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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> Council Chambers--Eugene City Hall <br /> <br /> June 9, 2003 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, Scott Meisner, David Kelly, Nancy Nathanson, George <br /> Poling, Gary Pap~, Bonny Bettman, Jennifer Solomon. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> <br />Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting to order. <br /> <br />1.Public Forum <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey announced that, at the Public Forum, citizens may speak on any subject other than <br />an item to be heard later in the meeting. He noted that the renaming of Centennial Boulevard to <br />Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard was a quasi-judicial issue on which the record for testimony was <br />closed. He stressed that the council would not be able to accept testimony on that issue during <br />the meeting. <br /> <br />In response to a question from Mayor Torrey regarding citizens who signed up to speak about <br />issues indirectly related to the renaming of Centennial Boulevard, City Attorney Glenn Klein <br />advised Mayor Torrey to interrupt anyone speaking specifically about the renaming of Centennial <br />Boulevard and remind them that the council could not accept further testimony on the issue. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey noted that there were more people signed up to speak at the Public Forum than the <br />allotted time allowed for. He called for a motion from the Council President to extend the time of <br />the forum. <br /> <br /> Councilor Pap~, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to extend the <br /> time of the Public Forum by 15 minutes and allow two minutes per speaker. <br /> Roll call vote; The motion passed unanimously. <br /> <br />Henry Luvert, South Shasta Loop, raised concerns over citizens following City processes on <br />issues and yet still having the council change the outcome because it did not like what the public <br />wanted. He asked for an explanation from the council on how it could allow that to happen. He <br />stressed he was not speaking about any particular issue but noted that the National Association <br />for the Advancement of Colored People had gone through a process in good faith, only to have <br />the council seem to change the rules. He expressed his confusion and questioned whether an <br />additional process was needed. <br /> <br />Marion Malcolm, 110 Mayfair Lane, said no great disasters would occur if white people gave up a <br />little bit of control. She raised concern that the Aryan Nation had been distributing leaflets in the <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 9, 2003 Page 1 <br /> Regular Session <br /> <br /> <br />