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M I N U T E S Eugene City Council State of the City Hult Center for the Performing Arts—One Eugene Center January 5, 2006 5:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Jennifer Solomon, Andrea Ortiz, David Kelly, Betty Taylor, Gary Papé, Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Chris Pryor. I. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS City Council President George Poling called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order and welcomed those present to the annual State of the City event. He noted the many elected officials from other jurisdictions in attendance. Mr. Poling thanked City staff for being hard working and dedicated employees. Mr. Poling recognized the contributions of the many people who volunteer for the City. Mr. Poling thanked his wife Glenda for her support and recognized the birth of his newest constituent, a granddaughter. II. MUSICAL SELECTION Those in attendance heard a musical selection from the Oregon Peace Choir, under the direction of Valerie Rogers. Mr. Poling introduced other members of the Eugene City Council. III. CITY COUNCILOR REMARKS Ms. Bettman thanked those present for their attendance and thanked the mayor for providing an opportunity for councilors to speak. She thanked the many volunteers, including her colleagues on the council, who were engaged in the community. She hoped more citizens would become involved in civic affairs and said one did not need to be an expert to do so. Ms. Bettman said that people could educate themselves about topics that interested them and become involved at many levels. She said the democratic process needed more participants. Ms. Bettman shared a quote from Aristotle: “If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best be attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost.” To reinforce that point, she also shared a quote from Franklin Delano Roosevelt: “. . .the only MINUTES—Eugene City Council January 5, 2006 Page 1 State of the City