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Regular Meeting
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD
. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19,201`1
The City of Springfield Council met in regular session in the Council Chambers, 225 Fifth Street,
Springfield, Oregon, on Monday, September 19, 2011 at 7:00 p.m., with Mayor Lundberg
presiding.
ATTENDANCE
Present were Mayor Lundberg and Councilors Pishioneri, VanGordon, Wylie, Moore, and
Ralston. Also present were City Manager Gino Grimaldi, Finance Director Bob Duey, City
Attorney Joe Leahy, City Recorder Amy Sowa and members of the staff.
Councilor Woodrow was absent (excused).
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Lundberg.
SPRINGFIELD UPBEAT
1. City of Refuge International, Inc. Recognition.
The City of Refuge International was a non-profit organization based here in Springfield and
made up of numerous Springfield residents that worked to improve the lives of orphaned children
in the Congo. The organization, founded in 2007. by Richard Kitumba, a Springfield resident,
now supported more than 100 orphans in Kamina, a Congo City of more than 300,000 that had
suffered through many years of civil war.
A video of the work City of Refuge International Inc. had done in the Congo was presented.
Mayor Lundberg said that tonight, the City acknowledged and thanked Richard Kitumba and the
rest of his dedicated team for their spirit, dedication and for bringing hope to children who had no
hope. She introduced the members of this organization who were in the audience: Richard
Kitumba, David Lanning, John Mpoyo Ilunga, Laurene Bates, Pat May, and Heidi Gaines. The
members of this organization embodied the spirit and dedication we all aspired to achieve. Mayor
Lundberg thanked them for representing their city with honor and kindness.
2. "Look Me In the Eye" Proclamation.
Mayor Lundberg read from the proclamation and proclaimed September 2011 as "Look Me In the
Eye" month. She encouraged all citizens of our community to participate in seeing, respecting,
and including one another. Mayor Lundberg said she attended the ribbon cutting of the elevator at
the Full Access location in Eugene. Springfield had provided funding for this elevator.
3. Lane County Stand Down Proclamation.
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Mayor Lundberg read the proclamation and proclaimed September 24, 2011 as Veteran Stand
Down Day in Springfield. She encouraged all veterans to attend and enjoy the hospitality,
entertainment, and gifts offered to them in appreciation of their service to our nation.
Mayor Lundberg presented the proclamation to Iona Klein, Vice President of the local Veteran's
of Foreign War (VFW) and her associate.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Claims
a. Approval of the June 2011, Disbursements for Approval.
b. Approval of the July 2011, Disbursements for Approval.
2. Minutes
a. May 26, 2011 - JEO Meeting
b. July 5, 2011 - Work Session (Amended)
c. July 18, 2011 - Work Session
d. July 18, 2011 -Regular Meeting
3. Resolutions
4. Ordinances
5. Other Routine Matters
a. Approval of Liquor License Endorsement for Tommy's Bar and Grill, Located at 1509
Mohawk Blvd, Springfield, Oregon.
b. Approval of Liquor License Endorsement for Vino and. Vango, Located at 216 Main
Street #1, Springfield, Oregon.
c. Approval of Liquor License Endorsement for Lee's Mongolian Grill, Located at 1820
Olympic Street, Springfield, Oregon.
d. Approval of Liquor License Endorsement for Time Out Tavern, Located at 5256 Main
Street, Springfield, Oregon.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR PISHIONERI WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
RALSTON TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH CHECK #107135 OF
THE JUNE 2011 DISBURSEMENTS AND CHECKS #107446 AND 107885 OF THE JULY
2011 DISBURSEMENTS REMOVED. THE MOTION PASSED BY A VOTE OF 5 FOR
AND 0 AGAINST (1 ABSENT - WOODROW).
ITEMS REMOVED
1. Claims -Check 4107135 of the June 2011. Disbursements, and Checks #107446 and 107885
of the July 2011 Disbursements.
Councilor VanGordon recused himself from this item as the referenced checks were payable to
his employer.
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IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR PISHIONERI WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
RALSTON TO APPROVE CHECK #107135 OF THE JUNE 2011 DISBURSEMENTS
AND CHECKS #107446 AND 107885 OF THE JULY 2011 DISBURSEMENTS. THE
MOTION PASSED BY A VOTE 'OF 4 FOR AND 0 AGAINST (1 ABSENT - WOODROW
AND 1 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.
BUSINESS FROM THE AUDIENCE
1. Springfield City Club Announcement. Denise Bean and Pat Riggs-Henson had requested 5
minutes to speak on this topic. That request was approved.
Ms. Bean said she was pleased, on behalf of the Springfield Renaissance Development
Corporation and the Planning Committee, to announce the Springfield City Club. This had
been in the works since May with the support of the Eugene City Club. They would join six
or seven other City Clubs around the State of Oregon. Their mission statement was to
"Promote leadership and vision for Springfield by bringing together the community for open
dialogue and civic engagement". She invited the Mayor and Council to join the Springfield
City Club. Meetings would be held on the first and third Thursdays of each month at the
Willamalane Center on South 32nd Street, and lunch would be catered by Acquila and
Priscilla's. She thanked Mayor Lundberg for her commitment to be part of the first program
which would be a panel of five Mayors.
Ms. Riggs-Henson said Ms. Bean had been working on this for a long time. It had been a
vision of hers to bring to Springfield a forum where people could come and have open
dialogue. She was looking forward to the first meeting on October 20' and listening to past
Mayors and the current Mayor talk about the vision for Springfield.
Ms. Bean thanked the SRDC Planning Committee which had met nearly weekly since May.
Members of that committee included Ms. Riggs-Henson, John Tamulonis from the City,
Christine Johnson, Dan Egan from the Springfield Chamber, Claire Seguin from NEDCO,
Eric Breitenstein from the Springfield Chamber, Bob Keefer from Willamalane, Nancy
Bigley from the Springfield School Board, and Councilor Sheri Moore. She provided letters
of invitation for the Mayor and Council.
Mayor Lundberg said she was looking forward to the start of this club.
2. Curtiss Greer, .357 55th Street, Springfield, OR. Mr. Greer referenced an article in the
Springfield Times that upset him. In reading the article it became clear of the direction of
City government. The targets and plans showed a direction of dividing the people and
discrimination based on skin color. They stated "honor diversity not unity". Our forefathers
formed this nation to be the United State of America, not the divided states of America. The
article also spoke regarding hiring of employees. The City should look on all citizens as
American, not divide them based on skin color or nationality. All that came to this country
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were equal in opportunities as presented. They came here to be an.American and there was no
need for special treatment.
3. Curtiss Greer, 357 55th Street, Springfield, OR. Mr. Greer spoke regarding the fee increase for
the banners that had to be put up over the street. That fee increased 300% and the cost of the
paperwork 300%. In addition, there was a $150 refundable deposit which merely generated
more work for City staff. He explained. There was no justification for the $150 fee. He was
told it was because people were leaving their banners with the City, but that did not seem to
be the case based on other conversations with City staff.
Mayor Lundberg asked staff to meet with Mr. Greer to discuss his concerns.
Mr. Grimaldi said he would have staff meet with him.
4. Aviva Stewart, 213 38th Place, Springfield, OR. Ms. Stewart wanted to bring to the attention
of the Council the extreme number of feral cats in Springfield, especially in her
neighborhood. Her neighbor was a cat hoarder and had 50+ cats. In attempting to address the
issue herself, Ms. Stewart had utilized the services of two non-profit organizations to spay
and neuter, and return the cats. After get them spayed and neutered, she handed the issue back
over to the neighbor with the cats. The neighbor was still unable to catch all of the cats to get
them all spayed and neutered: Family members in the neighbor's home continued to bring
stray cats home, adding to the problem.
Many people in the neighborhood had called Animal Control, only to find there was no law
stipulating the number of cats allowed. They were considered to be equal to raccoons or
possums. Proving ownership seemed to be the difficulty faced by the animal control officer.
There were too many cats and people suffering for this to continue to be pushed under the
rug. She felt that the technicality of proving that an individual was the owner of a stray or
feral cat could be addressed simply: if a person fed the feral cats, they were responsible for
them. She loved animals and had 3 spayed and neutered cats of her own, but the feral cats
next door were giving numerous illnesses and injuries to her cats. At what point did this
become a health issue. She noted that she was currently pregnant, and pregnant women
should not be around cat excrement. She felt owning or caring for such a high number of cats
should be considered illegal and unsanitary, not only for the cats, but for the human residents
of the City.
In researching City ordinances regarding sanitation requirements, she only found stipulations
regarding farm animals. Looking up the nuisance laws, she only found that mice or rats were
considered a nuisance. In terms of claiming cases of neglect, the animal control officer could
only look at the animals to determine if they were sick. After cleaning up her yard after these
cats, she knew that many were sick. Her kids couldn't play in the front yard because of the
feline feces, and the yard has been destroyed from the waste. If the City could not come up
with a realistic plan, look at what other cities or counties were doing. This problem was
getting worse each year and needed to be addressed. The lack of laws and ordinances had
only aided the increase in population of the feral cats. She would continue to come back to
talk about this issue until it was addressed. Ms. Stewart provided a copy of her testimony to
the City Recorder.
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Trina Renfro; 234 3 8th Place, Springfield, OR. Ms. Renfro said she was here to support her
neighbors in finding a solution to the cat hoarding and feral cat problem. She and her husband
were homeowners that lived across the street from the cat hoarder. It had destroyed their
property, as well as approximately 10 properties in that neighborhood. They couldn't let their
children out to play in the yards due to the staggering amount of cat feces and overwhelming
smell. She had dogs and one of her neighbor's dogs had contracted feline parvo from the cat
feces. Their property values had decreased due to the condition of the neighborhood from the
cats. They spend hundreds of dollars each year in landscaping and trying to repel the cats to
no avail. She and other neighbors had also received harassment from. the cat hoarder when
they tried to assist in finding solutions to gain control of the population. She hoped the City
could help find a solution.
6. Dave Kintigh, 38741 Cedar Flat Road, Springfield, OR. Mr. Kintigh said he was the owner
of a house at 199 South 3 8th Place that was a rental. He was currently updating the home for
the next resident. He was here to find a solution to the unwanted cat feces in his yard. He
called the City and was told there were no regulations concerning cats. There was one cat
living next door, two cats across the street, and 15 or so three doors down. He had seen cats
from all of those houses come to his property to relieve themselves. The smell of the cat feces
was very strong and came into the house when the windows were open. It was also a health
hazard. Each morning when he arrived to work on the house, he cleaned up cat feces. He had
no objection to people owning cats, however when it became other'people's responsibility to
clean up after them and put up with the unpleasant smell and sanitation issue, something
needed to be done. He suggested that people that owned or kept cats be required to have a
license to do so. The license would require them to provide and be sure cats used a litter box,
kept their cats on their own property, and kept or fed no more than two cats. He provided a
copy of his testimony to the City Recorder.
7. Debora Byrd, Eugene, OR. Ms. Byrd said she was here to speak on behalf of the new
Planned Parenthood Center to be built in Glenwood. Others in support of the facility that
were in the audience stood to be acknowledged. She thanked the Council for making this
possible. Planned Parenthood, nationally, spent about 90% of services providing important
reproductive and healthcare for women, such as cancer screenings, pap smears, breast
examinations, diagnosis and treatment of communicable diseases, birth control information
taught and provided. They provided an important service to the women of this nation.
Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon provided services for 27,000 patients, many
who were low-income or had no health insurance. They recently found that the number of
women in Lane County who could not afford health care services had increased from 27,000
to over 40,000. She thanked the City for allowing them to provide the services so badly
needed. for the women of Oregon.
8. Dan Bryant, 1280 Butte Lane, Eugene, OR. Mr. Bryant served on the Board of Planned
Parenthood and the Facilities Committee. He thanked the. City of Springfield and the
Planning Department for the support in, helping them move forward with the facility. Mr.
Bryant was the Pastor of First Christian Church in Eugene. Some people were surprised to
learn that a Pastor was on the Board of Planned Parenthood as there was a perception that
people of faith were opposed to their services. He was specifically here to let them know
there was tremendous support among many people of faith for the services of Planned
Parenthood. He joined the Board after the murder of Dr. Tiller in the church of which he
served as Deacon. Mr. Bryant felt it was. important for faith leaders to stand up and be known
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as supporters. Since coming on the Board, he had been especially impressed by the
testimonies he had heard from the many young women served by Planned Parenthood.
Council received negative comments for some of their decisions, but he wanted to express his
support to the City and encouraged everyone to move ahead with this important project. This
would be a great boon to Glenwood.
9. Katie Wolf, 1925 Harris Street, Eugene, OR. Ms. Wolf said the Planned Parenthood Facility.
met a community need as the number of people using the facilities in Eugene and Springfield
had grown. This was a great organization that provided life saving health care for people that
might otherwise not receive the care. She thanked the City for their support of the project.
10. Emily Cornell, 32 N Madison, Eugene, OR. Ms. Cornell served on the Legislative Action
Team for Lane County for Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon. She also thanked the
City, for providing the space and supporting the project for the new health care center. She
had been a patient at Planned Parenthood in the past when she did not have insurance. It was
a great service for her and she was treated very well. They served both men and women and
provided essential services to the community.. After that, she volunteered at the clinic for a
long time and saw many people utilize the facility. With the increased number of patients, it
was important to have a facility that could continue to grow and help as many people as
possible. It was important that the facility house both the administration and the clinic. She
felt this would be a great thing for Glenwood.
11. Audrey Garret, MD, 29629 Schnorenberg Lane, Eugene, OR. Dr. Garrett said she spent most
of her waking hours working at the RiverBend Hospital in Springfield. She currently served
as the Chair of the Board of Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon. They were very
excited about the new building that would allow them to unify the services they provided to
women. As a gynecological oncologist, she was aware of the statistics internationally for
cervical cancer, which was over 500,000 worldwide. Because of services provided by
Planned Parenthood for screening for low-income women, they were able to bring those
numbers down significantly. While pursuing her Master's in public health, she became
acutely aware of lack of services for women worldwide, and she was proud that the United
States was serving our women and colleagues much better. Over a half million women died
annually of pregnancy related issues internationally. Unfortunately, those numbers were
climbing in the United States as our services to the underserved populations were decreasing
due to financial constraints. Budget cuts from health care. reform and budget cuts in our
educational systems were serving to undermine the progress made in the educational efforts.
More young people were spending more time in front of televisions and different media
outlets and being exposed to uncensored episodes of activities, and less exposure to
educational efforts that would help provide them with the tools needed to prevent unwanted
pregnancies and unwanted sexually transmitted diseases. She thanked Council for supporting
Planned Parenthood in these ongoing needs, and for helping our community provide those
services.
12. Joe Hammerton, 527 N 38`b Street, Springfield, OR. Mr. Hammerton said he lived on North
3 8t',' Street, just one block east of South 3 86 Place. He had been in the area of the cat hoarder.
As a dog owner, it upset him that.there were regulations governing dog ownership, but none
for cat ownership. He felt it was discriminatory. He hoped the City's legal department and
Police department could work together to find a resolution. It was not only this one household
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that had the problem. He walked his dog throughout the neighborhood, and there were
numerous problems all over town. There should be some type of regulation.
COUNCIL RESPONSE
Councilor Ralston said he had been on the Council for 11 years and one of his first meetings he
complained about cats. He noted the many issues with feral cats and said he would like this to be
resolved.
Councilor Wylie said she would like to see ordinances from other communities about cat
hoarding and have this brought back to Council for further discussion.
Mayor Lundberg said it sounded like there. was a specific issue in this neighborhood that might be
able to be addressed now.
Mr. Grimaldi said staff would take a closer look to see if there were existing ordinances that were
in violation in the one particular case.
Councilor Pishioneri said any animal that caused a health concern should be able to be addressed.
They needed to have a plan in place.
CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS
1. Correspondence from Joel Narva, Eugene, Oregon, Regarding the Proposed Metro Plan
Boundary Change.
2. Correspondence from Three Springfield Citizens, Regarding the Regional Planned
Parenthood Facility in Glenwood.
3. Correspondence from Mia Nelson, 1000 Friends of Oregon, Regarding the Proposed Metro
Plan Boundary Change.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR PISHIONERI WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
RALSTON TO ACCEPT THE CORRESPONDENCE FOR FILING. THE MOTION
PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 5 FOR AND 0 AGAINST (1 ABSENT - WOODROW).
