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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />June 25, 2018 <br />5:30 p.m. <br />Councilors Present: Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Claire Syrett, Chris Pyror <br />Councilors Absent: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Greg Evans <br />Mayor Vinis started the discussion but did not open the meeting because a quorum was not present. <br />1. Committee Reports and Items of Interest <br />Council Discussion <br />• American Cancer Society recently updated recommendations for cancer screenings to age <br />45 instead of age 50; raise awareness about the need to get prompt screenings. <br />• Reminder about Kakegawa Sister City delegation trip to Japan. <br />• Thankful to mayors who went to the Mexico border and grateful for federal delegates who <br />are stepping up for families. <br />2. WORK SESSION: Eugene Downtown Public Safety Update <br />Chief Skinner spoke about the new responses to ongoing problems in the downtown area. <br />Council Discussion <br />• There are a spectrum of behaviors that need to be addressed downtown, ranging from <br />illegal, to intimidating, to nuisance behavior; issue facing council and community is how to <br />address the less -than -criminal behavior. <br />• Support expressed for exploring creative options to address unwanted behavior downtown. <br />• Important to identify the line between human service needs and public safety contact with <br />individuals. <br />• Pleased with approaches proposed and being taken, including incorporating alternative <br />justice approaches. <br />• Need to learn how to share the sidewalks together; support more civil interactions. <br />• Questions asked about EPD night shift hours. <br />• Important to ensure that downtown ambassadors and parks ambassadors are well -briefed <br />about Human Rights Office, human rights codes and the services that people can receive. <br />• Concerns expressed about engaging with individuals about their behavior. <br />• Support exploring other avenues for more ideas about how to address issues downtown. <br />• Goal should be to change the standard for behavior and what is acceptable. <br />The discussion ended at 6:25 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Domingo <br />Deputy City Recorder <br />MINUTES — Eugene City Council June 25, 2018 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />