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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />Harris Hall, 125 East 8�h Avenue <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />September 10, 2018 <br />7:30 p.m. <br />Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Greg <br />Evans, Claire Syrett, Chris Pyror <br />Mayor Vinis opened the September 10, 2018, meeting of the Eugene City Council. <br />1. PUBLIC FORUM <br />1. Laurie Powell - spoke about the Climate Recovery Ordinance, specifically related to the TSP. <br />2. John Clarenbach - shared concerns about the large increase of homeless on Mill Street. <br />3. Jerry Smith - talked about Eugene's need for a public shelter. <br />4. David Igl - requested that council make a public statement regarding the renaming of Dunn Hall. <br />S. Nicholas Knight - spoke about the smoking ban and its effect on minimum wage workers. <br />6. John Thielking - talked about the Ninth Circuit Court opinion regarding sleeping and camping. <br />7. Justin MacDonald - shared concerns about public safety issues and unhoused individuals. <br />8. Phoenix Downer - spoke about homeless camping. <br />9. Gwendolyn Iris - talked about the Ninth Circuit Court opinion regarding sleeping and camping. <br />10. Janet Zoll - asked if the City of Eugene is in compliance with the Ninth Circuit Court ruling. <br />11. Michael Weed - shared concerns about City's stance on Ninth Circuit Court ruling. <br />12. Kathy Walker - asked City Council to remove the camping ban. <br />13. Todd Boyle - asked council to focus public resources on low-income housing. <br />14. Ken Neubeck - expressed disappointment in the City's response to the Ninth Circuit Court ruling. <br />15. Tracy Joscelyn - supported working hard towards housing individuals with winter coming. <br />16. Eric Jackson - spoke about moving forward after Ninth Circuit Court Decision. <br />17. Patrick - asked Council to think before acting with regard to unhoused individuals. <br />18. Daniel DeLay - spoke about the homeless epidemic. <br />19. Alex Reitz - talked about how the unhoused need a place to be. <br />20. Jerry Glass - shared opinion that it feels like war has been declared against the homeless. <br />21. Nicole St. Germain - asked council to think about kindness and humility towards the unhoused. <br />Council Discussion <br />• Thankful for all of the valuable input and believe that the Boise decision does affect Eugene. <br />• Want to be able to provide a safe place where people can lie down and legally go to sleep. <br />2. CONSENT CALENDAR <br />A. Approval of City Council Minutes <br />a. July 9, 2018, Meeting <br />b. July 9, 2018, Work Session <br />c. July 11, 2018, Work Session <br />d. July 16, 2018, Meeting <br />e. July 16, 2018, Work Session <br />f. July 18, 2018, Work Session <br />g. July 23, 2018, Meeting <br />h. July 23, 2018, Work Session <br />i. July 25, 3018, Work Session <br />MINUTES — Eugene City Council Meeting September 10, 2018 Page 1 <br />