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Mr. Clark said he had attended the graduation ceremony for Fire and Emergency Medical Services Class <br />13, which was the last class of Eugene -only employees; the next training would be merged with <br />Springfield's training. He congratulated the new fire fighters. <br />Mr. Clark reported that he had attended the September 7 meeting of the Eugene Water & Electric Board <br />(EWEB), which included discussion of the disposition of EWEB's 0' Avenue property. <br />Mr. Poling reported he also attended the graduation ceremony for Class 13 and the Lane Workforce <br />partnership lunch, which had a good turnout. <br />Mr. Poling shared some e -mails he received regarding conditions on Sandy Drive. He said the street had <br />been used to stage construction on Arcadia Drive, an activity which further broke down an already <br />deteriorated road surface. Residents were interested in having the road surfaced in the same way as <br />Arcadia Drive, and he was investigating that possibility. <br />Mr. Brown reported that he had attended the Police Commission's public forum on the Downtown Public <br />Safety Zone (DPSZ) and had heard new information about the zone that buttressed some of his own <br />thoughts on the topic. <br />Mr. Brown thanked past labor advocates who helped to "give us the weekend." <br />Ms. Ortiz reported she had met with members of the Downtown Neighborhood Association to discuss that <br />group's concerns about seasonal changes in police staffing. She had invited several of her neighbors to a <br />meeting at her house that was'also attended by Police Chief Pete Kerns, Mayor Piercy, and Lieutenant <br />Tom Eichhorn. Neighbors were happy that the chief was present to hear their concerns. <br />Ms. Ortiz said she had attended the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) open house on the <br />Baxter permit and announced that LRAPA would hold a public hearing on the permit. She reported that <br />she and Mr. Pryor attended Representative Peter DeFazio's recent town hall meeting. She expressed <br />appreciation for Representative DeFazio's remarks. <br />Ms. Ortiz also attended the Police Commission public hearing on the DPSZ hearing. She said many good <br />questions had been asked. <br />Ms. Ortiz reported she was receiving many constituent calls about the West Eugene EmX route. She had <br />also received calls about horses being kept on Roosevelt Boulevard. She reported that upon investigation, <br />she found it was legal for residents to have horses, llamas, emus, sheep, goats, and cows if their property <br />was of a certain size. <br />Ms. Ortiz said she attended the open house of the Volunteers in Medicine in Springfield, which had <br />doubled its capacity to provide primary care. She had also attended the Portland Latina Empowerment <br />Conference and found the event very inspiring because of the presence of many young women in their <br />30s. <br />Mr. Zelenka joined the meeting via speakerphone. He complimented staff on the way it managed and <br />handled the parking permits for the Event Parking District. <br />Mr. Pryor had also attended the Lane Workforce awards and noted his participation in the Eugene <br />Celebration Parade. <br />MINUTES — Eugene City Council September 8, 2010 Page 2 <br />Work Session <br />