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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />Council Chamber--City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon <br />June 25, 2012 <br />7:30 p.m. <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Brown, Pat Farr, Betty Taylor, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Mike Clark, <br />Chris Pryor, Alan Zelenka. <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the June 25, 2012, regular meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. <br />1. PUBLIC FORUM (28 participants) <br />Jerry Smith spoke about the decline of America, climate change and homelessness. <br />Mary Salinas spoke about issuing disability checks to the homeless. <br />Bill Rodgers, Common Cause, spoke about the loss of democracy due to the influence of corporate money. <br />Charlie Swanson asked the council to refer to the voters an advisory question on corporate personhood. <br />Stan Taylor, We the People, spoke in support of ending constitutional rights for corporations. <br />David Piccioni, supported the proposed advisory vote and opposed the transport of coal through Eugene. <br />Frank Vignola, spoke about global warming and its effects on the environment and economy. <br />Elizabeth Nysson, Center for Biological Diversity, spoke in support of the Clean Air Initiative. <br />Mike Brinkley, Sierra Club, spoke in support of the Clean Air and Coal Train resolutions. <br />Pauline Hutson, said it was unfair for taxpayers to pay for cleaning up after the Occupy Eugene camp. <br />Ruth Duemler supported the climate resolutions, proposed advisory vote, and homeless camp. <br />Marcus Lanskey spoke about the effects of climate change. <br />Noah DeWitt supported the resolution opposing the transport of coal through Eugene. <br />Jere Rosemeyer spoke about global warming and supported the Coal Train resolution. <br />Joe Tyndall supported the Opportunity Eugene recommendations and opposed police actions downtown. <br />Joshua Skov supported the Clean Air and Coal Train resolutions. <br />Laura Hofer supported the Clean Air and Coal Train resolutions. <br />Tom Bowerman, provided survey data on people's perceptions about climate change. <br />Joann Ernst supported the Clean Air and Coal Train resolutions and moving Opportunity Village forward. <br />Ann Coleman, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, supported the two climate resolutions. <br />Ashley Miller spoke in support of the Clean Air and Coal Train resolutions. <br />Gabriel Monroe, Our Children's Trust, spoke about the need to protect natural resources. <br />Sharon Webber spoke in support of the Clean Air and Coal train resolutions. <br />Sally Nunn, Sierra Club, spoke in support of the Clean Air and Coal train resolutions. <br />Cathleen Corlett spoke against allowing coal trains to transport coal through Eugene. <br />John Barofsky spoke in favor of renewing the General Obligations bonds for street preservation. <br />John Flanery spoke to the need for grassroots leadership on global issues such as climate change. <br />Lisa Arkin, Beyond Toxics, spoke in support of the Clean Air and Coal train resolutions. <br />Councilor requests: <br />Councilor Zelenka indicated he would request a work session to consider referring to the voters an advisory <br />question on corporate personhood. <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council June 25, 2012 Page 1 <br />Regular Meeting <br />