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<br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />Regular Meeting <br />Council Chamber—Eugene City Hall <br /> <br /> January 14, 2008 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Andrea Ortiz, Chris Pryor, Betty Taylor, Bonny Bettman, George Poling, <br />Jennifer Solomon, Mike Clark, Alan Zelenka. <br /> <br /> <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the regular meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br /> <br />1. CEREMONIAL MATTERS <br /> - Presentation of 2012 Olympic Trials Banner <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy asked co-directors of the 2008 Olympic Trials, Vin Lannana, and Greg Irwin to come <br />forward. <br /> <br />Mr. Lannana thanked the Mayor and City Council on behalf of “hundreds of volunteers” representing the <br />university, and government and private business, for its support in helping keep Eugene “Track Town <br />USA.” He stated that for two years, 17 committees had been working on every aspect of the Olympic Trials <br />in order to make the event “something special.” He felt confident the progress made by these committees <br />had set Eugene up for unprecedented success with the trials. He commended City Manager pro tem Angel <br />Jones and County Commissioner Bobby Green for their instrumental help with Eugene’s successful bid for <br />the 2008 Olympic Trials. He said Ms. Jones had also bolstered Eugene’s successful bid to host the 2012 <br />Olympic Trials. He applauded the presentation she had made regarding Eugene’s bid, calling it “just <br />outstanding.” He averred that without Ms. Jones’ support he was not certain Eugene would have been <br />successful in its bid for either the 2008 or the 2012 trials. He reiterated his gratitude for the contributions of <br />Ms. Jones and Mr. Green. <br /> <br />Mr. Irwin echoed Mr. Lannana’s comments with regards to Ms. Jones and Mr. Green’s commitment and <br />participation. He averred that their representation of the community had been outstanding. He presented the <br />Mayor with the “temporary symbol” of the 2012 Olympic Trials. He said they were looking forward to the <br />next four years of Track Town, noting that the economic implication of the next four years of track meets <br />was estimated to be over $75 million. He felt that without the City of Eugene’s help none of this would have <br />come to pass. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy conveyed her pride in the work of the City Manager pro tem for the work she had done to <br />facilitate the Olympic Trials. <br /> <br />Ms. Jones received a round of applause. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council January 14, 2008 Page 1 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br />