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Ms. Bettman thanked the Human Rights Commission for its work on these issues. She <br />commended the research and the debate that had contributed to the outcome. She said that the <br />domestic registry would pay for itself regardless of whether those registering were residents or not. <br />She felt it would be inconsistent with the intent of the ordinance to limit it to residents. <br /> <br />Continuing, Ms. Bettman stressed that the largest risk of sexual assault to female children comes <br />from adult heterosexual males with whom they are familiar. She supported clarifying how the <br />provision of facilities could be adequately addressed. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey read a statement into the record delineating his feelings regarding the issue of <br />restroom facilities for transgendered individuals. He felt that only post-operative transgendered <br />individuals should be allowed in the restrooms that are provided for the gender to which the <br />individuals have been reassigned. He stressed that there should be a means by which an individual <br />should be able to prove that the restroom is the correct one to use, such as a letter from the <br />surgeon that had performed the surgery or a court order establishing the change of gender. He <br />opposed requiring employers to provide "reasonable access" to transgendered individuals. He <br />supported the encouragement of building of single-use unisex bathrooms, but felt that this society <br />was not prepared for the advent of the provision of only unisex restrooms. He said that the <br />language of the ordinance created a conflict by including the aforementioned requirement to <br />provide reasonable access while expressly stating that there will be no new construction required. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr reiterated that the issue of providing adequate privacy for the constituency. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly disagreed that construction would be required by the language in the ordinance changes <br />that specified that reasonable access be provided. He requested that staff clarify this. <br /> <br />Mr. Carlson stated that, should the council want to change the ordinance, the council would need <br />to provide direction regarding any changes. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey recommended that the ordinance be split into three issues. He implied that <br />maintaining the ordinance as one movement to approve or disapprove could jeopardize it <br />altogether. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ reiterated that his only concern had been with Section 4.635, regarding the inclusion of <br />ethnicity and gender identity to Public Accommodation Practices. He felt it raised issues of <br />pragmatics. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor said that the public is seeing that the council is being responsive. He requested that the <br />changes suggested by the mayor be put into legislative format. He supported maintaining gender <br />identity as a protected class, but would not oppose making the ordinance mute on the issue of <br />public accommodation. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 23, 2002 Page 7 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />