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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />McNutt Room —City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon <br />July 13, 2011 <br />Noon <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, George Brown, George Poling, Mike Clark, Alan Zelenka, <br />Pat Farr. <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Andrea Ortiz, Chris Pryor. <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the July 13, 2011, work session of the Eugene City Council to <br />order. <br />A. WORK SESSION: <br />Items and Committee Reports <br />Mr. Poling encouraged residents to visit the Web site for Travel Lane County, which listed various events <br />occurring throughout the county. <br />Mr. Farr reported the Human Rights Commission (HRC) was on hiatus while it worked on the Listening <br />Project, which was an effort to redefine the commission's work. He commended the manager for <br />initiating the project. He said the commission had conducted several Listening Circles. Mr. Farr <br />anticipated the HRC's annual report would be provided to the council soon. He noted that several new <br />commissioners had joined the HRC, including former Community Development Director Richie <br />Weinman, now retired. <br />Mr. Farr also reported that Human Rights Commissioner Ken Neubeck had attended the Human Rights <br />City International event and had produced a full report that Mr. Farr would share with the council. He <br />noted the recent resignation of Commissioner Melissa Mona and the departure of Human Rights Analyst <br />Holly LeMasurier. He commended the work of Human Rights and Equity Manager Raquel Wells. <br />Mr. Farr announced Eugene Pride Day on August 13 from noon to 7 p.m. at Alton Baker Park. <br />Mr. Zelenka reported that the Metropolitan Planning Committee (MPC) was working on the Regional <br />Transportation Plan (RTP), which was scheduled to be completed before the end of 2011. He reviewed <br />the funding sources that paid for local transportation projects and noted some of the projects submitted by <br />MPC member jurisdictions for State and federal funding. <br />Mr. Zelenka announced the open house for the draft State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) <br />scheduled later that day at the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) offices in Springfield. <br />There were 64 projects on the STIP list, including several Eugene projects. He noted that MPC was also <br />completing work on its Title VI Plan, which was out for public review. <br />Mr. Zelenka reminded the council that House Bill 2001, the Oregon Jobs and Transportation Act, required <br />the local metropolitan area to do greenhouse gas scenario planning. In addition, Senate Bill 1059 moved <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council July 13, 2011 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />