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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />job that just has to go on. It is one of those deals--school doesn't keep-- <br />work must go on. It is fundamental, but I would like to share with you that it <br />is my observation that it is fundamentally well done. <br /> <br />Each of us can take pride in our progress. Pride in our ability to serve and <br />in our city's ability to serve. It takes many people in addition to a Mayor <br />and City Council to move a community forward. I would like to take this <br />opportunity to recognize some of those people who do so. We have created a <br />special award to recognize outstanding contribution. It is only appropriate <br />that the first people to receive that award are those that two years ago had <br />nothing but a dream, and two months ago broke ground on that dream. Now I <br />could give these awards to our governor. I could give them to two very fine <br />senators. I could give them to a very tremendous legislative delegation. I <br />could give them for some lobbying work by City lobbyists that went well beyond <br />the call. But you know, before anybody can go to work, before the governor, <br />the senators, myself, this council--somebody needs the concept. Somebody <br />needs the idea. Somebody needs the dream. <br /> <br />Well, the people that had the dream were Chancellor of Higher Education Bud <br />Davis, Paul Olum, president of the University of Oregon, and John Moseley, <br />vice president of the University of Oregon. Their dream was the $44 million <br />science complex we broke ground on in the Riverfront Research Park. I know <br />Paul is out of town on the East Coast but I know the Chancellor and Vice <br />President Moseley are in the audience and I would like to ask them to come <br />forward and accept, if they will, this recognition from this community. <br /> <br />I have spent a lot of time on the highway between here and Salem with <br />Chancellor Davis. <br /> <br />Now, the next individual would have to be described as Eugene's Mr. Tenacity <br />himself, Mr. John Moseley. <br /> <br />Well, we have spoken of our progress in the area of transportation. And I hope <br />thi s communi ty wi 11 not soon forget how 6th and 7th looked before thi s <br />community took charge. And, while we truly need to thank many people for <br />their contribution because none of these things happen by themselves, it is my <br />hope that in recognizing one person, we indeed recognize many. We do have an <br />individual who played a significant role in moving us forward. In order to <br />break the logjam on transportation projects in this community required two <br />elections that we spoke of. One, of course, for 6th and 7th avenues and the <br />other for the West Eugene Parkway. Those two elections were milestones in our <br />125-year history of this city. Those two elections saw much the same people <br />providing leadership. One of those people who was out front providing <br />leadership in both elections was Jim Saul. <br /> <br />Jim, would you come forward and accept this token of our appreciation. <br /> <br />If there is any question of the contribution Jim and many others have made--or <br />the contribution you made yourself because I see many people in the audience <br />who played a key role in that--or a question of whether we have made progress, <br />I invite you to step outside of either side of this facility and look at the <br />street. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council <br /> <br />January 5, 1987 <br /> <br />Page 5 <br />