BIDS
ORDINANCES
BUSINESS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
1. Committee Appointments
2. Business from Council
a. Committee Reports
b. Other Business
1. Ambulance Transport JEO Committee (Springfield Representatives) - Mayor Lundberg
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Mr. Grimaldi said over a year ago, there was a joint elected officials subcommittee
focusing on ambulance transport. Councilor Ralston and Councilor Wylie served as the
Springfield representatives on that subcommittee. That committee took a break and would
be reconvening in the near future. Two councilors needed to be appointed to serve on that
subcommittee.
Mayor Lundberg said Councilor Woodrow had expressed interest, as well as Councilors
Ralston and VanGordon.
Councilor Wylie said she was willing to give up her seat. She enjoyed serving on the
subcommittee and would be happy to pass along any information she had to the next
representative. She had been appointed by the Governor to the High Speed Rail Task
Force. She was very excited about that and would be attending meetings in Salem.
Mayor Lundberg said she would like to appoint Councilors VanGordon and Woodrow to
represent Springfield on the Ambulance Transport subcommittee. Councilors Ralston and
Wylie had good background that they could share. She appreciated their work on the
subcommittee.
BUSINESS FROM THE CITY MANAGER
1. Lane Livability Consortium.
Assistant Public Works Director Len Goodwin presented the staff report on this item. Following
the July 18, 2011 Council meeting, staff substantially modified the Memorandum of
Understanding and Work Plan for the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department
Sustainable Cities grant. These modifications addressed a number of concerns raised by the
Council on July 18, and may be adequate to justify the Council moving forward to support the
grant by agreeing to the Memorandum of Understanding and Work Plan.
As updated by the staff from Springfield, Eugene and Lane County, the Memorandum of
Understanding formalizing the relationships for Sustainable Cities Grant contemplated that the
three general purpose governments, and the University of Oregon, would be taking on additional
responsibility for successful performance under the grant. The Lane Council of Governments, as
the grant recipient, would still have an important role as the reporting entity and for
administration of grant funds; however, the work would be lead by a project core team,
comprised of appropriate staff from each participating agency. This team's membership would be
dynamic, based on the particular projects undertaken. Oversight would be provided by a Project
Management Team comprised of senior staff from the three general governments, ODOT, the
University and LCOG, with final authority vested in a leadership team of elected officials from
the three governments and an appointed 'U of O senior official. Stephanie Jennings, of Eugene,
would be assuming the position'of Project Manager.
Springfield's activity would be focused on a number of the projects included in the Sustainable
City Year initiative with the University, with some additional work related to civic engagement
and preparation for undertaking scenario planning. Funding to the City and to the.other general
governments was expected to increase, although the final amounts would not be set until separate
agreements were negotiated with each jurisdiction. Funding to LCOG would decrease. Based on
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current estimates, the City would be seeking about $180,000 on grant funding, which would
offset administrative costs for the Sustainable City Year initiative and staff costs associated with
other ongoing activity which would fall under the umbrella of the grant.
Mr. Goodwin explained further the changes to the Memorandum of Understanding and Work
Plan. Mayor Lundberg, Mayor Piercy, Commissioner Stewart, and a senior University or Oregon
official would be the managers for this grant. Staff serving on the project management team
included Mr. Goodwin, Lisa Gardner or Sarah Medary from the City of Eugene, Alex Cuyler
from Lane County, the new ODOT Project Manager, and the University of.Oregon official. He
noted the amount of funding the City could possibly expect to receive for their work. It was
recommended that Stephanie Jennings from LCOG be appointed as the project manager. Ms.
Jennings had a long track record of efficient and effective grant management and was
experienced at working through the intricacies of the grant. She had worked closely with
Springfield's Housing Manager Kevin Ko on other projects.
Mr. Goodwin said this was a grant that could be effectively applied by Springfield staff to benefit
the City and its residents, and increase cooperation among the regional partners so we could
produce more for the public. One feature of the grant was to create a signature-project. One in
mind was the Franklin Corridor from the Eugene Courthouse to the McVay Highway intersection,
and into Goshen. That was an area they would. be attempting to apply a lot of the regional
learning, experience and knowledge. The Glenwood area and neighboring sections on the west in
Eugene and to the south near Goshen would also be a high priority focus for this group: Based on
those changes, staff felt they had reached their objective and the City could move forward on this
grant. The MOU and Work Plan had been submitted to HUD for approval. Since they had
approved the original Work Plan and MOU, the group had tried to stay true to the original intent
of the grant received by HUD, and was confident the changes made it more effective and could be
approved by HUD.
Councilor Pishioneri thanked staff for all of their work. Every point that was a major concern to
him had been addressed. We worked through a difficult situation and made great progress. It was
wonderful that Springfield could recapture the costs of our own projects through this grant. He
looked through the Plan and the MOU closely and didn't find anything of concern.
Councilor Wylie thanked staff for working so hard. It pointed out that HUD was right in the first
place to award this grant because we could work together with our partnering agencies to find
solutions. This could only benefit our community. She asked if it was acceptable to the Mayor.
Mayor Lundberg said there were still things that caused her some angst, but all grants had some
of those things. What changed was that we had a chance to sit down together to determine what
was wanted and choose a signature project. There was a lot of discussion about what the grant
could do, and she was happy we would have funding for the SCY project. There was an emphasis
on Franklin Boulevard which was a benefit to the City of Springfield, Lane County, and the City
of Eugene. She was now supportive of the grant.
Councilor Wylie said she had worked with many grants over the years. Whenever asking the
Federal government for funding, there were a lot of things required in order to qualify. This grant
gave us the opportunity to use the funds for our communities' benefit.
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Councilor Moore asked about the process. She asked when the other jurisdictions would vote on
this grant.
Mr. Goodwin said Lane County was scheduled to consider approving this on September 27 and .
Eugene on September.26.
Councilor Moore asked if they had met with both jurisdictions and how they were feeling about
this grant with the new changes.
Mayor Lundberg said they had met more than once and talked about the Franklin Corridor and
the new project manager. She felt they all wanted the same things, but were coming at it from
different directions. The County was a little slower in coming along. She met with Commissioner
Stewart and Mayor Piercy and there was a lot of support of what they wanted to accomplish.
Mr. Cuyler said he was here to hear the discussion and get a sense of the Council's position to
report to the Lane County Board.
Councilor Ralston said there were vast improvements, but his underlying disagreement was still
there. He carefully read through this. He noted a section that said the grant was "to facilitate
partner efforts to better integrate core community planning functions such as land use,
transportation, and affordable housing, and climate change". This was still another step in adding
more regulations, more expense to planning and more restrictions to land use. Task 43 was
sustainability and he didn't feel that term was defined anywhere. Phase #3 was climate change.
All of the goals talked about greenhouse gas reduction strategies. There was no science behind
greenhouse gas. Every goal under that section talked about greenhouse gas. Ultimately, that did
restrict and put regulations on development. Government needed to get out of the way of people
and let them do business how they had always done business.
Councilor VanGordon thanked the Mayor for her leadership on this and the extra work staff put
into it. This was something he had concerns about, but now he was fairly comfortable that this
aligned with what the City needed to be doing. He did share some of Councilor Ralston's
concerns regarding workflow and felt it needed to continue to be tightened as they got further into
the grant. He was readylo be surprised with good results and would support it tonight.
Councilor Moore said the greenhouse gas issue came from the Federal government and the City
didn't have a lot of choice regarding addressing these issues.
Mr. Goodwin said the State legislature mandated this metropolitan area to do some study and
planning in respect to greenhouse gases. The purpose of this grant was to enable the City to be in
the best position possible to influence what we had to do in that planning in a way that was
consistent with the desires of the Council, rather than to find ourselves in the situation where we
were mandated to do something that we had not had a chance to develop to better fit our
community.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR PISHIONERI WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR WYLIE
TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING AND WORD PLAN CONCERNING THE LANE LIVABILITY
CONSORTIUM. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 4 IN FAVOR, 1 OPPOSED
(RALSTON) AND I ABSENT (WOODROW).
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BUSINESS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:08 p.m.
Minutes Recorder Amy Sowa
Christine L. Lundberg
Mayor
Attest:
City Re rder