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Councilor Bettman said she supported the ability of students to weigh in on the issue but noted that it was an Eugene Police Department resource issue and having the program up and running by fall would be best. In response to a question from Mayor Torrey regarding what the students would object to, Chief Buchanan said he had not talked to any students on campus and could not answer the question. Councilor Kelly said he had made the amendment because the students had not yet been heard. He reiterated that he had talked with the ASUO and it did indeed have concerns and questions that needed to be addressed. Councilor Taylor said it was important to hear from the people who would be affected by the change. In response to a question from Councilor Poling regarding differences in enforcement action the ordinance would allow, Chief Buchanan said the ordinance was directed at non-jailable City ordinance violations. He said the ordinance would allow University public safety officers to issue citations without waiting for the presence of a police officer. In response to a question from Councilor Poling regarding whether the University's public safety officers would be trained and ready for the ordinance to be implemented during fall term, Chief Buchanan said the prep work could be done before fall term. He noted that actual engagement of the student body would be handled by a public safety advisory group, modeled after the Police Commission. In response to a question from Councilor Poling regarding the average response time for an officer to respond to a call for a citation from a public safety officer, Chief Buchanan said he had been told that the wait could be as long as an hour. Roll call vote; the amendment failed, 5:3, with councilors Kelly, Taylor, and Nathanson voting in favor. Roll call vote; item B passed unanimously. III.ACTION: An Ordinance Concerning the Change of Street Name of Centennial Boulevard, Located within the City of Eugene Between Coburg Road and Interstate 5, to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard; and Adopting a Severability Clause Councilor Pap8 noted that the motion he was about to make was not the motion drafted in the council packet. Councilor PapS, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to direct the mayor to appoint a committee of no more than 12 people, including one representative of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Eugene Water & Electric Board, School District 4J, Bethel School District, City of Springfield, and Lane County. The committee shall invite and consider all suggestions for honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. including the possibility of renaming Centennial Boulevard. The committee shall report back to the City Council by October 15, 2003. Prior to reporting to the council, the committee shall report to the Human Rights Commission. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 9, 2003 Page 6 Regular Session