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Regular Meeting
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD
MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013
The City of Springfield Council met in regular session in the Council Chambers, 225 Fifth Street,
Springfield, Oregon, on Monday, April 15, 2013 at 7:00 p.m., with Mayor Lundberg presiding.
ATTENDANCE
Present were Mayor Lundberg and Councilors VanGordon, Wylie, Moore, Ralston, Woodrow and
Brew. Also present were City Manager Gino Grimaldi, Assistant City Manager Jeff Towery, City
Attorney Matthew Cox, City Recorder Amy Sowa and members of the staff.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Lundberg
SPRINGFIELD UPBEAT
1. El Dia De Los Ninos /El Dia De Los Libros Proclamation
Mayor Lindberg read from the proclamation which acknowledged the importance of reading and
education for our children. She presented the proclamation to Library Latino Liaison Kristen Cure.
Library Director Rob Everett distributed El Dia De Los Ninos buttons to the Mayor and Council.
2. Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) Project Recognition.
Rachael Chilton introduced John Simpson, Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWES) Commission
President, who made the presentation.
Mr. Simpson came forward with a plaque to present to Councilor Marilee Woodrow as Council liaison
and current President of MWMC. The plaque was being presented in recognition for the substantial
energy savings achieved at the Water Pollution Control Facility and for MWMC's commitment to
intergovernmental partnerships and innovative business practices.
He noted that a combination of advanced technology, strong partnerships and hard work by staff had
resulted in significant energy management benefits at the regional wastewater treatment plant. The
new design also allowed the treatment plant to manage its electrical demand to decrease load during
peak power periods and grid emergencies. Decreasing peak demand saved electrical customers energy
because it lessened the need to purchase higher- priced "peak' power.
The design and construction of the new blower project was originally estimated to cost $1.4M;
however, because staff at the facility participated in the design and installation, the majority of the
work was done internally and they were able to reduce the initial capital expenditure by 35 %. Annual
operating energy savings realized by this project were estimated to be 2 Million kilowatt hours, which
was enough energy to power about 100 homes each year.
Ms. Woodrow said over the years major improvements resulted in the opportunity to replace one of
the original blowers with the high efficiency single -stage blower, the latest generation of the
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frictionless air bearings and high - efficiency variable frequency drive on the new 750- horsepower
engine resulted in significant energy savings. She commended the staff and MWMC Commissioners
for working extra hard during the fall and winter holiday season to complete the blower installation on
schedule. Despite a tight timeline that required a lot of work done in December, the installation of the
new blower inlet discharge piping and the transformer switchboard and active filter were completed as
planned, with the start up of the blower taking place on January 14, 2013.
There were ongoing efforts by MWMC and the City of Springfield to create value from what most
people considered waste – for example, using the methane produced through wastewater treatment to
co- generate enough electricity to meet much of the treatment plant's energy needs. Personally, she
appreciated her role as a commissioner on MWMC and as this year's President. She continued to be
engaged by both the entire wastewater treatment operation and the cooperation among the principles
themselves. She had learned so much that she didn't realize she didn't know. Everyone involved in the
collaboration, the respectful cooperation, the discussions and the decision making process on the
Commission were to be commended. It was very effective.
3. Introduction of Deputy Director of Development and Public Works, Annette Spickard.
Development and Public Works Director Len Goodwin introduced Annette Spickard who had recently
been appointed to the new position of Deputy Director of Development and Public Works. Ms.
Spickard had formerly served as the Lane County Assessor. Staff was very happy to have Ms.
Spickard join the department and what this meant for the future of the department and the City.
