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M I N U T E S
Eugene City Council
Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
December 12, 2016
7:30 p.m.
Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Mike Clark, Greg Evans,
Claire Syrett via phone, Chris Pryor Mayor Piercy opened the December 12, 2016, meeting of the Eugene City Council.
1. PUBLIC FORUM 1. Jennifer Frenzer-Knowlton – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 2. James Cummings – Supported more police and public safety downtown. 3. Caroline Cummings – Supported more police and public safety downtown. 4. Leann McArthur – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 5. Brittany Quick-Warner – Supported increased public safety efforts in downtown. 6. Bob Cassidy – Supported using the EWEB property for City Hall. 7. Gary Rayor – Phase 1 City Hall on the current site is too expensive; supported EWEB site. 8. Kate Gessert – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 9. Jack Dresser – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City, 10. Diane Daudt – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 11. Indira Bakshi – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 12. Nancy Wood – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 13. Jim Neu – Supported using the EWEB building for a new City Hall. 14. Charmaine Rehg – Supported using the EWEB building for a new City Hall. 15. Fraeda Scholz – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 16. David Piccioni – Opposed to policies that create refugees; opposed to use of EWEB building. 17. Lon Otterby – Supported oil train ban and an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 18. Alex Tomaselli – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 19. Marissa Garcia – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 20. Shelly Fort – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 21. Eric Suchman – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 22. Nadia Telsey – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 23. Jeanne Costales – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 24. Jennifer Scurlock – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 25. Roscoe Caron – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 26. Charlie Landeros – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 27. David Fidanque – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City, 28. John Moriarty – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 29. Roy Ward – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 30. David Woken – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 31. Larissa Petrucci – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City.
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32. Tai Pruce-Zimmerman – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 33. Carmen Urbina – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 34. Angela Finneran – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 35. Alice Louise Warner – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 36. Sue Sierralupé – Opposed to policing of the unhoused in downtown Eugene. 37. Jonathan Showker – Supported the 1000 ft. buffer zone between marijuana dispensaries. 38. Manuel Gonzalez – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 39. Michael Carrigan – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 40. Anna Gates-Tapia – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 41. Jennifer Hayward – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 42. Jim McCarthy – Supported using the EWEB building for a new City Hall. 43. Phil Carrasco – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 44. Joe Tyndall – Said that social justice now creates more injustice than it solves. 45. Jim Hale – Supported using the EWEB building for a new City Hall. 46. Lynn Stephen – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 47. Moshe Immerman – Said the Electoral College should investigate Trump. 48. Erin Barnhart – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 49. Elise Self – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. 50. Alfredo Gormezano – Supported an ordinance making Eugene a Sanctuary City. Council discussion:
• Creating a Sanctuary City ordinance at the local level is appropriate.
• Create a workgroup on the ordinance that will bring back information and a draft to council the first week of February.
MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Zelenka, moved to direct the City Manager to prepare for council a proposed resolution opposing the transportation by rail of oil through the City of Eugene and to bring that to Council in January.
PASSED 6:2, Councilors Poling and Clark opposed.
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Evans, seconded by Councilor Zelenka, moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar. PASSED 8:0.
The Mayor adjourned the meeting of the Eugene City Council and convened a meeting of the Eugene
Urban Renewal Agency.
3. URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY ACTION: Resolution 1080, Acknowledging Receipt of the
Annual Financial Report of the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Eugene for the Fiscal
Year Ended June 30, 2016
MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Evans, seconded by Councilor Zelenka, moved to approve a resolution acknowledging receipt of the Annual Financial Report for the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Eugene for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016. PASSED 8:0.
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4. URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY PUBLIC HEARING and ACTION: Resolution 1081, Adopting a
Supplemental Budget; Making Appropriations for the Urban Renewal Agency of the City
of Eugene for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2016, and Ending June 30, 2017
1. John Barofsky – noted the $6.9 million for purchase of EWEB and consulting contracts.
MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Evans, seconded by Councilor Zelenka, moved to adopt a resolution adopting a Supplemental Budget; making appropriations for the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Eugene for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017. PASSED 8:0.
The Mayor adjourned the meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency and reconvened the meeting
of the Eugene City Council.
5. PUBLIC HEARING and ACTION: Resolution 5179, Adopting a Supplemental Budget;
Making Appropriations for the City of Eugene for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2016
and Ending June 30, 2017 1. Michael Carrigan – Supported more funds for homeless efforts, rest stops, and a shelter. 2. Carleen Reilly – Supported funding for neighborhood planning. 3. Pat Reilly – Supported funding for neighborhood planning. 4. John Barofsky – Believed lots of good things are being put forward with the budget. 5. Joshua Skov – Supported reconsideration and moving Comcast settlement to the reserve. 6. Marty Wilde – Said Supplemental Budget should go back to Budget Committee. 7. Hillary Kittleson – Supported funding for neighborhood planning. Council discussion:
• This is an unprecedented supplemental budget; a different process is warranted.
• Public process needed for more thorough review.
• More comfortable moving $8.7 million to Revenue for Shortfall.
• Need a broader discussion with the Budget Committee.
MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Evans, seconded by Councilor Zelenka, moved to adopt a resolution adopting a Supplemental Budget; making appropriations for the City of Eugene for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017, with the following changes: on exhibit A, the line under non-departmental that says enter fund transfers would be reduced by $8.7 million to $1,050,000, the line that says reserves would be increased by $8.7 million to $14,735,115. General Capitol Projects Fund balance available would be negative $454,211 and the Total General Capitol Projects Fund would be a negative $1,152,507 PASSED 8:0.
MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Evans, moved that Council agree that before Council appropriates any of the remaining $16.5 million from the Comcast settlement that the Council will hold a meeting of the Budget Committee to get its recommendation. PASSED 5:4, Councilors Taylor, Zelenka, Poling and Pryor opposed. Mayor Piercy broke the tie in support.