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<br /> e Mr. Rutan said that he supports this document and commended the task force <br /> for its work. <br /> Mr. Bennett reiterated his earlier concern on the need for broad <br /> representation of commission members. He pointed out that the central goal <br /> of the Human Rights Program is to change people's attitudes on human rights <br /> issues; this type of education takes place most effectively when people with <br /> different perspectives are provided a forum for open discussion. <br /> Mr. Rikhoff acknowledged Mr. Bennett's concern but said the community would <br /> not regard the program as legitimate unless persons with demonstrated human <br /> rights interest and expertise served on the commission. Mr. Rikhoff pointed <br /> out that community members would bypass the program unless they saw it as a <br /> place of action. <br /> Mr. Boles asked when the council would be asked to accept the Human Rights <br /> Program work plan. Ms. Lynch responded that the work program would probably <br /> come before the council in March. When generating this work plan, Mr. Boles <br /> suggested that it would be better for the commission to have a short list of <br /> work plan items with greater concentration on those issues. <br /> Mr. Holmer moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to accept the Human <br /> Rights Task Force report and associated time lines. The <br /> motion carried unanimously, 5:0. <br /> e Mr. Gleason commended the commission for its work. <br /> II. DISCUSSION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITY CODE <br /> Doug Eveleth, Planning and Development Department, provided a brief <br /> introduction. He noted that on October 8, 1990, the council will conduct a <br /> public hearing to consider a package of code amendments for the Eugene Code. <br /> Mr. Eveleth explained that the code amendments being considered deal <br /> primarily with the Administrative Code in Chapter 8 of the Eugene City Code. <br /> This part of the code amendment seeks to consolidate the administrative <br /> portions of all the specialty codes and the Administrative Code for the ease <br /> of both staff and the customer. <br /> Mr. Eveleth said that the second part of the amendment is an ordinance that <br /> establishes a civil penalty as an enforcement mechanism. The City is <br /> proposing the implementation of a civil penalty mechanism which will be used <br /> in situations where an individual ignores the City's request for corrective <br /> action or where the individual continually repeats violations. The proposed <br /> mechanism would bypass the current municipal court system and would allow an <br /> administrative civil penalty to be assessed. Appeals would go to a Hearings <br /> Official. <br /> Mr. Eveleth highlighted three key components of the proposal, namely that the <br /> e ultimate goal with respect to this new system is to gain compliance, not <br /> enforcement; that there be no interruption in due process or in the rights of <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 8, 1990 Page 4 <br />