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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes - 10/25/99 Mtg MINUTES Eugene City Council McNutt Room--City Hall October 25, 1999 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Scott Meisner, Nancy Nathanson, Gary Rayor, Betty Taylor, David Kelly, Gary Pap~. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Pat Fart, Bobby Lee; Mayor James D. Torrey. In the absence of Mayor Torrey, Council President Meisner called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. i. PUBLIC FORUM Councilor Meisner reviewed the rules of the public forum. David Hinkley, 1308 Jefferson Street, spoke as chair of the Jefferson Area Neighbors. He submitted a letter to the council regarding the dispersal of infill housing units in the Jefferson/Westside area. Nick Urhausen, 2858 Warren Street, spoke against the Hyundai resolution. He called the resolution politically hypocritical and said that the Human Rights Commissioners were political bullies. He noted that Hyundai brought numerous jobs into the community. Councilor Meisner called for councilors' responses. Councilor Rayor responded to Mr. Hinkley. He said that most of the westside neighborhood was zoned R-2 and the only way to effect the dispersal that Mr. Hinkley was talking about was through the Land Use Code Update. Councilor Kelly also replied to Mr. Hinkley's comments. He called for staff study on the subject. He stressed the idea of neighborhood involvement in infill decisions. MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 25, 1999 Page 1 7:30 p.m. II. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes August 9, 1999, Council Meeting; September 8, 1999 Work Session; September 22, 1999, Work Session; September 27, 1999, Council Meeting; September 29, 1999, Joint Elected Officials Meeting; Councilor Nathanson, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar. Councilor Nathanson offered an alternative wording to paragraph 2 of page 6 of the minutes of September 8: "Ms. Nathanson suggested that if the staff presentation was shown in other places or on Metrovision, which she thought it should be, she wanted one change. She pointed out that there were several examples of costs generally listed as 'cons' that raised the issue of life cycle costs for her. Ms. Nathanson pointed out that while it might cost 30 percent more to build a certain kind of street, that street could require less long-term expense than a street built to a lesser standard. She said that the initial cost was not the only cost to taxpayers to worry about." Councilor Kelly offered a correction to page 3 of the September 8 minutes. He noted that the name Hawken was misspelled in paragraph 10. He also asked that the second sentence in the following paragraph be modified as follows (struck text deleted; italicized text added): "He said that there is a council goal regarding sustainability and a definition that articulated that goal which ~ would be the start toward an overarching policy." Councilor Meisner also had a correction to the September 8 minutes. Referring to paragraph 7 on page 11, he said the word "redistricting" should be proceeded by the word not. Councilor Taylor asked that the minutes of September 8 be set aside until she could listen to the audio tape and formulate a correction. The council agreed. Councilor Meisner determined that there was no objection to the other suggested revisions to the minutes of September 8. Roll call vote; the motion to approve the Consent Calender passed unanimously. II1. PUBLIC HEARING: ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF THE ALLEY RIGHT- OF-WAY LOCATED ON THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY BETWEEN WEST l0TM AVENUE AND WEST 11TM AVENUE, WEST OF OLIVE STREET AND EAST OF CHARNELTON STREET. Councilor Meisner opened the public hearing. Seeing no one wishing to speak, he closed the public hearing and called for councilor comments/questions. Councilor Rayor stressed the importance of properly accounting for city land even in interdepartmental transfers. Acting City Manager Chris Andersen asked the council to consider Council Bill 4706, an ordinance vacating a portion of the alley right-of-way located on the north half of the north-south alley MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 25, 1999 Page 2 7:30 p.m. between West 10th Avenue and West 11th Avenue, west of Olive Street and east of Charnelton Street. Councilor Nathanson, seconded by Councilor Taylor, 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. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously. Ms. Andersen asked the council to consider Council Bill 4706 by number only. Councilor Nathanson, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously and became Ordinance No. 20172. IV. ACTION: AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING LICENSING PROVISIONS FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTORS; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 3.245, 3.250, AND 3.27'0 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 197'1. Councilor Pap~ withdrew from the discussion, citing a conflict of interest. Acting City Manager Andersen asked that council consider Council Bill 4707, an ordinance concerning licensing provisions for solid waste collectors; and amending sections 3.245, 3.250, and 3.270 of the Eugene Code, 1971. Councilor Nathanson, seconded by councilor Taylor, moved that the bill, with unanimous consent of the council be read a second time by bill number only, and that enactment be considered at that time. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously (Councilor Pap~ abstaining from the vote). Ms. Anderson asked the council to consider Council Bill 4707 by number only. Councilor Nathanson, seconded by councilor Taylor, moved that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously (Councilor Pap~ abstaining from the vote), and became Ordinance No. 20173. Councilor Rayor commended staff for its work on the bill. Councilor Pap~ returned to the meeting. MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 25, 1999 Page 3 7:30 p.m. V. ACTION: ORDINANCE REPEALING THE 1986 ALTON BAKER PARK MASTER PLAN, A REFINEMENT PLAN TO THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN, ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 19395 ON AUGUST 11, 1986; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Acting City Manager Andersen asked council to consider Council Bill 4708, an ordinance repealing the 1986 Alton Baker Park Master Plan, a refinement plan to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan, adopted by Ordinance No. 19395 on August 11, 1986; and providing an effective date. Councilor Nathanson, seconded by Councilor Taylor, 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. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously. Ms. Andersen asked the council to consider Council Bill 4708. Councilor Nathanson, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, and became Ordinance No. 20174. VI. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE CITIZEN COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL COMPENSATION Councilor Nathanson read the names of all the applicants and the votes they received in the initial balloting so that it would be clear why she was moving to appoint certain candidates to the committee. Councilor Nathanson, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to appoint Jon Belcher, Don Bishoff, David Hinkley, and Rob 7ako to the Citizen Committee on Council Compensation. Councilor Pap~ objected to the process. He said that in the goal sessions at the first of the year, the council had agreed to push forward on a citizen committee to review many provisions of the charter. He said that to single out this one issue of the charter was going against good governmental principles and the stated objectives for the year. Councilor Meisner agreed that council had made a significant charter review it a primary goal in its biennial goals. He noted that it was a large undertaking and he could understand why it had not been immediately acted upon, but hoped the process would start soon. Councilor Kelly responded to Councilor Pap~, saying that he agreed that a broad charter review committee was needed. Councilor Kelly offered a friendly amendment to the motion to name the committee the Citizen Committee on Mayor and Council Compensation. MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 25, 1999 Page 4 7:30 p.m. Councilor Nathanson accepted the friendly amendment so Councilor Meisner stated for the record that the council was voting on appointees to the Citizen Committee on Mayor and Council Compensation. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 5:1; Councilor Pap~ voting no. Councilor Nathanson, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to appoint Matt Donahue and Marv Glover to the Citizen Committee on Mayor and Council Compensation. Roll call vote; the motion passed 5:1; Councilor Pap~ voting no. Councilor Nathanson, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to appoint Pat McDaniels to the Citizen Committee on Council and Mayor Compensation. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 5:1; Councilor Pap~ voting no. Councilor Meisner adjourned the meeting. Respectfully submitted, Christine Andersen Acting City Manager (Recorded by Joe Sams) MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 25, 1999 Page 5 7:30 p.m.