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MINUTES Eugene City Council Council Chamber--City Hall January 25, 1999 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Scott Meisner, Pat Farr, David Kelly, Bobby Lee, Nancy Nathanson, Gary Rayor, Betty Taylor. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Gary PapS. Mayor James Torrey called the Adjourned City Council Meeting from January 20, 1999, to order at 7:35 p.m. Mayor Torrey introduced members of Boy Scout Troops 7 and 577 attending the meeting. i. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Torrey reviewed guidelines for participating in the Public Forum. Charles Biggs, 2405 Willakenzie Road #1, requested that the council remove Item 2-1 entitled "Approve Funding for Low Income Housing Developments" from the Consent Calendar of the meeting agenda and delay making a decision regarding it. He said he was concerned that there had been a lack of participation by Iow-income persons from the area of the development projects in the preparation of recommendations by the Housing Policy Board. He also said that the notification process regarding public meetings in which the recommendations were prepared had been inadequate, and that there had been lack of concern about the impact a concentration of Iow-income housing would have on the area of the proposed Sheldon Village. He said he believed the projects may have met requirements of the law but did not include Iow-income persons in decisions such as selection of sites for the projects. Cynthia Beal, 357 Van Buren, stated that she was owner of the Red Barn Grocery Store and that she was concerned that the City was not adequately prepared to deal with problems which would be created by the impossibility of some microprocessor-controlled operations to function after January 1, 2000. She said that she was co-teacher of a Lane Community College course on Year 2000 preparedness and was a member of the Lane County Year 2000 Steering Committee. She made four requests of councilors regarding her concern: (1) that neighborhood associations be given leadership roles in planning Year 2000 emergency preparedness; (2) that consideration be given to a Lane County Year 2000 Plan she had prepared; (3) that the City become more public about its preparations to address Year 2000 issues; and (4) that councilors attend a forum on Year 2000 concerns sponsored by the Board of County Commissioners on January 29. John Brown, no address provided, stated that he represented a graffiti notification and eradication program sponsored by the Rotary Club and other volunteer organizations. He said he MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 25, 1999 Page 1 7:30 p.m.