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Work Session Meeting
MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION MEETING OF
THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD
MONDAY JULY 14, 2014
The City of Springfield Council met in a work session in the Jesse Maine Meeting Room, 225 Fifth
Street, Springfield, Oregon, on Monday July 14, 2014 at 5:30 p.m., with Mayor Lundberg presiding.
ATTENDANCE
Present were Mayor Lundberg and Councilors VanGordon, Wylie, Moore, Woodrow and Brew. Also
present were City Manager Gino Grimaldi, Assistant City Manager Jeff Towery, City Attorney Mary
Bridget Smith, Assistant City Attorney Lauren King, City Recorder Amy Sowa and members of the
staff.
Councilor Ralston was absent (excused).
1. Police Planning Task Force (PPTF) Interviews.
Service Bureau Manager, Michael Harman, presented the staff report on this item.
The Police Planning Task Force has four At -Large positions available, with two current members
eligible for second terms, one vacant due to the resignation of Carol Ford, and one due to the
expiration of Dave Jacobson's second and final term.
The Task Force also has two Business Representative positions open, with one current member
eligible for a second term and one vacancy due to Mechelle Clough moving out of the area.
Diana Alldredge and Christine Stole have applied for re -appointment to the Task Force and are
eligible for a second term as At -Large members.
Wendy Polen has applied for re -appointment to the Task Force and is eligible for a second term as a
Business Representative.
The Task Force received eight applications for the remaining three positions. One applicant was
unable to attend either scheduled interview session, and one other withdrew his name from
consideration during the process. The remaining six applicants were interviewed during the week of
July 1, 2014 by a subcommittee consisting of Quentin Hogan (Willamalane), Isa Aviad (At -Large) and
Jack Martin (At -Large). The subcommittee reports that this was a very strong pool of applicants, and
recommends that Michelle Khanthanhot and Janet Beckman are appointed to the At -Large positions,
and that Michael Bean be appointed to the Business Representative position.
The subcommittee further recommends that Diana Alldredge, Christine Stole and Wendy Polen be re-
appointed for second terms.
Mr. Harman noted that Janet Beckman pulled her application last week, and Diana Alldredge, current
Chair for the PPTF, was out of the state and unable to attend to be interviewed.
The Mayor and Council chose the questions they would ask of each applicant
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The Mayor and Council introduced themselves and interviewed Wendy Bolen and Christine Stole with
the following questions.
1. Describe the perspective, background or experiences that you bring to the Task Force.
(Councilor VanGordon)
2. How do you think our community will change in the next 10 years, and how will this affect
our Police Department? (Councilor Woodrow)
3. What do you think the top priorities should be for our Police Department? (Councilor Wylie)
4. What do you enjoy about serving on the Police Planning Task Force? (Councilor Moore)
5. Do you have any questions of the Council? (Mayor Lundberg)
The Mayor and Council introduced themselves and interviewed Michael Bean and Michelle
Khanthanhot with the following questions.
1. Describe the perspective, background or experiences that you bring to the Task Force.
(Councilor VanGordon)
2. How do you think our community will change in the next 10 years, and how will this affect
our Police Department? (Councilor Woodrow)
3. What do you think the top priorities should be for our Police Department? (Councilor Wylie)
4. Why are you interested in serving on the Police Planning Task Force? (Councilor Moore)
5. Do you have any questions on the Council? (Mayor Lundberg)
Appointments are scheduled for the July 21, 2014 Council meeting.
Councilor Wylie said she appreciated all of those who had served and those that are willing to serve.
Councilor VanGordon asked if they would stagger the terms for those being appointed.
Mr. Harman said they would.
Councilor VanGordon asked if there is still a position to fill. He asked about the applicant, Pamela
Moore.
Mr. Harman said there was one more position to fill and they would send out a new recruitment
process to fill that position.
Councilor VanGordon asked if they could ask Ms. Moore to re -apply.
Mr. Harman said the PPTF liked Ms. Moore, but she was not a Springfield resident and it was not
clear if she fit the qualifications of the business representative. With only one business representative
position open at this time, the PPTF chose the other business representative applicant.
Councilor Woodrow said she was pleased to have such a nice cross section of people who would be
serving on the PPTF.
Mayor Lundberg asked when the PPTF met.
Mr. Harman said they met the first Thursday night of every month at 6:00pm.
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2. Main Street Corridor Vision Plan Task 4: Draft Strategies and Actions.
Principal Planner, Linda Pauly, presented the staff report on this item.
With input received through an extensive public involvement process beginning last November, the
City's Main Street Corridor Vision Plan is beginning to take shape. New visions and goals for
preferred future land use and transportation outcomes are emerging. The purpose of Vision Plan
Project Task 4 is to identify ways that these new visions could be implemented in the short term and
long term.
At the April 215Y work session, Council provided input on draft land use and transportation visions and
goals for three segments of the corridor and for the corridor as a whole. These include visions and
goals for business activity, housing choice, transportation, public realm and infrastructure. Council's
input provided direction for the next step in the Vision Plan process — identification of potential
strategies and actions that could bring these new visions to life now and over the long term as
Springfield grows. For example the Council identified: (1) slowing traffic down in the corridor as a
strategy that would allow people to see businesses in time to stop and shop along Main Street; (2)
looking at options for parallel bike routes off Main Street; (3) improving connectivity and safe
crossings; and (4) looking at future zone changes to plan for more development along the corridor.
Vision and Goal Implementation Strategies and Actions will be incorporated into Project Task 5: the
Main Street Corridor Vision Plan document. Staff will bring this item to the Council on September 8b
and again on October 6r'' to review the progress of the Draft Vision Plan. The Council will be
considering adoption of the Vision Plan at the end of this calendar year. The purpose of the Plan is to
take a comprehensive look at the future of the Corridor as a whole and how it connects Springfield
while considering community development, transportation projects and other initiatives to improve
Main Street's economic vitality and livability.
Consultant services for this project are funded through the State's Transportation and Growth
Management (TGM) program.
Ms. Pauly said the people involved in the process have shared their hopes and fears about change with
each other, and their personal stories. They have drawn visions of things such as what they want the
neighborhoods to look like and transportation connectivity. They also spread the word about the
planning process to their organizations and groups, and those efforts have paid off with good
attendance at their workshops. They brought the three separate groups back together at their last
meeting and asked if they felt it was moving in the right direction. People did feel it was going in the
right direction. Staff is now asking for Council feedback.
Ms. Pauly said staff will be coming back to Council in the Fall after getting feedback to start the draft
vision plan. At the end of the year, Council will be asked to adopt a vision plan. This is all of Main
Street and five projects all working together. Members from other committees and agencies have been
involved and the projects are starting to come together. Cody Franz from Lane Transit District's
(LTD) SmartTrips program shared that they were hearing a lot of positive feedback about what the
City is doing. People are feeling happy that they are being noticed and attention is being paid to this
part of Springfield. She provided information about the difference between truck routes and freight
routes and distributed maps showing each. It is more difficult to make changes in the freight routes.
Some communities are working with Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to find solutions.
She further explained truck and freight routes.
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Mayor Lundberg said because part of this corridor is a freight route, the City has limitations in regards
to planning opportunities.
Councilor Woodrow said looking back at where they started she didn't see the correlation between
what was identified and what was in the vision planning. It is very important to have that correlation.
With everything they want to put in Main Street, they lost Main Street. She looked back at what they
had identified as the priorities. She loved the idea of a barriered bike route, but we didn't have room
for that on Main Street. She loves the visioning, but felt they are at a point where they need to bring
the vision in to what is practical and reality. One of those things in the list is to improve transit service,
but we already have Route #11. Maybe there are other improvements that are ahead of that on the
priority list. To her, fagade improvements are a high priority because it creates community. Pedestrian
crossings are working on safety, and so is the lighting planned for Main Street. They talked about
looking at zoning and how they can accommodate growth and improvements. There may be areas that
can be rezoned to allow businesses downstairs and apartments upstairs. Instead of a barriered bike
route on Main Street, she would like them to find alternative bike routes on other streets to the north or
south. They need to set it up in a creative way. She appreciated all of the information given tonight.
Councilor Moore said the visioning was wonderful, but she realizes how slowly things move in terms
of funding. She is looking at what they can do in five years with the short-term strategies that will
make changes people can see and provide a taste of what can be. They can then relate that to the
twenty-year strategies. She agreed with the storefront improvement programs and would like to see
that expanded all the way out Main Street. They could draw people into the city by using that. She
would love to see a dedicated bike path off of Main, or separated somehow from Main Street.
Ms. Pauly said the Virginia/Daisy bike path identified in the Transportation Plan.
Councilor Moore said she knew people wanted a bike lane along Main Street, although it is difficult
due to space constraints.
Councilor VanGordon said some of the challenges of Main Street include the fact that part of it is a
truck route and is here for transportation. As they go forward, he will be looking for things that are
practical and will noticeably impact the corridor in a positive way. As they talk about different ideas,
they need to go to the site to make sure the vision will fit. He asked if the goal to reduce traffic speed
was for the whole corridor or just for a couplet area.
Ms. Pauly said they had heard from the public and Council to slow down the whole corridor. Some
people may call out specific areas.
Councilor VanGordon said it could make more sense for the couplet. He would like to hear more
discussion about what that idea would look like. He asked what was meant by a garden street.
Ms. Pauly said it would be a street with lots of flowers and trees. That came up during the public
involvement. A garden street theme would help them to focus on that. There were other themes
mentioned.
Councilor VanGordon said more landscaping would help in all areas. He noted the community
gathering spaces and is interested in doing that, but it would need to be away from Main Street and the
noise. Zoning is very important and can be done soon.
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Councilor Wylie said the goals are wonderful and she would like to see them happen as soon as
possible. She asked when staff saw them happening.
Ms. Pauly said some would be on future project lists or capital improvement plans. There could be
some opportunity for amenities such as lighting, ADA walkways and landscaping if transit moved
forward on some of these ideas.
Councilor Wylie asked if they would expect or require new businesses coming in to adopt some of
these goals if the plan is adopted.
Ms. Pauly said these visions are things the public sector can do to incentive or support businesses and
private property owners to make these changes. Zoning is one way to encourage or require certain
things to happen. The Fagade Improvement Program is another way to encourage that.
Councilor Wylie asked if we had money for planters.
Ms. Pauly said they didn't, but they could work on finding ways to make them happen.
Mr Grimaldi said the vision allows Council to set priorities, and helps staff not do things that would be
counter to the vision. Council may want to put some of the goals they are interested in that don't
currently fit on Main Street into a separate category. When staff looks at placement of future
buildings, they could require bigger setbacks to provide more room.
Councilor Moore said Main Street is a lot wider in the Thurston area, and they have sidewalks and
other amenities. She liked that the corridor is segmented because of the differences in each area. She
asked if the City would be able to take over jurisdiction of Main Street since it is a freight corridor.
Mr. Grimaldi said the City could take over jurisdiction, but there may be some type of requirement
from the state that we maintain it as a freight route.
Mr. Goodwin said the City could take jurisdiction of all or part of Main Street. If it is a freight route,
the City could not change that designation.
Ms. Pauly said the corridor is also a local truck route.
Councilor Moore said she is interested in knowing the advantages or disadvantages of taking
jurisdiction of that section. Some of the things they might want to do may involve taking over
jurisdiction.
Ms. Pauly said this came up when the staff team was working on the review and the possibility of
putting a roundabout on Main Street. They determined they may not be able to do that under the
existing regulations. If the City took over jurisdiction in the future, it would be easier to do things like
a roundabout or other intersection design. They want it to be practical, but also look ahead to the
future. If the right-of-way is too restrictive, it makes it hard to do anything creative. When the street
was widened, people were left with inadequate parking in the front, especially west of 19th Street.
Councilor Moore said some of the long-term thinking needs to come into play as well in looking at
Segment 2, the Mid -Springfield Business Corridor.
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Mayor Lundberg said it is a visioning plan for the future with the broadest brush. Even if we didn't
implement anything for a while, it is still a guiding document. There are things we can do shorter term
that are not overly costly. She doesn't want the Thurston area called Gateway because we already have
Gateway. Once names for areas are chosen, those names stick. She wants that are more descriptive
and inviting. There are some things already in the works and on the Capital Improvement Program
(CIP). As a vision plan, she is comfortable with it as long as they maintain the idea that they have to
move freight. She can see moving bikes and pedestrians off of that corridor, but slowing traffic down
will still allow people to access retail areas. There are things we can do that don't take a lot of money
that will set a foundation for the plan. She likes the idea of signage for businesses in time for vehicles
to signal and pull in. With signage, some of the driveways can be combined while still maintaining
good access. She didn't want to add a lot to the CIP.
Councilor Woodrow asked if we had wayfinding in any of our plans. Signs are needed that are
uniform and easily recognizable. She would like to see that at the top of a priority list.
Mayor Lundberg asked if the Council wanted to see a pared down list of a few things that aren't too
costly that can be worked on sooner. A vision plan is for the future and could be used as sideboards to
find ways to make an impact now.
Councilor Wylie agreed. She wants to see something leading the way saying `more to come'.
Councilor Woodrow said small things lead to bigger things.
Ms. Pauly said the City had a wayfinding plan ready to go, but need funding. That is something that
can be done fairly quickly once they worked through some of the issues. It would provide visual
continuity.
Council thanked Ms. Pauly for her work.
3. Review Ordinance Adopting Regulations for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries.
Assistant City Attorney, Lauren King, and Planning Supervisor, Jim Donovan, presented the staff
report on this item.
Under SB 1531 (2014) local governments may impose "reasonable regulations" on dispensaries. Staff
is presenting several potential regulations that seek to meet Council's priorities of preventing the
distribution of marijuana to minors and ensuring that medical marijuana dispensaries are adequately
regulated by the city.
In April, staff and the City Attorney's Office sought guidance from Council as to whether the City
should adopt a moratorium on medical marijuana facilities while deliberating and adopting any
necessary adjustments to the City Code. Council elected not to adopt a moratorium but requested that
staff return with potential regulations that protect children and allow the City to better regulate the new
use.
The following regulations are proposed:
• Prohibit non -cardholders and minors from the premises
• Prohibit dispensaries from locating within 1,000 feet of parks, daycare facilities and
residential zones
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• Require usable marijuana includes labels documenting quantities of THC
• Add Medicinal Marijuana Dispensaries as a "use" under the SDC
• Limit the hours of operation
• Prohibit dispensaries from giving away free marijuana as a promotion
• Require dispensaries to obtain a business license and all employees to undergo a background
check
On June 27, 2014, staff met with representatives from the local medical marijuana industry to discuss
the suggested regulations. Staff sought the industry representatives' feedback on each area of
regulation. In general, the representatives found the proposed concepts reasonable in nature.
The proposed regulations include changes to the Municipal Code and the Development Code. Under
Oregon's land use law and Springfield's Code, changes to the Development Code require 35 day
notice to DLCD and review by the Planning Commission. Council can adopt the changes to the
Springfield Municipal Code on July 21. Council can request that staff initiate the changes to the
Development Code at the earliest convenience.
Mr. Donovan said regarding the protection of children, staff contacted other municipalities, they found
that the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) had some things on the books that prohibit minors from
being inside a dispensary unless they are a cardholder. Staff was proposing that minors must be a
cardholder to be on the premises and can only be on the premises if accompanied by a parent or legal
guardian for the sole purpose of procuring the minor's medicine. There was feedback that a total ban
on minors could be considered, but the proposal seemed to be in line with the OHA. Staff also
examined the OHA buffers and looked at applying them to child care centers, daycares, pre-schools,
parks, and residential districts in addition to uses already on the books. The representative felt the
buffers would be prohibitive. The maps created after the meetings confirmed that concern. They
found that the 1000 foot buffer covered every commercial area, with the exception of two small areas.
In looking at a 100 foot buffer on residential and properties that abut residential on Main Street, it also
would have quite an impact. They also looked at having no residential buffers, but would keep buffers
for day cares and preschools.
Mr. Donovan said currently dispensaries are allowed in commercial zones under State law. Using the
1000 foot buffer to residential, there is nearly nowhere for a dispensary to locate in a commercial zone.
That will not be recommended. Another map shows a 100 foot buffer to residential zoning. The last
map shows no buffer around residential. Mr. Donovan and Ms. King described the buffers and the
effects of each.
Councilor Woodrow asked if they had thought of anything between 1000 and 100 feet. She would like
to see something between the two, such as 500 feet.
Mr. Donovan said they hadn't, but could prepare maps with buffers between the two. He noted there
are also options related to locations near daycare centers. Staff can get a complete list of State licensed
daycare and preschools.
Councilor Woodrow said the definition of a daycare would need to be clear so it wasn't just any
household that took in children.
Mr. Donovan said staff would have those classifications and distribution for Council to review when
they got to those changes. He spoke regarding labeling requirements. OHA had a required warning,
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and staff is advocating that the City adopt that language into the Municipal Code. If it is in the Code,
the City will need to enforce it on occasion.
Ms. King said many of the proposals from staff are to mirror State requirements. This allows the City
to have enforcement authority and be more responsive to the community. In doing this, the City will
need to make sure we are enforcing it, and have the ability and knowledge to enforce it. She provided
an example regarding labeling in which the City could be named a responsible party.
Mr. Donovan said in the draft model language for land use, a category of use was added in the Code
for medical marijuana related businesses, and a permitted use for dispensaries. This provided the
standard approach of review and approval of new businesses and extends it to dispensaries. It requires
minimum development standards (MDS) in some cases, and possible site plan review for new
buildings. They looked at the mixed-use zones and incorporated that into the language. Commercial
and Industrial districts are as -permitted districts. They exempted residential mixed-use since
residential is the primary use. Buffers will also be considered during the land use discussion.
Councilor Moore asked if the code changes being considered would apply if Oregon voters legalized
recreational marijuana.
Ms. King said these proposed amendments are only drafted to apply to medicinal marijuana due to the
uncertainty of what to expect whether recreational marijuana is legalized or not. The Council may also
wish to place different types of regulations on recreational marijuana compared to medicinal. Medical
marijuana dispensaries may be looked at more like a pharmacy, while recreational marijuana may be
looked at more like a bar. The code amendment does add the new use for marijuana.
Mr. Donovan said they would have some time to consider the options if recreational marijuana is
legalized. The states that have legalized recreational marijuana have each done things differently.
Ms. King said there is not a lot the City can do regarding changes to the sign code, but have included
that the provisions of the Sign Code will apply. The last section included miscellaneous topics that
were added based on input from other jurisdictions and agencies. They included hours of operations,
free give-aways, background checks, displaying the license and smoking marijuana on the premises.
Councilor Wylie asked about minors on premises.
Ms. King said under state law, a child can't be around where the marijuana is being sold. Staff's
recommendation is not to allow minors in the store at all, similar to a liquor store.
Councilor Wylie said she didn't want to be overly restrictive, but wants to protect citizens. There is a
fine line. She agreed the 1000 foot residential buffer is too much.
Mr. Donovan said he appreciated having additional time for the land use and buffer discussion so they
can get additional public testimony.
Councilor VanGordon asked for clarification regarding the proposed hours of operation.
Ms. King said the proposed times are those used by Colorado. The feedback from the industry is that
the proposed hours are too restrictive and they would like to open earlier and stay open later.
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Chief Doney said after doing some research on the hours of operation, he did not find anything to
justify the restrictions proposed. There have been no calls to one of the currently operating
dispensaries in town, and only a few at the other with one related to animal control. He suggests they
move forward with caution because this is a new use.
Councilor VanGordon said he agreed they needed hour restrictions, but is comfortable with the
feedback from the industry. He would like to come back and evaluate it after a year. The giveaways
stood out to him and it makes sense to ban those. Many of the other regulations make a lot of sense
and are well thought out. He agrees the 1000 foot buffer is not going to work and the buffers should be
discussed more thoroughly. He wants something that offers protection to residents, but is not
artificially restrictive. If the industry is fine with banning minors on the premises, he is fine with that.
They will want to revisit it in a year to review the regulations. He liked that staff took time to reach out
to the industry to form that partnership.
Councilor Moore asked if there is a regulation that prohibits dispensaries next to each other.
Ms. King said that is already a requirement from the State. Council could choose to add that to the
Municipal Code to insure that in case something changes at the State.
Councilor Moore said for the stake of business, that buffer would be worthwhile. She asked about the
fee for the business license.
Ms. King said the fee was to get them in the door and to cover background checks, not as revenue.
The industry encouraged the City not to have a nominal fee, but rather a fee that legitimizes them
without being prohibitive. The proposed fee is $500, but some other cities have much higher fees.
Mr. Donovan said to cover background checks for all employees, a fee of $1000 may be considered.
Councilor Moore asked about the liquor license fee.
Ms. King said it is $100 annually.
Councilor Wylie asked if this would be annual license fee.
Mr. Donovan said the fee would be annual.
Councilor Woodrow said she has no problems changing the hours, but would prefer lam — 8pm which
should be plenty of time to accommodate. She agrees they should not allow free samples, and should
ban minors from the premises. She is looking forward to seeing the 500 foot buffer for residential.
Mayor Lundberg said she wants libraries added as a buffer zone. She wants something in the
ordinance that they are in unchartered waters and will be reviewing the regulations annually. She
wants to see options for the buffer zones between 100 and 1000 feet. She suggested hours from
7:00am-9:00pm, similar to a pharmacy.
Mr. Donovan said that is consistent with the industry representatives. The notes were taken generally
from the meeting in which the industry representatives noted that the lam time gave people one hour
in the morning before work, and the evening hour gave people time after dinner.
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Mayor Lundberg said she didn't like the giveaways, liked the business license and agrees it should be
renewed annually. She also wants to see background checks, state license displayed, no consumption
on the premises, and the requirement to follow the sign code.
Councilor Woodrow said she was fine staying open until 9:00pm.
Ms. King said staff will bring this to the Council for adoption with an emergency clause on July 21. A
resolution setting the fee at $500 will also be brought to the Council.
4. Council Compensation Ballot Title.
Community Relations Manager, Niel Laudati, and City Attorney Mary Bridget Smith presented the
staff report on this item.
Following several public meetings and work sessions by both Council and the Committee for
Community Involvement (CCI), Council has asked staff to prepare a resolution with ballot title for
public hearing prior to any action for the placement of this measure on the November 6`h General
Election ballot.
In 2013, a small sub -committee made up of members of the City Council, the City Attorney's Office
and the City Manager's Office met on several occasions to review the need for an update of the City
Charter to allow for a reasonable monthly compensation. After discussion and reviewing council
compensation from across the state, the sub -committee recommended a $300 per month stipend for
each councilor and a $500 per month stipend for the Mayor. The issue was then forwarded by the City
Council to the Springfield CCI for review and direction.
After meeting, producing a survey and holding a public hearing, the CCI recommended that the
Council move forward in placing a Charter amendment regarding Council compensation on the ballot
in November, 2014.
The draft ballot title and Charter language contain the previously discussed amounts of $300 and $500
per month, respectively. However, during a June 9 work session, the amounts of $400 and $600 per
months were briefly discussed as well. The amount can be adjusted pending further Council
discussion.
The financial impact for implementing this stipend at $300 and $500 would be $27,600 per fiscal year.
At $400 and $600 the financial impact would be $36,000 per fiscal year.
Mr. Laudati asked Council if they want to move forward to place this on the November ballot.
Councilors Moore, Woodrow and Wylie were fine putting it on the November ballot. Councilor
VanGordon was not.
Mr. Laudati asked which monthly stipend amount they would like to put forward.
Councilor Moore said the $400/$600 made sense and was not a large amount of the time commitment
involved.
Councilor Woodrow agreed.
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Mayor Lundberg said the amounts listed in the online survey were $300/$500. Because they are basing
things on the survey, and the survey listed $300/$500, she felt they should stay with that amount.
The article in the paper also listed the amounts as $300/$500.
Councilor Wylie said they should stick with that amount.
Councilor VanGordon said although he is opposed to it going forward, it did make sense to keep it at
the same amount that was in the survey.
Mr. Laudati asked for feedback on the ballot title language.
Ms. Smith explained the legal requirements for a ballot title and some of the options she had listed.
She reminded them that the language could be challenged by a citizen.
Councilor VanGordon said proposed text of the question should specify that a consumer price index
(CPI) would be involved.
Councilor Moore asked if they needed to specify that it is a monthly stipend in the questions.
Ms. Smith said it isn't legally required, but can be added.
Councilor Moore said it provided more clarity.
Councilor Wylie said she likes the first option for the title and question. They could add the word
`monthly' in the summary.
Mr. Laudati said `monthly' is included in the Charter language.
Councilor Woodrow asked about the term `decrease' under the summary relating to the CPI.
Ms. Smith said if they institute the stipend and check it monthly, adding `decrease' covers all
possibilities in the Charter.
Councilor Woodrow said she has never heard of that happening and wondered if it could be removed.
In cases she was aware of, if the CPI decreased, the amount paid stayed flat and did not decrease.
Ms. Smith said she had used the language from the City of Eugene's charter, but didn't believe it had
to be added. They can include language in the Charter rather than in the ballot title.
Councilor Moore said she liked the wording in Option 3 about "for their service". She would like to
see something in the proposed text about being in good standing.
Ms. Smith said the Charter provides that councilors can be removed for specific reasons. She
encouraged them not to put a qualification into this language.
Mayor Lundberg said having done many bond measures, this is not the place to wordsmith but the
place to make it as clear and simple as possible. It is important to stick with the question.
Councilor Woodrow said she likes Option 1 with "monthly" added.
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Councilors Moore and Wylie agreed.
Discussion was held regarding the wording on the CPI. Ms. Smith suggested the following, "to be
adjusted by a percentage equal to that of the consumer price index (CPI)".
Mr. Laudati asked for input on the Charter language.
Ms. Smith described the wording. She said she will change the wording to reflect adjustments based
on the CPI, rather than an increase or decrease. The CPI to be used will be from January of each year.
Stating that it will use one in the Springfield area will encompass Eugene if there is a Eugene CPI.
Mr. Laudati said they will hold a public hearing on July 21, the amount will be $300/$500, the draft
ballot title will be Option 1 adding "monthly", and adjusting the CPI language in both the ballot title
and Charter language.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:39 p.m.
Minutes Recorder — Amy Sowa
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