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MINUTES Eugene City Council Council Chamber--City Hall September 28, 1998 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Pat Fart, Tim Laue, Bobby Lee, Scott Meisner, Nancy Nathanson, Laurie Swanson Gribskov, Betty Taylor, Ken Tollenaar. Mayor Jim Torrey called the September 23, 1998, meeting of the Eugene City Council to order at 7:35 p.m. I. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Torrey reviewed guidelines for presenting testimony in the Public Forum. John "Mac" McFadden, 575 Knapp Lane, stated that he had been hired under a contract with St. Vincent de Paul to serve as City Homeless Car Camper Facilitator. He distributed business cards providing ways for councilors to contact him with concerns. He reported that 15 parking spaces were currently being used by homeless persons with vehicles and that he had secured an additional 12 spaces on private property. He described his initial experiences in his role and said that additional parking space continued to be needed. John Hubbird, 888 West 8th Avenue, said that he was concerned that the City did not have the capacity or will to solve the problems of homelessness. He said that "criminalization of poverty" was characteristic of the current time, that five percent unemployment was considered economically necessary, and that government needed to participate to a larger degree in programs to eliminate poverty. Mayor Torrey determined there were no other persons present wishing to present testimony and closed the Public Forum. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Resolution: Extending the Completion Date for Construction of Low-income Rental Housing Granted a Property Tax Exemption under Resolution No. 4497 (Metropolitan Housing Corporation/Woodleaf Village) Mr. Fart moved, seconded by Mr. Tollenaar, to approve the City Council Consent Calendar for September 28, 1998. The motion was adopted unanimously, 8:0. MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 28, 1998 Page 1 7:30 p.m.