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press conference acknowledged the lack of violence, but the type of profiling people were experiencing was <br />chronic and destructive. Students who were stopped regularly were stigmatized by their fellow students and <br />teachers and it affected their self-esteem Those individuals have every right to feel as safe and welcomed in <br />the community as her children. Ms. Bettman urged the council to be aware of the issue and read Police <br />Chief Bob Lehner's report on the profiling case that gave rise to the press conference. She also asked the <br />council to consider the types of civilian oversight that could be effective in the community so that when the <br />time came to institute such a body, it could be done quickly. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap6 asked if the council would see a report on the disposition of the Sears site prior to the break. City <br />Manager Dennis Taylor believed so. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ expressed his thanks to outgoing councilors Nathanson and Meisner and Mayor Torrey for all the <br />work they had done for the community. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor advocated for an external police review board, regardless of the merits of a particular case. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor concurred with Ms. Nathanson that there was considerable good work done by staff although the <br />council often discussed what was wrong, which she thought natural. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor wanted Public Works Department staff to stop saying that stop signs do not work because <br />drivers would not obey them. If staff said that about everything that was illegal, the City could simply <br />abolish all its regulations. She did not think it was a good argument to use against stop signs, which she <br />continued to advocate for as the cheapest form of traffic control. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said she was a member of the NLC task force charged to review the No Child Left Behind Act, <br />and invited ideas from the council. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly concurred with Ms. Bettman's comments about racial profiling. He said that issue and larger <br />ones were something the council needed to pay more attention to. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly asked about the status of the scope of work for the commercial and industrial lands study <br />promised by Lane County. City Manager Taylor indicated he would follow up. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly also thanked Ms. Nathanson, Mr. Meisner, and Mayor Torrey for their many years of dedicated <br />service to the City of Eugene. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner reported that the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) had been charged by the governor <br />with the task of examining intercity alternative modes. He had agreed to testify before the OTC in Portland <br />on the subject of freight passenger rail, and invited comments from other councilors before December 13. <br /> <br />City Manager Taylor also recognized the many years of service that Mr. Meisner, Ms. Nathanson, and <br />Mayor Torrey had given to Eugene. He commended Mayor Torrey for his efforts around education and <br />children, Ms. Nathanson for her efforts around parks planning and telecommunications, and Mr. Meisner for <br />his efforts around the library, the arts, passenger rail, and the restoration of the train depot. On behalf of the <br />organization, he thanked them for their service. <br /> <br />City Manager Taylor acknowledged the emotion and feeling expressed by the community leaders at the <br />recent press conference. He recognized the courage of City employee Jordan Cortez in bringing forth his <br />charge of racial profiling and thanked him for coming forward. He apologized to Mr. Cortez for his bad <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 6, 2004 Page 2 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />