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Eugene City Council
Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
June 22, 2016
12:00 p.m.
Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, George Poling, Mike Clark, Greg Evans,
Chris Pryor
Councilors Absent: Alan Zelenka, Claire Syrett
Mayor Piercy opened the June 22, 2016, work session of the Eugene City Council.
A. WORK SESSION: Parks and Recreation System Plan Update
Principal Planner Carolyn Burke, Parks and Open Space Division Manager Craig Carnagey, and
Recreation Division Manager Craig Smith gave a PowerPoint presentation discussing parks and
recreation efforts, vision, ideas and community engagement plans.
Council discussion:
• Other communities have publicly owned sports complexes; more research about this
needed.
• Eugene has a need for and better distribution of community centers.
• As staff moves forward with planning, the critical element is what level of community
commitment there is for the ideas.
• Free play opportunities are a really important for health of children.
• Need to communicate with schools about opportunities to partner for easy access to
facilities.
• People are concerned about safety issues in parks; continue to address it.
B. WORK SESSION: Real Property Disposal Procedures
Community Development Manager Denny Braud and City Attorney Glenn Klein reviewed the
real property disposal procedures that are in the code and a list of properties sold and the
processes used.
Council discussion:
• Concerned about property being sold in haste.
• Council should know about potential sales before negotiations start._
• Procedures shouldn't squash potential creative ideas for surplus properties.
• Developers want confidentially at the start of process; adequate safe guards are in place.
• Greater clarity on how process work is needed for council and community.
• Once it is decided to potentially sell property, public outreach needed.
• Request made to see other ordinances from other cities; better transparency needed.
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The meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Chuck Crockett
Deputy City Recorder
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June 22, 2016
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