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MINUTES Eugene City Council Work Session McNutt Room--Eugene City Hall January 13, 2003 5:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: David Kelly, Gary Pap~, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, Jennifer Solomon, Betty Taylor, George Poling, Bonny Bettman. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting to order. A. ITEMS FROM MAYOR, COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER Ms. Bettman welcomed Mr. Poling and Ms. Solomon to the Eugene City Council. Continuing, Ms. Bettman announced that, with the help of County Commissioners Bobby Green and Bill Dwyer, a verbal commitment from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and written approval from the University of Oregon had been attained to rename Centennial Boulevard in the City of Eugene after the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. She requested advice from the City Attorney as to how to proceed. The City Attorney suggested that the council direct the City Manager to bring back the necessary documents to initiate renaming the street. Ms. Bettman moved to direct the City Manager to bring back the appropriate documents to initiate the renaming of Centennial Boulevard to Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Mr. Pap~ provided the second. The motion carried unanimously. Ms. Bettman commented that KEZI had contacted her regarding a meeting with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). She requested to be notified about such meetings in the future. City Managerpro tern Jim Carlson stated that it was a briefing and not a meeting and that it was held periodically to keep the City informed. He added that councilors were welcome to attend. Ms. Taylor said, regarding the mayor's State of the City Address, that she agreed that the City should cooperate with the County for road funds. She believed that the transportation system maintenance fee (TSMF) should be repealed. She also supported the mayor's assertion that all MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 2003 Page 1 Work Session