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ATTACHMENT A <br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />Bascom/Tykeson Room, Eugene Public Library <br />th <br />100 W. 10 Avenue—Eugene, Oregon <br /> <br />September 10, 2012 <br />5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Brown, Pat Farr, Betty Taylor, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, Andrea Ortiz, <br />George Poling <br /> <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Alan Zelenka <br /> <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the September 10, 2012 Work Session of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br /> <br />A:WORK SESSIONDiscussion Concerning Downtown Public Safety Zone <br /> : <br /> <br />Lieutenant Sam Kamkar and Police Chief Pete Kerns introduced the topic. Lt. Kamkar provided a history of the <br />DPSZ and some detail about the number of exclusions from mid-2011 through January, 2012. Both Chief Kerns <br />and Lt. Kamkar advocated for the extension of the sunset date of the ordinance, with a few process amendments. <br />EPD staff suggested they would find a way to examine and count behavior downtown, possibly with assistance <br />from the University of Oregon. Additionally, Municipal Court staff proposed they would contract with a local <br />attorney firm to provide legal advice to those cited for exclusion from the downtown core. <br /> <br />Lt. Kamkar reviewed some items and clarified the following things: <br /> <br /> EPD doesn’t exclude anyone, but refers the individual to a judge at Municipal Court who reviews the <br />situation and makes a decision about whether or not to exclude them. <br /> <br /> EPD concentrates their efforts on prolific offenders and those who commit serious crimes. <br /> <br /> This is a tool EPD needs to help make downtown safer and data shows it is working. <br /> <br /> Data confirms those who are excluded from downtown often don’t return and they are not perpetrating <br />crimes elsewhere in Eugene during the period of exclusion. <br /> <br />Municipal Court Administrator Jeff Perry spoke in support of extending the DPSZ and suggested entering into a <br />new contractual agreement with a local attorney firm at an estimated cost of $10,000 to $15,000 annually. <br /> <br />City Prosecutor Dan Barkovic recapped the types of offenses people were cited for and noted that the DPSZ helps <br />keep serious offenders out of downtown and as a result, the downtown area is safer. <br /> <br />Presiding Municipal Court Judge Wayne Allen recapped some of the reasons for dismissals and reiterated that this <br />tool helps judges do their jobs in ways that were not previously available to them <br /> <br />Council Questions and Answers: <br /> <br /> Are people given verbal notice of hearing? Notice is given in writing. Very few request a hearing and <br />those who do often don’t show up. <br /> <br /> How do we address lack of bed space/funding at the Lane County Jail? Given the current jail situation, <br />DPSZ helps address some of the people who would otherwise be walking around causing problems. <br /> <br /> Who qualifies for a Court Appointed Attorney (CAA)? All people who are cited qualify. <br /> <br /> How are hours billed for the CAA, what is billed, how does the financial component work? Attorneys will <br />bill if the charges warrant it. The CAA portion would be billed separately so that those hours are <br />tracked independently of other charges. <br />MINUTES – Eugene City Council September 10, 2012 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />