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MINUTES – Eugene City Council Meeting September 10, 2018 Page 1 M I N U T E S Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 September 10, 2018 7:30 p.m. Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Greg Evans, Claire Syrett, Chris Pyror Mayor Vinis opened the September 10, 2018, meeting of the Eugene City Council. 1. PUBLIC FORUM 1. Laurie Powell – spoke about the Climate Recovery Ordinance, specifically related to the TSP. 2. John Clarenbach – shared concerns about the large increase of homeless on Mill Street. 3. Jerry Smith – talked about Eugene’s need for a public shelter. 4. David Igl – requested that council make a public statement regarding the renaming of Dunn Hall. 5. Nicholas Knight – spoke about the smoking ban and its effect on minimum wage workers. 6. John Thielking – talked about the Ninth Circuit Court opinion regarding sleeping and camping. 7. Justin MacDonald – shared concerns about public safety issues and unhoused individuals. 8. Phoenix Downer – spoke about homeless camping. 9. Gwendolyn Iris – talked about the Ninth Circuit Court opinion regarding sleeping and camping. 10. Janet Zoll – asked if the City of Eugene is in compliance with the Ninth Circuit Court ruling. 11. Michael Weed – shared concerns about City’s stance on Ninth Circuit Court ruling. 12. Kathy Walker – asked City Council to remove the camping ban. 13. Todd Boyle – asked council to focus public resources on low-income housing. 14. Ken Neubeck – expressed disappointment in the City’s response to the Ninth Circuit Court ruling. 15. Tracy Joscelyn – supported working hard towards housing individuals with winter coming. 16. Eric Jackson – spoke about moving forward after Ninth Circuit Court Decision. 17. Patrick – asked Council to think before acting with regard to unhoused individuals. 18. Daniel DeLay – spoke about the homeless epidemic. 19. Alex Reitz – talked about how the unhoused need a place to be. 20. Jerry Glass – shared opinion that it feels like war has been declared against the homeless. 21. Nicole St. Germain – asked council to think about kindness and humility towards the unhoused. Council Discussion • Thankful for all of the valuable input and believe that the Boise decision does affect Eugene. • Want to be able to provide a safe place where people can lie down and legally go to sleep. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes a. July 9, 2018, Meeting b. July 9, 2018, Work Session c. July 11, 2018, Work Session d. July 16, 2018, Meeting e. July 16, 2018, Work Session f. July 18, 2018, Work Session g. July 23, 2018, Meeting h. July 23, 2018, Work Session i. July 25, 3018, Work Session