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MINUTES <br />City Council work Session <br />McNutt Room Eugene City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street Eugene, Oregon <br />October 12, 2009 <br />5:30 p.m. <br />PRESENT: Alan Zelenka, Mike Clark, Betty Taylor, Andrea Ortiz, Jennifer Solomon, George Poling, Chris <br />Pryor, George Brown, members. <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the October 12, 2009, work session of the Eugene City Council to order. <br />A COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND <br />CITY MANAGER <br />Mayor Piercy commented on the recent well- attended "Great Solar Tour," which was a big success. She also <br />reported on her attendance at a performance at Yuj in Gakuen Elementary School as part of the recent Day of <br />Culture event, as well as her attendance at an event sponsored by Mid -Town Arts. She recognized the work Mid - <br />Town Arts did to promote art in the community. <br />Mayor Piercy noted that Parks and Open Space staff had reduced its fuel usage by more than 20 percent and she <br />commended staff for that achievement. She announced that Shasta Middle School would soon celebrate 20 years <br />of being a sister school with the middle school in Eugene's sister city, Kakegawa, Japan. Mayor Piercy noted that <br />a local technology firm, Concentric Sky, won a contract to redesign Michael Moore's web site. <br />Mayor Piercy called on residents lacking health insurance to enroll in the Oregon Health Plan with the Oregon <br />Department of Health and Human Services. She anticipated that due to demand, the State would use a lottery <br />approach again this year for new applicants. <br />Mayor Piercy reported that the Hilyard Center and Adaptive Recreation Services would celebrate their 20 <br />birthday and 40 anniversary, respectively, on October 17. She noted that a delegation from Bahrain was visiting <br />Eugene under the auspices of Mobility International. She said a "Prevention Convention" would occur October 17, <br />at Sheldon High School from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. <br />Mr. Clark reported that he and Ms. Ortiz attended a joint elected officials subcommittee regarding ambulance <br />service delivery and affordability on October 5. Later that evening, they also attended a meeting of the Oregon <br />Department of Transportation (ODOT) steering committee for the Beltline improvement project. Mr. Clark <br />thanked Police Chief Kerns for the discussion they recently had on downtown safety issues. He said that on <br />October 15, the Eugene Chamber of Commerce would hold its annual Business to Business Expo from 4:00 to 7:30 <br />p.m. He planned to participate in the City's booth and encouraged council attendance. <br />Mr. Clark announced the November 5 Santa Clara Community Organization meeting, which would include a <br />special presentation on the Eugene Comprehensive Land Analysis (ECLA). He said that residents of Santa Clara <br />believed the outcome of the process -would significantly impact their neighborhood. <br />Mr. Pryor spoke of a smoke detector distribution project conducted by the Red Cross and City of Eugene. Smoke <br />detectors were distributed in the Trainsong neighborhood; 76 University of Oregon students assisted in the process <br />MINUTES —City Council October 12, 2009 Page 1 <br />