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MINUTES – State of the City Address January 3, 2019 Page 1 <br />M I N U T E S <br />Eugene City Council <br />Hult Center for the Performing Arts <br />1 Eugene Centre <br />Eugene, Oregon <br />January 3, 2019 <br />5:30 p.m. <br />Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor; Alan Zelenka, Greg Evans <br />1.ENTERTAINMENTRatie and Friends (Ratie Dangarembwa and John Mambira) performed “Woman of Africa,” <br />2.WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONSCity Council President Mike Clark provided opening remarks. <br />3.VIDEO PRESENTATIONA video entitled “2018 City of Eugene Highlights” was shown. <br />4.ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS OF OFFICEDeputy City Recorder Samantha Roberts administered oaths of office to Eugene City CouncilorsAlan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, and Greg Evans and EWEB Commissioner MindySchlossberg. <br />5.COMMUNITY AWARD PRESENTATIONMayor Vinis presented the 2018 Community Award to Better Housing Together. <br />6.BOLD STEPS AWARDMayor Vinis announced Hummingbird Wholesale as the 2018 Bold Steps Award winner, andrecognized Summit Bank and Yogi Tea as finalists. <br />7.ENTERTAINMENTRatie and Friends performed “Tsamba.,” <br />8.VIDEO PRESENTATIONA video entitled “City Council Reflections and Hopes for the Future” was shown. <br />9.STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESSMayor Vinis delivered her 2019 State of the City address:Year three begins. And, despite a national landscape that continues to be fraught with dramaand controversy, locally our work moves forward. Every day is a balancing act; every issue a setof hard choices. Here’s the thing: optimism is a choice and it is infectious. Our actions matterand we can make a difference locally that improves the quality of life here and stands as amodel for other communities.Paul Hawken, author, researcher and visionary, spoke in Eugene last year about his work,Project Drawdown. His key message is that the 100 most effective projects we can undertake toreverse global warming are work that we should do anyway. The priorities we list as a nation, <br />ATTACHMENT B <br />January 28, 2019, Meeting - Item 2A