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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />February 24, 2014 <br />5:30.p.m. <br />Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, George Poling, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, Claire <br />Syrett, Greg Evans, Alan Zelenka (via conference phone) <br />Mayor Piercy opened the February 24, 2014, City Council work session. A <br />A. WORK SESSION: Sick Leave Ordinance <br />Interim Division Manager, Mia Cariaga introduced the item and provided background <br />information, including current and proposed legislation at the state and local levels. After some <br />discussion, the council requested another work session and /or forum that might include <br />members of the business community, employees, health professionals and the Chamber of <br />Commerce. <br />B. WORK SESSION: Update from Police Auditor <br />Police Auditor Mark Gissiner presented a report detailing the number and types of complaints his <br />office received over the past few months. He noted that EPD is gathering more demographic info <br />to determine if profiling is taking place and that a community request to hire a bi- lingual and bi- <br />cultural intake staff person is being considered. <br />C. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND CITY <br />MANAGER <br />Mayor Piercy and City Councilors reported on the following: <br />• Housing Policy Board is working on regional priorities for low- income housing. <br />• LCOG is looking at its fee structure and by -laws. <br />• Human Rights Commission held a homelessness discussion. <br />Human Services Commission discussed the Poverty and Homeless Commission structure. <br />Municipal Court is seeking input on a Community Court process via a survey on City's <br />website. <br />The meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />,8W J <br />Beth Forrest <br />City Recorder <br />MINUTES — Eugene City Council February 24, 2014 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />