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Eugene City Council
Harris Hall, 125 East Bch Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
October 17, 2016
5:30 p.m.
Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Mike Clark via phone, Greg Evans, Claire
Syrett via phone, Chris Pryor
Councilors Absent: George Poling
Mayor Piercy opened the October 17, 2016, work session of the Eugene City Council.
1. WORK SESSION: Sustainability Commission Work Plan and Annual Report
Sustainability Commission Chair Howard Saxion and Division Manager Mia Cariaga discussed the
Sustainability Commission's FYI annual report and FYI work plan.
Council discussion:
• The hard work and commitment of the commission is greatly appreciated.
• Suggest having someone come talk to the commission about economic development.
• Council and public needs an up-to-date list of commission members and their wards.
• Vacancies on the commission are an issue; filling them should be a priority.
• Dashboard on climate progress and updates to the community is a great idea.
• The work plan process for streamlining efforts could be a model for other commissions.
• Council needs to ask for more advice and input from commission on decisions
• Element of social equity is missing; needs to be included in commission's work.
• Commission's input on the Beltline expansion/scenario plans is needed.
MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Evans, seconded by Councilor Zelenka, moved to approve
the Sustainability Commission FY17 work plan with the addition of explicit research and
actions related to social equity resubmitted to the council. PASSED 70.0.
2. WORK SESSION: Downtown Placemaking Initiative
Senior Planner Nan Laurence and Urban Design Planner Will. Dowdy gave a PowerPoint
presentation discussing direction from City Council, activities, what was learned, and key next
steps.
Council discussion:
• Need to take this focus on places and people into discussions with the County.
• Meaningful conversation about the future of the heart of downtown is needed.
• Conversation about heart of downtown and the location of the seat of government is
intertwined.
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• Concerned that Park Blocks are not a usable space in their current configuration.
3. STAFF UPDATE: Capitol Funding Application for Cultural Advocacy Coalition
LRCS Executive Director Rene Grube shared that the information was too aggressive to respond to;
therefore, the grant application was pulled for the time being, but anticipated coming back to
council in the next year with the project.
4. COUNCIL UPDATE
Greg Evans was elected to League of Oregon Cities board.
The meeting adjourned at 6:41 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
614
Chuck Crockett
Deputy City Recorder
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