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Councilor Bettman indicated her support for the motion. She felt the staff work on the item had been <br />exhaustive. She did not think the Legal Notices section of the newspaper was often read by the public and <br />wondered what other means could be used to increase public awareness. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy said she would venture to say that it did not matter how many ads were placed in the <br />newspaper or how adequate the noticing was, there would always be people who would miss the fact that a <br />public hearing was being held. <br /> <br />City Manager Taylor pointed out that in the spirit of trying to gain more meaningful participation in the <br />public process, the council had decided to try holding meetings that consisted of only public hearings. He <br />noted that the first extra meeting for that purpose would be scheduled for September 18. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor suggested that notification sent to the neighborhood associations might increase public <br />attendance at hearings. <br /> <br />Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 7:0. <br /> <br />Mr. Klein reiterated that he would get more information regarding the tabled item so that the council could <br />reconsider the Consent Calendar item regarding the LID on River Avenue if necessary. He asked that <br />anyone with further questions submit them to staff. <br /> <br />City Manager Taylor noted that this meeting was one of the first meetings available through “streaming <br />video” on line. <br /> <br />The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Dennis M. Taylor <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Ruth Atcherson) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council June 26, 2006 Page 12 <br /> Regular Meeting <br />