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<br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />Regular Meeting <br />Council Chamber--Eugene City Hall <br /> <br /> November 14, 2005 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Jennifer Solomon, Bonny Bettman, David Kelly, Betty Taylor, Gary Papé, <br />Andrea Ortiz, Chris Pryor. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: George Poling. <br /> <br /> <br />The Honorable Mayor Kitty Piercy called the November 14, 2005, regular meeting of the Eugene City <br />Council to order. <br /> <br /> <br />1. CEREMONIAL MATTERS <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy presented Larry Perry of the Eugene Public Library Foundation with a plaque recognizing the <br />foundation’s successful capital campaign. Mayor Piercy noted that the foundation recently presented a <br />check for $65,000 to the City, representing the final payment for the Buildings for Generations Campaign. <br />The check represented the culmination of years of dedicated work by hundreds of volunteers and the <br />generosity of more than 2,500 donors. Mr. Perry, president of the foundation, accepted the plaque and <br />introduced other members of the foundation who were present. He reiterated the foundation’s continuing <br />support for the library, and reminded the public and council of the upcoming Arts and Artists fundraising <br />event. <br /> <br /> <br />2. PUBLIC FORUM <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. <br /> <br />Steve Johnson <br />, 1825 Longview Street, a member of the board of the Eugene Parks Foundation, urged the <br />council to consider placing a parks bond measure on the ballot in one year. He noted the history of the <br />previous bond measure and said the money was all spent successfully and the citizens received more than <br />they hoped for. He noted his membership on former Mayor Jim Torrey’s Parks Planning Committee, and <br />said the Comprehensive Parks Master Plan soon to be considered by the council indicated the City was <br />behind national standards for parks and recreation, as well as behind local standards; the plan identified <br />significant gaps in those areas, and a bond measure would address those gaps. He observed that in 1998, <br />citizens considered three money measures, all of which passed by considerable margins. Eugene citizens <br />expressed willingness to fund public needs, once they were clearly demonstrated. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson suggested that a measure that cost about $10 million more than the past bond would be <br />manageable by present staff. He recommended a committee be formed to identify what made the most sense <br />to offer to the voters. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council November 14, 2005 Page 1 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br />