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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />McNutt Room --City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon <br />June 11, 2012 <br />5:30 p.m. <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Brown, Pat Farr, Betty Taylor, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, <br />Alan Zelenka, Chris Pryor, Mike Clark. <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the June 11, 2012, work session of the Eugene City Council to <br />order. <br />Police Chief Pete Kerns updated the council on downtown police- related activity and downtown police <br />staffing levels. <br />A. UPDATE: <br />2012 Olympic Trials – Track and Field <br />Waste Prevention/Green Building Program Manager Ethan Nelson and Recreation Services Director <br />Craig Smith joined the council and led it through a PowerPoint presentation about the 2012 Olympic <br />Trials with a focus on sustainability- related efforts and efforts to increase access and equity. The <br />presentation also included information about related community programs and initiatives, many with a <br />focus on youth, arts, and natural spaces. Mayor Piercy thanked staff for the exciting presentation and the <br />focus on sustainability. Ms. Ortiz commended the mayor's leadership in making Eugene a more <br />sustainable community. <br />B. WORK SESSION: <br />Envision Eugene <br />Planning Director Lisa Gardner and Community/Metro Planning Manager Carolyn Burke were present <br />for the item. <br />Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Farr, moved to direct the City Manager to prepare, for a <br />formal adoption process, planning documents to establish a new Urban Growth Boundary <br />based on recommendations in the Technical Components Document (Attachment A), and <br />that carry forward the pillars and strategies described in the Envision Eugene Draft <br />Proposal, March 14, 2012. <br />At Mr. Brown's request, City Attorney Emily Jerome reviewed the next steps in the process, which <br />included submittal of the plan to the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development for final <br />review. She anticipated it was possible staff could return to the council if further investigation <br />determined that lands proposed to be brought inside the urban growth boundary (UGB) were found <br />unsuitable. <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council June 11, 2012 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />