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rarely came to speak to the council should be encouraged. Because of the objections voiced by <br />Mr. Pap~ and Ms. Taylor, the council made no change to the time scheduled for the Public Forum <br />or the process by which speakers were heard. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ reported that the Police Commission would discuss its recommendations on the crowd <br />control policy and the use-of-force continuum at its upcoming meeting. That meeting included an <br />opportunity for public comment. He thought the commission's work on the issues would be <br />completed in May 2001. Mr. Pap~ also noted that the Human Rights Commission wanted him to <br />thank the council for supporting the Hate Crimes Conference and for sponsoring scholarships. <br />He said that the event had been well-run and worthwhile. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson reported on the work of a citizen involvement group convened by EWEB to <br />discuss the utility's next steps for extension of its fiber optic network. She said that the last <br />meeting topic was universal access, which was a key goal for the Eugene council. Ms. <br />Nathanson said she continued to advocate for universal access in the citizen involvement group. <br />She invited interested councilors to contact her for information about the effort. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson said that she had communicated with the City Manager about what the City <br />Council could do to help educate the public about the energy situation, and how the City could <br />act as a role model in reducing energy consumption. She said that the council just received a <br />report on the reductions in the Atrium Building's energy use, and suggested the news be <br />publicized widely as an example for the public. Ms. Nathanson thought, however, there were <br />more things that could be done, such as turning down more lights in City-owned facilities. Ms. <br />Nathanson further noted that, in the context of her work on the Human Services Commission, <br />she had asked staff what local government could do to help Iow-income energy ratepayers. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson introduced new Public Works Director Kurt Corey and new City Communications <br />Director Tom ©shanski. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson said that it appeared from recent media accounts that several members of the <br />council and PeaceHealth were interested in discussing ways the hospital could remain downtown <br />rather than move to north Eugene. He asked for the council's permission to enter into <br />discussions with PeaceHealth Chief Executive Officer Alan Yordy about the City's involvement in <br />that effort, and suggested that Mr. Kelly and Ms. Bettman, as councilors representing the hospital <br />at its current site and at its potential north Eugene site, also be involved in those discussions. <br />There was council concurrence. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey expressed hope the Budget Committee would find a way to fund the downtown <br />police substation. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey said a public hearing on redistricting would be held by members of the legislative <br />committees of the Oregon House and Senate the following day at 2:30 p.m. in the Council <br />Chamber. <br /> <br />B. WORK SESSION: HE DOWNTOWN/WILLAMETTE RIVER/FRANKLIN BOULEVARD <br /> VISIONING PROJECT <br /> <br />Planning and Development Department Director Paul Farmer introduced the topic. The focus of the meeting <br />was on Key Next Steps and the Implementation Strategies that would realize the vision. Mr. Farmer said as <br />staff prepared the next steps, it reviewed the council's comments to this point and modified the steps <br /> <br /> <br />