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Home My WebLink About190529 WS MINUTES – Eugene City Council Work Session May 29, 2019 Page 1 MINUTES Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 May 29, 2019 12:00 p.m. Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Claire Syrett Councilors Absent: Greg Evans, Chris Pryor Mayor Vinis opened the May 29, 2019, work session of the Eugene City Council. 1. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(e) and 192.660(2)(f) Mayor Vinis reopened the May 29, 2019 work session of the Eugene City Council at 12:23 p.m. MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Semple, moved to direct the City Manager to schedule a public hearing on a possible one-year agreement to extend the franchise agreement with Northwest Natural Gas. PASSED 6:0 2. WORK SESSION: Review of 2018 Implementation of Bond Measure to Fix Streets and 2019 Pavement Management Report Principal Civil Engineer Jenifer Willer presented the Street Repair Review Panel 2018 Annual Report to the City Council as well as the 2019 Pavement Management Report. Council Discussion • Councilor Clark - expressed appreciation for the presentation and bond process; inquired about the sources of income funding outside of the bond (i.e. property taxes). • Councilor Syrett - expressed appreciation to staff and the citizen committee for their work; spoke about experiences traveling on roads and gave kudos to contractors for quality of work. • Councilor Zelenka – expressed appreciation to Public Works for maintenance on roads as well as the work of the citizen committee; reviewed 2019 pavement management report statistics and nature of backlogged maintenance; inquired about the difference in funding needs for projects; expressed appreciation for projects. • Mayor Vinis – echoed comments by councilors; expressed appreciation for the presentation and the work of the street review panel. • Councilor Zelenka – encouraged consideration of opportunities for Public Works to develop promotional materials about potholes.