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the situation and obtain information necessary to move forward with a discussion. He said the peer review process relied upon a reservoir of talent within the City to provide consultation to groups facing particular citizen involvement challenges. Ms. Taylor said she hoped the CIC would be revived. She requested clarification on the hours during which construction activities could occur, stating that she had been told both 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., including weekends. She suggested that at least one day on the weekend should be free of construction activities. She applauded "citizen academies" as a way to get people interested in and informed about government and consequently more involved. Ms. Bettman said it was her understanding that final action on a ballot measure would have to occur by August 9, 2004, in order for the measure to be on the ballot and in the Voters Pamphlet and therefore the council would have to provide that direction to staff at its July 28, 2004, meeting. She said that she planned to offer a motion to direct City staff to return with language at the August 9 meeting on the auditor issue on the amendment to the charter. Ms. Bettman said that residents of the Far West neighborhood expressed concern about the conditional use permit (CUP) for the Faith Center expansion and reported that the facility appeared to be more than a church and would include a school, convention center, and "park and ride" function. She said that neighbors hoped that a housing buffer could be preserved to provide protection from the expansion and uses that were incompatible with the neighborhood. She requested an expedited response from staff on whether it was legal to remove the houses and if the neighborhood had any recourse. She said the Faith Center had indicated it could not reconfigure how development occurred on the property because the City required placement of the gymnasium in a location that precluded maintaining a housing buffer. Ms. Bettman announced that the Police Commission was holding a public forum on August 5, 2004, to obtain feedback from the community on the police complaint process. She urged the broadest possible range of community involvement and said that additional forums would be held in September and October 2004. Mr. Kelly related that he was informed by City staff that construction activities were allowed from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week. Mr. Taylor thanked those who attended the ceremonies for Oakmont Park and the Fire Department facility. He announced that police forensic evidence and property control personnel had completed their move to the new facility. Mayor Torrey introduced Natalie Sonnenfeld, an incoming sophomore at Churchill High School, who won an opportunity to "shadow" the mayor for a day. He thanked staff for their swift response to concerns he had raised about overgrown grass and weeds at the Chevron gas station on Franklin Boulevard and complimented the owner for taking care of the problem. He also expressed concern about the possibility of fires in the South Hills because of hot, dry weather conditions. B. WORK SESSION: Annual Meeting with the Human Rights Commission Human Rights Commission members Sara Rich, Mo Young, Sheila Coats, Andrea Ortiz, Dwight Souers, Megan Thompson, and Hugh Massengill were present for the item MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 26, 2004 Page 2 Work Session