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question was one of the last pieces of undomesticated woodland available within the City limits. She <br />advised the City not to let it slip away. <br /> <br />Joseph D. Bradford, 1459 City View Drive, concurred with previous speakers on racial profiling. He <br />commented that racial profiling was nothing new. He shared that it had been called DWB, driving while <br />black, and WWB, walking while black, when he was growing up. He understood, from personal <br />experience, what Mr. Johnson had gone through. He acknowledged that some people felt intimidated by <br />it, but averred that he did not because he was a commander in the United States Army. He supported the <br />formation of an external review board. He stated that harassment of people of color had to stop and <br />recommended that City Manager Taylor and Police Chief Lehner give public statements in opposition to <br />such harassment. He believed that if the system was truly just, these things would happen. <br /> <br />Mr. Bradford remarked that some people alleged that African-Americans were "playing the race card." <br />He underscored that the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed in 1865 and, though he had been <br />born in 1964, his family was still suffering from the repercussions of slavery. <br /> <br />Majeska Seese-Green, 549 Van Buren Street, welcomed the new councilors and the mayor. She recalled <br />the position taken by the Whiteaker Community Council nearly one year ago in support of the strongest <br />possible police review. She commented that at that time it seemed the Whiteaker neighborhood had been <br />the only voice speaking in support of this, but now due to several unfortunate incidents, more voices had <br />joined the call for this type of review. She reiterated the neighborhood's support for a review and <br />expressed appreciation to the NAACP, CUBP, and the Police Commission for joining in the work to <br />support it as well. She urged the City Council, Mayor, and City Manager to take the steps necessary to <br />move the process forward. <br /> <br />David Hinkley, 1350 Lawrence Street, Apartment #1, said in most cases a Consent Calendar was <br />intended to quickly process routine, non-controversial housekeeping matters. However, he did not feel <br />Item C, the resolution to repeal the Housing Dispersal Policy, was routine in the least. He thought the <br />policy had served the community very well. He opined that if it was to be revoked, it needed to be done <br />properly with public notice and a public hearing. He remarked that a lack of a social service dispersal <br />policy had turned several of the central city neighborhoods into "social service ghettos." He predicted that <br />revoking the housing dispersal policy would turn those areas into "outright ghettos." He preferred to <br />"tweak" the existing language rather than to revoke the entire policy. <br /> <br />Kevin Matthews, 1192 Lawrence Street, president of the Friends of Eugene, remarked that it was <br />"unspeakably sad" that one could be singled out because of one's physical characteristics in Eugene. <br /> <br />Mr. Matthews averred, regarding the property on Nectar Way, that had the City been able to move forward <br />with an evidence-based Goal 5 natural resource evaluation and protection process, this habitat would <br />already be protected. He noted that the Jobs and Land Use Round Table had asked for the council to <br />move forward with an upland habitat study that would seek to conduct "fact-based natural resource <br />analysis." He said this process had been suspended. <br /> <br />Mr. Matthews presented a transcript of the Citizens State of the City address to the Mayor and City <br />Council, a document written collaboratively by half a dozen different local non-profit entities. <br /> <br />Jean A. Stacey, 5150 Nectar Way, said she and her partner had traveled for four years looking for a new <br />place to live prior to moving to Eugene. She related that they enjoyed living here very much. She <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 10, 2005 Page 6 <br /> Regular Session <br /> <br /> <br />
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