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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes - 09/10/01 Meeting MINUTES Eugene City Council Regular Meeting Harris Hall- Public Service Building September 10, 2001 8p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, David Kelly, Scott Meisner, Nancy Nathanson, Pat Farr, Gary Rayor, Gary Pap~, Bonny Bettman. CITY COUNCIL MEETING Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. 1. CEREMONIAL MATTERS Mayor Torrey recognized participants in the Afro Academic Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics. He said that the program was designed to promote and reward academic achievers the way sports heroes are honored. Mayor Torrey recognized Jacoby Black of Marist High School for competition in Oratory and Drawing, Iesha Henderson of Churchill High School for competition in Essay, and C.J. Mikkens of Churchill High School for competition in Vocals and Contemporary Jazz. Marilyn Mays accepted the award for Mr. Mikkens, who was unable to attend. Mayor Torrey thanked the ACT-SO participants and expressed his appreciation for their efforts in the competition. Il.PUBLIC FORUM Marilyn Mays, 1081 North Pond Street, spoke as the President of the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. She thanked the council forits acknowledgment ofthe ACT-SO participants and offered a special thanks to Councilor Kelly for bringing the matter before the council. She said that ACT-SO was a unique program that promoted academic excellence. Dan Herbert, 1913 Potter Street, expressed a desire to see a new hospital in the downtown Eugene area and called for a "Hospital Service District" located in the city center for future development. Kevin Matthews, PO Box 1588, Eugene, raised concern over transportation planning "chaos" in the metro area and called for more openness on the part of the City for public input. MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 10, 2001 Page 1 Regular Session Cliff Barney, 3700 Babcock Lane, raised concern over the Eugene Water & Electric Board's Telecommunications Project and stressed that no rate payer money was supposed to be involved. Nick Urhausen, 2858 Warren Street, raised concern over the ballot measure authorizing the council to go forward with construction of the West Eugene Parkway. He opined that the ballot measure was "phony" and added his belief that the ballot language was purposely made unclear. Mike Lewis, 2765 Agate Street, opined that the move of PeaceHealth from Eugene to Springfield was the result of bad staff advice. He also commented that the councilors who voted to downzone the Crescent property originally intended for the hospital relocation should resign. David Monk, 3720 Emerald Street, opined that Eugene had been "taken for a ride" by PeaceHealth and added his opinion that the hospital had intended to move to Springfield the whole time. Deborah Jeffries, 3800 North Delta Highway, spoke regarding the planning on Ayres Road redesign. She noted that a City Councilor had asked why the citizens along Ayres Road had supported the design plan and stressed that none of the citizens along Ayres Road had supported the plan and that City staff had misled the council into believing they had. She said that the council's perception was not factual in terms of the property owners' approval of the design. She called for better direction to staff to improve the "customer service" aspect of public perception. Ruth Barney, 3700 Babcock Lane, noted that her husband had written a letter to the mayor and council and had yet to receive a reply. Richard Szakatski, 2115 Brittany Street, and that the result of the PeaceHealth relocation should never have happened. He expressed his surprise that Councilor Kelly had been surprised at the hospital's decision to move to a Springfield location. He said that the council was "off base" and "missing it." He complimented Mayor Torrey and councilors Papd and Farr for their efforts and opined that the rest of the council was leading the community toward an economic recession. Rob Zako, 1280 East 28th Avenue, urged the adoption of TransPlan that evening. He stressed that good ideas were waiting for adoption and it was time to implement them. Lauri Segel, 1000 Friends of Oregon, spoke in support of adopting TransPlan. She said that few people recognized the significance of its passage. Councilor Bettman thanked Marilyn Mays and the participants of ACT-SO for helping in the success of their program. Regarding the implementation of a customer service plan as suggested by Jeffries, Councilor Bettman said that if the City were to engage in such a philosophy, it would have to make a decision as to who to satisfy and who to disappoint. She stressed that City staff was committed to serving the entire public. Regarding TransPlan, Councilor Bettman thanked citizens for their input in the plan. She remarked that the plan was much better than it would have been without the public process. MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 10, 2001 Page 2 Regular Session Addressing Mr. Herbert, Councilor Kelly thanked him for his ideas. He opined that it would be almost impossible for another hospital in the county to get a certificate of need. Speaking to Mr. Barney, Councilor Kelly noted that the council had not yet adopted anything and would discuss the matter at a future meeting. Councilor Taylor thanked Mr. Herbert for his comments. Councilor Rayor expressed his desire to see a hospital service district around the Hilyard location of PeaceHealth so that those buildings could be relocated without going through a conditional use permit process. He expressed his disappointment that PeaceHealth had decided to move to Springfield. Councilor Pap~ commented that the hospital would not have moved if not for council action. He also thanked the public for its input on TransPlan. He said it was a better plan for the public participation involved. Mayor Torrey said that he would personally call Mr. Barney and respond to his letter. Mayor Torrey commented that one of the ways that the mayor compensated for not being able to vote on issues was to speak out on the issues and generate a public response. He noted that he had spoken out on the PeaceHealth issue and would continue to speak out on other issues. III.CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of Council Minutes: June 13, 2001, Work Session June 20, 2001, Work Session June 25, 2001, Work Session July 9, 2001, Work Session July 11, 2001, Work Session July 18, 2001, Work Session July 23, 2001, Work Session August 6, 2001, Regular Session August 6, 2001, Work Session August 8, 2001, Regular Session B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda C. Resolution 4688 Approving the Issuance and Sale by the City of Eugene, Oregon, Acting by and Through the Eugene Water & Electric Board, of Revenue Bonds in an Amount Not to Exceed $60,000,000 to Provide Funds for Obligations Related to Pension Benefits, Authorizing the First Sale of Such Bonds in an Amount Not to Exceed $30,000,000, and Related Matters D. Request for funds from General Fund Contingency Account for Expenses Related to the PeaceHealth Siting Study MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 10, 2001 Page 3 Regular Session Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Kelly, moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar. Councilor Bettman offered corrections to the minutes of July 9, and July 23,2001. For July 9, 2001 (packet page 97), paragraph 3, she noted that the word "foster" needed to be added to the sentence to read "...as well as foster a sense of community." For the minutes of July 23,2001 (packet page 126), first sentence, she noted that the word "infiltration" should be changed to "filtration." Councilor Kelly offered corrections to the minutes of June 25, July 18, July 23, and August 8,2001. For the June 25,2001 work session (packet page 81), Councilor Kelly asked that the word "require" in the second paragraph be changed to "result in." For the July 18,2001, work session (packet page 118), Councilor Kelly asked that the words "moved to" preface the phrase "amend the motion" to add clarity. For the July 23,2001, work session (packet page 121), Councilor Kelly noted that councilors Papd and Meisner were absent from the meeting and needed to be listed as such. For the August 8,2001, work session (packet page 170), Councilor Kelly noted that in the italicized paragraph, the word "aspiration" should be changed to "exploration" (packet page 172), "a raid" should be "arrayed" (packet page 173), and the word "seconded" appeared in the motion twice. Councilor Nathanson offered a correction to the minutes of August 6, 2001, work session. On page 11 of those minutes, she noted that in the sixth paragraph, the sentence should read: "She said that was not the case and was not the way it should be posed to the voters" Councilor Taylor suggested a change of wording to the minutes of the August 6, 2001, work session. On packet page 141, she said the sentence should read: "On one occasion, after trying repeatedly to get information about a date, she asked Councilor Kelly if he could locate it in his filing system, and he did." Mayor Torrey determined there were no objections to the proposed changes to the minutes. Councilor Papd pulled Item C from the Consent Calendar. Councilor Farr pulled Item B from the Consent Calendar. Regarding Item B, Councilor Farr expressed a desire to see the item addressed in the time frame that the working agenda covered. City Manager Johnson indicated that Councilor Farr would need to get two other councilors to join him in asking for a work session on that item. Regarding Item C, in response to a question from Councilor Pap~ regarding whether there were any City reserves backing the Eugene Water & Electric Board bonds, City Manager Johnson said the bonds were entirely the responsibility of the utility. He added that the technique was used by other units of government in the State and was not uncommon. Roll call vote; the motion to adopt the Consent Calendar passed unanimously. MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 10, 2001 Page 4 Regular Session IV.ACTION: An Ordinance Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan to Adopt a Revised "Transportation Element" and Related Changes to the Plan Text; Adopting Revisions to the Eugene Springfield Metropolitan Area Transportation Plan (TransPlan); Repealing Resolution Nos. 2375, 2650, 3103, 4171, 4318, and 4410; Adopting a Severability Clause; and Providing an Effective Date Planning Director Jan Childs of the Planning and Development Department submitted written pages which corrected errata in the text amendments for: Exhibit A, Metro Plan Text Amendments (replacement page 8) Exhibit B- 1, Errata to September 2001 TransPlan Exhibit B-2, Second Errata, including corrections to September 2001 TransPlan Ms. Childs noted that the corrections were included in the council packet under Attachment A. She recommended that the ordinance be amended to include the corrections. In response to a question from Councilor Farr regarding whether the TransPlan included language that assumed the construction of the West Eugene Parkway, Ms. Childs said that only the funded portion was included. Dave Reinhard of the Public Works Department added that planning in west Eugene was based on the assumption that the parkway would exist. In response to a question from Councilor Farr regarding whether there would be sections of the TransPlan that would be voided if the voters decided against the West Eugene Parkway, Mr. Reinhard opined that there would be no voided sections but acknowledged that "adjustments" would have to be made. Councilor Farr expressed a desire to see the adjustments made in the near future. Councilor Rayor noted that the West Eugene Parkway ballot measure was an advisory vote and it was still up to the council and its intergovernmental partners to implement it if it was passed by the voters. City Manager Johnson asked the council to consider Council Bill 4770, an ordinance amending the Eugene- Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan to adopt a revised "Transportation Element" and related changes to the plan text; adopting revisions to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Transportation Plan, (TransPlan); repealing Resolution nos. 2375,2650, 4171, 4318 and 4410; adopting a severability clause; and providing an effective date. Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Kelly, moved that the bill, with unanimous consent of the council, be read a second time by council bill number only and that enactment be considered at that time. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Meisner, moved to amend the motion by adding the replacement text provided by staff. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously. MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 10, 2001 Page 5 Regular Session Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to amend pages 3-28, 3-13 and the financially constrained roadway projects map in Appendix A of the September 2001 TransPlan to: 1. Revise the geographic limits for the I-5 interchange study to read "McKenzie River" instead of "Willamette River" south to 30th Avenue. 2. Add the following footnote to the description of the geographic limits on page 3-28. Inclusion of the Beltline/I-5 interchange in this study is not intended to delay the project but to incorporate the design elements from the final environmental assessment in the overall interchange study. Explaining his motion to amend, Councilor Kelly said his purpose was to restore the original agreed upon language to the plan. In response to a comment from Councilor Papd regarding his desire to see the Coburg Interchange included, Tom Schwetz noted that the Coburg Interchange had undergone an Oregon Department of Transportation refinement plan process. Roll call vote; the amendment passed unanimously. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously. City Manager Johnson asked the council to consider Council Bill 4770 by number only. Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Kelly, moved that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, and became Ordinance No. 20234. Councilor Rayor thanked staff for its efforts on the TransPlan. The meeting adjourned at 9:35 p.m. Respectfully submitted, James R. Johnson City Manager (Recorded by Joe Sams) MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 10, 2001 Page 6 Regular Session