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<br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />McNutt Room—Eugene City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon <br /> <br /> June 14, 2010 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Mike Clark, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Solomon, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Chris <br />Pryor, Alan Zelenka, George Brown. <br /> <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the work session of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br />A. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy thanked Mr. Clark for facilitating council meetings in her absence. She reported that she attended the <br />2010 Rail Conference held by the American Public Transit Association (APTA) in Vancouver, British Columbia, <br />and had learned a great deal. She noted that she had been one of the few elected officials in attendance. Mayor <br />Piercy reported that she also met with representatives of the Cascadia Corridor group and the railway vehicle <br />manufacturer Talgo and found that all were committed to the planning process. Mayor Piercy reported that she was <br />forming a state caucus for rail and would serve as co-chair of that group. She invited councilors to contact her if <br />they wished to be involved to a greater degree. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy announced that the kick-off event for “Summer in the City” was on June 16. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy reported the opening for the Envision Eugene Youth Art Contest was on July 2 at the Atrium and <br />would start at 5 p.m. She congratulated City Manager Jon Ruiz for the positive profile of him recently published in <br />The Register-Guard. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy reported that downtown food cart vendors were asking to have the tables and chairs reinstalled and she <br />hoped a balance could be found between their needs and the needs of public safety. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy circulated a book commemorating the most recent Project Homeless Connect event. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy noted the League of Oregon Cities Conference, scheduled in Eugene from September 23-25. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark said it had been an honor to sit in for the Mayor and he appreciated the opportunity. He had attended the <br />welcoming home ceremony for Colonel James Dutton of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the <br />Mayor’s stead and found the event very interesting. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark expressed appreciation for the chance to participate in the recent Envision Eugene workshops and <br />anticipated more would be shared about those events later in the meeting. He thanked City staff for meeting with him <br />to discuss his concerns about the Eugene Comprehensive Lands Analysis and the Envision Eugene process as it <br />related to drainage ways in the Santa Clara area. Mr. Clark noted his attendance at the most recent Police <br />Commission meeting on June 10, at which the commission discussed its work plan. He anticipated the commission <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council June 14, 2010 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />