City of Eugene Human Rights Commission
Regular MeetingEugene, OR · March 21, 2017
Agenda
City of Eugene
Human Rights Commission
Human Rights Commission Meeting 3-21-17
Packet Contents
Draft Agenda Page 1
Draft Minutes from 2/2017 Page 3
Budget Update Page 13
Support Request
DisOrient Asian Film Festival Page 14
Protections of Individuals
Mayor’s Ad Hoc Committee Proposed Outcomes Page 21
Protections for Individuals Ordinance Page 24
City Manager Direction to Staff Page 27
Rest Stop Program
Initial Ordinance Page 29
Ordinance Increasing Group Limit Page 33
Ordinance Removing Sunset Date Page 35
Administrative Rules Regulating Ordinances Page 37
Council Motions Regarding Program Page 40
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City of Eugene
Human Rights Commission
The mission of the Human Rights Commission is to promote implementation of universal human rights values and principles in
all City of Eugene programs and throughout the wider community.
To carry out this mission the commission shall affirm, encourage and initiate programs and services within the City of Eugene
and in the wider community designed to place priority upon protecting, respecting, and fulfilling the full range of universal
human rights as enumerated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To support and promote human rights, the
commission will: provide human rights education, be proactive in human rights efforts, address human rights violations, ensure
active public participation, be transparent and open, and be publicly accountable for human rights progress.
Human Rights Commissioners: Ken Neubeck (Chair), Jennifer Frenzer(Vice Chair), Andrew Thomson, Edward
McGlone, Bonnie Souza, Joel Iboa, Aria Seligmann, Julia Johnson, Aimee Walsh, Councilor Emily Semple
Staff: Jennifer Lleras Van Der Haeghen and Katie Babits
The Human Rights Commission typically meets on the third Tuesday of each month.
Tuesday, March 21st, 2017
5:30 – 7:30 PM Meeting
Atrium Building, Sloat Room, 99 W. 10th Avenue, Eugene
Contact: Katie Babits, 541-682-5177
Katie.E.Babits@ci.eugene.or.us
ITEM _______________ACTION______ TIME
1. Agenda/Minutes Review and Approval (Chair) Discuss/Vote 5:30 - 5:40 (10 min)
2. Public Comment (Chair) 5:40 - 5:55 (15 min)
3. Support Request (Chair) Discuss/Vote 5:55 – 6:00 (5 min)
4. Council Update 6:00 – 6:10 (10 min)
5. Protections for Individuals Ordinance Update 6:10 – 6:20 (10 min)
6. Homelessness Work Group Motions Discuss 6:20 – 6:35 (15 min)
7. EPD Liaison Update 6:35 – 6:45 (10 min)
8. Work Group Lead Updates Discuss/Vote 6:45 – 6:50 (5 min)
9. Commission Liaison Updates 6:50 – 7:00 (10 min)
10. Staff Update 7:00 – 7:10 (10 min)
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11. Announcements 7:10 – 7:15 (5 min)
Upcoming events, activities or meetings the HRC needs to be aware of:
March 27th – March 30th, 9am-4pm. Communicating for Peace Camp. Petersen Barn. Ages 14-
20, $100 per person.
April 10th, 7:30pm. City Council meeting. Harris Hall.
April 12th – May 17th (Wednesdays), 6-8pm. Communicating with Compassion. Petersen Barn.
Ages 14+, $30 per person
April 18th, 5:30pm. April HRC Meeting. Atrium Sloat Room.
April 21st – April 23rd. DisOrient: Asian American Film Festival. Bijou Art Cinemas.
The Eugene Human Rights Commission welcomes your interest in these agenda items. This meeting location is wheelchair
accessible. For the hearing impaired, FM-assistive listening devices are available or an interpreter can be provided with 48
hours’ notice prior to the meeting. Spanish-language interpretation will also be provided with 48 hours’ notice. To arrange for
these services, contact staff at (541) 682-5177.
La Comisión de Derechos Humanos agradece su interés por participar en los asuntos de esta agenda. El local de la
reunión tiene acceso para personas en silla de ruedas. Para las personas con dificultades auditivas ofrecemos sistemas FM
para ayudarlo a escuchar, o intérpretes de lenguaje de señas. También ofrecemos intérpretes de español. Si necesita
cualquiera de estos servicios por favor solicítelos con 48 horas de anticipación, llamando al (541) 682-5177.
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City of Eugene
Human Rights Commission
MINUTES
Tuesday, February 21st, 2017
5:30 – 7:30 PM Meeting
Atrium Building, Sloat Room, 99 W. 10th Avenue, Eugene
Present:
Human Rights Commissioners: Jennifer Frenzer (Vice Chair), Andrew Thomson, Joel Iboa, Aimee Walsh, Julia
Johnson, Edward McGlone
Staff: Jennifer Lleras Van Der Haeghen and Katie Babits
EPD Liaison: Lt. David Natt
Civilian Review Board Liaison: Heather Marek
Public Comment
T. Price – Good evening, I was hoping we would see our councilor today. My name is Thomas Price,
Ward 8, and I am not here on a Sustainability Commission purpose. During the extreme cold weather
we had, I was at the library with my children. The library was being used as a day shelter for those who
do not have housing. I came upon an incident, of the two involved there was a difference in
complexion, it was a black and white person who were fighting. The one who caused it exited the
library, and the lady who really needed the shelter, who happened to be of African American descent,
fell victim to the kerfuffle. She did not provoke it, she was just trying to maintain a spot on a bench and
she has been evicted for a year. The police officer said she could go to White Bird, but they only allow
2 hours per day. We need more answers for this, and we need people like this to have their rights
defended. I hope for the Sustainability Commission to work with your commission but it is not moving
forward. If you would like us to send a liaison, you should send a letter.
J. Johnson – When you say eviction, do you mean from library premises?
T. Price – Yes, and I brought information on the incident I will leave with you. I can get a hold of her
through the mission.
M. Carrigan – My name is Michael Carrigan and I work for CALC and am on the Human Rights
Commission Homeless Work Group. We believe shelter and a safe place to sleep is a human right. We
support the Right to Rest Bill. We need to do the same thing locally. There is a criminal behavior
problem downtown that needs to be dealt with and it is being painted as a homeless problem. Clearing
out downtown is not the solution. A homeless couple came by who continue to be rousted by police.
We need that day center, more dusk to dawn places. I will be testifying at City Council tonight for more
rest stops as well. They need a safe place to sleep.
S. Ford – Thanks for all your work on the Sanctuary City. My name is Shelly Ford and I am an ESL
teacher and I have worked with immigrants for 20 years. I wanted to express how deeply concerned I
am. I’ve had three families ask if I could care for their children when they get deported. Already we are
supposed to be a sanctuary state and we’re not. I had a friend being harassed last week. They were
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pulled over and they did not have the updated sticker on their license plate. They had it in their car and
luckily they were let go, and I don’t think it would have happened to me as a white person. Thank you
for listening.
J. Frenzer – Thanks for doing your work.
M. Seese-Green – My name is Majeska Seese-Green and I am on the Homeless Work Group. I am
speaking for A Community Together (ACT), the nonprofit. We will be testifying at the hearing tonight
on the Rest Stop ordinance. We support making it permanent. I noticed on page 32, the three things on
the bottom follow-up on the issue of criminalization and barriers, and I hope you pass these as
important. We need to involve experts like Eric Tars who has been offering support forever. I think it
would be good for the city to work with his organization. Having been involved in this for years, it is
really evident we need to break through and approach things from a different way. It overlaps with the
downtown issues. I know it’s not in front of Human Rights Commission but the issues are
interconnected. It’s important to include community organizations and the homeless in the
conversation. This is the situation for 42% of people in Lane County according to the Alice study. It
can’t just be run by City staff.
Parks and Recreation System Plan
C. Burke – My name is Carolyn Burke and I am here regarding the Parks and Recreation System Plan
process. One aspect of the process is a two year, long-term planning process to look at all of the
facilities involved in the process. There are two outcomes: 1) A long term vision for the community’s
future. This is not achievable overnight, but it is important to know what our vision is for the future and
the legacy we want to leave for next generations. 2) Implementation defines what the most important
pieces we want to achieve. We have identified three goals. We want to address current issues. We do
not have maintenance funding. There is geographic inequity. Our existing facilities are outdated; they
were built in the 1960’s and are undersized for our current and projected population. There are safety
concerns in our urban parks and those close to the river. We separate the safety issue from the homeless
issue, and these are sometimes overlapping. We want to improve our public’s perception of safety so
people feel welcome there.
In looking at the growth trends, our population will be proportionately older, there will be changes in
the demographic trends, there is potential for increased obesity caused from inactivity, and there is a
correlation for how parks can proactively affect the community in the future.
We also want to engage with the community. We have done this in a number of ways. We have the
Little Red Van, which is used to have pop-up events on park lands to engage the community in our
planning process. We give out free ice cream, there is a recording booth where people can tell stories,
and it is a fun way for people to be engaged in the city process.
We have also worked on Latino outreach in partnership with the Human Rights and Neighborhood
Involvement Office. It was wonderful to have the help of Lorna Flormoe and Gerardo Sandoval from
the university, and we now have recommendations we can put into place. We heard a need for signage
in Spanish language for parks, learned of more inclusive methods to deliver information to community
members, and identified types of facilities that facilitate family gatherings. We discovered how
important it is to offer informal ways for people to have a gathering without having to go through the
formal process. We are making changes to have a more welcoming environment in our parks.
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There are four principles guiding our work moving forward. We want to care for and make the most of
what is currently in existence, serve the entire community, increase physical access and connectivity,
and build better partnerships. We also need to up our game in the time of decreased revenue and
leverage sources as best we can. Our visions are safer parks, renovated facilities, new facilities, and
enhanced recreation along waterways, for example, along the Willamette River. Right now, we have
wonderful park systems along the river, but it is difficult to actually get into the river or down to water.
We want to improve walking and biking in all of our neighborhoods. We want to improve accessibility.
We are working on a project around inclusive play, which will go beyond ADA and making places
welcoming for all. The first project is the Amazon Park playground, and it is currently in development.
We want to look at restrooms and we need more benches. There are 250 projects to back up these
highlights, and moving forward we need to prioritize what we do first. On March 15 we will take our
Parks and Recreation System Plan to City Council. We will present scenarios of possible features. We
will outline costs and what it will and will not do to illustrate a picture of the Plan. There will be more
polling, community outreach, and in June we will ask for City Council direction on priorities and hope
to adopt the Plan mid-year.
E. McGlone – Could you talk about geographic inequities?
C. Burke – Regarding community centers and parks, the areas not as well served are southwest and
north Eugene. There is nothing north of Beltline, and in the Churchill areas. For parks, we have done a
lot to buy land in areas throughout the community that did not have as much land, but we have not
developed it, it’s vacant. We don’t have money to maintain it once it is developed. There is a tie
between maintenance and capital dollars. There are still neighborhoods where we need to acquire land.
Geographic equity issues are high priority. We looked at areas underserved geographically and layered
them with population density, income level and average age of resident. This helps us to prioritize
within geographically underserved areas based on the need.
J. Iboa – My question is around things that are out of our control, how the city was built. The issue of
green infrastructure vs. more incorporated land such as Bethel and River Road.
C. Burke – By green infrastructure, do you mean waterways?
J. Iboa – South Eugene has 200 more acres of green space than west Eugene and River Road.
C. Burke – You’re right, the Ridgeline Trail makes up a large portion of that.
J. Iboa – It’s usable, unlike the wetlands.
C. Burke – We have plans to do more trails through the wetlands. Bethel has wetlands, and it’s doing
okay as far as equity of acres, a lot of that is through the wetlands cleaning the water, cleaning the air,
etc. I think where we’re really lacking is in north Eugene. There is a proposal to extend the parkland
along the river. On the Santa Clara side up to Whitely Landing, wrapping around west to the farm belt
trail. It’s like the north version of the Ridgeline Trail. It will be similar on the Willakenzie side and
ending at Armitage Park. The gravel pits there are still in operation and we have been open with them
about our future visions. It is definitely about historical development like you said.
J. Frenzer – I have question about parks and recreation. It was amazing to have River Play developed. I
would love to see more of those for parents across the city. When there were warming areas, parks and
open space had places open, but I don’t think everyone was aware of it, so I want to invite parks and rec
to come to Human Rights Commission or to our work group on homelessness and talk about what kind
of signage, training and communication there can be that the parks buildings were open as warming
centers. When Parks and Open Space creates policies that affect the unhoused, it would be helpful if we
could weigh in. I think all the commissions would like to weigh in on the regulations before they are
implemented.
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E. McGlone – In the residential group in west Eugene, Barger, Terry, north Eugene, Santa Clara, etc.
What tools are there, i.e. SDC’s, what can be used in areas that have the highest growth?
C. Burke – SDC’s cannot be used for maintenance, it all has to be capital, and most of it has to go
toward growth and supporting growth of community. The funds also have to be matched by another
funding source. Bond measures add leverage. Maintenance and operations funding is more difficult and
it is what is holding our system back. We worked with the Trust for Public Lands to develop a report.
Operating levies (taxes) are the most common way for maintenance funding, or fees on a utility bill.
E. McGlone – Do we have current SDC’s waiting for matching funds?
C. Burke – Yes, probably 9-10 million dollars. And we have to be able to maintain the park land once
we build it and have matching funds.
Agenda/Minutes Review and Approval
J. Frenzer – We need to loop back to minutes, and I also forgot to hand out a public comment that I will
pass out for everyone to read. We have one item on minutes that needs to be adjusted. The minutes
reflected us approving $400 for the Women’s March of Eugene, however the amount we approved was
$475.
Motion: I move to amend the January 2017 Human Rights Commission minutes to reflect the correct
amount approved by the Human Rights Commission.
Made by: J. Johnson
Second: A. Walsh
Vote: Unanimous
J. Frenzer – Are there no other changes to the minutes?
Motion: Move to approve minutes from the January Human Rights Commission meeting.
Made by: J. Iboa
Second: J. Johnson
Vote: Unanimous
Support Request
Support request for $100 for NAACP Forum/Debate on the National Reconciliation Act.
Motion: Move to appropriate up to $100 for the NAACP event on March 1.
Made by: E. McGlone
Second: J. Iboa
Vote: Unanimous
Support request for $200 for the Wild Salmon Run put on by the Juventad FACETA Water Warriors of
the Winnemem Wintu Tribe.
M. Joo – I am Misa Joo and I am here to introduce Sharon Mosantos to ask for sponsorship for our
event.
S. Mosantos – Hi, my name is Sharon Mosantos and I am here to speak to our funding request for the
Wild Salmon Run put on by the Juventad FACETA.
J. Frenzer – We are going to familiarize ourselves with event and ask some questions.
J. Iboa – You’re also asking for partnership with NAACP and others?
M. Joo – The Coalition Against Environmental Racism (CAER) is going to be a sponsor.
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S. Mosantos – The Salmon Run is a fundraiser for the Big Salmon Run. There is no longer enough
salmon to protect and clean the water in California. We run for 5 miles in Alton Baker Park showing
how hard it is for salmon to make their journey.
M. Joo – We will also use the sponsorship money for buttons for the runners, fruits for the runners and
we are going to sell fry bread.
J. Frenzer – And you are requesting up to $200 for your event?
J. Johnson – And there needs to be a liaison from the commission in attendance.
M. Joo – If you want someone to meet with Juventud, we meet on Thursdays, we understood that was a
prerequisite. We would love to have you meet with us. 6pm at Ophelia’s place.
J. Johnson – I would love to do it.
J. Iboa – So far you have only asked for financial sponsorship from the Human Rights Commission?
M. Joo – Yes, the Winnemem Wintu bring the rest of the supplies.
J. Iboa – How much money do we have left for sponsorships?
J. Johnson - The budget should reflect everything except the $75 toward the Eugene Women’s March.
J. Iboa – I move to approve up to $200, I recommend asking CAER to be a financial sponsor as well.
J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen – Just to clarify, the request will be for the full amount, we do not accept
receipts, we simply write a check for the full amount requested to purchase a service or product.
J. Frenzer – And the money will be for fruit, food, publicity, etc.
Motion: I move to approve $200 for the Wild Salmon Run put on by the Juventad FACETA Water
Warriors of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe.
Made by: J. Iboa
Second: J. Johnson
Vote: Unanimous
S. Mosantos: I can’t wait for you to come, to witness the water protectors. Our connection is that the
Juventud are the warriors for the water protectors for the Winnemem Wintu tribe. Every year we go up
and jump into the river and pick up a pebble to symbolize the salmon picking up an egg. The young
people gather the firewood and prepare everything. They represent Eugene, Oregon at the Run4Salmon
in California.
Sanctuary City Update
J. Frenzer – I am hoping staff can update from the meetings. Tomorrow there will be a work session.
J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen – The Mayor’s Ad Hoc Committee put together desired outcomes of an
ordinance which was in the council packet. Tomorrow the council will have the opportunity to vote to
ask the City Attorney to draft an ordinance.
J. Frenzer – What happens to draft resolution?
J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen – It will be part of the discussion, and the key points were reflected in
outcomes that were part of the Mayor’s Ad Hoc Committee. To give you an overview of the process,
you all met and supported both a resolution and ordinance. At the City Council meeting on December
14, they heard from 75 community members, and Councilor Pryor asked the Mayor to create and
appoint an Ad Hoc Committee. Mayor Piercy created and appointed community members to the Ad
Hoc Committee and Mayor Vinis took this over. The Resolution you voted on was in the council packet
along with the recommendations from the Ad Hoc Committee.
J. Frenzer – What happened in the process is that there was a piece of urgency, and also some
miscommunication. I met with Chris Pryor, it sounded like he had been advised and he advised me to
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go with a petition instead of moving with ordinance and resolution simultaneously. I found out late in
the game that going with the petition took it off of the City Council agenda for the night. So we
wrapped it back in by Chris saying we should have a work group. Mayor Piercy was privy to the
conversations and she saved the moment by saying she was ready to do the Ad Hoc Committee.
J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen – The only thing I would clarify is that resolutions are non-binding and one
council cannot determine policy for the next. It would not have carried over with the newly elected
Council members.
J. Frenzer – There were two people changing on City Council, Emily Semple and Mayor Vinis. It was
important but not critical. It all got figured out and it was their first step, the language has been seen
multiple times by the City Attorney. Hopefully this means a public hearing will be set. When will that
happen? Are they on the third Mondays?
J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen – I will double check. My understanding is that resolutions aren’t always on
the agenda, Councilors can carry them.
J. Frenzer – I was told it would remain on the agenda if we had not moved forward the way we did.
J. Iboa – Now that the Governor has signed it into law for the state, how does that affect us?
J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen – My understanding is that they are working on language that would
address the city directly.
E. McGlone – It seems like at some point we are going to be heading to a showdown at the OK Corral.
What, if any, work has been done at the City angle to defend our Sanctuary City ordinance after we
adopt it, which has been further complicated by the state law ordering we do not comply with the
federal government?
J. Frenzer – Don’t we have a City Manager statement already that directs the work of all employees?
J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen – Yes we do, and every city is working to figure out how to navigate this.
Like anything, I am sure we will be tested and find out where our systems are and are not working.
J. Frenzer – It makes it ever more important for Human Rights Commission members to show up at
public comment and show our support to make sure we protect our community members. We’ve heard
from law enforcement that communities feel safer when they can rely on law enforcement to not
comply with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It makes a difference when we show up and state
how we feel.
E. McGlone – In our bylaws, can you remind us about when we can speak on behalf of the Human
Rights Commission?
J. Frenzer – You can identify yourself as a commissioner, but not speak on behalf of the chair.
J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen –The chair or their designee can make statements on behalf of the Human
Rights Commission. To clarify the rest of the process, City Council will have the opportunity to vote to
direct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance tomorrow, and they may or may not include timeline
information. We will know more after those votes happen about the rest of the process.
J. Johnson – Is there a way we can get the information after it happens?
J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen – Yes, we will email you when the City Council has made their decision.
EPD Liaison Update
Lt. Natt – As you may have seen in local media, there has been a recent spat of swastika graffiti. It has
been all over the city in various locations. The investigation has fallen on Special Investigations, and
we have one detective investigating all of them. He has some ideas, we are waiting on development,
and a video from establishments. It is ongoing and very active right now. The rest of the instances since
January one: we have had 11 cases marked as bias incidents. Four or five are swastikas. Of those cases,
two are considered open. Cases a detective has can show as suspended or closed while they are still
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being worked together. Five are suspended, and we have cleared three by arrest. Last month was the
incident at Motel 6. This month, there was a drunken melee where in an assault situation someone
spewed language that is considered bias. Other than the swastikas, nothing else has come in outside of
the standard.
J. Iboa – Do you know the number of swastikas that have been discovered?
Lt. Natt – I think there are five in here. We have a couple people we know of who were released from
prison recently that could be leading the charge, and the current political environment.
J. Iboa – Do you have a data set you could share with us?
Lt. Natt – Until we get a bigger data set, it’s really hard to be able to bring in what we have. Once and
if we do have a bigger data set, I can bring it in.
J. Frenzer – There were five during the same period. I thought there were 11 tags total.
J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen – It is also possible that they weren’t classified as criminal, they could come
in through our office.
J. Iboa – When incidents come up, should we contact EPD or HRNI?
Lt. Natt – Report it to EPD and then cross reference to HRNI. The crime falls under is criminal
mischief II, we haven’t had a super sensitive location tagged. Some buildings, some political signage. If
you are marring someone else’s property, we want that reported. We are canvassing for witnesses and
video, and video is preferred.
J. Johnson – What would be considered non-criminal?
J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen – People are finding flyers around, and I don’t know the definition between
free speech and a criminal act.
Lt. Natt – If someone put a swastika on a stick and put it in your lawn, it is not considered criminal, but
if it they glue it to your property, affix it in some manner that you cannot get it off, then it’s criminal. If
they put it under your wiper, it would not be considered criminal.
Work Group Lead Updates
J. Frenzer – Bonnie and Ken are not here. Andrew, do you have a work group update?
A. Thomson – Nothing to report.
J. Frenzer – I will speak to the Homelessness Workgroup. Concerning the Right to Rest bill, I talked to
Councilor Semple to move forward with City Council support. The Oregon Housing Alliance lobby
day will be March 22, and we want to meet with Council to move the conversation forward. The City
of Eugene officially abstained from voting until Council looked at the bill. We are working with
Councilor Semple to move forward with the City. There was a piece about downtown and I received a
lot of feedback. It’s timely because the consultation came out about public spaces. Council is trying to
figure out how to use report, how to respond to recommendations. Businesses are talking about impacts
they have experienced along Broadway. Emily today said what Michael echoed, when we are
addressing criminal issues, that we are not unfairly targeting the unhoused. They are not involved in sex
trafficking. The people wanting to do criminal activity out in public, they are more than happy to coopt
the unhoused. The Human Rights Commission received a 50-page report from 20 consultants. Our
feedback to Human Rights Commission is that we need guidance from experts. Eric Tars has offered to
provide that. 18 months ago we recommended to Council to bring in someone who can develop a plan
on how to address criminalization. You have to be informed with legal advice. Eric Tars, Dan Bryant,
both said to hire the consultant that can give you sound advice to addressing alternatives to
criminalization. Including the obvious one that is providing a place to go. The different models, like
dusk to dawn, rest stops, etc., if people have a place to go, they can be directed there. If there are
alternatives that also preserve human rights, that’s what we want to encourage. We don’t want to crack
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down on everyone standing out on the street. We have to provide alternatives in advance, then the
criminals don’t have anywhere to hide. Number two, the work group encourages Human Rights
Commission to invite another work session with City Council. We could talk as a Commission about
what our downtown strategies would look like, how to use a consultant like Eric Tars. Topics that
consider Human Rights Commission members, Sanctuary City. Lastly, we ask about the motion that
was passed by City Council, the NHS rest stop and pursuing what it takes to get rest stops in every
ward. That way neighborhoods who are interested can work with Nightingale Health Sanctuary because
they have proven how it works. The reason they work is because these people stay together. We
recommend when it comes to NHS, they combine the motions to see if Nightingale can come to the
neighborhoods to move there. Those are the three motions from the work group.
E. McGlone – Is there guidance that we can bring to Council to provide powerful meaningful feedback?
J. Frenzer – It would be helpful if we could find a way to loosen up the land inventory by modifying the
language. Undeveloped parks are not allowed to be considered. The biggest impediment besides
NIMBY is the actual location and having a place to put the rest stops. There are budget
recommendations, the need to allocate money for portable toilets, storage, etc.
E. McGlone – There is a Budget Committee meeting on the 15th of March. Human Rights Commission
will meet before that, this is an opportunity for us to influence a recommendation. It could help us set
the direction we want to see them take.
J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen – The Human Rights Commission actually meets on March 21st so it would
be after the Budget Committee meeting.
J. Frenzer – The work group could meet at the budget committee meeting. Councilor Semple made the
same recommendation that we show up at Budget Meeting and the City Council meeting.
E. McGlone – Also a way to get information out there is to generate a news story that a group is
proposing reasonable solutions. We can use as much influence as possible.
J. Frenzer – Rest stops, car camping, dusk to dawn, whatever works best for the community. I have
these three items:
Motion that the Human Rights Commission takes three items, work group was tasked by
office of City Manager to respond to 50 page memo. Human Rights Commission asked
workgroup to respond. We feel we should ask for consultation with Eric Tars.
Motion: I move for the Human Rights Commission to confirm the Homelessness Work Group
recommendation number one and authorize chair or designee to communicate to the City Manager’s
Office support for consultation with Eric Tars consistent with the Human Rights Commission prior
recommendation in December 2015.
Made by: E. McGlone
Second: J. Johnson
Vote: Unanimous
J. Frenzer – the number two topic is to invite City Council to do a joint session again.
A. Walsh – Is that something we do with Councilor Semple, do we request her to do that?
Motion: Move that the Human Rights Commission have another joint Council session.
Made by: A. Walsh
Second: E. McGlone
Discussion: Do we need a March agenda item to discuss what we want to have in that conversation?
J. Frenzer – Last time City Council held a joint session with the Human Rights Commission, we had
motions and we were able to talk about them, and there were good questions that came out.
A. Walsh – Is the process for the Human Rights Commission to prepare for that?
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J. Iboa – It would be nice before the March meeting to have the Chair and Vice Chair met with HRNI
and Councilor Semple to prep for the March meeting.
E. McGlone – I would like to see something about LGBTQ safety in the community. I can send you a
follow-up email with my thoughts.
J. Frenzer – I would love that.
Vote: Unanimous
E. McGlone – Do we want to bring this back in March?
J. Frenzer – I think it is good timing since it’s ripe.
Motion: Move that the Human Rights Commission authorize the Chair or designed to communicate
with the City Manager’s Office the Commission’s recommendation that the CMO facilitate the
connection between the neighborhoods investigating rest stops to Nightingale Health Sanctuary so that
the rest stop can be relocated intact and is not dispersed following its stay at the Mission.
Made by: E. McGlone
Second: J. Iboa
Vote: Unanimous
J. Frenzer – The last piece is a picture of a ticket given out to an unhoused individual. Sleep is being
criminalized. They only had a blanket over them. If it’s not in plain view, it’s not being cited, but if it is
it’s being cited. Sleeping berths at a minimum should be available, a place that is dry.
E. McGlone – Is there a citation number?
J. Frenzer – Top left. We have someone tracking it to see if it will shake out into the right spot.
E. McGlone – I can ask about it in the Police Commission meeting. It’s been a topic of discussion on
the Commission.
Commission Liaison Updates
E. McGlone – There was no quorum for the Police Commission, so the meeting was adjourned.
November was cancelled because of ice, December was cancelled because of no quorum. I was absent
for January.
B. Hernandez – In January they discussed rendering aid, updating the police manual, how they do
promotions, it was like a training for the Board.
J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen – We can forward you minutes from January.
H. Marek – The Civilian Review Board has three vacancies. CRB is all white, I am the only woman. It
would be great to have perspective from different folks in the community and it would be beneficial to
the board.
B. Hernandez – I have a flyer I can forward.
J. Frenzer – It would be great to have a recruiting event for commissions. It could be educational, so
that there are less barriers to being on a commission, like an information exchange, talking about what
is concerning to communities, what the right fit would be based on someone’s concerns. We could
invite leaders from marginalized communities, and/or a workshop. Across the board with commissions
we lack representation.
E. McGlone – A group called Run Oregon Run just started and its intention is to connect interested
people. They are holding an open house tomorrow night at the Falling Sky Delicatessen, 5-8pm. There
are a number of folks who are currently sitting, 30-50 people are anticipated to come. They want to
work with City to expand recruitment efforts. There are people with experience but feel lesser qualified.
J. Frenzer – We could offer mentorship, too.
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E. McGlone – Part of why is to connect people currently interested in becoming involved who are not
aware of how to navigate the system and become involved in Boards and Commissions. Bree is a 23
year old woman, and the youngest to serve on the Planning Commission. She wants to create and foster
supportive environment.
J. Frenzer – Sounds like someone the City could partner with. If a community group is offering it seems
like it would be a good opportunity.
J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen – We have a new person who is working on this and improving the process.
I will invite her to the next meeting.
Staff Updates and Announcements
J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen – Equity and Human Rights Board saw draft Equity and Human Rights
Plans from LRCS and CS. They will receive written feedback and hope to see final plans in the months
after. They are intended to be living documents, they will not be shared as a final document because we
expect that they will change and evolve.
We will be hosting an ADA customer service training and a City-wide book club with the Ta-Nehisi
Coates book. So far there are 15 participants for the book club and room for 40 participants for the
ADA customer service training.
Community members through GLAD are preparing folks for ICE raids, providing forms on who can
pick up their children, prescription medication, etc. Twenty years ago raids happened and people did
not have this information ready so community leaders are being proactive in sharing these materials.
These binders will help people be prepared. There will be training for trainers on March 9th and they
could use volunteers if you are bilingual and bicultural. The City committed to stuff binders and will
have a volunteer work party. The Equity Community Consortium has signed to find ways to support
this work.
J. Frenzer – Friends of Sanctuary Cities are looking for hands on ways to be involved, this would be
perfect for Kate Gessert.
J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen – I will get in touch with her. Community leaders are eager to be proactive
to prepare families.
J. Frenzer – There is a neighborhood-to-neighborhood program to help people get ready through CERT.
J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen – We haven’t discussed that at the Equity Community Consortium level,
there is another meeting in March where we can bring that up.
J. Frenzer – There are people in the neighborhood who are skilled at offering the right kind of help.
J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen – If you work for an organization that needs training on how to react when a
raid occurs, GLAD is doing trainings for how to respond. The last raid was at a Latino community
event. They are also working with churches to explain what being a Sanctuary church means.
February 22nd, 12noon. City Council work session on Sanctuary City. Harris Hall.
February 27th, 7:30pm. City Council meeting on Prohibition of Dogs & Smoking Downtown,
Rest Stops, Dusk to Dawn. Harris Hall.
Motion: Move to adjourn the Human Rights Commission meeting.
Made by: J. Frenzer
Second: J. Iboa
Vote: Unanimous
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Human Rights Commission Budget
Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17)
DATE REQUESTING GROUP EVENT OR DESCRIPTION AMOUNT BALANCE
7/1/15 $4,500.00
SPONSORSHIP
8/15/16 CALC CALC Mural Project $500.00
9/21/16 CALC CALC Event $150.00
9/21/16 United Academics Event $100.00
10/18/16 TDOR Transgender Day of Rememberance Studio One Rental $650.00
10/18/16 Archaeological Legacy Inst Archeology Channel Film Festival $200.00
12/10/16 HRC International HR Day plaque for Mayor Piercy; table cloths $72.00
1/16/17 HRC Plaques for MLK Awards (2) $120.00
1/17/17 CALC ASL Interpretation for Women's March $400.00
1/17/17 Riedlinger Opportunity Village Luncheon $100.00
2/21/17 CALC Women's March adjustment to original donation $75.00
2/21/17 NAACP Debate on the National Reconciliation Act $100.00
2/21/17 Wild Salmon Run Supoort for run $200.00
SUBTOTAL $2,667.00
WORKPLAN EXPENSE
9/21/16 HRC Focus Group Food $240.00
12/6/16 HRC Native Focus Group Food $38.35
2/21/17 Ken Neubeck Food, Pacific Islander Group $100.00
SUBTOTAL $378.35
TOTALS $3,045.35 $1,454.65
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ATTACHMENT B
Sanctuary City Ad Hoc Committee
Proposed Outcomes
February 6, 2017
Sanctuary City Ad Hoc Committee Members
Mayor Lucy Vinis
Philip Carrasco
Dave Fidanque
Ibrahim Hamide
Ken Neubeck
Bonnie Souza
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Sanctuary City Ad Hoc Committee Process ATTACHMENT B
This document serves to outline the process and outcomes of work completed by the Sanctuary City Ad Hoc
Committee. The Eugene City Council previously expressed an interest in looking more closely at a potential
Sanctuary City ordinance for the community. At the December 12, 2016 meeting of the Eugene City Council,
Mayor Piercy approved Councilor Pryor’s request to form an Ad Hoc Committee to provide information to
Council on this topic. The goal of the group was to “bring back to City Council, the concepts, goals, and
outcomes” for a potential Sanctuary City ordinance.
The Ad Hoc Committee met on January 27 and February 3. Based on input received from the community,
staff created a list of draft outcomes for a potential ordinance prior to the first meeting. This became the
basis for committee discussion. Included below are the final outcomes and considerations that the
committee has agreed a potential ordinance should address.
Sanctuary City Ad Hoc Committee Outcomes
Staff have received input related to a potential Sanctuary City ordinance from the community through
meetings with interested parties, e-mails and public testimony at City Council and Human Rights
Commission meetings. In addition to the draft ordinance forwarded to Council by the Human Rights
Commission, the following five outcomes reflect what has been conveyed via these avenues. Four
additional considerations are also included.
In order to reassure vulnerable populations who reside or work in the City and to assure those protections
would remain in place if there is action at the state level that removes the existing protections contained
within ORS 181A.250 and 181A.820, the Human Rights Commission and community members would like
to see the following outcomes at the local level:
1. Maintain, clarify and expand the current direction within State statute (enforcement of federal
immigration laws), (ORS 181A.820) that states no law enforcement agency of the state or political
subdivision (in this case Eugene Police Department (EPD)), shall use agency moneys, equipment or
personnel for the purpose of detecting and apprehending persons whose only violation of the law is
that they are persons of foreign citizenship present in the US in violation of federal immigration
laws, unless it is in regard to a criminal offense.
2. Apply the restriction of use of agency resources for activities outlined in State statute to all
departments and activities under the jurisdiction of the City of Eugene.
3. Maintain the current direction within State statute (specific information not to be collected or
maintained), (ORS 181A.250) that states no law enforcement agency (in this case EPD), may collect
or maintain information about the political, religious or social views, associations or activities of
any individual or groups unless it directly relates to an investigation of criminal activities. The term
“information” should include not collecting or maintaining information which could be used to
create a registry, database or map based on the prohibited criteria (see #5 below).
4. Apply the restriction of use of agency resources for activities outlined in State statute to all
departments and activities under the jurisdiction of the City of Eugene.
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ATTACHMENT B
5. Expanding the list (currently in ORS 181A.250, written in 1981) of covered elements that the city
would be restricted from creating and maintaining lists. This has included: race, ethnicity, national
origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability and immigration status. Consider using
the list contained in ORS 131.915(3), written in 2015, prohibiting police profiling based on such
criteria.
Other Comments & Considerations
1. If referring to ORS 181A.820 or utilizing language therein, consider if updates or clarifications may
be needed (originally written in 1987 and last updated in 2003)
2. Consider including language that the City would not facilitate or actively cooperate with efforts
related to # 1 or # 3 above.
3. Consider language that will reinforce the language added to 181A.820 in 2003 that distinguishes
between assisting with civil versus criminal proceedings. The intent would be to not do the bidding
of Immigration and Customs Enforcement without judicial oversight. For example, the difference
between acting on the orders of an individual federal employee versus acting in response to a
confirmed violation of a criminal law.
4. When developing language to prohibit the creation of and maintenance of lists based on an
individual’s membership to a group, include both actual and perceived membership to said group.
Consider language related to #5 above that would include not only actual identification with any of
the groups mentioned, but also the perception of identification.
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COUNCILORDINANCENO. 20579
COUNCILBILL5173
ANORDINANCECONCERNINGPROTECTIONSFORINDIVIDUALS
ANDADDINGSECTIONS2.495AND2.497TOTHEEUGENECODE,
1971.
ADOPTED:March13,2017
SIGNED:March15,2017
PASSED:5:0
REJECTED:
OPPOSED:
ABSENT: Taylor,Poling,Evans
AlthoughSection2ofthisOrdinancecontainsanimmediateeffectivedate,the
Ordinanceactuallywilltakeeffectafter30days. Onlyfivecouncilorsvotedtoapprove
theOrdinance; undertheEugeneCharter,enactmentofanimmediateeffectivedate
requiresthatsixcouncilorsvoteyes.
EFFECTIVE: April15,2017
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From: Eugene Exec Team
To: *Eugene Employees
Subject: Protections for Individuals
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 2:45:09 PM
Colleagues,
A long standing goal of our Mayor, Council and City organization is that everyone in Eugene
feels welcome and safe. Over the past several months, the community has expressed that
some individuals, particularly immigrants, have felt vulnerable. We’ve also heard from
employees that are impacted either directly or indirectly by changes to immigration law.
Last night City Council unanimously approved the Protections for Individuals ordinance, which
provides certain protections for all Eugene residents, including immigrants. The action was
taken following a public hearing at which many community members expressed their support
of the ordinance. In February, the Council voted unanimously to direct the City Manager to
draft an ordinance that would put into City Code the provisions of existing State law that
prevent use of City resources for purposes of enforcing federal immigration law unless related
to a criminal offense. This ensures that if State law should change, the provisions will still
remain in City Code. In addition, the ordinance applies to all City staff and operations, while
the State law currently applies to law enforcement only. The ordinance also states that City
resources may not be used to track the religious, political, or social views of individuals or
groups.
While we cannot predict the work of federal officials generally, or the Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) specifically, we want all employees to be prepared. If you are
approached by anyone from the federal government with a demand that you provide
information to them or access to a part of a city building that is not open to the public, you
should let them know that you have been instructed by the city attorney's office that you
need to check with that office before you are able to respond to their request or demand. Let
them know that you intend to immediately contact your supervisor and then one of you will
be contacting the city attorney's office for direction; as soon as you have that direction, you
will get back to them. You can also offer that if they prefer, they can leave their business card
with you and someone from the city attorney's office can call them directly.
We know that all of you are invested in the well-being of our community. The new ordinance
will help those seeking our services feel safe when accessing the important facilities and
programs we provide.
Executive Team Members:
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Sarah Medary, Assistant City Manager
Glenn Klein, City Attorney
Kristie Hammitt, Central Services
Chief Joe Zaludek, Fire and EMS
Renee Grube, Library, Recreation and Cultural Services
Chief Pete Kerns, Police
Denny Braud, Planning and Development
Kurt Corey, Public Works
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COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO.20517
COUNCIL BILL 5098
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING PERMITTED OVERNIGHT
SLEEPING; AMENDING SECTION 4. 816 OF THE EUGENE CODE,
1971; AND PROVIDING A SUNSET DATE FOR UNCODIFIED
PROVISIONS.
ADOPTED: September 25, 2013
SIGNED: September 25,2013
PASSED: 6:2
REJECTED:
OPPOSED: Clark,Poling
ABSENT:
EFFECTIVE; September 25,2013
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ORDINANCE NO. 20517
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING SLEEPING;
PERMITTED OVERNIGHT
AMENDING SECTION 4.
816 OF CODE, 1971; AND
THE EUGENE
PROVIDING A SUNSET DATE FOR UNCODIFIED PROVISIONS.
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows:
A. Section 4.
816 of the Eugene Code, 1971 ( EC) provides for the regulation of
overnight sleeping.
B. In order to create additional sleeping options for people who are homeless,
Ordinance No. 20484 was adopted temporarily allowing overnight sleeping in a tent where
overnight sleeping would be allowed in a vehicle. The sunset date of that provision was
extended to December 31, 2014 by Ordinance No. 20501. Ordinance No. 20503 was adopted
allowing overnight sleeping in a "Conestoga hut' where overnight sleeping would be allowed in
a vehicle. That Ordinance will sunset on October 1, 2013. EC 4.
816 should be amended to
make those provisions permanent.
C. In addition, a pilot program expanding the permitted overnight sleeping provisions
should be established and remain in effect until March 31, 2014, which will allow the City to
monitor the program to determine whether it should be made permanent, revised or abandoned.
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 . The findings set forth above are adopted.
Section 2 . Subsection (1)of EC 4.
816 is amended to provide as follows:
4.
816 Permitted Overnight Slee
1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code:
a) Persons may sleep overnight in a vehicle in a parking lot of a religious
institution, place of worship, business or public entity that owns or
leases property on which a parking lot and occupied structure are
located, with permission of the property owner. The property owner may
not grant permission for more than six vehicles used for sleeping at any
one time. For purposes of this subsection (1), the term "vehicle"
includes a car, tent, camper, trailer, and Conestoga hut.
b) Persons may sleep overnight in the back yard of a single family
residence in a residential zoning district, with permission of the owner
and tenant of the residence. Not more than one family may sleep in any
back yard, and not more than one tent or camping shelter may be used
for sleeping in the back yard. As an alternative, but not in addition to
sleeping overnight in the back yard, not more than one family may sleep
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in a vehicle, camper or trailer parked in the driveway of a single family
residence in a residential zoning district, with permission of the owner
and tenant of the residence. For purposes of this subsection, "family"
means persons related by blood or marriage, or no more than two
unrelated adults.
c) Persons may sleep overnight in a vehicle, on a paved or graveled
surface located on a vacant or unoccupied parcel, with the permission of
the property owner, if the owner registers the site with the city or its
agent. The city may require the site to be part of a supervised program
operated by the city or its agent. The property owner may not grant
permission for more than six vehicles used for sleeping at any one time.
Section 3 . The following provisions are adopted as a pilot program and shall sunset
and be repealed on March 31, 2014, unless extended or made permanent by future Council
action:
Permitted Overnight Sleeping Pilot Program
1) Up to 15 persons may sleep overnight in vehicles, as that term is defined in
section 4.
1)( 816(
a) of this code on property authorized pursuant to Section 4
of this ordinance.
2) No site may be used for overnight sleeping pursuant to subsection (1)of this
section unless one or more entities enters into the agreement with the City
referenced in Section 4 of this ordinance and one or more entities other than
the City provides, at no cost to the City, adequate garbage, toilets and
supervision. The entity providing supervision shall work with surrounding and
nearby neighbors (businesses or residences) to address any concerns.
Section 4 .The City Manager shall recommend to the City Council one or more proposed
sites for the pilot project authorized by Section 3 of this Ordinance. Any such site may not be
located in a residential area or close to a school, and must be owned or leased by the City of
Eugene, a religious institution, a non -profit organization, or a business if the business is located
on property zoned commercial or industrial. Before a proposed site may be used, the site must
be approved by the City Council by motion and an agreement must be executed between the
City and the entity referred to in subsection (2)of Section 3 above. Such an agreement may
include but is not limited to provisions concerning (a)supervision, (b)selection of the individuals
who may camp at the site, (c)number of continuous days that someone may camp at the site,
d)hours that people may stay at the site in addition to 9:00 p.m. to 7 a.
m., (
e)structures and
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other items that may be placed on the site, and (f)
closure of the site for non -compliance with
the terms of the agreement.
Section 5 . Due to the inclement weather and the need to provide assistance to homeless
persons as soon as possible, pursuant to the provisions of Section 32(2)of the Eugene Charter
of 2002, with the affirmative vote of two -thirds of the members of the City Council, upon
adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor, or passage over the Mayor's veto, this
Ordinance shall become effective immediately.
Passed by the City Council this Approved by the Mayor this
25 day of September, 2013. 25 of"September, 2013.
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COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 20547
COUNCIL BILL 5135
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PERMITTED
OVERNIGHT SLEEPING (“REST STOP”) PILOT
PROGRAM PROVISIONS ADOPTED BY
ORDINANCE NO. 20517.
ADOPTED: December 8, 2014
SIGNED: December 9, 2014
PASSED: 7:0
REJECTED:
OPPOSED:
ABSENT: Syrett
EFFECTIVE: January 9, 2015
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COUNCILORDINANCENO. 20576
COUNCILBILL5168
ANORDINANCEREMOVINGTHESUNSETDATESOFTHEREST
STOPANDDUSK-TO-DAWNPROGRAMS.
ADOPTED:February27,2017
SIGNED:March1,2017
PASSED:8:0
REJECTED:
OPPOSED:
ABSENT:
EFFECTIVE: April1,2017
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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 53-16-12
of the
City Manager
REISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY RULE REGARDING OVERNIGHT
SLEEPING ("REST STOP") PROGRAM REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 53-16-05.
The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds that:
A. Section 2.019 ofthe Eugene Code, 1971 (EC) authorizes the City Manager to adopt
rules for administration of provisions of the Eugene Code. EC 2.019(5) authorizes the City
Manager to adopt temporary rules for a period of 180 days.
B. On September 25,2013, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 20517 which
established a temporary permitted overnight sleeping ("Rest Stop") pilot program allowing up to
15 persons to sleep overnight at approved City locations until March 31,2014.
C. On November 26,2013, I issued Administrative Order No. 53-13-13 establishing
temporary regulations to implement the Rest Stop pilot program until March 31,2014.
D. Since the adoption of Ordinance No. 20517, the City Council has adopted
Ordinance No. 20547 which amended the pilot program's provisions to allow for the possibility
of up to 20 persons to sleep overnight at a specified site. Council has also extended the sunset date
of the Rest Stop pilot program, most recently by Ordinance No. 20563 which extended the program
until March 31, 2017.
E. Since the issuance of Administrative Order No. 53-13-13, due to Council's
amendment of the Rest Stop program and extension of the program's sunset dates, I have reissued
the temporary Rule regarding the Rest Stop program regulations, most recently by Administrative
Order No. 53-16-05. That Administrative Order will expire on October 5,2016.
F. Council discussions that will be taking place in the upcoming months concerning
the Rest Stop program may result in the need to amend the Rest Stop regulations. While Rest Stop
options are being considered, it would be most efficient to reissue the temporary Rule adopted by
Administrative Order No. 53-16-05, so that the regulations will remain in effect for the duration
of the Rest Stop program adopted by City Council.
NOW THEREFORE, based on the above findings, and pursuant to Ee 2.019(5), the
following standards shall become effective on October 5,2016, and remain in effect until March
31, 2017, unless replaced earlier by an emergency rule, temporary rule, or permanent rule adopted
in accordance with the provisions ofEC 2.019.
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PERMITTED OVERNIGHT SLEEPING ("REST STOP")
PROGRAM REGULATIONS
For purposes of the implementation of Ordinance No. 20517 and 20547, the following
regulations are implemented for the Rest Stop locations ("the property") approved by City Council:
A. Property Provider/Site Manager Responsibilities:
1. The property provider/operator shall designate a site manager who shall be
responsible for providing supervision when provider is not present. Designation of a site manager
does not relieve the property provider/operator of responsibility to ensure compliance with the
Contract and these regulations.
2. A contract shall be executed providing for one or more portable toilets with weekly
cleaning, and weekly trash/recycling pick up.
3. The property provider/site manager shall maintain a roster of individuals who are
authorized to be at the property.
. 4. The property provider/site manager shall ensure that guests and visitors comply
with all provisions of these rules, the site agreement, and Ordinance No. 20517 and 20547.
B. Guest Responsibilities:
1. The following activities/items are prohibited from the property:
e Alcohol; illegal drugs
eWeapons
eIllegal activity
eOpen flames, unless approved by the Fire Marshal.
eLoud music or other disruptive noise
eOvernight visitors
e Physical violence, intimidating or threatening behavior or language while on or
in the vicinity of the property; damage or harm to the property or property in the
surrounding area.
eEngage in behavior on or near the property that may negatively affect the peace
and enjoyment of the property and surrounding property for other overnight
sleepers or for neighbors.
eChildren, except children who are accompanied by a parent or guardian during
daytime hours.
2. Only tents are permitted on the property, unless specifically approved in writing by
the City Manager or the Manager's designee.
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3. The provider, guests and visitors shall comply with all applicable provisions of
federal, state and local laws, including the requirements of the fire code.
4. Guests shall keep personal property in the permitted tent.
5. Visitors are allowed only between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. and are not permitted to bring
animals onto the property. Guests shall be responsible for the behavior of visitors while on the
property, and visitors shall adhere to all of the obligations of guests under these regulations. Not
more than 20 people, counting both guests and visitors, may be on the property between 9 a.m.
and 9 p.m.
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6. Guests shall be selected by the property provider and may stay on the property until
the provider revokes that permission. If permission to remain on the property is revoked, the
guest(s) must immediately remove themselves and their property or risk citation for trespassing,
having their vehicle towed, at the owner's expense, and their property disposed of.
7. Guests shall deposit all garbage in waste receptacles provided by the property
provider/site manager or transport it off site and dispose of it lawfully, and shall keep the area
where they are sleeping clean.
8. Guests shall use bathroom facilities provided by the property provider/site
manager, or available to the public off-site.
Dated this t.11'Say of September, 2016.
-Jon R. Ruiz
City Manager
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Council Motions Regarding Rest Stop Program
November 16, 2016
• Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved that we recognize Opportunity
Village Eugene and rest stop pilots have been successful for those residents that have
taken advantage of them, that the sunset should be eliminated, and the siting criteria
should be reviewed for modifications. PASSED 6:0
• Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved the City shall build community
understanding of the programs through education and outreach. The City Manager will
work with community groups, neighborhoods, and residents to clarify purposes of the
programs and dispel misunderstanding, especially by showing the video. PASSED 6:0
• Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved that we recognize that social
services and homeless activity are more concentrated in Ward 7 and therefore move at
least one of the rest stops to one of the newly identified sites. PASSED 4:3
February 13, 2017
• MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to direct
the City Manager to 1) stabilize current rest stops and 2) work with task teams in
different wards in a phased approach, starting with interested neighborhoods, to find
additional rest stops outside of Ward 7. PASSED 8:0
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