Mayor Lundberg welcomed Ms. Spickard to the City of Springfield
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Claims
a. Approval of March 2013, Disbursements for Approval
2. Minutes
a. April 1, 2013 – Work Session
b. April 1, 2013 – Regular Meeting
3. Resolutions
4. Ordinances
a. ORDINANCE NO. 6292 – AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SPRINGFIELD
DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 4.3- 145— WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS FACILITIES; AND CERTAIN TERMS FOUND IN SECTION 6.1-110 -
MEANING OF SPECIFIC WORDS AND TERMS. WHICH APPLY TO WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS FACILITIES: ADOPTING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE: AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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5. Other Routine Matters
a. Liquor License Application for Willies Lebanese/Northwest Cuisine; Located at 400
International Way, Springfield, Oregon.
b. Liquor License Application for Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, Located at 2770 Gateway
Street, Springfield, Oregon.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR WYLIE WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
WOODROW TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH CHECKS NO. 120312,
120670 AND 120811 FROM THE MARCH DISBURSEMENTS REMOVED. THE MOTION
PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST.
ITEMS REMOVED
1. a. Checks No. 120312, 120670 and 120811 from the March 2013 Disbursements.
Councilor VanGordon recused himself from this item as the checks were to his employer, United
Parcel Service (UPS) and he had a conflict of interest.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR WYLIE WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
WOODROW TO APPROVE CHECKS NO. 120312, 120670 AND 120811 FROM THE
MARCH 2013 DISBURSEMENTS. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 5 FOR AND
0 AGAINST (I ABSTENTION — VANGORDON).
PUBLIC HEARINGS-- Please limit comments to 3 minutes. Request to speak cards are available at
both entrances. Please present cards to City Recorder. Speakers may not
yield their time to others.
1. Fiscal Year 2013 -2014 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment
Partnerships Program (HOME) Recommended Funding Allocations.
Housing Manager Kevin Ko presented the staff report on this item. The Springfield Community
Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) reviewed six proposals and prepared CDBG and HOME
funding recommendations for the FY2013 -2014 program year. The recommendations were being
forwarded to the City Council for consideration and approval. The CDAC's funding
recommendations were consistent with Springfield's local funding priorities and identified community
development needs as documented in the 2010 Eueene- Springfield Consolidated Plan.
The City of Springfield would be receiving approximately $429,897 of CDBG funds and $279,910 of
HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013 and ending
June 30, 2014 (FY2013 -14). This was a 5% reduction from last year in both funding categories. These
amounts, and approximately $102,000 of previously unallocated funds, were available.
Mr. Ko said that despite the decrease in funding, the City had been getting good projects from these
funds. This year, they had received some very good applications, making selection difficult as there
were more projects than funding. He explained the process of the CDAC.
Mayor Lundberg opened the public hearing
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Tom Mulhern. Executive Director of Catholic Community Services (CCS) of Lane Countv,
Springfield, OR. Mr. Mulhern said the CCS was on the list of potential fundees and he wanted to
thank the Council for this process. They recognized there were not enough funds to fully fund all
of the requests and appreciated the recommendation to fund half of their request. At that level of
support, it would make a big difference to the overall success of the project if the funding could be
provided as a grant rather than a loan as was recommended. The $35,000 requested was the public
parking lot portion of a larger ($165,000) project to renovate the public service areas at the
Springfield Community Center, a project they were actively raising funds for at this time. He
hoped the Council would consider converting their allocation from a loan to a grant.
2. Leda Hermeiz, F.I.R.S.T., Springfield, OR. Ms. Hermeiz said she was a "Hatchling" at NEDCO.
She had been a resident of Springfield since April 2010. At that time; she was looking for things to
get involved with and found the Springfield Farmer's Market. She began writing in their Market
Newsletter; then heard about their program for new businesses. After attending the Open House,
which later became the first "Hatch ", she was sold on the concept of a Springfield business
incubator and how it could help start her business. She submitted a business plan for a consulting
business that helped food businesses go green. Hatch had offered that support to her in a number
of helpful ways such as offering her low -cost office space that included utilities and internet use,
positive and supportive staff, tools and information she needed, and organized business peer
support. Because they were so linked into the community, they had also helped her network with
other business owners and the Chamber of Commerce. One of the biggest hurdles was introducing
the concept of her business to the public and she still had a lot to learn. She was very excited about
the new framework that was being introduced allowing hatchlings to choose the level of assistance
needed. The City of Springfield was in a unique place. There was a lot of energy coming our way
and we had an opportunity that appealed to families wanting to live safer, healthier, happier lives
in a small town atmosphere. She appreciated Council considering funding for Sprout and Hatch.
Stuart Phillips. Red Wagon Creamery. Eugene. OR. Mr. Phillips said he and his wife made artisan
ice cream from scratch and sold it at a variety of places including the Springfield Market.
Everyone knew the health benefits from buying and eating local organic foods. He was speaking
in support of funding for SPROUT to do some landscaping of the outside of the market and asked
them to consider the monetary benefits that came from a Farmer's Market. Be and wife had made
two jobs for themselves by buying locally and had been able to hire another person. They were
also looking at opening another store in Eugene and hiring 4 more people. All of the dollars that
went into something like SPROUT were dollars that multiplied and went into the full community.
Something as small as making the new SPROUT more attractive to bring people in was going to
be money well spent.
4. Roberto Peralta, Springfield, OR Mr. Peralta said he had lived in Springfield for six years. He
formerly worked as a sales person and then lost his job in 2012. At that time, he decided to start
his own business. Although he was a good sales person, it was very difficult to decide how to
manage his business. A friend told him about NEDCO and he started the Hatch Program. Now he
felt the confidence to speak in front of the Council and manage his own business. He had been in
business for five months and had three accounts. Through the program he learned that he needed
more cash flow so sold his cars. He was sure he would succeed in his cleaning business and
sharing profits with his employees. The Hatch Program and NEDCO had helped him achieve his
goals.
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5. Clair Seguin. Executive Director ofNEDCO. Springfield, OR. Ms. Seguin thanked the Council
for all they had done for SPROUT since they started. There were two projects they needed to
complete at SPROUT: the elevator, which they believed they had funding for; and the outside
space so they could expand the market to an outdoor venue. She distributed a document showing
the landscaping they were hoping to put in with the funding requested through CDBG..The regular
season would start in May and they hoped to have some good handscaping and landscaping done
in order to maximize the outdoor space to get the highest number of vendors in a good traffic
pattern. They knew the crowds would be big based on the large numbers they had experienced
over the winter. During the winter marketplace, they had seen over 14,000 people. They had room
for 35 to 45 vendors this summer on the site as laid out. The hardscape and landscaping
components would be very beneficial for all of the vendors. They felt the economic impacts from
the market were becoming very clear. Jobs were being created and reinvestment in other
businesses was occurring. They saw that people that shopped at the market also shopped at other
businesses downtown. The support for the landscape project would be very helpful to maximize
everything they could get out of the site to help the business community and downtown.
6. Shellev Turner. Vice President of Springfield/Eugene Habitat for Humanity. She was speaking in
support of Habitat's HOME grant proposal supporting their new R Street seven house
development in Springfield. Their purpose was to aid in the elimination of substandard and
poverty housing in the community. They accomplished this by building homes in partnership with
families in their service area whose incomes were between 30 -60% of the area median income
adjusted for family size. Habitat built basic, decent and affordable homes using mostly volunteer
labor, including the partner families with a substantial amount of materials, supplies and
professional services donated by local and national businesses. In addition to the 500 hours of
volunteer labor contributed by the partner family, the families purchase the homes through a 0%
interest mortgage. Of the forty-eight homes built in the area and more than 20 years of service in
the community, there had been zero foreclosures to date. Through their HOME grant proposal,
they were asking for funds to help ready the building sites for construction, utility infrastructures
from water mitigation, interior streets, sidewalks, access, general site preparation and related
activity. The HOME funds would help leverage additional dollars to complete the project. They
were awaiting final word on a major foundation grant that would complement the city HOME
grant funds in preparing the building site. Habitat already owned the property and had initiated
planning activities for the subdivision, including a design charette, which was providing valuable
insights into the subdivision development. They appreciated the great support received in the past
for many projects including the Meyer Estates development at 40' and K Streets, and
consideration of their request.
Don Griffin, Executive Director. Springfield/Eugene Habitat for Humanity. Mr. Griffin said their
office was in Eugene, but he was a Springfield resident. They were excited by Council's
consideration of their proposal for HOME grant funds for the R Street development. That
development was one that would bring seven new homes to the Springfield area for low income
families who worked in partnership with the volunteers and staff and funders to make their
affordable housing possible. Habitat for Humanity brought together people who wanted to share in
the betterment of the community. People who wanted to help sponsor the homes came to give
back to the community, to provide their funds to help build these affordable homes. People who
wanted to live a dream they thought they could never fulfill, one that would bring them stability in
their homes, stability in their lives and could transform their lives and the lives of their children.
They had heard from people that did scholarship interviews for a major foundation how Habitat
housing had benefited their development as a student over the years and helped them be able to
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attend college. During their fundraising breakfast next week they would be hearing from a Habitat
homeowner who would be sharing their story about the successes of being a Habitat homeowner
for her family and her children. He thanked the Council for their consideration for the proposal for
the R Street development and said they were excited about the potential to bring more affordable
housing to families in the Springfield area.
8. Betsv Hunter, Real Estate Development Director with Housing and Community Services Agency
(HACSA). Springfield and Eugene. Ms. Hunter introduced Richard Herman, Executive Director
for Metropolitan Affordable Housing. She said they were here to speak on behalf of Glenwood
Place, their proposal for a major development in Glenwood with 150 affordable apartments with
commercial space along Franklin Boulevard. They were confident this development would have a
major impact on Franklin Boulevard and the redevelopment of Glenwood. Council support for this
project was extremely important. The next step in the project was to take it to the State for
permanent financing and tax credits. The State was looking closely at how local communities were
prioritizing projects and providing financial support for development. She thanked them for their
consideration of their proposal.
Judy Harold Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) member, Springfield OR.
Ms. Harold said she felt it was very important to have a CDAC member attend the Council
meeting when these projects were discussed. She appreciated the opportunity to work with the
CDAC, Mayor Lundberg and city staff Kevin Ko and Pemty Olsen. The CDAC members studied
the grants thoroughly; listened to the presentations and questioned the representatives of the
applicants during the public hearing. Intense discussions between the CDAC members took place.
It was very difficult to make decisions when the needs were so great and the funds were so
limited. The CDAC was in agreement with the priorities set by the City Council's One -Year
Action Plan and agreed that increasing the supply of affordable housing was the highest priority.
Currently, affordable housing was severely limited in our community. With her work in the
community regarding homelessness, she had learned affordable housing was critical for stability in
families' lives. She was here to answer any questions if needed.
10. Sarai Johnson, NEDCO Hatch Program. Ms. Johnson distributed a flyer regarding the Hatch
Program. Ms. Johnson said she was here to urge the Council to support the CDAC's
recommendation to fund NEDCO's Hatch Business Incubator Program. The program was started
in 2011 with support from CDBG funds through the City Council. During the two years they had
been operating, they had served a large number of new entrepreneurs and start -up businesses get
on their feet. This program was a very unique approach to small business development that
focused on a large number of different strategies to help businesses become stable, including the
use of incubator space as well as the full selection of service items. The program used financial
well -being and personal financial management as a foundation to help entrepreneurs become more
financially stable. In addition, they took a community economic development stance with the
business development by helping the businesses they served reinvest in their own communities.
The program also leveraged their wide array of asset building services where individuals and the
community could have access to financial resources and affordable capital through Community
Lending Works. This program generated economic activity and also supported a lot of Springfield
businesses who wanted their business to be successful in Springfield and who contributed to the
economy through creation of jobs and economic activity. Hatch fees were designed to help cover
the cost of the program. The request before Council was to support low- income entrepreneurs who
met the qualification of being at or below 80% of the area media income. The program was a great
way for low- income people to launch a business and bring additional income into their household.
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They were counting on the City of Springfield's support for this program and they appreciated
their past support.
Mayor Lundberg closed the public hearing
Councilor Ralston said he appreciated the amount of work that went into these applications. With
reduced funds this was more difficult. He asked what difference it might make in the funding if they
changed the Catholic Community Services (CCS) allocation from a loan to a grant.
Mr. Ko said they were trying to re -coup some of the funds knowing it would be awhile before CDBG
rebounded. Repaying the loan wouldn't impact them for the next four or five years as they could be
quite flexible in deferring the loan payments. The more critical question was regarding the process.
When the applicants were brought in some were presented as loans and some as grants. The ones that
were loans were brought to the front by the CDAC, not given a priority, but to note that those projects
were asking for a loan and could deserve additional consideration. Whether changing that mid- stream
skewed the application process and made the process less valid was up to Council to consider.
Councilor Ralston said a business could build income in order to pay off a loan, but CCS was a non-
profit and didn't have a lot of income. He leaned more toward a grant for those situations.
Councilor Moore said she had a similar question. She asked if CCS originally applied for a loan. Yes.
She asked if there had been a consideration by the CDAC to change it to a grant.
Mr. Ko said that discussion did not come up during the meeting. It was proposed as a loan and
considered as a loan when the CDAC made its recommendation.
Councilor VanGordon asked if the City had converted NEDCO's loan to a grant last year, using a
standard base framework and asking them to meet some benchmarks.
Mr. Ko said that was correct. There was an alternative for a forgivable loan if certain criterion was met
above and beyond what was in the application.
Councilor VanGordon asked if this project would fit into that type of framework.
Mr. Ko said they did have a lot of flexibility and he would be willing to discuss that with CCS to see if
there was something additional they could offer.
Councilor VanGordon said he would be comfortable looking at that option. He suggested Council
have a discussion at some point regarding this issue from a policy perspective as CDBG funds
continued to decrease. In this specific case and given what CCS was trying to accomplish, he felt a
framework with benchmarks would be an acceptable solution.
Councilor Woodrow agreed. She wasn't sure what they could do tonight.
Mr. Ko said if Council gave him direction on how they wanted to proceed, he could negotiate with
CCS and reflect the agreement in the One -Year Action Plan on May 6.
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Councilor Wylie said in the future she would like to see a policy or procedure for changing an
applicant's designation from loan to grant that would go through the CDAC before coming to the
Council.
Councilor Brew said he would vote with the rest of the Council, but was not comfortable changing
policy mid -stream so would like a policy for next year.
Mayor Lundberg said she had served on the CDAC for years and seen years when they didn't have
enough money for all of the requests and a few years when they had enough. They had changed from
having a downtown set aside, yet many of the projects were in the downtown this year. Everyone that
applied this year was more than wortbv of getting all of the funds they requested, and would have
difficulty coming up with additional funds. They might be looking for other resources and funding.
She thanked the CDAC for going through a very difficult process and for all the applicants. She
thanked Mr. Ko for making sure the projects were as whole as possible. She agreed there should be a
policy regarding this type of request. The CDAC should have the opportunity to make the decision on
any adjustments.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR WYLIE WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
WOODROW TO ADOPT THE FY2013 -2014 FUNDING ALLOCATIONS AS SHOWN ON
ATTACHMENT 2 WITH A MODIFICATION REGARDING CHANGING THE CATHOLIC
COMMUNITY SERVICES (CCS) AMOUNT OF FUNDS FROM $17,500 AS A LOAN TO
$17,500 AS A GRANT, AND ASKING STAFF TO NEGOTIATE BENCHMARKS WITH CCS
THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST.
BUSINESS FROM THE AUDIENCE
I . Curtiss Greer_ Springfield. OR. Mr. Greer referred to documents that were included in the
Council agenda packet regarding health problems (from feral cats) which he had submitted
last week. There was an easy way to help remove the problem before it became a large issue.
It would give the necessary authority to correct the problem to remove two words after "bees"
in City Code Section 5.041(2). This would bring the City in line with State health rules.
Mayor Lundberg noted there was a Council subcommittee that was working very hard on all
of the issues surrounding animal control.
Mary Davidson, Springfield Shelter Rights Alliance (SSRA) Activist Springfield OR Ms.
Davidson said SSRA existed to improve conditions for people who were homeless or at risk of
homelessness. SSRA was currently working with City staff to make Conestoga Huts available
as a part of St. Vincent DePaul's parking program. Many of the Council had talked with the
SSRA and been out to the community supported shelter location where the huts originated.
She thanked them for that and noted that their construction was a community effort. The
SSRA volunteers were charged to find sites for the huts on church property or industrial sites
within Springfield. Three huts had been donated for use by Springfield residents who currently
had no address. She was here to let the Council know of their efforts and to ask for their help
in locating industrial businesses and churches that would be willing to work with them to find
a temporary home and purpose for these responsible individuals who were working to get
back into jobs and permanent housing. They had three huts available at no cost and several
candidates who wanted to live in the huts, contributing to the community by watching out for
the property, helping to keep it tidy, doing light yard work or in other ways as agreed upon by
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the site host. They needed properties with room enough for the placement of a hut. St Vincent
DePaul managed the program and worked with the resident and business or faith community
to be sure it was a good match. They arranged for portable toilets and garbage collection for
the but resident. The role of the Mayor and Council had provided them with the opportunity to
know many people in our community. She asked that they share names of people — business
people and people connected to faith based communities'— that had sites that could be used.
Being able to use the Mayor and Councilors' names when approaching those people would be
very helpful. She said she would remain after the meeting to collect names from the Mayor
and Council, or could be reached by phone. Shelter was a human right and there were
currently hundreds of our neighbors in Springfield who had no safe; legal place to stay.
Councilor Ralston asked if the huts were considered a permanent structure or movable.
Ms. Davidson said they were movable.
Mayor Lundberg said they needed a partnership in finding locations.
COUNCIL RESPONSE
CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS
1. Correspondence from Curtiss Greer, Springfield, Oregon, Regarding Disease Spread by Feral
Cats.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR WYLIE WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
WOODROW TO ACCEPT FOR FILING THE CORRESPONDENCE. THE MOTION
PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST.
BIDS
ORDINANCES
BUSINESS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
1. Committee Appointments
2. Business from Council
a. Committee Reports
Councilor Brew said while in Ireland, he attended a City Council meeting on April 5 in
Limerick, Ireland. Limerick was a city of about 60,000 next to a major university, located
next to a major river, with a lot in common with Springfield; however their meeting was a
very different experience. They had 17 members on their Council, plus the Mayor. They
were elected by political party and there were four major parties in Ireland. It was very
interesting to watch their meeting. The meeting he attended had eight items on the agenda
and the first item took one and a half hours because each person would stand up to make a
5 -10 minute speech blaming the other parties. They made him feel very welcome, but it
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was a different experience and very partisan. He was glad he had the opportunity to
attend.
2. Councilor Moore expressed her thanks to Laurie Treager and NEDCO who invited her to
participate in the Meyer Memorial Trust Community Food Systems 2013 Convening in
Corvallis last week. She learned a lot about local food production and would prepare a
report to provide to the Council. She was very impressed to hear about all of the things
going on in Lane County, particularly by SPROUT and NEDCO.
Mayor Lundberg travelled to Washington DC last week for the United Front trip along
with representatives from Willamalane Parks and Recreation, Lane Transit District (LTD),
the Springfield School District, Lane County and the City of Eugene. They all went back
and advocated for projects in the region and talked with congress people and with
departments. Senator Merkley made special note to his staff that CDBG funds continued
to get cut, but that they provided so much for our community, not only for housing but for
senior and disabled services. They also met with the Economic Development Department
and learned they had technical assistance and funding to help development with marketing
plans. She felt the City's Refinement Plan and Downtown Plan could use a marketing
plan.
b. Other-Business.
BUSINESS FROM THE CITY MANAGER
BUSINESS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned 7:58 p.m.
Minutes Recorder Amy Sowa
Christine L. Lundberg
Mayor
Attest:
City Re rder