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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Regular Session <br /> McNutt Room--Eugene City Hall <br /> <br /> August 12, 2002 <br /> 8 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, David Kelly, Pat Fart, Nancy Nathanson, Scott <br /> Meisner, Gary Rayor, Gary Pap~, Bonny Bettman,. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> <br />Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting to order. He took an opportunity to acknowledge the <br />efforts of the Weyerhaeuser volunteers who had helped finish a new dog park before its scheduled <br />opening. <br /> <br />1.PUBLIC FORUM <br /> <br />Slug Queen Darcy invited everyone to the 20th anniversary of the Slug Queen parade on August <br />20. She thanked Mayor Torrey for offering to host a luncheon for all of the past slug queens. <br /> <br />Ellen Wojahn, 2136) McMillan Street, spoke in support of the youth services levy. She said the <br />levy, as it currently was written, was not fair to charter school students. She stressed that charter <br />schools needed as much funding as other schools and urged the council to review the levy <br />language. <br /> <br />JoAnne Smith, 105 East 47th Avenue, spoke of a pledge campaign to have legislators in Oregon <br />to fund Oregon public schools in a sustainable and rational way. She submitted written material to <br />the council. <br /> <br />Anthony Gledhill, 2978 High Street, spoke in support of funding schools in a rational way. He <br />stressed that it was more and more difficult for local districts to fund themselves. He noted that <br />the current legislature was using cuts and one-time funding to allocate funds to schools. <br /> <br />Jerry Crosby, 16)80 Lorane Highway, spoke in support in alarm companies and noted that the <br />Eugene Police Department had abandoned the alarm permit and fee ordinance approved by the <br />City Council without any notice or public comment and raised concern that the department was <br />asking the industry to implement a verified response practice in 60 days. He urged the council to <br />direct the City Manager to postpone implementation of the verified response policy until January 1, <br />2003. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 12, 2002 Page 1 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />