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M I N U T E S <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />Work Session <br />McNutt Room – City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon <br /> <br /> June 9, 2008 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Chris Pryor, Andrea Ortiz, Mike Clark, Jennifer Solomon, Alan Zelenka, <br />Betty Taylor, George Poling. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Bonny Bettman. <br /> <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br />A. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM MAYOR, CITY <br />COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />Ms. Piercy said she had attended an awards ceremony at Cal Young Middle School for student Hunter <br />Hastings, who had won a national letter-writing competition. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor said the Active Bethel celebration was an enjoyable event. He announced he was representing the <br />mayor at the Bethel School District to deliver a proclamation against hate speech and discriminatory <br />activities and would have to leave the work session by 7 p.m. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz thanked City Manager Jon Ruiz for his efforts on behalf of the WOW Hall. She reminded Bethel <br />and Trainsong neighbors of a June 10 open house about planned Eugene Water & Electric board (EWEB) <br />projects. She was pleased with community interaction during the city manager’s recent visit to the Whitaker <br />neighborhood. She noted that the Downtown Neighborhood Association was active again and meetings well <br />attended. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling said the city manager would hold a community forum at Cal Young Middle School on June 12 <br />and another forum at Sheldon Community Center on June 19. He encouraged everyone to attend the <br />SafetyFest at Alton Baker Park on June 21. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark reminded Ward 5 neighbors living on Bond Lane that there would be a meeting on June 24 at <br />Sheldon Community Center. He said the annual Willamette River cleanup would occur on June 14 and <br />thanked REI for its sponsorship. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor noted that the city manager would visit Parker Elementary School on June 11. She attended the <br />National League of Cities (NLC) Human Development Steering Committee meeting. She said the <br />committee’s work was focused primarily on health care and parental involvement in schools. She would <br />provide a report to the council. She said the NLC lobbyist had asked elected officials across the county to <br />write letters in support of Amtrak reauthorization. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council June 9, 2008 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />