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Lieutenant Richard Stronach said the department supported the ordinance. It would result in time savings <br />for both agencies. He described a typical arrest and noted the redundancies that currently existed in the <br />system. <br />Councilor Brown asked why the City did not act in 2009 when it granted expanded authority to issue <br />citations to the UODPS. Lt. Stronach said the proposed changes were identified later as an oversight. <br />Councilor Brown determined from Lt. Stronach that an EPD officer would still be needed to respond to <br />the campus if a person had to be lodged in jail. <br />Speaking to the example used by Lt. Stronach, which involved a laptop stolen off - campus, Councilor <br />Brown said it appeared that under the ordinance, such thefts must occur on property in the control of the <br />University of Oregon for the ordinance to be effective. Lt. Stronach acknowledged that his example might <br />not have been the most appropriate one to illustrate the benefits of the ordinance. He anticipated that the <br />department would partner with UODPS to work through ordinance implementation issues. <br />Responding to a question from Councilor Zelenka, Lt. Stronach described how the ordinance would work <br />and distinguished violations from the probable cause situations related to crimes that could result in the <br />issuance of a citation by a UODPS officer. <br />Mayor Piercy asked what recourse one had if one thought they were incorrectly cited by UODPS. Lt. <br />Stronach said that person had recourse to the judgment of the court. <br />Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting of the Eugene City Council at 7:47 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Beth Forrest <br />City Recorder <br />(Recorded by Kimberly Young) <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council October 18, 2010 Page 2 <br />Public Hearing <br />