On the Agenda: Israel peace resolution, Emeralds stadium bond measure, Eugene budget
This week, Eugene city councilors are scheduled to vote on whether to pass a formal resolution asking the federal government to work toward peace in Israel, consider budget adjustments, and decide whether to send the proposal to build a new baseball stadium for the Emeralds to voters.
The Lane County commissioners are slated to vote on a new contract for the county's physicians, soil erosion policy and a task force assigned to find public safety funding. Lane Transit District directors are scheduled to evaluate their general manager.
Eugene City Council
To watch: Meetings stream online at bit.ly/Eugene-meetings and are broadcast on Comcast channel 21.
To listen: Dial any of the following numbers and use the meeting ID and passcode.
1-253-215-8782
1-346-248-7799
1-669-900-6833
1-301-715-8592
1-312-626-6799
1-929-205-6099
833-548-0282 (toll free)
To attend: Council meetings are held in the Mary Spilde Center of Lane Community College's downtown campus at 101 W 10th Ave.
To comment: Fill out the Request to Speak form on Monday, Dec. 11. The form will be open from 7-7:35 p.m.
Written testimony can be submitted to City Council by sending an email to mayorcouncilandcitymanager@eugene-or.gov.
WORK SESSION
When: 5:30 p.m., Monday Dec. 11
What: Eugene city councilors will vote on whether to direct city staff to begin identifying and assessing industrial public health hazards and analyze their risks. This would be the first step toward implementing risk bonds, a proposal to require industrial polluters to pay into a city fund that would be used to clean pollution such as what's been caused by J.H. Baxter.
Next, city councilors will vote on a resolution requesting the Biden-Harris administration and Oregon's congressional delegation work towards peace in Israel and Gaza.
Link: https://eugene-or-gov.zoom.us/j/87324255949
Meeting ID; Passcode: 873 2425 5949; council9
REGULAR SESSION
When: 7:30 p.m., Monday Dec. 11
What: Eugene city councilors will hear public comment. Then they will hold public hearings and vote on budget adjustments to the city and to the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency.
Link: https://eugene-or-gov.zoom.us/j/88529727270
Meeting ID; Passcode: 885 2972 7270; council9
WORK SESSION
When: noon, Wednesday, Dec. 13
What: Eugene city councilors will vote on whether to send a bond measure to Eugene voters to pay for part of the Emeralds' stadium, pending funding confirmation from Lane County. Then they will hear a report on the economic impact of the nonprofit arts & culture industry in Eugene.
Link: https://eugene-or-gov.zoom.us/j/84721809834
Meeting ID; Passcode: 847 2180 9834; council9
Lane County Board of Commissioners
To attend: Board of Commissioner meetings begin at 9 a.m. in Harris Hall, 125 E. Eighth Ave., unless otherwise noted. Doors to Harris Hall open at 8:45 a.m.
To watch: County meetings stream at bit.ly/LaneCounty-meetings.
To comment: When there’s a chance to comment, individuals must register to do so virtually. After registering, people will get information on how to attend.
Those planning to attend the meeting in person should sign up on the sign-in sheet by the entry door.
There will be instructions during the meeting for speaking during public hearings and making public comments.
People also can email diana.jones@lanecountyor.gov with public comments by noon on Monday. The subject line should include “PUBLIC COMMENT FOR MEETING DATE 12/12/2023.”
MORNING SESSION
When: 9 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 12
What: Lane County commissioners will discuss the draft Capital Improvement Plan, which outlines the list of construction projects county staff recommend commissioners prioritize. Next, they will vote on which commissioner should represent Lane County to the Association of Oregon Counties.
Then commissioners will respond to an application from the regional Goodwill chapter to receive bonds to repair its buildings in Eugene and Anchorage, Alaska and vote on setting a public hearing for community feedback on the proposal.
Next commissioners will vote on a new contract for Lane County's physicians. Lastly, they will be presented with an update on projects funded by the Lane County Parks Levy voters approved in 2022.
AFTERNOON SESSION
When: 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 12
What: Lane County commissioners will continue a public hearing and vote on a proposed soil erosion policy. Next, they will vote on a proposed code amendment to give Lane County liens priority over other liens and to increase the time for zoning and application reviews from 10 calendar days to 10 business days.
Next, commissioners will vote on whether to extend a set of Springfield code amendments including removing parking minimums to unincorporated land in Springfield's urban growth boundary. Then commissioners will hear a report on fatal crashes in Lane County.
MORNING SESSION
When: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Dec. 13
What: Lane County commissioners will vote on creating a new task force to identify ways to increase public safety funding.
Lane Transit District
To watch: Meetings stream online at govhub.ompnetwork.org and are broadcast on Comcast channel 21. A Zoom link will be posted the day of the meeting at www.ltd.org/events-calendar/#69610.
To attend: LTD Board meetings are held in the Board Room of the LTD Administrative Office at 3500 E. 17th Ave., Eugene.
To comment: Written testimony can be submitted to LTD by emailing clerk@ltd.org For verbal testimony, sign up at the meeting.
WORK SESSION
When: 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 13
What: LTD directors will hear public comment; informational updates on LTD safety; the portal for RideSource, which LTD customers with disabilities use to schedule trips; and fleet procurement.
SPECIAL MEETING
When: 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 13
What: LTD directors will hear public comment. Next, they will vote on contracts for the dispatch and tracking of their vehicles and tire purchases and repairs. Then they will vote on the proposed purchase of 38 replacement buses. Lastly, directors will vote on the evaluation of LTD CEO Jameson Auten.
This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: Eugene city council to vote on sending Emeralds stadium bond to voters
