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Mr. Pap6 looked forward to the completion of the East Bank Bicycle Trail, saying it would be a good addition to the bicycle transportation system and would provide recreation for the community. Mr. Pap6 said he had been asked to visit Buckley House, and during his visit was asked what the council proposed to do with the people picked up by the new CAHOOTS van proposed by the Public Safety Coordinating Council given Buckley House's lack of capacity and funding to accommodate more users. Mr. Johnson indicated that the subject would be discussed later in the evening when the council considered the Public Safety Coordinating Council proposals. Mr. Kelly referred the council to information distributed prior to the meeting regarding Senate Bill 245 and indicated he would ask the council to act on a motion later in the meeting. Mr. Rayor thanked Mr. Johnson for following up on a suggestion he had made by issuing an executive order requiring City projects to secure erosion control permits to ensure that public as well as private projects complied with regulations. Mr. Rayor requested that he be given an opportunity to review the intergovernmental agreement between the City and School District 4J regarding the use of the high school ballfields because he would not be present at the August 9 meeting when the issue would be discussed. He said he did not want to request that the item be postponed, but wanted to review the agreement and provide the council with his thoughts about it via electronic mail. Ms. Nathanson brought the community up-to-date on several issues she had raised in public meetings and to which she had received staff responses. She said she received complete information in response to her question about emergency training and preparedness for wildfires; a memorandum to her question regarding the use of community service as an option for those violating the City's graffiti ordinance and its impact on Municipal Court; and a prompt response to her questions about summer time neighborhood crime activity areas. Ms. Nathanson acknowledged staff for its work and said that along with its daily duties, staff continued to respond to "big" projects and requests raised by the council. Mr. Johnson introduced Angel Jones, the new department director of the Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services Department. He invited the council to contact Ms. Jones with questions. The council welcomed Ms. Jones. Mr. Johnson reported that he had extended the notice time for the City Attorney's contract to December 31 to accommodate the council's work session on the contract, tentatively scheduled for October 13. Mr. Torrey asked Mr. Kelly to offer his motion. Mr. Kelly moved, seconded by Mr. Meisner, that the council take a Priority 1, Oppose, position on Senate Bill 245 in its present form, and is specifically opposed to the A3 amendments that modify definitions of, and enforcement of, compliance by enterprise zone companies. Staff should immediately work for the amendment's defeat, and inform the governor of the council's opposition. MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 21, 1999 Page 2 5:30 p.m.