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MINUTES Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8 1 h Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 September 23, 2013 7:30 p.m. Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, Claire Syrett, Greg Evans Mayor Piercy convened the September 23, 2013, City Council meeting. 1. PUBLIC FORUM 1. Dennis Hebert, encouraged 4J and the City to cooperate to save Civic Stadium. 2. Charliene Toler, requested a legal places to sleep, suggested using empty buildings. 3. Gordon Levitt, encouraged consideration of a climate change ordinance. 4. Tayo Olson, said a local effort now might prevent climate change. 5. Julia Olson, supported empowering youth to become involved in climate protection. 6. Michael Carrigan, supported the City Manager's homeless camping proposal. 7. Patrice Dotson, asked Eugeneans to reach out and help homeless people. 8. Jai Veda, said homeless rest stops not enough; Eugene needs to do more. 9. Alley Valkryie, thanked the City for its homeless work; it's a step in the right direction. 10. Todd Hurlburt, thanked everyone for their work on homelessness; it's a good step. 11. Joshua Tonkin, said the intent at camps is to make them clean and be good neighbors. 12. Ronnie Aurena, said he is happy about homeless proposal, but wants EPD to be tamed. 13. Wayne Ford, thanked council for its work on homelessness, supported small camps. 14. Jerry Smith, thanked all for their work on homelessness; need to help disabled people. 15. James Beason, said homeless camps are not comfortable, but they're safe. 16. Andrew Ross, asked the council to do something for all homeless people. 17. Joseph Newton, said he is tenuously housed; homeless proposal is a good 1St step. 18. Betty Snowden, supported efforts to help the homeless; proposal is good 1St step. 19. Dan Bryant, conveyed support for camping proposal, noting. 20. Kyra Gunther, said she is new to the area; impressed by local sustainability efforts. 21. Donna Riddle, said homeless plan is good; now focus more on fragile people. 22. Susan Miller, said everyone needs to have a heart and help others. 23. Maile Urbancic, supported the installation of a traffic camera on Agate Street. 24. Scotty Perey, said camping proposal is a great beginning; we need more camps. 25. Dan Soeby, opposed use of Naval Reserve site for camping. 26. Elga Brown, supported the installation of a traffic camera on Agate Street. 27. Glenda Utsey, supported the installation of a traffic camera on Agate Street. MINUTES — Eugene City Council September 23, 2013 Page 1 Work Session