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thought it a good compromise because the committee was making good progress and he preferred a quality <br />product to a fast product. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor thought it would be good if the committee on transportation alerted the council to what it was <br />thinking of prior to forwarding its recommendations. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor reported that she had attended several meetings of the Council Committee on Intergovernmental <br />Relations (CCIGR) and a Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) meeting over the council break. <br />She said that LRAPA was beginning its strategic planning effort. She noted the council’s receipt of the <br />CCIGR’s minutes. Ms. Taylor said she was also receiving many complaints, comments, and inquiries about <br />the sewer pipeline, as well as calls about burglaries in south Eugene, where residents did not feel they <br />received enough attention. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor congratulated Mayor Piercy for her presentation at the City Club and for a good response to <br />questions. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman noted her opposition to the public safety income tax as originally construed, although she <br />supported adequate funding for public safety and would like to have seen a more defensible ballot measure. <br />Ms. Bettman wanted to publicly state her opposition to the recall effort directed at Lane County Commis- <br />sioner Bobby Green and said it was a misapplication of the recall processes. She asked people not to sign <br />the petition and said if sufficient signatures were gathered she would oppose the recall. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman referred to the recently released public safety liability management report and recalled that the <br />City Manager and Police Chief promised a complete investigation; the report was not that investigation. It <br />was a very limited examination of the evidence associated with the criminal investigation. She suggested <br />that the responsibility to pursue a complete investigation lay with the council. While she was not prepared <br />to place a motion on the table now, she wanted the council to think about it. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling thanked Ms. Bettman for her comments about Commissioner Green and said he supported them. <br />He also expressed appreciation to commissioners Faye Stewart and Bill Dwyer, who made a difficult <br />decision regarding the future of the county. He hoped there was no recall attempt directed at them and <br />would continue to support them if one was attempted. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling announced that the public hearing for the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission <br />fiscal year 2008 budget would occur on April 19, 2007, at 7:30 a.m. at Springfield City Hall. <br /> <br />Responding to a question from Mr. Poling about the scheduling of the rental housing ordinance update, City <br />Manager Dennis Taylor believed the work session had been scheduled for June 13. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling commended the work of Michelle Mortenson, the City’s public service officer, who was the <br />subject of an article in The Register-Guard earlier that day. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling also recognized the work of Council Coordinator Lynda Rose, who was leaving her position to <br />take on new challenges. <br /> <br />Ms. Solomon noted her participation on a Public Safety Coordinating Council subcommittee on youth that <br />was taking on the project of completing a systemwide map. Eugene Police Chief Bob Lehner was chairing <br />the subcommittee. She thought the map would be a useful tool for the allocation of public safety resources. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council April 9, 2007 Page 2 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />