e-mail he received
from Sally Briggs made sense to him. He asked why they wouldn't do what
the e-mail suggested relating to the eight acres from Iow density to natural
resources.
Sorenson asked what the relationship was between transit planning and the
establishment of a node and if it was part of the criteria. He asked if they
would be further ahead of they established transit orientation if the goal was
creation of a real node.
Pape stated he was troubled by most of the testimony he had heard about
taking the rural character of the area. He asked if they could do a node
overlay zone without any of the detailed planning so as the character of the
area develops in the future, the detailed planning could be done at that point
in time and they could spent their time in areas that are closer to being
developed.
With no one else signed up to speak, Mayor Torrey closed the Public
Hearing for the City of Eugene. He announced the next meeting on this item
would be a work session of the Eugene City Council on October 30 at noon
at the McNutt Room.
With no one else signed up to speak, Commissioner Dwyer closed the Public
Hearing.
MOTION: to approve a Second Reading and setting a Third Reading and
Deliberation for December 4 on Ordinance PA 1181.
Morrison MOVED, Weeldreyer SECONDED.
VOTE: 5-0.
There being no further business, Mayor Torrey adjourned the meeting of the Eugene City
Council at 9:30 p.m.
There being no further business, Commissioner Dwyer adjourned the meeting of the Lane
County Board of Commissioners at 9:30 p.m.
Melissa Zimmer
Recording Secretary
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