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13. Ruth Duemler - said she supported the homeless and asked when will we help them. 14. Jana Thrift - asked the council to set up multiple camps and let people self - govern. 15. Alley Valkyrie - said camps work; the council needs to allow camps and extend hours. 16. Helen Shepard - said she is unhappy her tax dollars are being used against homeless. 17. Eric Stanton - asked the council to stop ticketing people for sleeping. 18. Majeska Seese -Green - said she supports the camping program expansion. 19. Tuck Swords - said sleep deprivation is a big problem, wants more, 24 -hour camps. 20. Art Bowman - said this problem has been going on a long time; it's time to fix it. 21. Joe Tyndall - said Opportunity Village model is too costly; find a better way. 22. D. Maria - said Family Shelter saved her and her family from homelessness. 23. Pauline Rughani - asked why sleeping tailgaters are treated differently from homeless. 24. Jean Stacey - said the homeless can't take anymore; we are at a Birmingham Moment. 25. Michael Gannon - said we've made some choices that have caused human suffering. 26. Donna Grant, Occupy Medical Nurse - said all facilities are over capacity now. 4. WORK SESSION: Civic Stadium City Attorney Glenn Klein introduced the item and responded to several questions posed by councilors. MOTION: Councilor Evans, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved the following: Whereas, it is a wide - spread community goal that: 1. Civic Stadium be preserved and renovated as a historic landmark that serves as a vital center of community activity, and 2. The preservation and renovation by done with minimal or no net cost to the City; Therefore the Council directs the City Manager to: 1. Work with 4 -J School District and those organizations, such as Lane United FC, Save Civic, Travel Lane County and others, whose goal is preservation and renovation of Civic Stadium, to present Council with alternative plans by which the community's desired goal could be achieved. 2. Such plans should consider at least the following: a. Rehabilitation, restoration and maintenance as a sports and community recreational venue and city asset. b. Proposals by interested parties for public /private partnership to develop and maintain the facility. c. Establishment of a separate "Civic Stadium Authority" to acquire and manage the Civic Stadium property and facility. 3. Such plans should include information from independent parties, as well as staff, on projected costs, revenues and other benefits that would accrue to the City of Eugene for at least the following alternatives: a. Permanent acquisition and operations by the City of Eugene. MINUTES - Eugene City Council September 16, 2013 Page 2 Meeting