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e e it M I NUT E S Eugene City Council City Council Chamber February 10, 1986 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Richard Hansen, Debra Ehrman, Emily Schue, Freeman Holmer, Cynthia Wooten, Ruth Bascom, Roger Rutan (8:50 p.m.-9:55 p.m.), Jeff Miller. The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Brian B. Obie. I. KICKOFF OF PROJECT CITY PRIDE--COUNCILOR BASCOM Councilor Bascom announced that Project City Pride will be initiated Tuesday, February 11, 1986, when six Oregon Maple trees will be planted on Franklin Boulevard. She presented a leaflet titled "Project City Pride" to the counci- lors. The leaflet describes the project, which is a community beautification campaign. The leaflet will be distributed to garden clubs and other organiza- tions in the City. II. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Obie introduced the public forum. He said it is an opportunity for citizens to bring subjects which are not scheduled for council consideration to the attention of the councilors. He said the councilors will respond later to the subjects presented. Joyce Owen, 2830 Emerald, represented the American Lung Association of Oregon. She asked the council to adopt an ordinance which will ban the distribution of free samples of tobacco products on streets, sidewalks, and parks in Eugene. Ms. Owen said tobacco is a deadly, addictive drug and the distribution of free samples is aimed at young people. She said the National Institute of Drug Abuse considers nicotine to be more addictive than heroin. She said tobacco causes many diseases. Smoking causes heart, vascular, and lung diseases, and smokeless tobacco causes cancers of the throat, esophagus, and bladder. She said children who chew tobacco are more likely to smoke cigarettes when they are older than children who do not chew. The use of smokeless tobacco is the fastest growing form of drug abuse among children. Ms. Owen said she has seen cigarette samples given to children who are obvi- ously under 18 years old, and smokeless tobacco is given openly to children as young as eight or nine. She said it is illegal to sell tobacco products to children, but it is legal to give samples of tobacco products to children on street corners. She asked the council to stop the distribution of tobacco samples on public thoroughfares. She submitted her testimony in writing. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 10, 1986 Page 1