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<br />. <br /> <br />,e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />M I NUT E S <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />Eugene Community Conference Center <br /> <br />January 6, 1986 <br />12:50 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Cynthia Wooten, Emily Schue, Freeman Holmer, Ruth Bascom, <br />Debra Ehrman, Roger Rutan, Jeff Miller. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Richard Hansen. <br /> <br />The adjourned meeting from December 18, 1985, of the City Council of the City <br />of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Brian B. Obie. <br /> <br />I. INTRODUCTION AND OPENING REMARKS <br /> <br />Mayor Obie welcomed members of the City's boards and commissions, as well as <br />the public, before lunch was served. He said an orientation meeting for board <br />and committee members would be held after the council meeting. <br /> <br />After lunch, Mayor Obie introduced the councilors, stated the various boards, <br />commissions, and committees on which they serve, and asked them to join him on <br />the podi urn. <br /> <br />II. STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS: 1985 IN REVIEW <br /> <br />Mayor Obie introduced Council President Wooten and asked her to discuss the <br />council's accomplishments in 1985. She said: <br /> <br />"I'm pleased and honored, Brian, that you asked me to speak about our city's <br />accomplishments of the last year. I'm honored because it is a distinct and <br />high privilege to be associated with the City of Eugene, and I am pleased <br />because we have accomplished a lot, and I do not mind tooting our horn about <br />it for just a minute. <br /> <br />"In fact, at the risk of beating the horn analogy to death, I've often thought <br />of the Mayor and the City Council as a kind of orchestra. A very <br />undisciplined orchestra at times, but that is because we try to write our <br />compositions by consensus. We pass the baton from hand to hand, sometimes <br />arguing and disagreeing, beating the kettle drum at will--but that's what <br />representative democracy is all about--and all the cacophony we created in 52 <br />regular council sessions, 38 work sessions, and literally hundreds of <br />committee, subcommittee, constituent, and neighborhood meetings--all resulted <br />in a symphony of optimism, good faith, a sustained commitment to Eugene by all <br />of us, and some very important successes. The council worked very hard and <br />the effort paid off. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council <br /> <br />January 6, 1986 <br /> <br />Page 1 <br />