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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Work Session <br /> McNutt Room--Eugene City Hall <br /> <br /> September 12, 2001 <br /> Noon <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, David Kelly, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, Gary <br /> Rayor, Gary Pap~, Bonny Bettman, Par Farr. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br /> <br />Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting to order. He departed from the adjusted agenda. He <br />called for a moment of silence to recognize the victims of the September 11 terror attack on <br />Washington, DC, and New York City. Mayor Torrey invited councilors to comment on the events of <br />September 11 if they wished. <br /> <br />Mr. Fart said there were no words that had not been said. He prayed that God was with the <br />families of the victims and was giving them strength. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ expressed appreciation for the vigil organized by City staff for the victims of September <br />11, saying it was helpful and healing. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner agreed with Mr. Fart that there were no words that had not been said. He also <br />thanked City staff for organizing the community vigil the previous evening. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly said no words were adequate, and it was a horrible tragedy. He prayed that in the days <br />to come the community and nation would stay calm and people would think of their commonalities <br />instead of their differences. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor hoped the United States did not rush to retaliation. She said the events were very sad. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson acknowledged the difficulty of commenting on the issue. She believed that all <br />citizens were thinking of the welfare of the community and what could be done to keep it at peace. <br />She also expressed appreciation for the vigil as a local expression of what could be done locally <br />to make the world a better place. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor said he wished that from the ashes of disaster the country and the world could come <br />together to create a process for a safer, more just, and peaceful world. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman thanked the manager and mayor for organizing the vigil. She said it was hard to <br />conduct business as usual in the face of the staggering loss of life that had occurred. She said <br />she prayed for the survivors and families the victims left behind. Ms. Bettman hoped the federal <br />government's response did not involve the loss of more innocent lives. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 12, 2001 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />