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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Work Session <br /> McNutt Room--Eugene City Hall <br /> <br /> June 10, 2002 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: David Kelly, Gary Pap~, Nancy Nathanson, Pat Fart, Scott Meisner, <br /> Betty Taylor, Gary Rayor, Bonny Bettman. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br /> <br />Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting to order. <br /> <br />A. Items from Mayor, Council, and City Manager <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson had no items. <br /> <br />Mr. Fart indicated the council would receive testimony at the regular meeting from the local <br />business community regarding the dramatic impact of the anti-smoking ordinance on their <br />business. He asked the council to listen to the testimony it would receive. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor said Hynix had the right to appeal its tax burden but the council had a right to know <br />about that appeal when it considered the company's tax exemption request. It would have made <br />a difference to him. He requested an accounting of what happened and asked why the <br />newspaper knew what was being appealed and staff did not. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ commended former Mayor Ruth Bascom for her work in realizing the completion of the <br />Hayes Memorial Garden, and encouraged other councilors to visit it. He asked how he could <br />make a donation to help improve the site. <br /> <br />Mr. Fart said that Willamette High School was sending a contingent of students to the National <br />Debate Tournament in North Carolina. It was the largest group of students ever to attend the <br />event from Oregon. He commended Willamette High School for its success, and noted his son <br />was one of the students in attendance. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey called attention to the upcoming Ducks on Parade event and encouraged councilors <br />to buy a duck. <br /> <br />The council sang Happy Birthday to Mr. Kelly. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly said a constituent called him about a situation where a street tree in the planting strip <br />had begun to break up the sidewalk. The Public Works Department informed this person he was <br />responsible for the damage repair. The department further informed him he could not take out the <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 10, 2002 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />