Direct the City Manager to prepare an ordinance and schedule a public hearing in September 2020, to extend Northwest Natural Gas's Franchise Agreement for six months and to schedule a Work session in early September 2020 for an update on the negotiations. PAsSED 6:2, Councilors Semple and Taylor opposed

July 29, 2020 · Parks, environment & climate Scanned minutes Unverified Reason: 0 councilors present and not named as opposed/abstaining/absent, but tally shows 6 yes; per-member Yes votes not stated; councilors-present roster not found; read from scanned minutes (OCR text); member votes not verified

Motion	Moved to direct the City Manager to prepare an ordinance and schedule a public hearing in September 2020, to extend Northwest Natural Gas's Franchise Agreement for six months and to schedule a Work session in early September 2020 for an update on the negotiations. PAsSED 6:2, Councilors Semple and Taylor opposed.
Moved by	Emily Semple
Seconded by	Jennifer Yeh
Member votes	Result per minutes; member votes not yet verified
Result	Passed 6:2 per minutes Result as stated in the minutes.
Resolution / ordinance / council bill	WORK SEsSION: Northwest Natural Gas Franchise Agreement Intergovernmental Relations Manager Ethan Nelson and
Minutes	Official minutes, page 2

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Minutes Official minutes (PDF, page 2) — approval: posted; approval listing not found in later… Original
Meeting page Meeting page with agenda, minutes and video (City of Eugene Open Media) Original
Agenda packet Agenda packet (PDF) Original

Approximate time (unconfirmed, matched Oct 31, 2026). Starts near our best automatic match for the motion; the vote may be a little earlier or later. Watch on YouTube at 25:55