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Ms. Nathanson called attention to issues associated with lot divisions and distinguishing between notice to adjacent property owners, neighborhood associations, and homeowner associations. She thanked Planning and Development Department staff and management for helping sort out the issue. She acknowledged the budgetary challenge of providing notice to a broad range of citizens, and also acknowledged the difficulty of understanding the legal ramifications of the notice requirements for different lot line partitions. She expressed appreciation to Planning and Development Director Tom Coyle for the work he was doing on the issue and expressed hope that the situation could be improved. Mr. Kelly said a previous packet included a copy of the interim report of the Joint City of Eugene- University of Oregon West University Neighborhood Task Force. He endorsed the membership of the task force as being the right people for the committee. He said he hoped the task force's recommendations did not sit on a shelf. Some recommendations had policy implications and would be considered by the council; he hoped the council would give them serious consideration. He anticipated that some of the long-term recommendations could address housing and call for establishment of a neighborhood association. He announced an upcoming neighborhood forum on February 25 sponsored by the task force to discuss the recommendations of the task force. Mr. Poling said he attended the Fire and Emergency Medical Services graduation ceremony on February 7. Ten new fire fighters were sworn in. He said that many people were in attendance and it had been a pleasure to see them. That morning he attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Work Force Network at Lane Community College. He also noted the associated culinary institute and said that it accommodated various functions. He encouraged councilors to visit the facility. Ms. Taylor called on everyone to see the current production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" at the Soreng Theater. Ms. Taylor said that she was a member of Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority and the agency was having a public hearing on field burning the next day at 10 a.m. in the Council Chamber. The regular board meeting would follow. Ms. Taylor commended Gary McNeel of the Public Works Department for his work with a citizens committee on Crest Drive. There would be an open house on the proposed street improvement plans from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on February 13 at Saint Jude Church. City Manager pro rem Jim Carlson reported that State law and local code both have a role in the possible renaming of Centennial Boulevard to Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. The council's motion was sufficient to initiate the various processes required, and staff was in the process of initiating those processes. In a meeting with City Manager Mike Kelly of Springfield and Lane County Administrator Bill Van Vactor regarding the topic, it was suggested that the City consider some other options. He noted that Bobby Green of the Board of County Commissioners had written a letter to the City indicating the board was not interested in forming an intergovernmental body and preferred to see the City move forward with the process of renaming Centennial Boulevard inside its city limits. He recommended that the City move forward without additional intergovernmental effort. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 10, 2003 Page 2 Work Session