Saj Sundaram

City Councilor Mike Clark of Ward 5 listens to constituents during the public comment section of the Eugene City Council meeting. During the City Council meeting on Monday Oct. 13, 2025, Eugene City Manager Sarah Medary confirmed that she is working with Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner to pause the use of Flock cameras, the cities license-plate reading cameras, within 24 hours of the meeting. The decision comes after the council unanimously voted to recommend that Medary pause the use of the cameras during a work session on Oct. 8, 2025. (Saj Sundaram/Emerald)

During a work session on Feb. 25, the Eugene City Council passed a motion to ask the city manager to bring back more information on the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act for the council to discuss as a rental protection.

TOPA requires property owners to give notices to building residents if they plan to sell the property, and allows residents to form a coalition and purchase the building before third parties. The goal of TOPA is to keep prices stabilized and residents in their homes.

The city’s Rental Housing Program presented a slideshow to the council discussing the impacts of Phases I and II of the Renters Protection Process, and mentioned TOPA as a possible protection in the future.

“I want to learn more than what I know right now so I can make the best possible decision,” Ward 5 Councilor Mike Clark said. “But from what I know at the moment, I would say it sounds like a pretty good idea.”

Ward 4 Councilor Jennifer Yeh moved to pass a motion to ask the city manager to return at a later discussion with more information on TOPA for councilors, emphasizing that the discussion should be prioritized before Phase III implementation planning.

The motion passed 7-0.