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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />McNutt Room — Eugene City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon <br />September 8, 2010 <br />Noon <br />PRESENT: Mike Clark, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Solomon, George Poling, Andrea Ortiz, Alan Zelenka, <br />Chris Pryor, George Brown, members. <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the September 8, 2010, work session of the Eugene City Council to <br />order. <br />A. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM MAYOR, CITY <br />COUNCIL, AND CITY MANAGER <br />Mayor Piercy noted the recent Eugene Celebration and thanked the councilors who participated in the <br />event and commended the contributions of City staff and DEMI. She expressed relief that the explosion <br />caused by a fire in an underground utility vault at 11` Avenue and Pearl Street had not occurred while <br />people were present for the Celebration Parade. <br />Mayor Piercy acknowledged the recent celebration of Labor Day and recognized the contributions of <br />organized labor in shortening the work week, stopping child labor, advocating for safe conditions in the <br />work place, and advocating for the right to bargain. <br />Mayor Piercy reported that two efforts were underway to preserve the soon -to -be vacated United States <br />Post Office on Willamette Street. The Lane County Historical Museum was interested in the property, <br />and the organization POEM was interested in preserving the building for an art museum. <br />Mayor Piercy noted a recent newspaper article about the Envision Eugene process. <br />Mayor Piercy noted her receipt of e -mail messages regarding near misses between speeding vehicles, <br />bicycles, and pedestrians. She reported that City of Eugene was recently recognized as the sixth safest <br />city in the country in regard to traffic accidents. <br />Mayor Piercy also reported that she, Ms. Ortiz, and Mr. Clark had met with Oregon Representative Peter <br />DeFazio and Representative James L. Oberstar, Chair of the House Transportation Committee. The <br />congressmen had heard a presentation on the Franklin Boulevard project. She hoped that the needed <br />federal finding for the project would be made available. Mayor Piercy said she would meet later that day <br />with other Lane County mayors regarding the newly formed Area Commission on Transportation in <br />preparation for a presentation to the Oregon Transportation Commission. <br />Mr. Clark said that he had attended the Lane County Workforce Partnership awards lunch on August 26 <br />and reported that Glory Bee Foods and the SELCO Community Credit Union received recognition for <br />their investment in the local workforce and for giving back to the community. <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council September 8, 2010 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />