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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />Council Chamber —City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon <br />May 9, 2011 <br />7:30 p.m. <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, George Brown, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Mike Clark, <br />Chris Pryor, Alan Zelenka, Pat Farr. <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the May 9, 2011, regular meeting of the Eugene City Council to <br />order. <br />1. ACTION: <br />Resolution 5033 Pronouncing Appreciation to the Communities, Agencies, and Businesses <br />that Assisted the City of Eugene with Events Honoring Fallen Officer Chris Kilcullen <br />Mayor Piercy read the resolution: <br />The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: <br />A. On April 22, 2011, Eugene Police Officer Chris Kilcullen tragically lost his life in the <br />line of duty. Many communities, agencies, and businesses contributed resources to City of Eugene to <br />assist in paying tribute to Officer Kilcullen. The City of Eugene wishes to express its gratitude for those <br />contributions. <br />B. The Oregon State Fire Marshal provided an expert Incident Management Team, <br />comprised of members from fire service agencies throughout the state, for comprehensive planning and <br />operations support of the motorcade procession and Celebration of Life event. <br />C. The University of Oregon provided use of the Matthew Knight Arena and personnel for <br />planning and implementation of the Celebration of Life event and motorcade procession, including event <br />production and parking services. <br />D. The Lane Transit District, Eugene Water & Electric Board, Oregon Pacific Red Cross, <br />City of Springfield, Lane County, Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon State Police, Lane <br />County Sheriff, and Federal law enforcement agencies all helped plan the Celebration of Life event and <br />motorcade procession, and supplied resources for implementing the events, including free shuttle service <br />provided by Lane Transit District. <br />E. Police agencies from Lane County, Springfield, Portland, Cottage Grove, Florence, <br />Junction City, Salem, and the Oregon State Police volunteered police personnel to keep the city safe and <br />provide services during the Celebration of Life event and motorcade procession so that Eugene Police <br />personnel could fully participate in the events. More than 200 honor guard members participated in the <br />honor guard at the Celebration of Life. <br />F. Local businesses donated materials and services for the Celebration of Life planning <br />effort and events. <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council May 9, 2011 Page 1 <br />Regular Meeting <br />