Laserfiche WebLink
interested Eugene councilors to help inaugurate its opening in June 2001. He circulated a <br />brochure regarding Kakegawa's new library. Mr. Pap8 said that the dinners were a pleasant <br />experience. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap8 suggested a council work session on the Sister City Program be scheduled in the future <br />as he was not comfortable with the current direction of the program and had questions about the <br />budget, number of sister cities, and the City's relationship with the Sister City Foundation. He <br />indicated he would submit his request for a work session in writing. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson arrived at the meeting. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap8 said he had a constituent request that the council consider a cat ordinance similar to <br />the City's dog ordinances. He indicated he would submit a request for a work session on such <br />an ordinance in writing. <br /> <br />Responding to Ms. Taylor's comments regarding downtown development, Mr. Meisner did not <br />think zoning was the problem with downtown. He was more concerned about the description of <br />the proposed building on Willamette Street, a windowless four-stow structure, which emphasized <br />to him the importance of design standards. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner said that he had visited with some constituents who had complained about homeless <br />camping and had heard much praise of Sue Collins of the City Manager's Office. Those <br />complaining stated they felt listened to. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson expressed appreciation she had been able to participate in a Habitat for Humanity <br />Project supported in part by Weyerhaeuser on Four Grange Road in her ward. She said that the <br />volunteer participation was wonderful to see. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson reported that seven bids had been submitted for construction of the library. As soon <br />as more was known about the bids, staff would pass the information on to the council. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson said that he had discussed different approaches to the issue of homeless camping <br />with Planning and Development Department Director Paul Farmer and Police Chief Jim Hill <br />earlier that day. He believed that the City's response to problems associated with homeless <br />camping would be improved with the formation of an interdepartmental staff and nonprofit team <br />that met once weekly. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr requested an update on the arts selection process for the new library, noting his interest <br />in ensuring the library contained art from local artists. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr endorsed Mr. Meisner's commendation of Sue Collins, saying that he had also heard <br />praise of Ms. Collins from a constituent. <br /> <br />Referring to the council's joint meeting with the Human Rights Commission, Mr. Farr said that <br />members of the commission were tireless in the work they do and spent considerable time <br />outside the commission setting on human rights issues. He determined from Mr. Johnson that <br />the Human Rights Support System was not codified. Mr. Johnson added he did not think it <br />needed to be codified. Mr. Farr indicated a citizen seemed to think it was a problem it was not <br />and said he would follow-up with the manager. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 11, 2000 Page 2 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />