CC Minutes - 01/08/07 Work Session

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Pryor’s comments regarding the Springfield State of the City address. He asked about the status of the City’s commercial and industrial land study. City Manager Taylor said the City was not engaged in such a study at present and it was not on the Planning and Development Department’s work program for the next fiscal year. He said a work session on the subject was scheduled for later in the month. Ms. Bettman welcomed Mr. Clark and Mr. Zelenka to the council. Ms. Bettman moved to direct the City Manager to discontinue official City of Eugene spon- sorship of the 2007 Dr. Martin Luther King Day event, including the withholding of the City’s second contribution for the event in the amount of $150 that was previously commit- ted but not yet paid. The motion died for lack of a second. Ms. Bettman moved to direct the City Manager to have staff begin planning for a City of Eugene sponsored MLK Day event, starting with 2008, which celebrates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King and is a public event where every member of our community feels respected and welcome. The motion died for lack of a second. B. WORKSHOP: City Council Priority Issue – Joint Meeting with Human Rights Commission Human Resource and Risk Services Director Lauren Chouinard said he was the staff lead for the council’s priority on race and the purpose of the joint meeting with the HRC was to discuss a response plan to hate incidents. He said the need for such a plan was also discussed by the council’s Community Committee on Race (CCR). He introduced Phyllis Lee, the consultant who had facilitated the earlier Communities of Color meeting. Ms. Lee said the July 2006 Communities of Color meeting was one of the most stimulating, challenging, and rewarding experiences in her years of working with communities and government on equity issues. She commended all who participated. She noted that members of the public could not speak at a work session but invited those present to submit written comments to the council or commission. At her request, HRC members introduced themselves. Ms. Ortiz provided an overview of the community conversation on race during CCR meetings. She said the CCR was formed to address the many issues that arose during the Communities of Color meeting and those issues had been organized into the following categories: ? Public Agency Support ? Accountability and Measurement ? Dialogue, Education and Training ? Networking and Inclusion ? Publicity and Media MINUTES—Eugene City Council January 8, 2007 Page 2 Work Session