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