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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Regular Session <br /> Council Chamber--City Hall <br /> <br /> October 11, 2004 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Bonny Bettman, George Poling, David Kelly, Betty Taylor, Jennifer <br /> Solomon, Scott Meisner, Gary Papd, Nancy Nathanson (by telephone). <br /> <br />Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br />1. CEREMONIAL MATTERS <br /> <br /> - Proclamation for "Breast Cancer Awareness Month" <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey explained that the reading of the proclamation would be delayed as it had yet to be delivered <br />to him. <br /> <br />2. PUBLIC FORUM <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. <br /> <br />David Hansen, 2738 Kismet Way, spoke on behalf of the Eugene Citizens for Housing Standards. He <br />thanked and congratulated the council for its willingness to work on housing standards. He appreciated the <br />unanimity of the councilors' support. He felt the council recognized the need for and the improvement to the <br />community that such standards would facilitate. He said he hoped to meet with councilors over the next <br />couple of weeks both to provide information and to answer questions. <br /> <br />Jude Hines, 4487 Knoop Avenue, read the first portion of a statement, copies of which were provided to the <br />council, on behalf of the Alliance of Federal, State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local <br />1724. She conveyed the local's commitment to a fair collective bargaining commitment to the City of <br />Eugene. She stressed that the local was asking to be treated equitably. <br /> <br />Cindy Clark, 1621 Calistoga Court, read the second portion of the statement on behalf of AFSCME Local <br />1724. She related that the Union had difficulty deciphering the City's costing figures. She underscored that <br />the City budgeted $33.9 million for AFSCME positions, while actual wage costs were $27.9 million, <br />because the City budgeted for 100 unfilled positions. She asserted this would pay for the total cost of health <br />insurance for every AFSCME employee for the year. <br /> <br />Roberta Pupilli, 1790 West 15th Avenue, read the third portion of the statement on behalf of AFSCME <br />Local 1724. She discussed the monthly cost of health insurance for a family and reiterated that this was <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 11, 2004 Page 1 <br /> Regular Session <br /> <br /> <br />