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Pearl Wolfe, representing Looking Glass New Roads Program, thanked the council for its funding <br />of programs for at-risk youth. <br /> <br />Carmen Urbina, 788 Blackfoot Street, thanked the council for its support of human services. She <br />urged the council to recognize that human services in the city were in a state of disaster. She <br />said third world poverty conditions existed in the community and urged the council to take a <br />leadership position in addressing the problem. <br /> <br />Russ Brink, 214 East 30th Avenue, thanked the council for its funding contribution on behalf of <br />Safe & Sound of Eugene. He read a letter of thanks to the council and distributed copies to each <br />councilor. <br /> <br />Councilor Kelly thanked those who testified. He particularly thanked Ms. Urbina for her <br />comments. <br /> <br />II.CONSENT CALENDAR <br /> <br /> A. Approval of City Council Minutes <br /> -April 23, 2003, Work Session <br /> B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda <br /> C. Ratification of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Actions of April 9, April 16, <br /> April 23, and April 30, 2003 <br /> D. Approval of Acquisition of Landbank Site for Low-Income Housing <br /> E. Approval of Eugene-Springfield HOME Investment Partnerships Program <br /> Consortium Agreement <br /> F. Approval of Expansion of Lindholm Service Center <br /> G. Appointment to Lane Workforce Partnership Board <br /> <br /> Councilor Pap~, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to approve the <br /> items on the Consent Calendar. <br /> <br />Councilors Kelly and Bettman noted their earlier submission of minutes corrections via e-mail. <br />Mayor Torrey determined there were no objections to the corrections. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman pulled Item D. <br /> <br />Councilor Kelly pulled Item F. <br /> <br /> Roll call vote; the remaining items on the Consent Calendar passed <br /> unanimously. <br /> <br />In response to a question from Councilor Bettman regarding the property in question in Item D and <br />the outcomes of discussions with parties interested in purchasing the building on the site, Mike <br />Sullivan, Planning and Development Department, said there had been discussions with several <br />interested parties. He explained the City did not have the site currently under option and that the <br />next step staff would take would be to do a site analysis to envision what sort of housing could be <br />developed on the site. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 27, 2003 Page 2 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />