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May 4, 2020
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7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
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City Manager Pro Tem:
Mary Bridget Smith
City Recorder:
AJ Ripka 541.726.3700
Mayor
Christine Lundberg
City Council
Sean VanGordon, Ward 1
Steve Moe, Ward 2
Sheri Moore, Ward 3
Leonard Stoehr, Ward 4
Marilee Woodrow, Ward 5
Joe Pishioneri, Ward 6
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL - Mayor Lundberg ___, Councilors VanGordon___, Moe___, Moore____, Stoehr___,
Woodrow ___, and Pishioneri ___.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
SPRINGFIELD UPBEAT
1. Mayor’s Recognition
a. Bike Month Proclamation
[Mayor Lundberg] (05 Minutes)
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Claims
2. Minutes
3. Resolutions
a. RESOLUTION NO. 1 - A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT CITY PROJECT P31039 2ND AND 3RD ST
IMPROVEMENTS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (PIP).
4. Ordinances
5. Other Routine Matters
MOTION: APPROVE/REJECT THE CONSENT CALENDAR
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
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. Request for Metro Plan Diagram Amendment for 0.85 Acres of Property at 287 Deadmond Ferry Road; and
Zone Change for 0.96 Acres of Property at 287 Deadmond Ferry Road Including a 16-Foot Wide by 310.7-Foot
Long Strip of Adjoining Land, Cases 811-20-000031-Typ4 and 811-20-000032-Typ3
[Andy Limbird] (15 Minutes)
ORDINANCE NO. 2 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN
AREA GENERAL PLAN (METRO PLAN) DIAGRAM BY REDESIGNATING APPROXIMATELY 0.85
ACRES OF LAND FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LDR) TO MEDIUM DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL (MDR); CONCURRENTLY AMENDING THE GATEWAY REFINEMENT PLAN
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DIAGRAM BY REDESIGNATING THE SAME APPROXIMATELY 0.85 ACRES OF LAND FROM LDR
TO MDR; CONCURRENTLY AMENDING THE SPRINGFIELD ZONING MAP BY REZONING
APPROXIMATELY 0.96 ACRES OF LAND FROM LDR TO MDR; ADOPTING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (FIRST READING).
NO ACTION REQUEST. THIS IS A FIRST READING.
2. Liquor License Endorsements For The Renewal Period Of 2020-2021
[Tom Boyatt] (10 Minutes)
MOTION: 1. GRANT; 2. NO RECOMMENDATIONS; 3. DO NOT GRANT UNLESS (APPLICANT
DEMONSTRATES COMMITMENT TO OVERCOME LISTED CONCERNS); OR 4. DENY THE
LIQUOR LICENSE ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE RENEWAL PERIOD OF 2020-2021.
3. Build Grant Match Pledge
[Tom Boyatt] (05 Minutes)
RESOLUTION NO. 2 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD AGREEING TO ASSIST IN
FULFILLING THE MATCH FUNDS REQUIRED FOR THE BETTER UTILIZING INVESTMENTS TO
LEVERAGE DEVELOPMENT (BUILD) GRANT PROGRAM.
MOTION: ADOPT/NOT ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2
BUSINESS FROM THE AUDIENCE - Limited to 20 minutes. 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.
COUNCIL RESPONSE
CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS
1. Correspondence Aloura DiGiallonardo requesting the Council’s support for affordable housing in Springfield
by the allocation of CDBG funds in accordance with the Draft 2020 Eugene-Springfield Consolidated Plan
Priority Needs.
2. Correspondence from Mike and Tammy Fitch stating that they are opposed to CBGD funds being used for the
Memorial Building purchase to operate a respite facility permanently.
3. Correspondence from Teresa Nohrenberg requesting the Mayor and City Council to reconsider another location
for housing the homeless, not a downtown location.
MOTION: ACCEPT FOR FILING AND/OR PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION/FOLLOWUP.
BIDS
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ORDINANCES
1. Comcast Franchise Extension
[Neil Obringer and Kristina Kraaz] (05 Minutes)
ORDINANCE NO. 2 - AN ORDINANCE TO EXTEND THE TERM OF ORDINANCE 6208 GRANTING
TO COMCAST OF OREGON II, INC. A FRANCHISE FOR OPERATION OF A CABLE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, ADOPTING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
MOTION: ADOPT/NOT ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 2
BUSINESS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
1. Committee Appointments
2. Business from Council
a. Committee Reports
b. Other Business
BUSINESS FROM THE CITY MANAGER
1. Ratification of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) FY 2020-21 Regional
Wastewater Program Budget and Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
[Matt Stouder] (10 Minutes)
MOTION: ADOPT A MOTION RATIFYING THE FY 2020-21 REGIONAL WASTEWATER
PROGRAM BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP).
2. Eugene-Springfield 2020 Consolidated Plan
[Erin Fifield] (05 Minutes)
RESOLUTION NO. 3 - A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD 2020
CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR SUBMISSION TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT.
MOTION: ADOPT/NOT ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 3
3. FY21 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) One Year Action Plan
[Erin Fifield] (10 Minutes)
MOTION: APPROVE/NOT APPROVE THE FY2021 CDBG ONE YEAR ACTION PLAN AS SHOWN
IN ATTACHMENT 1.
MOTION: APPROVE/NOT APPROVE THE AWARD OF FY2021 CDBG FUNDS TO THOSE RFP
APPLICATIONS LISTED IN ATTACHMENT 2.
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4. Other Business
BUSINESS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY
1. A Resolution Amending Resolution 2020-05 to Extend the State of Emergency Due to the Present COVID-19
Pandemic
[Mary Bridget Smith] (10 Minutes)
RESOLUTION NO. 4 - A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION 2020-05 TO EXTEND
THE STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO THE PRESENT COVID-19 PANDEMIC
AND ADOPTING AN EMERGENCY REGULATION TO EXTEND BUSINESS LICENSES
MOTION: ADOPT/NOT ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 4
ADJOURNMENT