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Mr. Rayor expressed appreciation to Mary Walston of the City Manager's Office for her suggested <br />wording related to changes to the text related to conflict of interest proposed for the City Charter. <br />Mr. Rayor said that Mr. Pap8 had received criticism for his perceived conflicts of interest, and he <br />expressed support for Mr. Pap8 and said he had found him to be one of the most open, honest, <br />and ethical people he had served with. He believed the new conflict of interest proposal could <br />improve the situation. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap8 thanked Mr. Rayor for his comments. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap8 indicated he would ask the council to table action on the Ayres Road assessments, <br />scheduled for the regular meeting later in the evening. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly echoed Mr. Rayor's concerns about traffic conditions on South Willamette Street. He <br />believed that there were small steps that could be taken to improve the situation. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor was also concerned about traffic issues, particularly in south Eugene, and called for a citywide <br />committee on traffic issues. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor requested that a work session on fire works use be held six months before the next Fourth of July. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman reported she met with Public Works Department Director Kurt Corey following the goals <br />session, and the department was moving forward with improvements to South Willamette Street, starting with <br />the pedestrian crosswalk, which would be installed this summer. She hoped more would be done. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman asked Mr. Carlson for information on the status of the City's response to the Land Use Board of <br />Appeals remand, and for projected time lines for that response. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman requested information regarding the level of police services provided to the Southern Pacific <br />Railroad property, if it was above and beyond what the Eugene Police Department would normally be doing, <br />and if the City received remuneration for that. Mr. Carlson said that the council received a memorandum on <br />the topic some weeks past. He said that the City had several letter agreements with property owners allowing <br />the police to cite trespassers on their property. The City will perform that service for any owner requesting <br />such a letter agreement. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman regretted the Permit and Information Center had chosen to cut the morning receptionist position. <br />She believed the division had received adequate funds to function and that there were other options the <br />department could have considered, such as raising some fees that were inadequate to recover the cost of <br />services and reducing the number of free services offered to the development community. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner concurred with Ms. Bettman's remarks about the Permit and Information Center receptionist <br />hours. He also joined in Mr. Rayor's comments regarding the unfair and unwarranted criticisms leveled at Mr. <br />Pap~. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner emphasized the importance of working with the County's Land Management Division on Lane <br />County code changes related to fire-resistant materials. He said that it was crucial the County be involved. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 8, 2002 Page 3 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />