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M I N U T E S Eugene City Council City Council Meeting Council Chamber—Eugene City Hall September 11, 2006 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Jennifer Solomon, Bonny Bettman, David Kelly, Andrea Ortiz, Gary Papé, George Poling, Chris Pryor, Betty Taylor. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order and welcomed everyone to the meeting. 1. CEREMONIAL MATTERS -September 11 Commemoration Mayor Piercy read a proclamation commemorating the tragic events of September 11, 2001, into the record. A moment of silence was observed. 2. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Piercy reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. Zachary Vishanoff, a resident of Patterson Street, felt there should have been more of a public process regarding the public parking garage associated with the Whole Foods Grocery project. He thought there had been “deals” because of what he perceived as a lack of public interface. He asserted that a neighbor- hood park in the University area had been “bulldozed” without a public hearing. He alleged that Downtown Eugene Incorporated (DEI) was “working on a plan to put more cameras downtown for surveillance,” and requested a “broad-based” discussion about it. He also alleged that the University of Oregon recently announced a new laboratory that would participate in research into nanotechnology for the Department of Defense. He said the City’s elected officials should begin a discussion of the Willamette Greenway. He thought Department of Defense research was controversial and more discussion was needed, not less. Additionally, he expressed concern regarding the old landfill near the river and suggested it be cleaned up before the 2008 Olympic Trials. Mike Clark , 2754 Cheryl Street,stated that a baby, five-week-old Orion Smith, had been killed in a car accident near the intersection of Beltline Highway and Delta Highway. A truck hit the back of his parents’ car. Mr. Clark related that a neighbor of his was a firefighter at Valley River Fire Station No. 9. He said those emergency personnel respond to a rush hour accident in that area “every day.” He acknowledged that there were many priorities for transportation issues in the City, noting that a work session had been scheduled for September 25 on such issues in West and North Eugene. He encouraged the councilors to MINUTES—Eugene City Council September 11, 2006 Page 1 Regular Meeting