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MINUTES Eugene City Council Regular Meeting McNutt Room--Eugene City Hall May 13,2002 8 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, David Kelly, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, Gary Rayor, Gary PapS, Bonny Bettman, Par Farr. CITY COUNCIL MEETING Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting to order. 1.CEREMONIAL MATTERS Mayor Torrey recognized the four-person delegation from Eugene's Sister City of Irkutsk, Siberia, visiting Eugene: Mayor Vladimir Yakubovsky, First Deputy Mayor Galina Zioubr, Deputy Mayor Sergei Kouchnarev, and Ludmilla Kurbatova. At the mayor's request, each guest made brief remarks regarding their visit to Eugene. Mayor Torrey presented Mayor Yakubovsky with a proclamation recognizing the delegation's visit, and pins in commemoration of the visit. He also presented Mayor Yakubovsky with a key to the City of Eugene. The delegation presented the mayor with a gift, a pin, from the City of Irkutsk. 2.PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Torrey reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. He noted that there were 20 people who signed up to speak; he requested a council motion to extend the time for the forum to allow more people to speak. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor PapS, moved to extend the Public Forum from 30 to 45 minutes. Roll call vote; the vote on the motion was a 4:4 tie, Councilor Nathanson, Mr. Farr, Councilor Bettman, and Councilor Meisner voting no; Mr. Rayor, Councilor PapS, Councilor Kelly, and Councilor Taylor voting yes. Mayor Torrey cast a vote in support of the motion, and it passed by a vote of 5:4. Bruce Miller, PO Box 50968, Eugene, reminded residents that there were businesses still open on West Broadway. He suggested that maps be posted showing the location of those businesses. He noted the continuing loss of businesses from downtown. He further noted MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 13, 2002 Page 1 Regular Meeting