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MINUTES – Eugene City Council <br />Public Hearing and Meeting May 28, 2019 Page 2 <br />3.Michael Klews – discussed what community safety initiative means to local police; discussedcommunity safety statistics and concerns within the police department as a means ofsupport for increased services in community safety funding.4.Brittany Quick-Warner – expressed support for the ordinance with conditions; discussedconcerns of local safety issues and efforts to study the impacts of a potential payroll tax.5.Simone Knighton – discussed personal family situation and desire to see community safetyinitiative funding go towards more preventative community care.6.Shaun Haskins – discussed personal family and work circumstance; expressed opposition to thepayroll tax as written; discussed concerns about police purpose and presence in community.7.John Thielking – discussed statistics around citations of the homeless and concerns aboutfunding for those citations; discussed options for the city to address barriers to housing.8.Ralph Parshall – discussed appreciation to council for addressing community safetyconcerns; discussed personal concerns with community safety and expressed support forproposed payroll tax.9.Zondie Zinke – opposed payroll tax, citing recent tax exemptions as evidence of misplacedpriorities; expressed concern about who is being required to pay taxes; discussed recentpolling of public values for funding needs.10.Bill Whalen - discussed personal experiences hearing about inadequate community safetyfunding; expressed support for council to decide on payroll tax and structure.11.Tom Brandt – discussed needs of the unhoused and the impacts of what could happen inother cities if Eugene solved the issue of homelessness; discussed concerns about GuardianTrailers and opposition to the way money is being spent.12.Michael Gannon – discussed safety concerns about crossing streets at signals and intersections;discussed vehicle use and climate change issues related to dangerous driving.13.Nicholas Engel –expressed opposition to police services receiving funding from the payrolltax; discussed alternatives to payroll funding and plans for raising awareness during futureinternational events.14.Shaun Winter – spoke in opposition to the payroll tax and voiced concerns about its enactment,citing reasons for taxation, police statistics; expressed disapproval of tax structure.15.David Madera – expressed disapproval of payroll tax; discussed concerns aroundhomelessness services as part of the proposal; supported taking tax to a public vote andraising community awareness.16. Derek LeBlanc – expressed opposition to the payroll tax; voiced approval of GuardianTrailers; discussed need for alternative funding structures.17. Debra Messinger –expressed disapproval of payroll tax structure; supported modifyingmeasure to assist smaller employers and ways to tax employees and employers.18.Jerry Harris – expressed support for payroll tax to support community safety needs;discussed concerns with police response times and outlined conditions for support.19.Erik Parrish – discussed reasons for support of payroll tax with conditions raised by EugeneChamber of Commerce; offered thoughts around community safety statistics and concernsabout delaying action.20.Michael Carrigan – expressed Community Alliance of Lane County’s opposition to the payrolltax as written; suggested support would be contingent on more money being directed tohomeless services including shelter.21.Vanessa Ringgold – opposed the payroll tax as written; discussed support for increased capacityto address homelessness and model cities that have successfully addressed these issues.22.Kathleen Robinson – discussed opposition to the payroll tax as a result of currentcircumstances; discussed need to increase services for mental health, concerns about vaguenessof where money will be allocated; expressed desire for alternative funding sources.23.Carrie Mizejewski – discussed opposition to the payroll tax ; suggested collaboration with thecounty on shared community goals; reiterated need for prevention services, not morepatrols; expressed concerns about Guardian Trailers. <br />June 24, 2019, Meeting – Item 3A