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Eugene City Council
Regular Meeting
Council Chamber-Eugene City Hall
June 10,2002
8 p.m.
COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, David Kelly, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, Gary
Rayor, Gary PapS, Bonny Bettman, Par Farr.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting to order.
1.CEREMONIAL MATTERS
Mayor Torrey introduced Urban Forester Mark Synder. Mr. Synder introduced Robert Johnson
from Tree City USA, who presented the Tree City USA Growth Award to Mayor Torrey. Mr.
Johnson commended the City for being one of 38 Oregon cities to qualify for the Tree City Growth
Award. He noted the criteria associated with the award, and said Eugene significantly exceeded
those standards. Mr. Synder described some of the City's special tree-related projects, and
introduced Troy Treger of the NeighborWoods Program, former Mayor Ruth Bascom, and John
Weber of Parks Planning, who were instrumental in the creation of the Hayes Memorial Garden,
who were present to display the Tree City USA award banner.
Mayor Torrey thanked Mr. Johnson, Mr. Treger, Ms. Bascom, and Mr. Weber.
2. PUBLIC FORUM
Mayor Torrey reviewed the protocol for the Public Forum.
Will Kramer, 593 Sierra Street, Eugene, said he represented several Eugene business owners.
He noted that Tillamook County had recently decided to adopt the State's guidelines regarding
smoking. The City of St. Helens had also changed its law. That left Eugene with the only council-
imposed smoking ban in the State. He read from the minutes of the St. Helens City Council
withdrawing the ordinance. He appealed to the City to withdraw its ordinance.
Sarah Coffelt, 1157 Elizabeth Street, identified herself as a cocktail waitress and said since the
smoking ban was implemented, her wages had been cut in half, making it difficult to support her
child. She said that the smoking ban made it more difficult to track customers. She did not want
to have to take another job to support herself and her family.
Cheryl McCabe, 362 North 42nd Street, said she owned the Old Pad Tavern and represented the
Eugene Business Owners Association. She said the smoking ban in bars and taverns had a
negative impact on those businesses. She referred to a document distributed to the council
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showing Oregon lottery revenue figures. She said that the information reflected the totals of
every location in Eugene, Springfield, and three other cities in Lane County. The information
supported what had been reported to the council for several months. Ms. McCabe reviewed the
figures, which showed a continuing revenue loss for those establishments. She noted those
businesses that had gone out of businesses since the ban was enacted. Ms. McCabe appealed
to the council to study those figures.
Anne Fifield, 1144 West Broadway, EcoNorthwest, said she was hired by the Tobacco Free
Coalition of Oregon to assess the overall impacts of the tobacco ban on the community. That
assessment indicated that first quarter sales in Eugene were lower than the same quarter in 2001,
but total sales were comparable to sales in 1997, 1998, and 1999. She suggested that higher
sales in 2001 were an aberration. The total sales for video poker had increased when the ban
was fully implemented. Many factors impact those sales; sales decline each year from July to
September when the weather improved. In 2001, sales declined in the summer months in
Eugene and did not go up in the fall months as usual, but there were other factors involved, such
as the economic recession and the events of September 11.
Martin Jones, 2300 Parkside Lane, an internist representing the Lane County Medical Society,
said it was the society's stand that all places in Oregon be smoke-free. He thanked the council for
enacting the smoking ban. He said that the evidence demonstrated that second-hand smoke was
damaging to others. Making the community business-friendly was good for the long-term
economic health of the community, but it should not occur at the expense of workers. The toxins
in secondhand smoke cannot be removed from exhaust systems. He said that the workers in
bars and taverns have more health risks and die younger. Those workers needed to be protected.
He noted other communities in other parts of the country that were enacting similar legislation.
He called on the bar owners present to join in a call for a statewide ban on smoking.
Mayor Torrey closed the public forum.
Councilor Farr spoke of his own personal dislike for smoking but said he also disliked having an
uneven playing field for businesses. He said that the City's ordinance was causing businesses to
fail. He said that the council needed to discuss the issue, or put it before the voters of Eugene.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor PapS, moved to approve the items on
the Consent Calendar.
Councilor Bettman had minutes corrections and pulled Item B.
Councilor Bettman offered the following correction to page 1 of May 1, 2001, asking that the
motion be amended as follows (italicized text added): "Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor
PapS, moved to direct the City Manager, beginning in fisca/ year 2003, to use airport revenues
and reserves to pay the Airport General Obligation bond debt annually..."
Councilor Bettman noted that the word "accessible" in sentence 4 of paragraph 2 on page 10 of the
May 13 regular meeting minutes should be "assessable." She also asked that the second sentence
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in paragraph 3 be modified as follows (struck text deleted): "She indicated she would oppose the
motion because of the financing, and because she did not think the inequities of the assessment
system had nat been addressed." Councilor Bettman asked that sentence 3 in paragraph 3 on page
11 of the May 13 be deleted and replaced with the following: "She said there should have been a
contract, or other documentation, circumscribing the City's limited role."
Mayor Torrey determined there was no objection to the corrections offered by Councilor Bettman.
Councilor Meisner offered a change to page 1 of the May 13, 2002, work session minutes, noting
that the reference to the River Road/Santa Clara Facilities Advisory Committee should be to the
River Road/Santa Clara Urban Services Committees.
Mayor Torrey determined there was no objection to the corrections offered by Councilor Meisner.
Councilor Nathanson referred to paragraph 6 on page 4 of the April 24 work session minutes and
asked that the seventh sentence in that paragraph be changed to read "She hoped that any gas tax
contemplated would be a countywide tax, or at least m~st a metropolitan tax." Referring to
page 5 of the same set of minutes, Councilor Nathanson asked that the first sentence in paragraph
8 be modified to read "Councilor Nathanson cautioned staff about agdmst structuring..."
Councilor Nathanson asked that sentence 4 in paragraph 1 on page 11 of the May 13 regular
meeting be revised to read "She regretted that questioned4M~ the City fronted the money rather
than ODOT..."
Mayor Torrey determined there was no objection to the corrections offered by Councilor
Nathanson.
Councilor Pap~ referred to paragraph 2 on page 4 of the April 24 work session minutes and
modified the first sentence to read "Councilor Pap~ asked if staff had quantified the bicycle path
maintenance backlog..."
Councilor Pap~ indicated that the reference to the airport runway in paragraph 1 on page 2 of the
May 1 minutes was actually to the cross runway.
Mayor Torrey determined there was no objection to the corrections offered by Councilor Pap~.
Councilor Kelly asked that paragraph 1 on page 1 of the May 13 work session be revised to refer
to economic forces. He asked that the reference to "vehicle hours of daily" in paragraph 5 on page
7 of the same minutes be changed to "vehicle hours of delay." He also asked that the last sentence
in paragraph 6 be changed to read "...Councilor Kelly asked how the council could adopt the
ordinances when it was stated the findings were still underway and not completed."
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Councilor Kelly pointed out that the last paragraph on page 7 of the May 13 regular meeting
minutes incorrectly referred to former City Manager Jim Johnson rather than City Manager pro
tem Jim Carlson.
Mayor Torrey determined there was no objection to the corrections offered by Councilor Kelly.
Roll call vote; the motion to approve the Consent Calender, with the
exception of Item D, carried unanimously, 8:0.
The council considered Item D.
Councilor Bettman expressed an interest in seeing the allocations being underwritten by systems
development charges called out separately in the future. She could not determine the SDC-eligible
projects from looking at the list of projects. She wanted a justification for why the reserves funds
were accumulating when the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) was
proposing a rate increase. The reimbursement SDCs show a beginning balance of nearly $5
million. It was her understanding that those revenues were more flexible than improvement fees,
and she wanted to know if all SDC-eligible expenditures were being paid for by SDC revenues.
She asked about the impact on rates if the nearly $4 million in reimbursement reserves were
directed toward scheduled capital improvements being paid for by ratepayers.
Susie Smith, General Manager of the MWMC, clarified that there was no rate increase proposed
this year. There had been six years with no rate increases until the five-percent increase in 2001.
She did not know what would occur in 2003, saying it depended on the economy. Regarding the
MWMC's Capital Improvement Program (CIP), Ms. Smith said that the MWMC determined what
percentage of the costs of every capital project could be attributed to a capacity increase. She
agreed that the reimbursement element of the SDC was more flexible in terms of how the revenues
could be spent. Ms. Smith said that the reimbursement portion of the SDC was allocated to the
Reimbursement SDC Fund according to capacity. Then, because the MWMC did not receive
sufficient revenue in the long-term from SDCs, it had to supplement, through user rates, a
contribution to the Capital Reserve Fund. She said that the large fund balances at this time
represented a peak in the continuing "ups and downs" of the CIP implementation. The size of
projects created peaks and valleys in the expenditures. Ms. Smith said the SDC funds being
collected now were "smoothed over" on a five-year basis, and every year the five years "rolls." The
approach being used helped MWMC avoid rate spikes. She said that she could provide a table that
showed the project-by-project breakdown between funding sources.
