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. M I NUT E S Eugene City Council Studios 8 and C--Hilton Hotel May 11, 1992 5:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Shawn Boles, Bobby Green, Ruth Bascom, Paul Nicholson, Kaye Robinette, Roger Rutan. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Debra Ehrman, Randy MacDonald. COMMISSIONERS: Marshall Sauceda, Arwen DeSpain, LeRoy Dickens, Carol Fernlund, Alicia Hays, Marion Malcolm, Gretchen Miller, Jan Oliver, Rico Perez, George Russell, Vivian Wearne. The regular meeting of May 11, 1992, of the Eugene City Council was called to order by His Honor Mayor Jeff Miller. I. CITY COUNCIL DINNER WORK SESSION e A. Work Session With the Human Rights Commission 1. Introductions Those present introduced themselves. 2. Human Rights Program Overview Mr. Sauceda, Human Rights Commission Chair, thanked the council for the opportunity to meet jointly. He said the commission felt it was important to meet in order to fully convey the impact of vital human rights issues before the community. He noted that the packet distributed prior to the meeting contained background information on the City's Human Rights Program including its mission, goals, and objectives as well as a review of the program's activities and accomplishments to date. Mr. Sauceda reviewed the agenda and pointed out the visual material on display. Ms. Miller, former commission chair, described the Human Rights Program's structure and reviewed the process the commission has used to undertake its work. She explained it as a simultaneous, three-track process that involved the following: 1) educating each other and learning to work together; 2) developing committees and assigning responsibilities; and 3) responding to emerging community issues. Ms. Miller gave a brief account of the last year's activities. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council 5:30 p.m. May 11, 1992 Page 1