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<br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />McNutt Room—City Hall—777 Pearl Street <br />Eugene, Oregon <br /> <br /> September 14, 2009 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Alan Zelenka, Mike Clark, Andrea Ortiz, Jennifer Solomon, Chris Pryor, <br />George Poling, George Brown, Betty Taylor. <br /> <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the work session of the Eugene City Council to order. She announced <br />that Ms. Solomon would be delayed and Mr. Zelenka was out of town. <br /> <br />A. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM MAYOR, CITY <br />COUNCIL, AND CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />Ms. Piercy invited people to attend the Mayor’s Art Show at Jacobs Gallery and the Teen Art Show at <br />Maude Kerns. She attended a Labor Day picnic and a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new section of <br />Bailey Hill Road. She announced the City had opened its fourth new park and renovated two existing parks. <br />th <br />She also attended the 200 birthday celebration for Eugene Skinner. She expressed gratitude for the federal <br />stimulus dollars the City had received, including a grant to reduce carbon emissions. She noted that <br />September 11 had been dedicated to a national day of service and remembrance. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark reported that he and Mr. Zelenka had been meeting regularly with the Police Auditor and a <br />budgetary issue had been discussed. He felt the issue had been resolved, but might come before the council <br />at some point. He attended a Workforce Partnership luncheon and a joint elected officials meeting on the <br />topic of economic development. The Police Commission met and discussed the University of Oregon’s (UO) <br />request to expand citation authority and the liaison roles of representatives from the council and the Civilian <br />Review Board (CRB). He invited input from councilors on the economic development work of the Lane <br />Metro Partnership board before he attended the next meeting. He was looking forward to attending an <br />Oregon Transportation Commission meeting and thanked Parks and Open Space Director Johnny Medlin <br />and Public Works Director Kurt Corey for their responses to Bond Lane Park issues. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor remarked that the United Way’s needs assessment of the community revealed that the same issues <br />as had existed in the community last year, still existed, and the annual campaign had begun. He hoped that <br />the community could find ways to meet residents’ needs. He commended the work on Bailey Hill Road and <br />said traffic was flowing well with the opening of school. He noted the many road projects that had been <br />constructed throughout the community with bond funds approved by the voters. He attended a Lane Transit <br />th <br />District design review meeting for the West 11 Avenue corridor and urged everyone who was interested in <br />the project to participate and provide their input. He was pleased with the attendance at a reception for the <br />new Police Auditor. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor attended the Eugene Skinner birthday celebration and co-sponsored a health care options forum <br />along with Ms. Piercy and County Commissioner Pete Sorenson. She pointed out that the County was <br />conducting a series of classes for residents about County services and hoped the City would consider <br />something similar for the purpose of informing the public about City government and encouraging them to <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council September 14, 2009 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />