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He related that Ms. Schooley saved the life of a stranger who had gone into cardiac arrest while running
<br />from one plane to another in Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. She performed cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
<br />(CPR) on him until emergency personnel arrived. He commended Ms. Schooley for her calm demeanor
<br />throughout the event.
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<br />Ms. Schooley received a round of applause.
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<br />- Presentation of Plaque from the National League of Cities
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<br />Councilor Taylor presented a plaque from the National League of Cities to the City of Eugene for 50 years
<br />of participation. She received the plaque on the City’s behalf at the National League of Cities Convention in
<br />Reno, Nevada. There was a round of applause.
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<br />3. PUBLIC FORUM
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<br />Mayor Piercy reviewed the rules of the public forum.
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<br />D. Cohen
<br />, 2115 West 12 Avenue, #6, spoke on behalf of the Learning Education Adventure Direction
<br />(LEAD) program. He thanked the City for providing space to LEAD for its Nuestro Lugar/Our Place Teen
<br />Center. He said they had been busy remodeling the space. He related that many businesses donated time,
<br />labor, and materials to make the center comfortable. He stated that the center would be opening on January
<br />22 and the hours would be 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays and 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.,
<br />Tuesdays through Thursdays. He read the mission statement:
<br />“Our mission is to provide a safe, supportive, fun environment that promotes leadership, empower-
<br />ment, personal growth, and social change by and for low-income multi-cultural and/or at-risk youth
<br />ages 12 to 17.”
<br />He noted that multi-cultural included ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, transgender, identity, and disability
<br />and that at-risk included isolation, having divorced or separated parents, past and/or present abuse,
<br />substance abuse in the home, negative peer pressure, absence of adult or supportive role models, depression,
<br />trauma, a language barrier, unhealthy relationships, undocumented immigrant status, a parent or guardian in
<br />prison, teen parents, a lack of support for the teen, foster care, past or present participation in criminal
<br />activity, substance abuse, risky sex, school drop out, suicide, violence or gangs.
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<br />Will Ross
<br />, 88470 Fisher Road, explained that the LEAD teen center held activities, some more improvised
<br />than others. He related that the center had a computer lab with seven computers, seven comfortable
<br />couches, an office with three computers, an “almost always fully stocked fridge,” and a homework and study
<br />space. He said they have used the center almost non-stop and had just finished training 21 volunteers for
<br />when the center opened on January 22. He announced that the grand opening was on January 26 from 6
<br />p.m. to 8 p.m. and invited the councilors to attend.
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<br />Terra Williams
<br />, 1665 Oak Patch Road, #19, representing the Nuestro Lugar/Our Place Teen Center,
<br />explained that she was a graduate from the Churchill Alternative High School and a first-generation college
<br />student in her family, as not one family member had pursued education beyond high school. She had not
<br />known how to apply for college or financial aid and had no one to support her. She opined that the
<br />Churchill Alternative School did not seem to know that graduates of the school could be accepted at the
<br />University of Oregon and, because of this lack of awareness, they “only train the students” to enlist in the
<br />army or go to community college. She related that Churchill Alternative School staff expressed surprise at
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