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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />McNutt Room —City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon <br />June 30, 2010 <br />Noon <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Mike Clark, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Solomon, George Poling, Andrea <br />Ortiz, Chris Pryor, George Brown. <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Alan Zelenka. <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the work session meeting of the Eugene City council to order. <br />City Manager Jon Ruiz noted that Fire /EMS Chief Randy Groves was taking the oath of office as interim <br />chief in Springfield on July 1, 2010, at Springfield Fire Station No. 3. He stated that he would provide <br />additional details of the ceremony as they became available. <br />A. WORK SESSION - Annual Meeting with the Human Rights Commission <br />Holly LeMasurier of the Equity and Human Rights Center briefed the council on the most recent meeting <br />of the Eugene Human Rights Commission (HRC). She said many of the most recent work plan <br />accomplishments of the HRC were described in her staff memorandum included in the agenda item <br />summary materials. Ms. LeMasurier reminded the council that it had approved the HRC's two -year work <br />plan in February 2009. She further noted that Equity and Human Rights staff had briefed the council in <br />November 2009 regarding the priorities of both the commission and the City's Equity and Human Rights <br />Program. <br />Ms. LeMasurier introduced HRC Chair Linda Hamilton. <br />Ms. Hamilton introduced the commissioners present: Toni Gyatso, Mat Beecher, Iva Boslough and <br />Melissa Mona. She further acknowledged the contributions of the remaining HRC members, support <br />staff, community partners, and council liaison George Brown. <br />Ms. Hamilton anticipated that the HRC's annual update to the council would involve a reaffirmation of <br />the commission's goals, a discussion of the commission's highlights, and a question and answer period <br />with the City Councilors. She stated that the HRC was a highly motivated and unified group that was <br />fully committed to improving human rights for all persons in the City of Eugene. <br />Vice Chair Melissa Mona stated that, as part of its goal to increase the effectiveness, efficiency and <br />accountability of the commission, the HRC had been highly proactive in coordinating with various <br />advocacy groups and community members devoted to human rights concerns. Ms. Mona noted that the <br />HRC continued to explore proactive approaches to important emerging human rights issues as part of its <br />Advocacy and Response work plan area. <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council June 30, 2010 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />