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MINUTES Eugene City Council McNutt Room--City Hall February 10, 1999 11:30 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Scott Meisner, Nancy Nathanson, Pat Fart, Bobby Lee, Betty Taylor, Gary Rayor, Gary Pap~, David Kelly. In the absence of Mayor James D. Torrey, Council President Scott Meisner called the council to order at 11:30 a.m. 1.ITEMS FROM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND CITY MANAGER Ms. Taylor raised the issue of who received council meeting packets and suggested that each councilor be allowed to choose one organization or individual to receive the packet. City Manager Jim Johnson indicated that because the City planned to put the meeting packet contents on its Web site, it did not intend to send the meeting packet to any outside organization. He noted that the packets were also at the Eugene Public Library and could be accessed on the Web at the library as well. Mr. Johnson added that the Chamber of Commerce, the only organization receiving the packet, was the only organization that had requested it. Mr. Pap~ said that he had been contacted by constituents regarding dogs at large in the greenway. He said that there were no signs regarding the need to keep dogs on leash. Mr. Johnson noted that 2-1/2 animal control officers were available to serve the Eugene area, and the law was primarily enforced on a call-for-service basis. He noted that he had also received calls and intended to ask Animal Control to concentrate on the area periodically for enforcement. Mr. Kelly thanked the City Manager for placing the council meeting packets on the Web. Ms. Nathanson expressed appreciation for the open and pleasant discussions that had occurred at the council's recent process sessions. She anticipated the public would see changes in the way the council conducted its business as result of the sessions. Mr. Fart said he was pleased with the dialogue that occurred between councilors at the process sessions, and he was optimistic about the way the council would work together in the future. He said that he had included on his council "legacy" list the hope that residents of the Bethel-Danebo felt well-served, as they were, by the City. Mr. Fart said that the burden was on him to some degree to make the residents of the area understand what the City was doing for them. He noted the City's grant applications for funding bicycle paths that will link three parks in the area to the new schools, and the extension of the Emerald Canal bicycle path. Mr. Lee passed. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 10, 1999 Page 1 11:30 a.m.