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Eugene City Council
Harris Hall, 125 East 8 th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
April 23, 2018
5:30 p.m.
Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Greg
Evans. Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor
Mayor Vinis opened the April 23, 2018, Work Session of the Eugene City Council.
1. Committee Reports and Items of Interest from Mayor, City Council, and City Manager
Council Discussion
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Regarding the Construction Excise Tax and revenue streams to support affordable housing,
council will come back in May to discuss progress, consider the research and give staff
further direction.
Comments provided about the interpretation and implementation of SB 1051.
Update provided about Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission, including its
public information program, school programs, treatment plant tours, community groups
and pollution prevention campaign.
Lane Regional Air Protection Agency has reversed course on the burn ban within UGB. Now
the ability to burn depends on size of the property.
Many in the community are concerned about redevelopment plans for Hayward Field and
proposed elimination of the East Grandstand. Council should explore options for protecting
the structure.
• There has been a great amount of interest shown by the community in the reactivation of
the Active Bethel Citizens group.
• Bike Share grand opening had a wonderful turnout. Thank you to PeaceHealth for
sponsoring the program.
• Regarding the proposed marijuana buffer zone, although the process requires hearings by
both the Planning Commission and City Council, hope to make a decision before Council
summer break.
• It is distressing to see people sleeping on the sidewalk. Council should consider allowing
people to sleep on the old City Hall lot.
• Cal Young Neighborhood meeting is scheduled for Thursday and Northeast Neighbors will
meet next Thursday.
• Reminder that new Police Chief, Chris Skinner, will start work on Monday, April 30.
Mayor Vin is adjourned the meeting of the Eugene City Council and convened a meeting of the
Eugene Urban Renewal Agency.
2. URA WORK SESSION: Steam Plant Disposition Process
Community Development Director Michael Kinnison, Business Development Analyst Amanda
D'Souza, and Urban Development Manager Will Dowdy, provided an update about the proposed
process and criteria for disposition of the steam plant, including weighing the public benefit,
timeliness and feasibility, and compatibility with other plans.
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• More information needed about why the 2021 steering committee is involved in t he
disposition process and concerns t hat criteria for the RFQ include hosting 2021 events.
• Excited and supportive of t h e RFQ process and timeline.
• Suppor t including 2021 as a criter ia to ach ieve the underlying goals, but may be more
appropriate t o change the wording t o "benefit to" instead of"commitment to wo rk with."
• Renovation of the steam p lan t was discussed at the Mayor's In stitu t e on City Design
confe re nce.
MOTION AND VOTE: Council o r Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to approve
the use of an RFQ/RFP process for disposi tion of the Steam Plant using criteria that are
cons istent w ith Attachment C. VOTE : PASSED 8 :0.
The Mayor adjourned the m eeting of the Eugene Ur ban Re n e w a l Agency and reconvened the
m eeting of the Eugene City Council.
3. WORK SESSION: Homel ess Systems Analysis and Public Shelter Study Update
Policy Analyst Jaso n Dedrick gave a n update about funding for a study of the homeless
framework, includ i ng the complex system of services, a nd how a shelter best fits into that
framework understanding the financial and policy context.
Cou nc i I Discussion
• Questions raised about options for differe n t homeless popula tio ns and how we help each of
them differently .
• Spec ifics about who is the best partner fo r each particular service would be helpful.
• Important to have the information ahead of pu r suing the strategy; will help inform
decisions.
• The Public Shel ter Study will be about t h e building, but it's also a b out the package o f
serv ices t h at need to be provided.
• Gr atefu l to Council and Budget Committee for initiating work an d resources towards a
shelter and for the community's d edication.
• City-County coll aboration on this issue is critica l to its success.
• There is some skepticism abo ut whethe r th e study w ill t ell us what we a l ready know or will
propel us to acti on with limited r esources.
• An approach that is on a manageable and achievable sca le is needed, as opposed to trying to
solve the problem of homelessness in one report.
Th e meeting adjourned at 6:56 p.m.
Respectfully s ubmitted,
Elena Dom ingo
Deputy City Recorder
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