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experiencing was chronic and destructive. Students who were stopped regularly were stigmatized by their fellow students and teachers and it affected their self-esteem. Those individuals have every right to feel as safe and welcomed in the community as her children. Ms. Bettman urged the council to be aware of the issue and read Police Chief Bob Lehner's report on the profiling case that gave rise to the press confer- ence. She also asked the council to consider the types of civilian oversight that could be effective in the community so that when the time came to institute such a body, it could be done quickly. Mr. Pap~ asked if the council would see a report on the disposition of the Sears site prior to the break. City Manager Dennis Taylor believed so. Mr. Pap6 expressed his thanks to outgoing councilors Nathanson and Meisner and Mayor Torrey for all the work they had done for the community. Ms. Taylor advocated for an external police review board, regardless of the merits of a particular case. Ms. Taylor concurred with Ms. Nathanson that there was considerable good work done by staff although the council often discussed what was wrong, which she thought natural. Ms. Taylor wanted Public Works Department staff to stop saying that stop signs do not work because drivers would not obey them. If staff said that about everything that was illegal, the City could simply abolish all its regulations. She did not think it was a good argument to use against stop signs, which she continued to advocate for as the cheapest form of traffic control. Ms. Taylor said she was a member of the NLC task force charged to review the No Child Left Behind Act, and invited ideas from the council. Mr. Kelly concurred with Ms. Bettman's comments about racial profiling. He said that issue and larger ones were something the council needed to pay more attention to. Mr. Kelly asked about the status of the scope of work for the commercial and industrial lands study promised by Lane County. City Manager Taylor indicated he would follow up. Mr. Kelly also thanked Ms. Nathanson, Mr. Meisner, and Mayor Torrey for their many years of dedicated service to the City of Eugene. Mr. Meisner reported that the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) had been charged by the governor with the task of examining intercity alternative modes. He had agreed to testify before the OTC in Portland on the subject of freight passenger rail, and invited comments from other councilors before December 13. City Manager Taylor also recognized the many years of service that Mr. Meisner, Ms. Nathanson, and Mayor Torrey had given to Eugene. He commended Mayor Torrey for his efforts around education and children, Ms. Nathanson for her efforts around parks planning and telecommunications, and Mr. Meisner for his efforts around the library, the arts, passenger rail, and the restoration of the train depot. On behalf of the organization, he thanked them for their service. City Manager Taylor acknowledged the emotion and feeling expressed by the community leaders at the recent press conference. He recognized the courage of City employee Jordan Cortez in bringing forth his charge of racial profiling and thanked him for coming forward. He apologized to Mr. Cortez for his bad experiences. He said that he had also been struck by the emotion and uncertainty expressed by the officer MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 6, 2004 Page 2 Work Session