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MINUTES
Eugene City Council
Harris Hall,125 East 8th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
February 10, 2014
7:30 PM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Harris Hall
Mayor Piercy convened the February 10, 2014 City Council meeting.
PUBLIC FORUM - 26 people signed up to speak
1. Leonard Epstein -Urged Council to preserve Amazon Headwaters &restore LRAPA funding.
2. David Saul - Urged Council to protect the Amazon Headwaters.
3. Julia Olson - Expressed concerns about climate Change; asked Council to pass ordinance.
4. Robin Cassidy -Duran - February 16-22 is national stenographer/court reporter week.
5. Emily Heilbrun - Urged Council to please purchase Amazon Headwaters land.
6. Marli Miller - Noted the value of Amazon Headwaters; environmental area, education, etc.
7. John Koenig - Urged Council to please purchase and preserve Amazon Headwaters land.
8. Ethen Perkins - Urged Council to please purchase and preserve Amazon Headwaters land.
9. Tyson Stuber - Represented the Carpenters Union; expressed concerns about Capstone work.
10. Heather Sielicki - Urged Council to purchase and preserve the Amazon Headwaters land.
11. Debra McGee - Represented Occupy Interfaith; urged housing first model like Utah has.
12. Judy Berg - Urged Council to please purchase and preserve Amazon Headwaters land.
13. Melanie Letalik - Urged Council to please purchase and preserve Amazon Headwaters land.
14. Jennifer Yeh - RE: 955 Coburg Rd: a tentative agreement was reached.
S. Sue Prichard - RE: Single Family Code amendments; please preserve neighborhoods.
16. Sue Wolling - Expressed climate change concerns; she asked us to consider options.
17. Carolyn Jacobs - R1 code amendments need more attention.
18. Dean Hale - Expressed concerns about the Public Hearing process; asked for review.
19. Drix - He's happy to live in Eugene; offered ideas for Eugene Oregon bumper stickers.
20. Emily Fox - Researched Goal 5 requirements related to environmental areas/protection.
21. Dennis Hebert - He's happy the City voted to purchase Civic Stadium.
22. Aaron Noteboom - He represents Amber Benson and supports the negotiations underway.
23. Charlie Tebbutt - Urged Council to purchase and preserve the Amazon Headwaters land.
24. Sharon Blick - Urged Council to purchase and preserve the Amazon Headwaters land.
25. Bill Aspegren - He expressed concerns about the proposed R1 Code Amendments.
26. Michael Gannon - Urged Council to purchase and preserve the Amazon Headwaters land.
MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Clark moved that we
schedule the work session on Initiating the Process to Amend Metro Plan Diagram for
955 Coburg Rd. no later than April 9, 2014. PASSED; 8:0.
Councilor Evans requested more information about the Capstone Project violations. The City
Manager indicated staff could provide some information about the types of violations and what is
being done to address them. The City Manager also noted that other agencies such as BOLI and
OSHA are also looking into allegations, concerns and complaints.
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2. CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Syrett moved to
approve the Consent Calendar. B:0 PASSED.
3. WORK SESSION/EXECUTIVE SESSION: Beverly Property
The City Manager introduced this item and turned the floor over to Parks and Open Space
Division Manager, Craig Carnagey. Mr. Carnagey presented a brief Power Point overview
of the Beverly property and the status of the PROS bond fund. The presentation included
a map of the area, how this property connects to other natural areas, how it can be
accessed, the size of the parcel, discussion of a recent PUD permit application for this site,
other acquisition work underway by parks staff in other areas of town, and the available,
unencumbered funds from the PROS bond. Councilors expressed a desire to have more
information. This item was moved to the February 19, 2014 City Council work session for
more discussion.
ADJOURN: Meeting adjourned at 9:50 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Michelle Mortensen,
Deputy City Recorder
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