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Mr. Zelenka said he attended a meeting of the Eugene City Club and heard a presentation from Director <br />Ron Chase about the new Sponsors facility. He had attended the Eugene Water & Electric Board's Large <br />Customer Meeting. Mr. Zelenka noted the Sustainability Commission meeting occurring later that day <br />and the upcoming Oregon Climate Summit on November 19, 2010, at the Eugene Hilton Hotel. <br />Ms. Taylor reported she had also attended Mayor Piercy's EmX summit. She had attended the meetings <br />of the Southeast Neighbors and the Crest Drive neighborhood association and learned that the Crest Drive <br />association proposed to reduce meetings to six, with two of the meetings to be social occasions. <br />City Manager Ruiz reminded the council of its November 22 meeting with the Eugene Planning <br />Commission to discuss the Envision Eugene process. <br />B. EXECUTIVE SESSION <br />The council held an executive session in accordance with Oregon Revised Statute 192.660(2)(1), <br />C. WORK SESSION: Police Auditor Annual Review <br />Human Resources and Risk Services Director Alana Holmes was present for the council's annual <br />performance review of Police Auditor Mark Gissiner. Mr. Gissiner was also present. <br />Mr. Clark read a statement from Mayor Piercy that commended Mr. Gissiner's hard work and his attention <br />to improvements in canine oversight and high -speed vehicle pursuits. Mayor Piercy urged continued work <br />on training and crisis management. <br />Ms. Ortiz expressed appreciation to Mr. Gissiner for stabilizing the Police Auditor's Office. She noted <br />Mr. Gissiner's comment in his self - evaluation that people sometimes expected the Police Auditor's Office <br />to act as an advocate for those making complaints against the police, and recalled that at one time, the <br />Human Rights Commission had an advocates program that worked with such individuals. She said it was <br />challenging for those who did not have much contact with the police to understand the system, and asked <br />Mr. Gissiner his opinion of such a program. Mr. Gissiner thought it was a great idea, although he could <br />not speak to what group would provide advocacy services. He had seen such programs used successfully <br />in other cities. <br />Ms. Ortiz thanked Mr. Gissiner for his examination of the high -speed pursuit policy. <br />Mr. Pryor agreed with Ms. Ortiz that Mr. Gissiner brought stability to his office. He also believed Mr. <br />Gissiner understood his job and that how he did it was as important as what he did. He recognized that <br />Mr. Gissiner's job was focused on officers' behaviors, but pointed out that was related to the policies the <br />department operated under, which fostered or discouraged those behaviors. He emphasized the impor- <br />tance of collaboration with the Eugene Police Department in that task. Mr. Pryor said that Mr. Gissiner <br />had brought the auditor's office to the place it needed to be. He commended Mr. Gissiner for a job well - <br />done. <br />Mr. Clark agreed with the remarks of Ms. Ortiz and Mr. Pryor. He found Mr. Gissiner highly competent <br />and said he had exceeded his expectations. Mr. Gissiner brought a degree of stability to the office that <br />allowed it to be less controversial and more effective. He believed that Mr. Gissiner had fostered the <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council November 17, 2010 Page 2 <br />Work Session <br />