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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />McNutt Room —City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon <br />February 14, 2011 <br />5:30 p.m. <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, George Brown, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling (via <br />speakerphone), Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, Alan Zelenka, Pat Farr. <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the February 14, 2011, work session of the Eugene City Council to <br />order. <br />A. ITEMS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS <br />Mayor Piercy noted that February 14 was both Valentine's Day and the 152 n birthday of the State of <br />Oregon. <br />Mayor Piercy expressed sorrow for the recent accidental death of Eugene Police Sergeant Jerry Webber. <br />She shared information about Sergeant Webber's funeral service and said the February 16 council <br />meeting would begin a half -hour later to accommodate the event. She expressed the council's gratitude <br />for Sergeant Webber's work on behalf of Eugene and extended its condolences to his family, friends, and <br />colleagues. <br />Mayor Piercy said she attended the Celebration of Life for Connor Auslund, one of the two South Eugene <br />High School students who recently perished from drowning. She had been uplifted by Mr. Auslund's life <br />story and struck by how many people he had impacted. <br />Mr. Clark shared Mayor Piercy's sentiments regarding the deaths of Sergeant Webber, Mr. Auslund, and <br />Jack Harnsongkram, also a student at South Eugene High School. <br />Mr. Clark congratulated Eugene resident Robert Bennett for being named First Citizen by the Eugene <br />Area Chamber of Commerce. <br />Mr. Clark reported that he had attended the Santa Clara Community Organization meeting on February 3 <br />and the Eugene Police Commission meeting on February 10. <br />Ms. Ortiz shared in the sorrow the community felt for the deaths of the Mr. Auslund and Mr. <br />Hansongkram. <br />Mr. Pryor reported that the Housing Policy Board met on February 7 to begin the process of developing <br />its Request for Proposals for affordable housing projects. The board was in the process of filling some <br />vacancies. <br />MINUTES — Eugene City Council February 14, 2010 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />