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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes - 05/08/00 Meeting MINUTES Eugene City Council Regular Meeting Council Chamber--City Hall May 8, 2000 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Pat Farr, David Kelly, Bobby Lee, Scott Meisner, Nancy Nathanson, Gary PapS, Gary Rayor, Betty Taylor. Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting to order. I. CEREMONIAL MATTERS Mayor Torrey proclaimed the month of May as "Leave a Legacy Month." He encouraged all citizens to join in its observance. Mayor Torrey introduced Mark Snyder, Eugene's Urban Forester, who introduced Bob Johnson, Oregon Department of Forestry, who provided a presentation of the "Tree City Award" to the City of Eugene. He noted that 1999 was the 21st year that Eugene had won the award. He also noted that Eugene had earned the growth award. Mayor Torrey accepted the awards on behalf of the City. Mr. Snyder expressed his pleasure in participating in the well-deserved recognition of "NeighborWoods" volunteers who had helped in tree plantings in the City. Mr. Snyder said that NeighborWoods was an outstanding nationally recognized program. He introduced Chris Gerard, the NeighborWoods coordinator, who said that over 500 new street trees had been planted by NeighborWoods volunteers for the urban forest. He noted that the trees would be watered and maintained by NeighborWoods volunteers for the next three years. He added that NeighborWoods had planted over 6400 trees in the community to date. The councilors introduced the volunteer recipients for their wards. For Ward 1, Councilor Rayor introduced Nancy Ellenlocke, Randy Free and Bar Washburn. He noted that 61 trees had been planted in Ward 1. For Ward 2, Councilor Taylor introduced Kim Smith, Jeff Lanza, and Dennis Lueck. She noted that the volunteers had planted 75 trees in Ward 2. For Ward 3, Councilor Lee introduced John Klein, Daron Henry, and Tas Siezman. He noted that these volunteers planted 46 trees in Ward 3. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 8, 2000 Page 1 Regular Meeting For Ward 4, Councilor Kelly introduced and thanked Jim Holmes, John Lindamood, and Scott Skelton. He said that these volunteers had planted 53 trees in Ward 4. For Ward 5, Councilor Pap~ expressed his pleasure that the City had been recognized as a good place to plant trees. He introduced Lori Choat, Shawnee Hitchcock, Charles Biggs, and David Hopkins. He said that these volunteers had helped to plant 46 trees in his ward. For Ward 6, Councilor Fart introduced and complimented Suzanne Keeting, Edward Fishier, and Dan Bud. He noted that these volunteers had helped plant 54 trees in his ward. For Ward 7, Councilor Meisner introduced Jim Bloomer, who accepted for ©'Hara School, Kelly Townsend, and Mary Benson. He thanked these volunteers for planting 50 trees in his ward. For Ward 8, Councilor Nathanson introduced John Brown, for South Town Rotary, Greg Harper, for Boy Scout Troop 22, Bethany Meeker, Collin Gray, accepting for Rachael Carson, Megan Burry, for Girl Scout Troop 390, and Megan Anderson for Girl Scout Troop 432. She said that these volunteers had helped to plant 115 trees. Mayor Torrey stressed his appreciation for City staff efforts put forward on the project's behalf. He called for everyone involved with the NeighborWoods project to stand up and receive an ovation from the audience. Mr. Snyder stressed his pleasure at recognizing the Hendricks Park Department Advisory Committee for their efforts, over the past two years, in the development of a forest management plan for Eugene's oldest park. He noted that it was the first ecosystem-based management plan for a park in the City of Eugene. He said that the plan had been formally adopted by administrative rule on May 2, 2000. Mayor Torrey read the names of the committee members: Kat Beal, John Moriarty, Stanton Cook, Jim Gent, Robert Fraser, Rich Aaring, Sandy Tepfer, Richard Cundiff, Diana Bus, and Ron Friedland. He called on Mr. Cook, as honorary chair, to receive a recognition award. Mr. Cook complimented Public Works staff and "David Reed and Associates" for their work on the plan. He also complimented the City Council for the decision to call for the management plan. He stressed that the plan could be a model for the management of other parks. Mayor Torrey offered his thanks to the young people in the volunteer programs for showing how important they were to the community. ii. PUBLIC FORUM Jan Spencer, 1266 West 5th Avenue, urged council consideration of a World Trade Organization (WT©) resolution. He stressed the ecological importance of using recycled materials for product manufacture and noted that the WT© had called for no restrictions on how products were produced. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 8, 2000 Page 2 Regular Meeting Rosemary Raterman, 920 West Hilliard Street, spoke in support of the Art Wall project for youth. She stressed the importance of the art wall and expressed her pride in the money allocated. She opined that the art wall project was more effective than the new juvenile center because it allowed youth to create without restriction. Asher Wren, 936 West 5th Avenue, thanked the council for its support of the art wall. Lorin Swagerty, 555 Danebo Avenue, commented that compression brakes on tractor/trailers were not needed in the city limits and called for an ordinance against their use to limit truck noise. Bonne Bandolas, 744 Barrett Avenue, spoke regarding the National Day of Hearing Testing. She thanked Mayor Torrey for his support of the event and stressed the importance of hearing exams. She noted that 140 people of all ages were tested during the event. Lizzy Hughes, 953 West 8th Avenue, spoke as the art wall coordinator. She thanked the council for its support of the project and said that it was a proactive solution for youth. Ray Smith, 170 Coachman Road, commented that the downtown parking program had destroyed downtown and that it was still driving people away. Stan Taylor, 1285 McLean Road, urged the council to adopt a WTO resolution. He stressed the importance of the council acting locally to protect the city globally. Steven Lopez, 40 East 24th Avenue, spoke as a facilitator for the art wall. He thanked the council for funding the program and said that the program was helping kids become a cohesive entity. He added that more and more youth were finding out about the program. Bruce Miller, PO Box 50968, called for an effort to get more downtown business owners on the Planning Commission. He also commented negatively on The Register-Guard coverage of the local elections. Councilor Kelly thanked those involved with the art wall project and urged the City Manager to consider ongoing funding for the project in his budget preparations. Councilor Meisner also thanked those involved with the art wall project. Councilor Fart called for an agenda item regarding the use of compression brakes within the city limits. Councilor Nathanson stressed her desire to see all of the "Tree City Award" flags displayed together in one location. Councilor Taylor thanked those involved with the art wall project. She called for more incentives for healthy youth behavior rather than prohibitions and penalties. iii. CONSENT CALENDAR MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 8, 2000 Page 3 Regular Meeting A. Approval of Minutes: April 10, 2000 Work Session and Regular Session, April 12, 2000 Joint Meeting with Lane County Commission Councilor Lee, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to approve the items on the consent calendar. The motion was approved unanimously. IV. CONTINGENCY FUND REQUESTS A. Consideration of Contingency Account Funding Requests Councilor Lee, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to authorize the expenditure of $500 for the assessment of health and human services needs in Lane County. The motion passed unanimously. Councilor Lee, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to authorize the expenditure of $8,000 to provide access to medical care for children ages 0 to 20 who have no or limited health insurance. In response to a question from Councilor Meisner regarding the previous requirement to refer eligible children to the Oregon Health Plan, Barbara Arnold of the 4J Health Clinic said that referrals to the Oregon Health Plan were made during visits. Councilor Pap8 expressed his pride to be on the School-Based Health Center Board and to be associated with Ms. Arnold. He stressed the importance of the service provided through the summer for children who were not eligible for the Oregon Health Plan. Councilor Kelly stressed his support for the program but raised concern that contingency funding criteria were not being consistently applied. He noted that other groups, just as deserving, had been limited to $5,000 and said that it was unfair for the council to now grant an $8,000 request. He also raised concern that a rule was being broken in funding a program for two years in a row. Mary Walston of the City Manager's Office explained the distinction between the previous funding and the current request. She said that the previous year's funding was not from the council Contingency Fund and therefore the two-year limit did not apply. Councilor Lee stressed his support for the proposal. He added that there were certain times when things had to be done because they were the right thing to do. He said that the ultimate goal of the council was to help the community and that was more important than a rule that the council had set for itself. He expressed his thanks for the people who had called in support of the program. He reiterated his support for the program. Councilor Farr said that he felt a personal responsibility for the program since the Council Committee on Homelessness and Youth had originally recommended that money be put into the program to continue service during the summer. Mayor Torrey said that there was an opportunity for the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations to go to the legislature and demand funding for projects of this nature. He stressed the MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 8, 2000 Page 4 Regular Meeting need for similar programs on a statewide basis. He added that if the vote came to a tie he would support the proposal. City Manager Johnson pointed out that a motion could be passed waiving the rule or by positive council action the rule would also be waived. Councilor Kelly commented that the ongoing need for funding for the program be recognized and allowed for in future budgeting processes. He reiterated his concern that other requests for funding of fundamental programs had been limited to $5,000. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Meisner, moved to amend the motion to change the funding amount to $5,000. Councilor Nathanson commented that it would not be the first time that the council had reduced funding from the amount originally requested. She noted that it was a painful thing to do, but noted that many requests, from equally worthy organizations, had been received and the City was not in a position to fund all of them. In response to a question from Councilor Nathanson regarding the effects of lowering the funding by $3,000, Ms. Arnold said that the program would keep its doors open as long as funding allowed. She noted that there was money committed from the Human Services Commission and that she was going to ask Springfield for money as well. Councilor Meisner said that he would support the amendment. He stated his belief that it was possible to find community financial support for the program. He said that community support was essential because a program like the one being discussed needed a formal expression of support from a great many agencies besides the City. He noted that Human Services Commission money came primarily from the City and therefore the City had already indirectly funded the program. He stressed that many contingency requests were just as worthy and their sponsors had been told to come back with a smaller proposal. Councilor Taylor supported the motion to amend. She commented that the City could not afford to fully support every program no matter how worthwhile they were. She reiterated Mayor Torrey's comment that the State legislature should be lobbied to support the program. Councilor Pap8 expressed his disappointment that the funding for the program did not make it into the normal budgeting process. He stressed that the health centers provided as essential a service as police and fire to the community and said that he would not support the amendment. Councilor Farr urged the council to remember the people who would not be served if the funding was reduced. He said that it was ludicrous to close the doors early because of $3,000. He said that he would vote against the amendment. The vote for the amendment to the main motion resulted in a tie with councilors PapS, Farr, Rayor, and Lee voting against. The motion to amend failed as a result of Mayor Torrey's vote against it. Councilor Kelly said that he would support the main motion but called for revisiting the council's Contingency Fund rules. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 8, 2000 Page 5 Regular Meeting The main motion passed unanimously. Councilor Lee, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to authorize the expenditure of $5,000 for the production of documents and curriculum for primary and middle school students on the history of communities of color in Eugene. Councilor Meisner stated his strong support for the proposal but expressed his exceeding disappointment that School District 4J only donated $200 to the proposal and that Lane County had only donated $250 and that the City was being asked to fund the remainder. He reiterated his disappointment in the City's intergovernmental partners. Councilor Kelly expressed his desire to see the final result of the project and suggested that at least one copy of the work end up in the public library. The motion passed unanimously. Councilor Lee, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to authorize the expenditure of $4,936.04 for the renovation of the new Sexual Assault Support Services facility. Councilor Meisner noted that the City had already contributed to the proposal through Community Development Block Grant funds and further noted that the City was also being asked to pay past Lane County property taxes for the facility. He said that this was against council policy and called for information from staff. The motion passed unanimously. B. River Road/Santa Clara Contingency Request City Manager Johnson commented that items B and C were general contingency fund requests. Councilor Lee, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to authorize the expenditure of $25,000 in FY00 General Fund Contingency to develop a background report on River Road/Santa Clara. Councilor Pap~ noted that the proposal had already been discussed and said that while the actual machination of what would be done had changed, the funding mechanism had not. He said that the Assistant City Manager had convinced him of the validity of the project and that he was in favor of starting the project as early as possible. Councilor Kelly said that the new proposed report would give a better baseline across a variety of services to get started. He liked the idea of citizen involvement in the proposal. He raised concern that the item, added to the next contingency requests, left very little remaining in the contingency fund. In response to a question from Councilor Kelly regarding the impact to the project of starting the project in FY01, Jim Carlson, Assistant City Manager, said that the work was expected to take MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 8, 2000 Page 6 Regular Meeting several months and the longer the beginning was postponed, the longer it would be before the task forces could contemplate service delivery issues. In response to a question from Councilor Kelly regarding his comfort with leaving such a Iow Contingency Fund balance for the remainder of the fiscal year, City Manager Johnson said that he had checked with City departments to see of they would have any extraordinary requests forthcoming. He stressed that this did not mean that there would be no requests between the current date and June 30. He went on to say that he was "a bit" uncomfortable with the remaining amount in the fund and suggested signing an agreement giving notice to proceed and using dollars from the next fiscal year to pay the bill in July. Councilor Taylor raised concern over the Iow remainder left in the FYO0 contingency but said that her main concern was that the people in River Road/Santa Clara, who were not currently annexed to the City, would receive equal representation. She said that she would support the proposal as long as those people were represented. Councilor Farr supported beginning the project immediately. Councilor Nathanson was also concerned over the Iow remainder left in the Contingency Fund. She said that sometimes contingency funds needed to be used for unexpected events and the remaining amount would quickly be eaten up by such an event. Councilor PapS, seconded by Councilor Farr, moved to amend the motion by reducing the funding amount to $10,000 with the provision that the remaining amount be found in the FY01 budget. Councilor Pap8 expressed his nervousness at leaving such a Iow remainder in the FY00 contingency and expressed a willingness to avoid such a Iow balance. The amendment passed unanimously. Speaking to the main motion, Councilor Meisner clarified that Lane County had refused to fund the proposal and reiterated his disappointment with the Lane County Board of Commissioners for its lack of support to the program and its refusal of accountability for the River Road/Santa Clara area of Lane County. The main motion passed unanimously. C. Consideration of Requests from Council Committee on Homelessness and Youth Councilor Lee, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to authorize the expenditure of $22,000 from the Contingency Fund to enhance the homeless parking/camping program with a pilot concept intended to move campers into permanent housing. City Manager Johnson commented that the three proposals under Item C met the council's approval criteria and noted that there was a strong community need for the first two. He added that there was an ongoing need for them and said that next year the council would possibly be faced with a similar situation in that there would be a need to fund the program into future years. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 8, 2000 Page 7 Regular Meeting Councilor Fart stressed the importance of the pilot concept to move homeless campers into permanent housing. He said that the pilot program would establish better turnover in the homeless camping project by helping people to move up the housing ladder into more permanent housing. He stressed the idea of working the pilot program into a future budget if it proved workable. The motion passed unanimously. Councilor Lee, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to authorize the expenditure of $20,000 from the Contingency Fund to support a summer youth employment program. Councilor Fart stressed the importance of employment programs for youth and said that the amount was not a lot compared to what it could potentially leverage for the City in the future. Councilor Kelly stated his support for the motion and said that it was another example of kids making a difference. He called for a report on the results of the program at the end of the summer. He asked staff to look at the possibility of ongoing funding and to check into partnerships with various nonprofit organizations. Councilor Lee commented that the City was making a small contribution to the overall program which would last all year. He noted that Levis would also donate $17,000 to the program. He said that it was a win-win situation for the government, private sector, and kids. Councilor Rayor raised concern about the amount of contingency funds being spent. He called for a report on who each of the partners were for the program, outcome measurements, and future leveraging. He also called for a resolution on contingency fund rules/guidelines. He raised concern that there was not fair participation in the project from the school districts and the County. Councilor Pap~ called for a report on the program at the end of the summer. Councilor Nathanson commented that she had attended an open house event at the Northwest Youth Corps, and had heard personally from youths involved in the programs. She stressed how impressed she was with the youth involved in the program. The motion carried unanimously. Councilor Lee, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to authorize the expenditure of $25,000 from the Contingency Fund to provide safety options to threatened youth. Councilor Fart said that his committee brought forth the request. He said that the request was not as large as he would have wanted to ask for and was smaller than the actual need of the project. He called attention to the meeting packet, page 218, that showed that out of a $45,000 budget, $1,000 came from the Springfield School District, $5,000 came from Lane County, and private industry provided $3,200. He stressed the tremendous importance of the project and said that it would die out if the City did not help. Councilor Kelly supported the program but noted that the City was paying 60 percent of the cost. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 8, 2000 Page 8 Regular Meeting Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Meisner, moved to amend the motion to change the funding amount to $12,500. Councilor Meisner said that he was discouraged that the City of Springfield was not providing some funding since more than half of the Safe Place sites were in that city. Councilor Rayor supported the amendment and commented that Eugene was not getting help from its intergovernmental partners. Galen Phipps, Looking Glass, stated that the full amount of the funding was necessary. He said that if the dollars were not found, the program would shut down. Councilor Fart added that he was not confident that the program could find the funding it needed from other agencies. In response to a question from Councilor Lee regarding the lower amount of funding, Mr. Phipps said that he could not afford to say no to the reduced the amount. He noted that the project was expanding into Eugene and that by the same time in 2001 Eugene would have as many sites or more as Springfield. Councilor Pap8 commented that Eugene seemed to be funding a City of Springfield project. He clarified with Mr. Phipps that there was no immediate funding coming from the City of Springfield. Jill Bishop, the project coordinator, stressed that more sites were opening in Eugene. She said that McDonald's in Eugene was going to join the program and added that all LTD buses were going to be counted as safe places. Councilor Pap8 reiterated that Eugene was funding a project mainly located in the City of Springfield. Councilor Meisner noted that Eugene would still be contributing 25 percent of the total budget for the program and stressed the importance of getting the City of Springfield and Lane County to add to the funding. Mayor Torrey agreed with Councilor Meisner about the importance of getting contributions from the City of Springfield and Lane County. The amendment passed 5:3, with Councilors Lee, Farr and Pap8 voting in opposition. Councilor Fart, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to amend the motion to change the funding amount to $20,000. The vote resulted in a tie with Councilors Meisner, Rayor, Taylor, and Kelly voting in opposition. The amendment passed with a positive vote from Mayor Torrey. The main motion passed 7:1 with Councilor Meisner voting against. Councilor Fart left the meeting at 9:55 p.m. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 8, 2000 Page 9 Regular Meeting V. ACTION: An Ordinance concerning the Pedestrian Mall; amending Sections 4.280, 4.870, 4.871, 4.872 and 4.990 of the Eugene Code, 1971 City Manager Johnson asked council to consider Council Bill 4731 concerning the Pedestrian Mall; amending Sections 4.280, 4.870, 4.871, 4.872, and 4.990 of the Eugene Code, 1971. Councilor Lee, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved that the bill, with unani- mous consent of the council, be read a second time by council bill number only, and that enactment be considered at that time. The motion passed unanimously. Councilor Kelly thanked staff for their work on the ordinance. City Manager Johnson asked that council consider Council Bill 4731 by number only. Councilor Lee, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved that the bill be approved and given final passage. The motion passed unanimously, and became Ordinance No. 20196. VI. ACTION: Resolution Supporting the Local Authority and Provisions in Draft Multinational Trade Agreements to the Contrary Councilor Lee, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to adopt Resolution 4630 supporting local authority and opposing provisions in draft multinational trade agreements to the contrary. Councilor Nathanson expressed her disappointment in the wording of the resolution. She said that it was not clear enough for local authority. She stressed that the wording was not effective. Councilor Pap~ called for a definition for labor standards and practices in section 5. Addressing Councilor Nathanson, Councilor Kelly said that the wording of the resolution was modeled after a similar resolution of the Portland City Council. Addressing Councilor Pap~, he said that the resolution did not define labor standards, it opposed the erosion of labor standards. He stressed the importance of raising public awareness of the local effects of World Trade Organization practices. The motion passed unanimously. Mayor Torrey adjourned the regular session of the City Council at 10 p.m. and convened a work session. VII. WORK SESSION: TRANSPLAN Jan Childs noted that the work session was a continuation in a series of sessions held on various issue areas in TransPlan. She noted that during the last session, the council had completed the discussion of policies related to the Valley River Bridge project. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 8, 2000 Page 10 Regular Meeting Ms. Childs asked the council to look at three related projects: the Division Avenue Bridge project, the Beaver Street Extension project, and the widening of Beltline Highway between River Road and Delta. She noted that the Division Avenue and Beaver Street projects were Lane County projects while the Beltline project was an Oregon Department of Transportation (©D©T) project. Ms. Childs said that, in the current draft of the TransPlan, the Beaver Street and Division Avenue Bridge projects were shown within the 20 year fiscally constrained project list and the Beltline project was shown on the future list (outside of the 20 year list). She called attention to Attachment B in the council packet that displayed a chart showing Lane County Board of Commissioner direction on the projects. She noted that the Division Avenue and Beaver Street projects had been moved to the future list. She said that the County Engineer felt that the two projects were linked and should be kept together on any lists. She also called attention to the modifications that the board had recommended to the language of the projects regarding the role of Delta Sand and Gravel. In response to a question from Councilor Rayor regarding the Division Avenue Bridge project, Dave Reinhard, Public Works Department, said that the bridge would be a local Lane County jurisdiction bridge and be separate from Beltline. Councilor Rayor called for drawings of the impacts of the bridge on Delta Sand and Gravel and raised concern that the bridge would be used by motorists wanting to avoid Beltline traffic. Councilor Meisner stressed that the bridge would not be a local bridge and would, in fact, be a major arterial. He raised concern over heavy traffic on the bridge. He added that he would not be in favor of the project. Councilor Kelly commented that he would be in favor of improving existing crossings on the Willamette River. He was in favor of deleting the Beaver Street and Division Avenue Bridge projects and putting the Beltline widening project on the 20-year list. Councilor Taylor said that she would be in favor of deleting all three projects. Mayor Torrey opined that the focus should be on the expansion of Beltline. He stressed the importance of language to protect the interests of the Delta Sand and Gravel site. Councilor Meisner stressed the importance of making the existing Beltline Highway work better before deciding to expand it. Councilor Nathanson was in favor of moving the Division Avenue Bridge and Beaver Street projects to the future list, but wanted to move the Beltline project to the 20-year list. Councilor Pap8 raised concern that "council was putting its head in the sand" over the issue of improving connectivity over the Willamette River. He remarked that a large section of the Willamette River was now not being looked at for possible bridges. He stressed the importance of keeping options available for study. Councilor Rayor stressed the importance of not impacting parkland to build bridges. In response to a question from Councilor Lee regarding the consistency of the City Council with the Lane County Board of Commissioners, Ms. Childs said that the board supported all three projects on the future list. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 8, 2000 Page 11 Regular Meeting Mayor Torrey called for a motion. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Lee, moved that the Division Avenue and Beaver Street projects be moved to the future list. Councilor Meisner raised concern that bridges were, in fact, expressways and that building them without careful study would destroy neighborhoods. In response to a question from Councilor Rayor regarding the linkage of the projects, Nick Arnis, Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) said that ODOT felt that all of the projects were linked on a regional system. The motion passed unanimously. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to retain the current language for the Division Avenue and Beaver Street projects. Councilor Kelly said that he did not agree with the recommended language from Lane County. Mayor Torrey raised concern that Delta Sand and Gravel's interests were not being considered. Councilor Kelly responded that he was not dismissing Delta's concerns, but there was nothing to evaluate the recommended language against. Councilor Nathanson added that things might be different 20 years into the future and Delta might not be concerned then. The motion passed 6:1, with Councilor Pap8 voting in opposition. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Lee, moved to bring the Beltline project within the 20-year planning horizon. Tom Schwetz, Lane Council Of Governments, noted that the Beltline project was a State project and if it was brought on to the 20-year list then something else would have to be removed. Ms. Childs reiterated that when the TransPlan process ended, the 20-year list needed to be fiscally constrained. Mayor Torrey commented that the area in question was a terrible bottleneck for traffic. The motion passed 6:1 with Councilor Taylor voting in opposition. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to accept the lan- guage recommended by Lane County for the Beltline project. The motion passed 5:2, with councilors Meisner and Taylor voting in opposition. The work session adjourned at 10:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 8, 2000 Page 12 Regular Meeting James R. Johnson City Manager (Recorded by Joe Sams) MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 8, 2000 Page 13 Regular Meeting