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Rick S. George, 1840 West 10th Avenue, said the business in his pub was down 40 percent. Bad <br />business had forced him to lay off two employees. He stressed that the smoking ordinance had <br />been devastating to his business and urged the council to change the ordinance by following state <br />guidelines. <br /> <br />Kimberly Fairbairn, 452 West 27th Place, raised concern over noise problems generated by <br />people going outside of bars to smoke. <br /> <br />Maco Stewart, 812 East 12th Avenue, stated his intention to run for a city council seat. He read a <br />letter, addressed to Councilor Kelly, outlining a proposal to limit campaign spending to $2,000. <br /> <br />Bob Cassidy, 1401 East 22nd Avenue, noted that the Citizen Charter Review Committee had <br />spent a significant amount of time on the issues of campaign finance and conflict of interest. He <br />said the most important aspect was the aspect of disclosure to the public. He stressed the <br />importance letting the voters know, in plenty of time for them to make a decision, how much <br />money was donated to a candidate. <br /> <br />Bruce Miller, PC) Box 50968, Eugene, called for a replacement of the painting behind the council <br />dias with maps showing the represented wards. He also urged the council to offer help to <br />downtown businesses impacted by the construction during the reopening of Broadway. <br /> <br />George Poling, 3177 Queens East Street, stated his intent to run for the council seat in Ward 4. <br />He spoke in favor of constructing the West Eugene Parkway. <br /> <br />David Hinkley, 1350 Lawrence, reported that Jefferson and Westside had merged into one <br />neighborhood with a single neighborhood association. <br /> <br />Councilor Fart called for a work session to discuss the impacts of the smoking ordinance. <br /> <br />Councilor Rayor requested information regarding other municipalities that had changed their <br />ordinances to follow State guidelines. <br /> <br />III.CONSENT CALENDAR <br /> <br /> A. Approval of Council Minutes: <br /> <br /> February 11, 2002, Work Session <br /> February 20, 2002, Work Session <br /> February 25, 2002, Work Session <br /> February 25, 2002, Regular Session <br /> February 27, 2002, Work Session <br /> March 11, 2002, Work Session <br /> March 11, 2002, Regular Session <br /> March 13, 2002, Work Session <br /> <br /> B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 8, 2002 Page 3 <br /> Regular Session <br /> <br /> <br />