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The motion passed, 5:3; Mr. Rayor, Mr. Pap~, and Ms. Taylor voting no. Mr. Meisner suggested the councilors provide Mr. Johnson with their ideas, thoughts, and/or plans for developing and funding new public safety facilities, including but not limited to, information needs, siting, costs, space needs, process, and public involvement by December 31, 1999, for a possible May 16, 2000, ballot measure. B.Items from Mayor, City Council, and City Manager Ms. Taylor said she had attended the National League of Cities (NLC) Conference and had attended a seminar on downtown revitalization, which she found very interesting. She had learned zoning was critical to a vital downtown, and zoning could preclude one use from dominating the downtown. Ms. Taylor said that a vital downtown also relied on the restriction of uses outside the downtown to encourage development downtown. She said that the presenters advocated for the retention of "anchors" downtown, and that included the police station. Ms. Taylor said that she was on the league's Human Development Policy Committee, which discussed a proposal to take "minority" out of league policies and replace it with "people of color." She said that the issue provoked a lively discussion but it was never resolved. She had suggested to the author of the resolution regarding the term that she refer to the "traditionally disadvantaged" instead of "minority" or "people of color." Mr. Fart noted that the Human Rights Commission would be issuing a statement later in the week in response to the World Trade Organization demonstrations. The statement was not yet final. Mr. Fart invited the council and the mayor to the grand reopening of the Bethel Fire Station on Wednesday, December 15, at 3:30 p.m. He said that starting Friday, there would be a three- person crew at the station, improving response times throughout the Bethel-Danebo area. Mr. Pap8 said that he had also attended the NLC Conference and had particularly enjoyed the keynote speaker and a presentation on "Virtual LA." He briefly described the presentation and other presentations he had attended at the conference. Mr. Pap8 noted a national trend toward removing the pavement and roofs from downtown walking malls. Mr. Meisner termed the NLC Conference a great conference, and expressed appreciation to Mr. Kelly, a Los Angeles native, for providing him with a sense of that city. He described their visit to the Santa Monica street mall. He said that he had also attended the city showcase, where cities discussed their unique and innovative programs. Mr. Meisner said he had spent time with staff from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, who had developed an imaginative, creative, and effective approach to code enforcement. The approach involved actual mitigation and participation in that mitigation by City staff as volunteers. Mr. Meisner reported that the Police Commission would meet on December 9 and the meeting would recess somewhat early so the commissioners could meet the recent graduates of the Police Academy at 7 p.m. He invited all interested councilors to attend. Mr. Fart left the meeting. MINUTES-Eugene City Council December 8, 1999 Page 2 5:30 p.m.