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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> McNutt Room--Eugene City Hall <br /> <br /> July 22, 2002 <br /> 8p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, David Kelly, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, Gary <br /> Rayor, Gary Pap~, Bonny Bettman. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Par Farr. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> <br />Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br />1.PUBLIC FORUM <br /> <br />Betsy Boyd, 2190 Washington Street, spoke in support of the school property tax levy. She <br />submitted a petition signed by 170 School District 4J parents who support the levy. She cited <br />programs that had been cut from the schools. She noted that she had accompanied some <br />students to the forum who would speak of their own experiences in local schools. She urged the <br />council to support the school levy in November. <br /> <br />Christiana Zulner, 2479 Blackburn, said that more people in her classes made it harder for her to <br />learn. She added that there was less opportunity for music in her school. She expressed a desire <br />to use updated computers in her classes. <br /> <br />Hank Brem, 3939 Terrace Trail, raised concerns over increasing class sizes and loss of programs <br />in the school district. He also raised concern that physical education would be cut. <br /> <br />Sara Appelbaum, 3327 West 25th Avenue, raised concern over programs being cut at her school. <br />She cited her classes in computedintemet use that had been cut as well as library programs. <br />She also raised concern over cuts in the district's sports program. <br /> <br />George Glausser, 3572 Spring Boulevard, spoke positively of the drama program in the district. <br />He said that each program was as important as any other. He stressed that school activities <br />helped kids with their future careers. <br /> <br />Megan Smith, 2145 Ridgeway Drive, raised concern over cuts in the sports program at her <br />school. Students are worried about programs being cut. She noted that there were 35 kids in her <br />current math class and added that the next year's calculus class could have as many as 70 <br />students. She said that class size was a significant issue. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 22, 2002 Page 1 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />