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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />July 8, 2019 <br />7:30 p.m. <br />Councilors Present: Betty Taylor, Emily Semple, Mike Clark, Greg Evans, Chris Pryor, <br />Jennifer Yeh, Alan Zelenka, Claire Syrett <br />Councilor Taylor opened the July 8, 2019, meeting of the Eugene City Council in Mayor <br />Vinis' absence. <br />1. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Reading of the Declaration of Independence <br />Candace Shorak of the Eugene-Jinju Sister City Committee, Galina Groza of the Eugene - <br />Irkutsk Sister City Committee, and Larry Yamoaka of the Eugene-Kakegawa Sister City <br />Committee led the Pledge of Allegiance and read the Declaration of Independence in <br />honor of Independence Day. <br />2. PUBLIC FORUM <br />1. David Piccioni - shared his ideas for making sure courthouse toilets do not get clogged. <br />2. Peter Dragovich - read an excerpt from Moody's Investors report on climate change. <br />3. Deb McGee - requested the council sunset the city's use of methane gas. <br />4. Todd Boyle - suggested ways to reduce the cost of housing. <br />S. Joshua Korn - spoke about electro -sensitivity; asked council for a moratorium on SG. <br />6. Linda Heyl - spoke about reducing natural gas to meet climate goals. <br />7. Victor Odlivak- spoke about federal legislation regarding SG technology. <br />8. Eric Jackson - said community court is ineffective and needs to be a court of record. <br />9. Eliza Kashinsky - spoke of House Bill 2001 being an opportunity for Eugene. <br />10. Sue Sierralupe - requested more sharps containers around the city and in new bathrooms. <br />11. Jamie Porter - felt the handling of her stalking case by the police department was lacking. <br />Discussion <br />o Councilor Evans -asked whether there had been an agreement made with <br />Northwest Natural Gas to extend for a year. <br />Councilor Clark- asked for clarification about what would happen if council did not <br />renew its franchise agreement with Northwest Natural Gas; said the end of the <br />franchise agreement wouldn't necessarily end the use of natural gas in the city. <br />Councilor Taylor - thanked David Piccione and Sue Sierralupe for their comments. <br />Councilor Semple -thanked Sue Sierralupe for her work <br />3. CONSENT CALENDAR <br />A. Approval of City Council Minutes <br />January 23, 2019, Work Session <br />May 13, 2019, Joint Work Session <br />May 20, 2019, Public Hearing <br />MINUTES - Eugene City Council July 8, 2019 Page 1 <br />Meeting <br />