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MINUTES Eugene City Council Work Session McNutt Room-Eugene City Hall October 13, 2003 5:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Gary Papd, Scott Meisner, David Kelly, Betty Taylor, Bonny Bettman, Jennifer Solomon. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Nancy Nathanson, George Poling. Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. A. Items from Council, Mayor, and City Manager Mr. Meisner asked for information regarding the current status of patrols at Monroe Park, given the challenges facing the Eugene Police Department Patrol Section. He said he understood that some of the problems that had been taking place downtown had shifted to Monroe Park, and he had heard there were some assaults. He asked about the potential of arranging for additional patrols if there was no foot patrol, and about the possibility of the Senior Volunteers "keeping an eye" on the park. Mr. Meisner noted a letter the council received from Lane County Administrator Bill Van Vactor regarding the Board of County Commissioners' rejection of the City's proposed Vertical Housing zone. He requested advice from City Manager Dennis Taylor about what the council could do to retain the zone as a tool in its downtown tool kit. Ms. Solomon announced that the Bethel Weed & Seed Program had received another year of grant funding from the Department of Justice. She noted that this was the fourth year of grant funding. She commended the grant coordinator, Loma Flormo, for the work she did for the community. At Ms. Solomon's request, Linda Phelps of the Eugene Police Department (EPD) noted the items funded through the grant, which included youth programs delivered through Petersen Barn, funding for overtime for officers to do focused and bicycle patrols, and some support for the half-time coordinator at the Bethel Public Safety Station. Ms. Solomon asked about the potential of placing Ms. Flormo at the station on a full-time basis. Ms. Phelps noted that Ms. Flormo was an employee of the Planning and Development Department, and said that EPD and the PDD staff could work jointly on the question. Ms. Solomon asked for follow-up on her question. Ms. Solomon said that each week she asked the manager how the City was doing on the County Road Fund issue. She acknowledged that the council recently received a memorandum on the issue, and said she wanted the public to know the City was still actively pursuing its relationship with Lane County to address MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 13, 2003 Page 1 Work Session