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MINUTES Eugene City Council McNutt Room--City Hall July 21, 1999 5:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Scott Meisner, Nancy Nathanson, Pat Farr, David Kelly, Gary Rayor, Gary PapS. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Betty Taylor, Bobby Lee. DINNER WORK SESSION OF THE EUGENE CITY COUNCIL A. Items from Mayor and Council Mr. Meisner passed. Responding to a request from Mr. Fart, the council indicated its willingness to consider a Contingency Fund request to partially underwrite the costs of a nonviolence training. Responding to a question from Mr. Meisner about the origin of the request, Mr. Fart said it came from the Human Rights Commission. Ms. Nathanson asked if the need for the training was identified by a community group or a vendor. Mr. Fart said that the need was identified by the Human Rights Commission. He indicated he would provide additional information to the council in the next meeting packet. Mr. Fart said the Human Rights Commission had raised questions regarding the Police Department's video taping of events. He said that there was no clarity in the community about why the video taping occurred, and questions were raised about its consistency with Oregon Revised Statute 181.010, which states no law enforcement agency may collect or maintain information about citizens' political, religious, or social views. Mr. Fart requested a council discussion about the policy of video taping events so that the reasons for the taping were clear to the community. Mr. Kelly endorsed Mr. Fart's request and suggested that the issue be referred to the new Police Commission if that referral could occur in a timely manner. City Manager Jim Johnson recollected that Chief Jim Hill had responded to an inquiry from Mr. Kelly regarding the same topic with a memorandum discussing the reasons the police video taped, and asked if the response was unsatisfactory. Mr. Farr said the memorandum was responsive but its contents were unfamiliar to most people in the community. He wanted a discussion that more people were aware of. Mr. Farr called the council's attention to the Eugene Police Department's Resource Guide, and said it was a good, inexpensive step toward community policing. The guide contained an extensive list of community resources and services to which the police could refer citizens. Mr. Pap~ arrived at the meeting MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 21, 1999 Page 1 5:30 p.m.