Eugene parking, car camping; Springfield garbage rates
This week, Eugene city councilors are scheduled to vote on vacating Premier Street and adjacent streets so the business owners can fence off the industrial area and revisit amendments to the city's parking rules primarily meant to crack down on vehicle camping.
Springfield city councilors are scheduled to discuss a proposed property tax exemption similar to Eugene's Multi-Unit Property Tax Exemption and vote on beginning to vacate Ivy Street to facilitate a subdivision.
Lane County commissioners are scheduled to vote on their interpersonal working agreement, hold a hearing for three proposed homes in forestzoned land near the Oakridge Airport and discuss safety at county commissioner meetings after they unexpectedly moved the April 2 meeting online.
Eugene City Council
To watch: Meetings stream online at bit.ly/Eugene-meetings the city's YouTube channel and the GovHub Media app and are broadcast on Comcast channel 21. The public hearing is in-person and residents must attend in-person to speak during the hearing. The work session is virtual only.
To listen: Dial 833-548-0282 and use the meeting ID and passcode.
PUBLIC HEARING
To attend: The public hearing will be 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, April 15. The form will be open from 5 p.m. to 5:35 p.m.
Written testimony can be submitted to the council by sending an email to mayorcouncilandcitymanager@eugene-or.gov.
When: 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 15.
What: City councilors are scheduled to hold a public hearing on vacating Premier Street and the westmost portion of W 1st Avenue to make the industrial area gated.
Link: https://eugene-orgov.zoom.us/j/89564597294
Meeting ID; Passcode: 895 6459 7294; council9
WORK SESSION
When: Noon, Wednesday, April 17.
What: Councilors are scheduled to discuss what transportation projects to fund with the city’s transportation System Development Charges and resume their conversation on proposed changes to the city’s parking code with an emphasis on cracking down on vehicle camping.
Link: j/86243102375
Meeting ID; Passcode: 862 4310 2375; council9
https://eugene-or-gov.zoom.us/
Springfield City Council
To watch: Springfield’s system requires registration to watch and to participate in meetings. Use the links for meetings to register and get information to attend.
To listen: Dial 1-971-247-1195 or 1-877-853-5247 and use the meeting ID.
To attend: Meetings are held in the City Council Meeting Room of Springfield City Hall, 225 Fifth St., Springfield.
To comment: There are instructions during the regular session for how to provide testimony.
Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NJzp372LSt-Qf21sy8EbJw
Meeting ID: 874 5999 1162
WORK SESSION
When: 6 p.m., Monday, April 15.
What: Springfield city councilors are scheduled to interview candidates applying to the city’s budget committee, respond to a request from Sanipac to raise the city’s garbage rates, decide whether to include parking and commercial improvements as part of its proposed Housing Diversity Tax Exemption and discuss a proposed program for the city to buy land for affordable housing.
REGULAR SESSION
When: 7 p.m., Monday, April 15
What: Springfield city councilors are scheduled to hear public comment and vote on beginning the process to vacate a portion of Ivy Street to facilitate a subdivision in that part of town. Next, they’re scheduled to hold a second reading for the Housing Diversity Tax Exemption and a first reading for changes to the code regulating the Springfield Planning Commission. The most substantive change is a requirement for all planning commissioners to live in the Springfield urban growth boundary. gene. Doors to Harris Hall open at 8:45 a.m. The Wednesday is scheduled to take place in the Board of Commissioners Conference room at the same address.
To watch: County commission meetings stream at bit.ly/LaneCounty-meetings, Lane County’s YouTube channel, Comcast channel 21 and the GovHub Media app.
To comment: In-person commenters can sign up at the door. Online commenters should register for the Zoom meeting. To submit written comments, email publiccomment@lanecountyor.gov by noon Monday with the subject line PUBLIC COMMENT FOR MEETING DATE 4/16/ 2024.
MORNING SESSION
When: 9 a.m., Tuesday, April 16
What: Commissioners are scheduled to hear public comment and vote on a slate of county Health & Human Services contracts and an interpersonal working agreement.
AFTERNOON SESSION
When: 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 16
What: County commissioners are scheduled to hold a postponed land use hearing on three proposed houses in forest-zoned land near the Oakridge airport. To speak at the hearing, register at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cL2YZpxMQ_W1EbrvZaRbkw.
MORNING SESSION
When: 9 a.m., Wednesday, April 17
What: County commissioners are scheduled to discuss “board protocols about the role of commissioners in providing for the safety of staff and stakeholders,” after the commissioners unexpectedly moved the April 2 meeting online.