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Ms. Ortiz said she had also attended the Business Expo. She said the members of the Whiteaker Business <br />Summit had been there and it was ready to go to work and members wanted to know what they could and <br />could not do. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz said she attended the Western Women’s Conference and had followed the Latino strand, in which <br />more than 50 Latino, Spanish speaking women met concurrently. She said the meeting was amazing, and <br />she commended the community advocates who spearheaded the effort, Carmen Urbina, Gualalupe Quinn, <br />and Francisca Johnson. <br /> <br />Ms. Solomon arrived. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz announced that the Department of Environmental Quality would talk more about railroad yard <br />pollution on November 1 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz welcomed new Councilor Coordinator Margaret Harter. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy also extended her condolences to the family of Ms. Lahr. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to authorize the expenditure of $1,000 to pro- <br />vide general assistance for the symposium on “Bringing Human Rights Home,” a confer- <br />ence to explore ways city government can improve and be more proactive in addressing <br />human rights matters. The source of funds requested is to be the general fund contingency <br />account. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark said the symposium, which was scheduled for November 9, had been fully developed after the <br />budget was finalized. The cost represented the City’s portion of the event. <br /> <br /> The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 22, 2007 Page 3 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />