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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />July 22, 2013 <br />7:30 p.m. <br />Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Mike Clark, <br />Chris Pryor, Claire Syrett, Greg Evans <br />Her Honor, Mayor Piercy opened the July 22, 2013, City Council meeting. <br />1. PUBLIC FORUM <br />1. Carol Berg - Caldwell - commended Debbie at Municipal Court for her great service. <br />2. Leslie Robnett - requested a place to sleep for homeless people displaced from wetlands. <br />3. Duncan Rhodes - said Willamette Street is a dangerous mess, supported option 3. <br />4. Paula Erickson, President of GEARS - supported option 3 for Willamette Street redesign. <br />5. Patrice Dotson, Angel of Mercy for homeless - said curb cuts help and night camps are needed. <br />6. James Chastain - requested a place to safely sleep at night. <br />7. Joshua Skov - asked council to keep an open mind and do research on Willamette Street redesign <br />8. Laura Potter, Chamber of Commerce - supported the Downtown Mixed Use code changes. <br />9. Reagan Clark - said homeless vets and low income vets need better treatment and resources. <br />10. Marina Hajek - supported safer bike and pedestrian routes to schools and option 3. <br />11. Eugene Drix - said the future is new, we have to learn and help each other. <br />12. David Gizara , GEARS - said transportation should work for all modes with safety a priority. <br />13. Paul Leitman - requested improved bike safety for everyone, especially around campus /13th. <br />14. Marc Schlossberg - asked for consideration of all users when redesigning streets. <br />15. Judi Horstmann - voiced concern about safety on 30th Avenue, around Camas Ridge School. <br />16. Susan Stumpf - thanked the council for funding safer streets. <br />17. Kelsey Moore - supported option 3 for the S. Willamette Street redesign. <br />2. CONSENT CALENDAR <br />MOTION: Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to approve the items on <br />the Consent Calendar. <br />Councilor Syrett requested to pull items 2C and 217. Councilor Brown asked to pull item 2B. <br />VOTE: PASSED 8:0. <br />Item 2B: Approval of Tentative Working Agenda <br />MOTION and VOTE: Councilor Brown, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to schedule <br />a discussion of the Riverfront Urban Renewal District on September 11, 2013. PASSED <br />7:1, Councilor Poling opposed. <br />NUTES — Eugene City Council July 22, 2013 Page 1 <br />Regular Meeting <br />