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Eugene City Council
Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
January 28, 2015
12:00 p.m.
Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Mike Clark, Greg Evans,
Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor
Mayor Piercy opened the January 28, 2015, City Council work session.
A. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Eugene City Council met in Executive Session to negotiate real property transactions. The
Executive Session was held pursuant to ORS 192.660 (2) (e).
B. WORK SESSION: Envision Eugene Urban Growth Boundary Preliminary Recommendations for
Jobs, Parks, Schools, and Homes
Acting Planning Director Robin Hostick and Senior Planner Terri Harding gave a presentation on the
recommendation for expanding the urban growth boundary for jobs, parks and schools, community
input and next steps.
Council discussion:
• Consider acquiring old Eugene Sand and Gravel property for future park use.
• Appreciate balanced approach on this initiative.
• Area identified for schools and parks has strong community support.
• Important to be clear to public about total potential farm all lost.
• Need to think about possible conflicts with airport.
• Consider social equity issues associated with expanding industrial uses in an area that already
has air quality issues.
• Request made for detailed map showing the location of different types of soils.
• Request more information about the consequences of not abiding by state laws.
MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Syrett, seconded by Councilor Evans, moved to request that staff
. prepare an Urban Growth Boundary adoption package that adds approximately 958 acres to Eugene's
UGB for jobs, parks and schools as shown on Attachment A and includes components listed in
attachment D. PASSED 6:2, Councilors Brown and Taylor opposed.
The meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
Res ectfully submitted,
Chuck Crockett
Deputy City Recorder
MINUTES —Eugene City Council January 28, 2015 Page 1
Work Session