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<br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />Work Session <br />McNutt Room—Eugene City Hall <br /> <br /> April 9, 2007 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <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 meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br /> <br />A. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM MAYOR, CITY <br />COUNCIL, AND CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy reported that the road backlog issue was a statewide issue on which the Lane Council of <br />Governments (LCOG) had been working. LCOG was seeking State resources in support of all communi- <br />ties’ backlog of road repair. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy called the council’s attention to the US Mayor’s Newsletter in which Eugene received much <br />recognition for its sustainability and livability work. She recognized Lynne Eichner Kelley for providing the <br />information upon which the article was based. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy noted the community’s receipt of the Parks and Open Space (POS) newsletter reporting on the <br />outcome of the 1998 parks and open space bond measure. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy noted the next day was Law Enforcement Day. She recognized the work of local law <br />enforcement personnel. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy acknowledged community concern about the sewer pipeline through the wetlands and <br />anticipated the council would discuss the issue. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor said the Human Services Commission (HSC) had met earlier that day to discuss its budget but <br />there was great uncertainty about the amount to be received, so two versions were being prepared. One <br />version would reflect a worst case scenario where about $500,000 would be cut, having a devastating <br />impact on human services. He made it clear to HSC staff that if it wished to approach the two cities for <br />funding, it needed to do that soon and not expect the cities to make it whole. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor said the West Eugene Study Group working on transportation solutions on the west side was <br />evolving into a group with a collaborative/recommendation role to the City and attempting to recruit more <br />members. He and the mayor were attending. He thought it a good group with good diversity. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor announced that Council Committee on Transportation was unlikely to be able to report to the <br />council by the end of April as he previously hoped, and suggested that date might be pushed back. He <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council April 9, 2007 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />