Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Ms. Solomon said the project to reconfigure and rebuild Elmira and Maple streets was underway and designs were being discussed with the neighborhoods. She commended staff for their efforts and respon- siveness to the public. Mr. Clark thanked Ms. Jones for her service and welcomed Mr. Ruiz. He reported that Police Commission members had the opportunity to attend operations academy training and thanked staff that helped commis- sioners gain a better understanding of department operations. He said the commission was also reviewing the Magellan Report and there was considerable interest among staff and commissioners on the subject of taking police cars home. Mr. Clark said a Human Rights Commission work group was developing a resolution related to mental health policy and another group was discussing revisions to the hate crimes ordinance to incorporate State violations in the City’s code. He said the taxi accessibility work group was also developing recommenda- tions for the council. He recognized longtime Human Rights Program employee Karen Hyatt, who was leaving for a position with the University of Oregon, and thanked her for her years of service to the community. He thanked Kurt Corey and Mark Schoening for their work with neighbors on improvements to Bond Lane. Ms. Taylor also welcomed Mr. Ruiz and thanked Ms. Jones. She expressed her regret at the closure of the Willamette Repertory Theater company. She announced a combined meeting of the Southeast and Crest Drive neighborhood associations at which candidates for mayor and the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) would be speaking. Ms. Bettman thanked Ms. Jones for her work and welcomed Mr. Ruiz. She referred to a resolution related to the 190 agreements being considered by the Lane County Board of Commissioners and asked for a memorandum from staff explaining how it would impact the City, as well as any information that might be available on how the County would be impacted. Ms. Jones replied that staff was already preparing that information. Mr. Clark said he had attended a Lane County Commissioner’s meeting at which the 190 agreements were discussed. He said it appeared the County was seeking opportunity to incorporate more into the agreements than just planning and development and examine what the County could do to assist citizens who lived outside the City. Mayor Piercy stated that there was agreement at the recent joint elected officials meeting to discuss the 190 agreements. She reported that 700 trees were planted on Arbor Day and said how fortunate it was that Eugene had an urban forest program that reflected the importance of trees to the community. Mr. Pryor explained that Mr. Poling had requested that the council allow him to miss meetings while he was receiving training from the General Services Administration. Mr. Pryor, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved that Councilor Poling’s council seat not be declared vacant for the next ten weeks pursuant to Section 23 of the City Charter. Ms. Bettman suggested that the alternates for Mr. Poling’s boards and commissions assignments should be notified and arrangements made for them to receive meeting notices and information. Mayor Piercy noted that under the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (CCIGR) rules she could substitute for a member at that member’s request. MINUTES—Eugene City Council April 14, 2008 Page 2 Work Session