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Responding to a request for clarification from Ms. Ortiz about a letter that Mayor Piercy received from Commissioner Bobby Green, Mr. Poling said he requested that City Manager Taylor develop a procedure allowing staff to provide the council with notice of any City:related issues coming before the Board of County Commissioners so the council could provide direct input to the board via e-mail or send a councilor to appear at the meeting. City Manager Taylor said he would ensure the council received notice of such discussions in the future. Ms. Bettman determined from City Manager Taylor that generally, staff represented the council's positions before the Board of County Commissioners. City Manager Taylor said it was not hard to let the council know of such meetings. Ms. Bettman expressed appreciation for the news about the second passenger train. Ms. Bettman asked City Manager Taylor to find out if the public was reimbursed for the use of LCOG data when used by private entities. City Manager Taylor indicated he would follow up. Ms. Bettman thanked the Lane Transit District (LTD) and City staff for the tour of mixed-use sites, which seemed to raise more questions than answers. She indicated she would request a work session on the topic because there were initiatives coming from many different directions regarding the removal of obstacles to high-density development in neighborhoods. She believed the council needed to weigh in and at least hear about those initiatives. She said that staff was substituting the term "mixed-use" for "nodal" development, and those terms had different meanings. The council had not discussed the policy implications of that shift. Ms. Bettman said the Police Commission would hear from its subcommittees regarding its initial recommendations about police oversight on May 12. She noted the police union had 45 minutes on the agenda to discuss its position on police oversight. Mr. Pryor said he, Mayor Piercy, and Ms. Solomon attended a meeting of the Active Bethel Neighbors the previous week, and he thought the mayor had done a good job with her remarks to the group. Mr. Pryor said he, Ms. Ortiz, and new Springfield City Council Joe Pishioneri recently heard an interesting briefing from LTD staff regarding the Bus Rapid Transit program and the Emerald Express, or EMX. He expressed disappointment in having to miss the tour of mixed-use sites due to a last-minute conflict. Mr. Pryor noted his work with the Community Health Centers of Lane County, which was part of the Human Services Commission's program. Much of the center's funding comes through the commission from the federal government. Mr. Pryor commended the program, and noted that while it had one major clinic facility in Springfield it was also working through local schools to provide health care to youth and some seniors. Mr. Pryor said he was asked by the mayor to continue some of the work on parks and open space planning that had been begun by former Councilor Nancy Nathanson. The form that would take was unknown at this time. He wanted a collaborative and involved process, and promised the council frequent updates. He indicated his highest priority was getting the comprehensive plan adopted. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 9, 2005 Page 3 Work Session