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Eugene City Council
Bascom /Tykeson Room, Eugene Public Library
100 W. IO' Avenue — Eugene, Oregon
October 24, 2012
Noon
COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Brown, Pat Farr, Betty Taylor, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, George
Poling, Alan Zelenka, Andrea Ortiz
Her Honor, Mayor Piercy called the October 24, 2012, work session of the Eugene City Council to order.
A. WORK SESSION: Amendments to Eugene Sign Code
Jerry Lidz from the City Attorney's Office presented updated information on the proposed sign code
amendments. Areas of concern from previous sessions were noted, such as the number of signs
allowed in each yard or on each property and regulation of flags. Mr. Lidz explained how each of
those issues is handled within the new code language. Councilors asked for language clarity about
readerboard signs. They requested specific language that specifies how high the signs can be and
also how far off the ground they must be.
B. WORK SESSION: City Center Skatepark Update
Neil BjSrklund, Parks and Open Space planning manager, presented information about the skate
park.
MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Brown, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to direct staff to
work with the new coalition of community partners to raise additional private funds, and to bring
back a funding proposal in Supplemental Budget 1 to appropriate additional Park SDC funds
from balance available for the development and construction of the WJ Skatepark and Urban
Plaza, in order to begin construction of all four phases in 2013. PASSED 8:0
C. RECONSIDERATION OF VOTE ON COAL TRAIN RESOLUTION
MOTION AND VOTE:
Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved to reconsider the council's
adoption of Resolution 5065 opposing the transport of coal for export through Eugene.
PASSED 6:2 (Clark and Farr opposed)
MOTION TO AMEND:
Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to amend Section 5 of the resolution to
revise the words "comprehensive independent health impact statement" to read instead
"comprehensive independent health impact assessment."
PASSED: 5:3 (Clark, Farr, and Poling opposed)
VOTE ON MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED:
PASSED 5:3 (Farr, Poling and Clark opposed).
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D. RECOGNITION OF OUTGOING CITY COUNCILOR ANDREA ORTIZ
The Mayor and councilors honored outgoing Ward 7 City Council Andrea Ortiz for her years of
public service with tributes and plaque
The meeting adjourned at 12:45 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Michelle Mortensen
Deputy City Recorder
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