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between the two sides would get greater. He thought the voting patterns in southeast Eugene <br />monolithic and dangerous. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey called for comments from the council. <br /> <br />Councilor Rayor urged Ms. Zhao and Mr. Wong to contact the Human Rights Program staff and <br />discuss their issues regarding the Chinese government's oppression of Falandafa with the Human <br />Rights Commission. He noted that Portland had a similar commission and encouraged them to <br />take advantage of that avenue as well. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey noted that Mr. Brown had appeared before the council before regarding the issue of <br />camping along the river, and asked staff to provide a response about what the City could do or <br />would do in its response to illegal camping, and what limitations existed on the City's ability to <br />react to the issue. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey closed the public forum. <br /> <br />2. CONSENT CALENDAR <br /> A. Approval of Minutes <br /> October 24, 2001, Work Session <br /> October 31, 2001, Work Session <br /> B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda <br /> <br /> Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Kelly, moved to approve the items <br /> on the Consent Calendar. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman pulled the minutes of October 24 and October 31. Regarding the minutes of <br />October 24, she asked that paragraph 8 on page 1 be changed to read as follows (italicized text <br />added; struck text deleted): "Ms. Bettman maintained that the "overwhelming majority" of Budget <br />Committee members were business representatives; for example, they worked for insurance <br />companies and were bankers." <br /> <br />Regarding the minutes of October 31, Councilor Bettman asked that the fourth sentence in <br />paragraph 5 on page 5 of the minutes be changed to read "Ms. Bettman encouraged staff to find a <br />way to reach out to affected property owners and provide information on the impact of the policy <br />so that these owners could understand the costs involved at the end of the process before the <br />public hearing." <br /> <br />Councilor Nathanson asked that the second sentence in paragraph 4 on page 9 of the October 24 <br />minutes be changed to read "She pointed out, however, that there was not just a single councilor to <br />representiag the entire south hills, which had unique concerns and interests as well." <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 26, 2001 Page 3 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />