On the Agenda: Big decisions on Eugene Emeralds stadium, pickleball, middle housing,
This week, the Eugene City Council and Lane County commissioners are slated to hold a joint meeting to hear public feedback on the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan. In addition, both bodies are scheduled to discuss updates on the proposed Emeralds stadium and multi-use facility at the Lane County fairgrounds.
Eugene city councilors are also scheduled to possibly vote on the proposed pickleball facility at Lane Community College and on reimplementing the city's middle housing ordinance.
Lane County commissioners are scheduled to hear a report on the state 2024 legislative session and hold a public hearing and possibly vote on an update to the county's floodway rules.
Springfield city councilors are scheduled to interview several applicants applying for the city's advisory committees. Lane Transit District directors are scheduled to vote on a new job description for their CEO.
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 regular session is hybrid. The other meetings are virtual only.
To listen: Dial 833-548-0282 and use the meeting ID and passcode.
WORK SESSION
When: 5:30 p.m., Monday, March 11
What: Councilors are scheduled to hear an update on the city's Climate Action Plan and discuss and possibly vote on greenlighting use of city System Development Charges for the proposed regional pickleball facility at Lane Community College.
Link: https://eugene-or-gov.zoom.us/j/84067129686
Meeting ID; Passcode: 840 6712 9686; council9
REGULAR SESSION
To attend: The regular session 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, March 11. The form will be open from 7-7:35 p.m.
Written testimony can be submitted to the council by sending an email to mayorcouncilandcitymanager@eugene-or.gov.
When: 7:30 p.m., Monday, March 11
What: Councilors are scheduled to vote on a rezone of a portion of property along Willow Creek Road from Campus Employment to Mixed Use Employment, an update to the city's parking rules, and reimplementing the city's middle housing ordinance. Then councilors will hold public comment.
Link: https://eugene-or-gov.zoom.us/j/86816123588
Meeting ID; Passcode: 868 1612 3588; council9
WORK SESSION
When: Noon, Wednesday, March 13
What: Councilors are scheduled to decide whether to keep the bond measure for the Emeralds Stadium and multi-use facility on the ballot, and hear a "City Manager Update" on a topic that the city did not publish as of Friday afternoon.
Link: https://eugene-or-gov.zoom.us/j/81868592735
Meeting ID; Passcode: 818 6859 2735; council9
Eugene City Council & Lane County Board of Commissioners
To comment: Fill out the Request to Speak form on Monday, March 11. The form will be open from 7-7:35 p.m.
Written testimony can be submitted to the council by sending an email to mayorcouncilandcitymanager@eugene-or.gov.
When: 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 12
What: At a joint virtual meeting between Eugene city councilors and Lane County commissioners, broadcast through the city's usual channels, elected officials will hear public feedback on the proposed River Road - Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan.
Link: https://eugene-or-gov.zoom.us/j/86324103226
Meeting ID; Passcode: 863 2410 3226; council9
Lane County Board of Commissioners
To attend: These meetings take place at the Harris Hall at 125 E. Eighth Ave., Eugene. Doors to Harris Hall open at 8:45 a.m.
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 3/12/2024.
MORNING SESSION
When: 9 a.m., Tuesday, March 12
What: Commissioners are scheduled to hear public comment and reports on how the 2024 legislative session went, and the proposed Emeralds Stadium and multi-use facility planned for the county fairgrounds. Then they will vote on a slate of Health & Human Services contracts.
AFTERNOON SESSION
When: 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 12
What: County commissioners are scheduled to hold two public hearings and possible votes: one on the county's rules for erosion prevention, and one on the county's rules for floodway development.
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_bW7Ax3VoTSGN6WNpjK6gsg
Meeting ID: 832 9457 4980
WORK SESSION
When: 6 p.m., Monday, March 11
What: Springfield city councilors are scheduled to interview candidates applying for the city's advisory committees on bicycle and pedestrian access, the budget, the library, and the history museum.
Lane Transit District
To watch: Meetings stream online at govhub.ompnetwork.org and the GovHub Media app, and are broadcast on Comcast channel 21 and on Zoom by registering at https://ltd.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VSYi4qvhSMKfVclfQbXV1A
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.
REGULAR SESSION
When: 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 13
What: LTD directors are scheduled to hear public comment, and hear reports covering LTD's strategic performance, a financial audit and proposed employee compensation strategy.
Then directors will respond to the audit and vote on new goals and job description for the LTD CEO.
Alan Torres covers local government for the Register-Guard. He can be reached over email at atorres@registerguard.com or on X @alanfryetorres.
This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: Eugene, Lane County officials to discuss Emeralds stadium