Councilor Rayor said the commission had agreed to look at rate smoothing of the SDC because
there were no large projects in the five-year horizon but there were large projects in the ten-year
horizon. In the absence of the ten-year methodology, SDC rates would swing wildly.
Responding to a question from Councilor Rayor, Ms. Smith said that the staff was recommending
a change in the SDC methodology to take in a ten-year time frame because of the rate spike issue.
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It was staff's intention to time the rate methodology change with the update of the MWMC's
financial plan. That would occur in time for this coming year's budget cycle. She noted that the
public works directors of the two cities had raised concerns about the sensitivity of the timing of
impacts of the increases in SDCs on the development community.
Responding to a question from Councilor Pap6, Ms. Smith clarified that MWMC was not
collecting enough SDCs to fund an entire capital program. That was due to the fact the regional
facilities were largely funded by federal grant moneys, and the MWMC could not collect a
reimbursement SDC for the capital costs underwritten by those dollars. Consequently, the
MWMC was "SDC poor" and to have adequate capital resources, the SDC must be supplemented
by user-rate funded contributions. Councilor Pap6 expressed concern about building reserves and
increasing fees to build enhancements he and other current ratepayers might not enjoy in the
future. Ms. Smith noted that capacity expansions were funded by the SDC improvement
component. Councilor Pap6 said that concerned him; if the money was being used for
replacement, that was acceptable, but if the MWMC was using the money for future enhancements
and smoothing the rates, he preferred that the enhancement be built when those who would benefit
could pay. Ms. Smith said that there were three components that make up the capital programs,
and the CIP is one part of that; another part was major rehabilitation and yet another was
equipment replacement. Staff identified the element of each project needed for capacity expansion,
and that was funded from the improvement component of the SDC. The remaining capital
programs were funded by a combination of reimbursement revenues and user rate contributions
that were budgeted to the capital reserve each year.
Councilor Bettman agreed with Councilor Rayor about the ten-year planning horizon.
Ms. Smith referred the council to Figure 9 in the MWMC's proposed budget, Capital Programs 5
Year Plan, and pointed out the spikes between the out years. She said that using the SDC in
combination with the user rate contribution, the commission attempted to budget and manage
using a five-year view. In addition, the commission had a "pay-as-you-go" philosophy and had no
debt. To do so and manage spikes, sometimes it was necessary to build the reserves. The financial
plan update, which the MWMC would review at the end of the summer and which the three local
jurisdictions would be asked to adopt, would revisit the "pay-as-you-go" philosophy, which could
impact the reserves accumulated in any given year.
Councilor Bettman reiterated her interest in seeing the SDC revenues and expenditures tracked
separately. She could not support the budget unless she saw where the $4 million in reserves
would be spent and when it would be spent. She said that the ratepayers were subsidizing capital
improvements that she thought should be paid for with SDCs. Ms. Smith said that the
documentation requested was available and could be provided.
Councilor Bettman asked if there was council support for delaying the vote on the budget.
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Councilor Rayor clarified that MWMC would recommend no interlinkage between a transportation
system maintenance fee and the regional SDC methodology and rate structure. Ms. Smith said that
staff was not recommending such a linkage.
Councilor Rayor, seconded by Councilor Pap~, moved to table the item until
June 24, 2002. Roll call vote; the motion passed 5:3; Councilor Nathanson,
Councilor Farr, and Councilor Meisner voting no.
4. PUBLIC HEARING: Judicial Evaluation
City Manager Carlson noted that City Code Section 2.011(10) required a formal citizen review of
the presiding judge's performance in the last year of the judge's four-year term. A public hearing
was part of that process.
Mayor Torrey opened the public hearing. There being no requests to speak, Mayor Torrey closed
the public hearing.
Mayor Torrey noted the upcoming council work session on the item.
5. PUBLIC HEAR1NG AND POSSIBLE ACTION: An Ordinance Concerning Permitted
Overnight Sleeping and Amending Section 4.816 of the Eugene Code, 1971
Richie Weinman, Planning and Development Department, introduced the item. He said that after
having some experience in implementing the ordinance, staff was proposing minor changes to the
existing ordinance. He did not anticipate controversy.
Councilor Kelly asked why the revised ordinance distinguished between occupied and unoccupied
property. Mr. Weinman said that in the case of unoccupied property, the City was concerned
about the lack of eyes on the property and wished to avoid squatting situations.
Responding to a concern expressed by Councilor Kelly regarding new Section 4.816(2)(c), City
Attorney Glenn Klein said that 2(C) stipulated a property owner should provide a storage area
with the capacity to store personal items; this was not a requirement that all personal items be
stored inside. Councilor Kelly expressed appreciation for the clarification.
Councilor Nathanson determined from Mr. Weinman that the ordinance changes represented no
change in policy.
Councilor Pap~ asked if"property owner" was defined. Mr. Klein said no. Referring to Section
4.816(c), Councilor Pap~ asked if trailers and campers were considered vehicles. Mr. Klein said
yes. Councilor Pap~ asked if that was clear in the ordinance. He also asked if sanitary facilities
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were defined. Mr. Klein said that term was not defined. Councilor Pap~ said that the terms being
used should be defined, or someone would demand a shower when the intent was for a porta-
potty. Regarding Councilor Papa's first question, Mr. Weinman said that the council committee
charged to develop the text clearly identified the property owner as needing to give permission
rather than tenant. Councilor Pap~ asked what happened when a property owner wanted it but the
tenant did not. Mr. Klein said that depended on the private contractual arrangement between the
property owner and tenant.
Councilor Farr commended Mr. Weinman's work.
Speaking to the concerns expressed by Councilor Pap6, Councilor Meisner reminded the council
that the amendments were to an existing ordinance. He asked if the situation cited by Councilor
Pap6 had been a problem, and if anyone had demanded a shower. Mr. Weinman said no.
Councilor Meisner asked if the issue of whether a camper or trailer counted as a vehicle had come
up. Mr. Weinman said no.
Councilor Meisner said he had supported the original ordinance with some trepidation, given the
negative impact of illegal camping on his ward. He said that the ordinance, in combination with
the placement of signage prohibiting overnight camping and the City's contract with Whitebird,
was working. He had previously received several complaints a week, and now received very few.
Mayor Torrey opened the public hearing. There being no requests to speak, Mayor Torrey closed
the public hearing.
City Manager Jim Carlson asked the council to consider Council Bill 4792, an ordinance
concerning permitted overnight sleeping and amending Section 4.816 of the Eugene Code, 1971.
Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Pap6, moved that the bill, with
unanimous consent of the council, be read the second time by council bill
number only, and that enactment be considered at this time. Roll call vote;
the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Carlson said that the council would consider Council Bill 4792 by council bill number only.
Councilor Taylor was willing to take action because there was no one offering testimony and there
was no controversy.
Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, and became Ordinance No.
20255.
6. PUBLIC HEAR1NG AND POSSIBLE ACTION: An Ordinance Concerning the Crimes
of Furnishing Liquor to Prohibited Persons, Allowing Unlawful Consumption, Trespass in
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the First Degree, Crossing Private Property and Assaulting a Peace Officer; Amending
Sections 4.110, 4.808, 4.990, and 5.555, and Repealing Sections 4.131 and 4.732 of the
Eugene Code, 1971
Lieutenant Rich Stronach was present for the staff report. He reviewed the proposed ordinance
changes, noting they were intended to keep commonly used laws up-to-date with State statutes
and department procedures.
Councilor Farr asked why railroad property was treated differently than other private property.
Lieutenant Stronach said that the ordinance enhanced the penalty somewhat for trespassers found
on railroad properties due to the high risk of trespassing on such property. Councilor Farr asked if
that meant the owners of railroad property received a higher degree of protection than other
property owners. Lieutenant Stronach said no.
Councilor Taylor asked if Eugene could have a different law from the State; for example, could
Eugene decide that assaulting a police officer was not a felony? Mr. Klein said the council could
delete that provision from local codes, but the State law would continue to apply inside the city
limits.
Mayor Torrey opened the public hearing.
Ben Buzbee, 1306 East 18th Avenue, Student Body Vice President at the University of Oregon,
thanked Councilor Kelly for alerting the student body to the issue, Officer Chris Kilcullen for
sharing information about the issue with students, and Judge Wayne Allen for agreeing to delete
the mandatory minimum sentences. He said that the students had wanted to ensure that the judges
had discretion and could look at individual circumstances. He said that the diversion program was
very important to the University's student body and had educational benefits that outweighed the
benefits of a fine.
There being no other requests to speak, Mayor Torrey closed the public hearing.
Councilor Kelly appreciated the removal of the mandatory minimum sentences. Referring to the
penalty schedule, he suggested that the penalty for furnishing alcohol to a minor be changed to
parallel the graduated penalties in the 1999 ordinance regarding minor in possession instead of the
proposed $5,000 maximum fine. Municipal Court Administrator Marilyn Nelson said that she
discussed the issue with Presiding Judge Wayne Allen. Judge Allen had indicated that the court
did not see many furnishing cases, and the offense was eligible for the Busted Diversion Program.
Two of the three violations that were eligible for the diversion program were under consideration
here, furnishing alcohol to a minor and allowing unlawful consumption. Of the three, the third
offense, minor in possession, was the offense the court saw the most. Judges found furnishing to
be the most serious of the three offenses. It was a deliberate act of providing alcohol to a minor.
While $500 was a steep fine, a first-time offender diverted to the Busted Program would pay a
total of $90. She said that only repeated convictions on the offense were involved, and the
circumstances were very egregious. Ms. Nelson said that judges understood that the council was
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concerned that penalties be stepped according to the severity of the offense. However, raising the
maximum fine allows the judge more discretion. There was the potential that such a penalty would
be imposed in an egregious situation.
Responding to a question from Councilor Kelly, Ms. Nelson clarified that the Busted Program was
not community service, but rather a diversion program.
Councilor Bettman asked for further information about the role of the Eugene Police Department
in enforcement action on behalf of the railroad, if that was an additional amount of monitoring on
the part of the City, and if the City was reimbursed. She added that the information could be
provided in the form of a memorandum.
Councilor Rayor thought the penalties needed to be reconsidered in light of the 1999 minor in
possession ordinance. He pointed out that those penalties had been worked out with the
cooperation of the student body.
Lieutenant Stronach said the intent of recommending the State maximum fines was to give the
judge discretion to assess the fine he or she felt most appropriate. Ms. Nelson added that at the
time the minor in possession ordinance had been adopted, the City did not have the Busted
Program. The program had been developed for second-time offenders with a condition on the
sentence and a reduced fine.
Councilor Meisner said that the ordinance before the council was directed against those who
provided, sold, or gave alcohol to minors and the visibly intoxicated. It was not directed against
the minor. In the case of allowing, it was focused on the person who exercised control of the
property, and he did not understand why the judge should not have maximum discretion.
Councilor Meisner did not necessarily want to mandate a mandatory minimum fine for first
offenses, preferring to give the judges discretion to look at the particulars of each case. He said
that the ordinance before the council was not a minor in possession ordinance. He supported the
ordinance.
Councilor Nathanson concurred with Councilor Meisner's analysis. She thought the new approach
being described seemed to be effective and useful. She thought the intent of the ordinance was to
solve problems, not to collect money. Councilor Nathanson expressed appreciation for Mr.
Buzbee's testimony, and said she was happy to know that programs developed with student
assistance were working and had the attention of those who violated the law. She was gratified the
City was working with the University to solve problems.
Councilor Kelly said he would feel more comfortable if the stepped penalties were retained and
scaled appropriately. He asked Ms. Nelson if she thought there would be strong staff push back if
the ordinance were revised to accommodate the stepped approach. Ms. Nelson said no. She did
not think the judges would object to the change, but it would be a limitation.
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Councilor Taylor was also concerned about the jail time and the amount of the fine. She said that
it would ruin some people's lives to pay $5,000. She wanted to keep the lower penalties, lower the
fines, and eliminate the jail time.
Councilor Pap~ suggested that the judge would use discretion when considering the fine. He
preferred to leave the flexibility with the judge. If another judge came in and offended the
community through misuse of the penalties, the council could revisit the ordinance.
Councilor Bettman expressed support for the fines. She said that there were degrees of
egregiousness concerned with the issue. She said that the judges must have discretion. Councilor
Bettman pointed out the council heard no objection to the fines, and could reconsider them if they
became an issue.
Councilor Meisner concurred with Councilor Bettman. He wanted the judges to have discretion,
and that included the potential of jail time. Without that authority, the community would not see
reform. He emphasized that the violations involved were crimes, and in some cases crimes by
predators of youth, and judges needed discretion in sentencing.
Councilor Meisner asked Mr. Klein if incorporating the ordinance into the code precluded a State
law enforcement officer from enforcing the State law inside the city limits. Mr. Klein said no.
Councilor Meisner asked the council to keep the intent of the ordinance in mind. It was intended
to protect children.
Councilor Taylor said that there could be different judges in the future. She was concerned about
the proposed maximum penalties. She said that an adult furnishing alcohol to a minor could be
merely one month older than the minor. She hoped the council would postpone action.
Councilor Farr said he was prepared to act and asked the council to move on.
Responding to a question from Councilor Kelly regarding the changes related to trespassing,
Lieutenant Stronach said that the ordinance was designed for the chronic shoplifter. The store
issued a trespass warning against the individual involved. If the individual returned, instead of
being a Trespass II, the violation became a Trespass I. The police could ask the individuals' intent,
and if they stole again the intent was clear.
City Manager Carlson said the council would consider Council Bill 4793, an ordinance concerning
municipal code changes to coincide with State Statutes.
Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Pap~, moved that the council bill be
read the second time by council bill number only, and that enactment be
considered at this time.
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Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to amend the
ordinance by striking the words "or one year in jail or both," to amended
Section 4.9.
Councilor Kelly expressed appreciation for the comments related to discretion but pointed out that
the ordinance had existed to this point without jail time.
Roll call vote; the motion to amend the ordinance failed, 5:3; Councilor
Taylor, Councilor Kelly, and Councilor Rayor voting yes.
Councilor Taylor said she would not support the motion because of the jail time being added and
because the council was taking action tonight directly following the public hearing, during which
testimony was offered.
Roll call vote; the vote on the motion was 7:1, Councilor Taylor voting no.
Mayor Torrey determined from Mr. Klein that the item could be brought up at any future council
meeting for a second reading.
7. PUBLIC HEARING AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Exemption from Competitive Bidding
for Design/Build Services
City Manager Carlson asked the council for an exemption from the normal bidding and design
process to replace sand filtration systems at Echo Hollow and Sheldon pools.
Mayor Torrey asked legal counsel to determine how the process could be institutionalized so the
council did not have to take action on each such exemption request.
Councilor Bettman suggested it would be useful to have a post-project evaluation of past
design/build projects even those that cost less than $100,000 so the council had data to look at so
it could determine if there was a public benefit to the approach. She asked if the pool of
candidates for bidding was local, regional, or national, and what happened if only one proposal was
received. Ned Nebeta of the Facilities Division said an Request for Proposals (RFP) would be
issued and anyone could respond to that RFP. He said that there were a number of companies
with the expertise needed. Most of those companies were regional rather than local. He
confirmed, in response to a follow-up question, that familiarity with municipal pools was an RFP
requirement.
Councilor Bettman hoped the contract was written in a way that protected the City from liability.
Councilor Bettman asked why the work could not be done in the winter months, as opposed to the
hottest month of the year. Mr. Nebeta said that Echo Hollow Pool would be closed at that time
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anyway for maintenance as it was not very busy during the summer months. If the needed
equipment could not be secured in time, the project would be pushed to the following year.
Councilor Pap~ left the meeting.
Mayor Torrey opened the public hearing. There being no requests to speak, Mayor Torrey closed
the public hearing.
Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to grant an
exemption from competitive bidding for the replacement of the diatomaceous
earth filtration systems at the Echo Hollow and Sheldon pools with sand
filtration systems, and allow the City to issue a Request for Proposals using
the alternative bidding method "Design/Build," to select the vendor to
construct the project.
Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to amend the
motion by including as a caveat that the City would not implement the
approach if there was only one response to the RFP.
Councilor Kelly indicated opposition to the amendment because nothing required the City to
accept the response to the RFP. He suggested that it was possible that the single response to
would still save the City money as opposed to a competitive design/build approach. Councilor
Bettman asked how the City would know it could save money if only received one response.
Roll call vote; the amendment to the motion failed, 5:2, Councilor Bettman
and Councilor Taylor voting yes.
Roll call vote; the motion passed, 5:2; Councilor Bettman and Councilor
Taylor voting no.
Councilor Rayor commended the design/build approach. He did not object to authorizing the
projects on a case-by-case basis.
Councilor Farr agreed with Councilor Rayor, and said he wanted to make the design/build
approach the City's normal way of doing business.
The meeting adjourned at 10:01 p.m.
(Recorded by Kimberly Young)
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Respectfully submitted,
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James R. Carlson
City Manager pro tem
(Recorded by Kimberly Young)
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