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MINUTES <br />City Council <br />Eugene Hult Center Lobby <br />Eugene, Oregon <br />January 4, 2011 <br />5:30 p.m. <br />PRESENT: Mike Clark, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Solomon, George Poling, Andrea Ortiz, Alan Zelenka, <br />Chris Pryor, George Brown, Pat Farr, members. <br />I. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS <br />Council President Mike Clark opened the meeting and welcomed those present to the 2011 State of the <br />City event. He introduced other members of the council present and recognized elected and appointed <br />officials from other local government agencies. <br />II. MUSICAL SELECTIONS <br />The Willamette High School Jazz Band performed the musical selection "Well Git It" by Cy Oliver. <br />III. VIDEO PRESENTATION <br />Those present viewed a video entitled Building Community, Creating Connection. <br />IV. RECOGNITION OF OUTGOING CITY COUNCILOR JENNIFER SOLOMON <br />Councilor Clark recognized the service of outgoing Councilor Jennifer Solomon. He noted her extensive <br />work on various City committees and commended her as the best kind of city councilor. She had been a <br />guide and support to him, and he believed her passionate work and decision - making made Eugene a better <br />community. He presented her with a plaque in recognition of her service and thanked her on behalf of <br />Eugene residents. <br />Councilor Solomon said it had been an enormous privilege to serve as the councilor from Ward 6. She <br />had learned much and met many great people. She shared two lessons learned with the audience. The <br />first was that local government worked. It took a while to get things done, but she had grown to <br />appreciate that because the result was a more fruitful and thorough discussion of the issues. The second <br />lesson was that community quality of life did not depend on government. She believed the private sector <br />was the true contributor to the quality of life in Eugene. Councilor Solomon said that as leaders, the <br />council put out a compelling vision and communicated the benefit of certain activities and programs that <br />enhanced the community, but citizens and businesses must accept that vision and chose to make it part of <br />their life and the way they did business. Government should not demand nor regulate such activities. <br />Councilor Solomon believed that a high quality of life resulted when people chose to live to a higher <br />MINUTES —City Council January 4, 20110 Page 1 <br />