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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Regular Session <br /> Council Chambers, City Hall--Eugene, Oregon <br /> <br /> November 13, 2000 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Bonny Bettman, Pat Farr, David Kelly, Scott Meisner, Nancy <br /> Nathanson, Gary Pap6, Gary Rayor, Betty Taylor. <br /> <br />Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br />I.CEREMONIAL MATTERS <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey proclaimed the week of December 1 to December 7, 2000, as Civil Air Patrol Week, <br />and called upon citizens to observe the week by recognizing the contributions of the volunteer <br />organization and the members of the Mahlon Sweet composite squadron of the Civil Air Patrol. <br />He presented the proclamation to a representative of the squadron. <br /> <br />n. PUBLIC FORUM <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey noted that there were 30 people signed up for the public forum. He said that it <br />would take a motion of the council to exceed the 30-minute limit for the public forum agenda <br />item. He said that the council could proceed at three minutes per person until the time limit <br />elapsed or reduce the time allowed for each person. Mayor Torrey noted that 23 of 31 speakers <br />were testifying on the tobacco issue. <br /> <br /> Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Rayor, moved to give 1 minute and <br /> 30 seconds to each speaker and extend the time allowed for the public forum <br /> to 45 minutes. <br /> <br />Councilor Nathanson commented that she wanted to hear any new testimony that was being <br />offered but raised concern over taking time in the meeting to hear testimony on an issue that the <br />council had already received extensive public input about. Councilor Nathanson noted that the <br />council had already heard hours of public testimony, as well as e-mail messages and letters, on <br />the smoking ordinance and said that she would vote against the motion. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman concurred with Councilor Nathanson and suggested giving people with new <br />testimony a full three minutes and dividing the time left over between the people who wanted to <br />testify on the tobacco ordinance. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor acknowledged that the council had probably heard testimony on every detail of <br />the smoking ordinance but believed that it was not fair to reduce the time of people who wished <br />to address the council. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 13, 2000 Page 1 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />