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City Council McNutt Room Eugene City Hall 777 Pearl Street Eugene, Oregon July 26, 2010 5:30 p.m. PRESENT: Alan Zelenka, Mike Clark, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Solomon, George Poling, Andrea Ortiz, Chris Pryor, George Brown, members. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the July 26, 2010, work session of the Eugene City Council to order. A. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND CITY MANAGER Mayor Piercy thanked Mr. Clark for presiding in her stead at the previous week's Wednesday council work session while she participated on a panel at the Oregon Transportation Commission meeting that discussed the roles of various levels of government in local decision - making. She had also attended the quarterly meeting of the Oregon Metropolitan Planning Organization Consortium (OMPOC) in Corvallis. Mayor Piercy reported that she heard and enjoyed a speech by Robert Kennedy Jr. at the McDonald Theater on the topic "Our Environmental Destiny." Continuing, Mayor Piercy reported that she had participated in a "thought leaders" breakfast for School District 4J to discuss solutions to the district's looming budget deficit. She had also attended a celebration commemorating the passage of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) at the Hilyard Center to recognize the difference the act made to Eugene and the work the community had done in regard to supporting those with disabilities. Mayor Piercy reported that the Track Town Kickoff was scheduled to occur later in the week. Mayor Piercy announced that Sponsors, Inc. would hold a building dedication for its new facility, Roosevelt Crossing, at 4 p.m. on July 29. Mayor Piercy reported that she would participate in a town hall in company with Lane County commissioners Rob Handy and Peter Sorenson on the future of the fairgrounds at 630 p.m. on July 30 at Harris Hall. Mayor Piercy noted that the Oregon Mayors Association Summer Conference was being held in Cottage Grove on July 29 - 31. Mr. Clark reported that he had recently attended one of the Wednesday evening "Summer in the City" events held downtown and thanked Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services staff Billie Moser and Isaac Marquez for their work in facilitating the event. He said they had brought all types of events downtown, including a skateboarding competition that he attended with his son and a dodge ball tournament in which several City employees, including Assistant City Manager Sarah Medary, participated. He had enjoyed those events as well. MINUTES Eugene City Council July 26, 2010 Page 1 Work Session