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as well as six staff from the Fire &Emergency Medical Services (FEMS) Department. He thanked Sandra Johnson <br />of that department for her assistance and Bi -Mart for donating the materials. <br />Mr. Pryor reported that the Housing Policy Board met that week and began to discuss potential new projects. <br />Ms. Taylor asked if the City was doing anything about leaves blocking bicycle paths. She reported that she had <br />attended the October Metropolitan Policy Committee on behalf of Mr. Zelenka and noted the distribution of <br />information about that meeting. <br />Ms. Ortiz reported that she attended several of the FEMS forums for solutions to continue ambulance service <br />funding. She had also attended the Civilian Review Board forum regarding the downtown taser incident. Ms. <br />Ortiz had also attended the meeting of the Trainsong neighbors and commended them for the progress they were <br />making. She reported that she and Ms. Solomon had met with some residents at Putters to discuss planning along <br />Highway 99. <br />Ms. Ortiz indicated she intended to attend the next day's Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) meeting <br />to hear about Seneca's bio mass plant air quality permit. <br />Mr. Brown reported on his attendance at the recent McKenzie watershed Council retreat. He said that the <br />watershed council was doing considerable habitat restoration as well as monitoring for water quality. He said the <br />council also had embarked on a broad campaign to halt the spread of invasive species in the watershed. Mr. Brown <br />said he also attended the Police Commission meeting, which discussed its bylaws and a report form the Use of <br />Force Subcommittee. Mr. Brown reported that he also met with Jana Rygas of the Save Civic Stadium campaign <br />and shared some promising ideas about putting the organization on a more professional footing to be in a position <br />to possibly acquire the stadium property. <br />Ms. Solomon reported she attended a recent meeting of the Metropolitan wastewater Management Commission, <br />which she enjoyed. She noted the upcoming Active Bethel Citizens meeting occurring on October 21, at 7 p.m. at <br />Peterson Barn and invited residents to attend. <br />Mr. Poling reported that the Executive Committee of Travel Lane County had met to review a draft audit and hear <br />a presentation on the organization's new interactive website. The Travel Lane County Board of Directors was <br />meeting on October 22 in Florence as the board's monthly meetings were held in different venues each month. He <br />said that same night, he and Mr. Clark would attend the Cal Young Neighborhood organization meeting. <br />Mr. zelenka also commended Concentric Sky for receiving the contract to redesign Michael Moore's website and <br />recognized that one of the firm's principals, Mike Biglan, was a member of the City's Budget Committee. Mr. <br />zelenka also congratulated Kristi Hammitt, recently appointed as the City's permanent Central Services Director. <br />Mr. zelenka recognized the appointment of City employee Gary Gillespie to the Lane Transit District Board of <br />Directors. <br />Mr. zelenka noted the October 21 meeting of the Sustainability Commission and the October 22 meeting of the <br />South University Neighborhood Association. He also noted the upcoming Thousand Friends of Oregon workshop <br />on greenhouse gases being held at the Springfield Library on October 27. <br />City Manager Ruiz indicated he planned to attend the Business to Business event. He noted the Prevention <br />Convention was the second such event and thanked Lisa Barrong of the Eugene Police Department and her staff <br />for their work on the event. He also recognized the anniversary of the Adaptive Recreation function and thanked <br />staff. He noted the fact it was Adaptive Recreation Month, and encouraged councilors to talk to Adaptive <br />MINUTES —City Council October 12, 2009 Page 2 <br />