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Eugene City Council
Bascom/Tykeson Room, Eugene Public Library
100 W. 10 Avenue — Eugene, Oregon
October 31, 2012
Noon
COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Brown, Pat Farr, Betty Taylor, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor,
George Poling, Alan Zelenka, Claire Syrett
Her Honor, Mayor Piercy called the October 31, 2012, work session of the Eugene City Council to order.
A. ACTION: Appointment of Interim Ward 7 City Councilor
MOTION AND VOTE:
Councilor Brown, seconded by Councilor Farr, moved to appoint Claire Syrett as interim City
Councilor for Ward 7 for the remainder of Councilor Andrea Ortiz's current term. PASSED: 7:0.
Ms. Syrett was sworn in and joined the other councilors at the table.
B. URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY WORK SESSION: Disposition of Real Property
Mayor Piercy adjourned the City Council work session and opened the meeting of the Urban
Renewal Agency.
MOTION AND VOTE:
Councilor Brown, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved to postpone the item to
November 7. A friendly amendment to change the proposed meeting date to November
14, 2012, was accepted. FAILED: 3:5; councilors Clark, Farr, Poling, Pryor, and Zelenka
opposed.
MOTION AND VOTE:
Councilor Brown, seconded by Councilor Farr moved to authorize the Agency Director
to sell the parcel identified in Attachment A to Northwest Community Credit Union
consistent with the terms included in Attachment B. PASSED: 6:2; councilors Taylor
and Brown opposed.
Councilor Clark left the meeting at 12:45 p.m.
C. WORK SESSION: Opportunity Eugene Discussion Follow -Up.
Mayor Piercy closed the Urban Renewal Agency discussion and reconvened the City
Council Work Session.
Planning and Development Department staff Michael Wisth and Sarah Medary presented
information about winter strategies and other ways to address the immediate needs of
homeless people in the community. Mr. Wisth summarized the work that has been done to
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date and touched on some items with associated budgetary needs. The summary included
the following suggestions:
• Increase number of authorized car camping sites
• Increase staffing at local social service agencies
• Address homelessness prevention and rapid re- housing options
• Find a temporary shelter for homeless people now, before it gets really cold
• Have a panel discussion to help better inform council on this topic
MOTION AND VOTE:
Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Brown moved to extend the meeting by 10
minutes. PASSED: 6:1; Councilor Poling opposed.
MOTION AND VOTE:
Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Brown moved to remove City Hall from the list
of prospective properties to be considered for a homeless camp site. PASSED: 5:2;
councilors Farr and Poling opposed.
Staff indicated they would return to council with site and funding options in mid - November.
The meeting adjourned at 1:45 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Michelle Mortensen
Deputy City Recorder
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