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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> Council Chamber--Eugene City Hall <br /> <br /> November 8, 2004 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, David <br /> Kelly, Betty Taylor, Gary Papd, Jennifer Solomon. <br /> <br />Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. Councilor Nancy <br />Nathanson was present via speakerphone. <br /> <br />1. CEREMONIAL MATTERS <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey introduced members of the Irkutsk Sister City Delegation, and asked them to rise for <br />recognition. <br /> <br />Mark Schoening, City Engineer, introduced Sue Wolling of the Eugene Bicycle Coalition, who presented <br />Mayor Torrey with Eugene's award for Bicycle Friendly Communities. Ms. Wolling provided an extensive <br />description of the award and encouraged the City to do more to build on its bicycle system. <br /> <br />2. PUBLIC FORUM <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. <br /> <br />Jim Hale, 1719 Linnea Street, opposed the construction of a new police headquarters as being a project for <br />the wrong time and place. The project as reconfigured did not accommodate for expansion needs or victims' <br />assistance. He supported consideration of co-location with the Sheriff's Office. He opposed locating the <br />facility on 8th Avenue because the use would create ~dead space" after business hours. He called for the <br />facility to be located near the County jail. <br /> <br />Zachary Vishanoff, Patterson Street, provided the council with information about the United Nations (UN) <br />and its projects around the country. He suggested further community conversation about the UN's plans <br />and "sustainability" was needed. He also called for community discussion on the impact of Bus Rapid <br />Transit (BRT) on Franklin Boulevard. <br /> <br />Mr. Vishanoff opposed further development in the area of the Riverfront Research Park, particularly <br />development that was related to field of nanotechnology, and said he had heard nothing in response to his <br />request that a citizen committee be formed to oversee nanotechnology activities at the University of Oregon. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 8, 2004 Page 1 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />