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McKenzie-Willamette/Triad Medical Center to build a hospital on the Eugene Water & Electric Board <br />(EWEB) site and the infrastructure, paid for by taxpayers, provided on West 11 th Avenue for the Wal-Mart <br />store and others were examples of strong reasons to oppose further taxation dedicated to road repairs. She <br />cited an article in The New York Times that reported that 12 percent of exports from China were for Wal- <br />Mart and Wal-Mart accounted for one percent of China's gross domestic product. She opined that, given <br />those facts, Wal-Mart should have paid for this infrastructure, with help from the Target store. She <br />asserted it was time to stop financing road construction for big business while existing streets were in such <br />a state of disrepair. She asked how, in all fairness, the City could increase the burden on consumers and <br />businesses through the consequences of its questionable fiscal policies. She indicated that, should the gas <br />tax be implemented, she would purchase gas in another town. She wished to remind the City Manager he <br />was a public servant, an employee of the taxpayers, whose primary obligation was to serve the interests of <br />the taxpayers and not the needs of special interests. <br /> <br />Marilyn Mays, 1081 North Pond Road, president of the local chapter of the Eugene/Springfield branch of <br />the National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), related that the local chapter had <br />received dozens of calls from community members of color who were voicing concerns regarding racial <br />profiling. She cited incidents of being followed by police cars for miles, of being stopped and questioned <br />seemingly for no reason, and more. She had reported this information to City Manager Dennis Taylor <br />several weeks earlier and had requested that the department and the community take a stand against any <br />unlawful or intimidating behavior by some police officers. She underscored that she recognized that it <br />was only some police officers who behaved unlawfully. However, she emphasized this was a significant <br />problem for community members of color as they were feeling intimidated and fearful of police officers. <br />Ms. Mays felt some officers were taking the results of the recent complaint made by Cortez Jordan for <br />granted and were exhibiting boastful and disrespectful behavior toward community members and, in some <br />cases, even employees of color within the organization. She thought a message had been sent to officers <br />that there was little or no accountability for the acts of officers who use racially biased tactics in policing. <br />She was gravely disappointed in the leadership of Chief Lehner on this issue. <br /> <br />Ms. Mays advised the City Manager and the Police Chief to listen more to the community and take these <br />issues seriously. She added that the NAACP had enjoyed a good relationship with the Police Department <br />over the last few years, but now it was at an all-time low. She asked, on behalf of the local chapter of the <br />NAACP, that the City consider endorsing an external review board for police complaints and having more <br />police officer accountability on these issues. She also requested a public statement from the City Manager <br />and the Police Chief against the practice of racial profiling. She said she and other members of <br />Communities United for Better Policing (CUBP) would be contacting the councilors individually in the <br />coming weeks for further dialogue on this issue. <br /> <br /> Zachary Vishanoff, Patterson Street, thanked Mayor Piercy for serving as mayor. He wished to speak on <br /> less-than-lethal warfare. He related that he was "needlessly attacked by the SWAT team" two years <br /> earlier. He felt the article in the paper that spoke favorably about tasers was inaccurate as people <br /> sometimes died as a result of being "tasered." He suggested a venue be formed to discuss less-than-lethal <br /> warfare with the public at which such weapons were demonstrated. He said, since being hit, he spent <br /> hours thinking about the reform of less-than-lethal warfare, as it had been proven to be used recklessly. <br /> <br /> David Thor Johnson, 4986 Hunters Glen Drive, wished to be counted for the effort to preserve the <br /> acreage near his house, the 38-acre parcel that was the subject of earlier testimony. He also wished to <br /> commend all those present for participating in democracy and speaking their views. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 10, 2005 Page 3 <br /> Regular Session <br /> <br /> <br />
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