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Mr. Zelenka congratulated Ms. Ortiz, Mr. Pryor, Ms. Taylor and Mayor Piercy for winning in the <br />recent primary election. He was thrilled that Beam had signed the contract. He was intrigued and <br />interested to hear that McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center was considering downtown Eugene as <br />a possible site. The Budget Committee had been working hard, and had one remaining meeting, <br />with an emphasis on adding patrol officers and filling pot holes. He thanked Ms. Bettman for <br />proposing a money swap with Lane County that would benefit both the City of Eugene and Lane <br />County. The University of Oregon arena project was proceeding. He noted over 95 percent of the <br />materials from the Williams Bakery demolition had been recycled. The Fairmount Neighborhood <br />appeal of the Planning Director’s decision to the Hearings Official regarding the arena conditional <br />use permit (CUP) would be issued on June 3, 2008. He recently attended a Save Civic Stadium <br />meeting last week and noted a website, www.savecivicstadium.org, was active. Another meeting <br />would be held on Thursday, May 29, at 7:30 p.m. at Tsunami Books. He was distressed to see the <br />issues raised and inappropriate comments made about Councilor Bettman on the police union <br />website. He recently attended a conference in San Diego entitled Navigating the Carbon World. <br /> <br />Ms. Solomon arrived t 5:40 p.m. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor passed. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman passed. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor reported she had the pleasure of helping cut the ribbon for the new gate at the Masonic <br />Cemetery on May 25, 2008. The work was completed with help from the City of Eugene, the <br />neighbors, volunteers and contributions from contractors and architects. The mausoleum was being <br />restored with help from the City and other people. A concert would be performed by the Sacred <br />Heart Singers on May 29, 2008. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark had the opportunity to ask the first question at the May 23, 2008, City Club meeting of a <br />group of young people. He congratulated and thanked Johnny Lake and students from Churchill <br />High School and North Eugene High School, as well as people from Roosevelt High School in <br />Portland, in response to race issues in the community. Conversations had been held to help the <br />students grow and learn from the experience, and take the conversation to a positive place. <br />Neighbors in Ward 5 planned to meet at Cal Young Middle School library to discuss improving <br />Bond Lane. <br /> <br />Ms. Solomon invited councilors to the We Are Bethel Celebration on June 7, 2008, at Petersen <br />Barn. She said she would take City Manager Ruiz on a listening tour through Ward 6. <br /> <br />Mr. Corey iterated he was filling in for City Manager Ruiz who was out of town. He said FY09 <br />City Budget deliberations would continue tomorrow. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy noted all councilors had been given a copy of a book from Seven Stars Child Care. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to direct the City Manager <br />to bring forward a proposal as soon as possible for approval by the council <br />to place an amendment to the charter on the November 2008 ballot. The <br />resolution, caption, question and summary shall provide for editing of the <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 27, 2008 Page 2 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />