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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> Council Chamber--Eugene City Ha11--777 Pearl Street <br /> <br /> June 11, 2001 <br /> 8p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, David Kelly, Nancy Nathanson, Pat Farr, Scott <br /> Meisner, Gary Rayor, Gary PapS, Bonny Bettman. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> <br />Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting to order. <br /> <br />1.CEREMONIAL MATTERS <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey presented a Citizen Life Saving Award to Alan Mayer, who rescued a person from a <br />burning motor home. Mayor Torrey called for the community to recognize the actions of Mr. Mayer <br />and expressed his pleasure in presenting the award. Mr. Mayer received a standing ovation from <br />those present. <br /> <br />II.PUBLIC FORUM <br /> <br />David Sohm, 720 Mountain View Drive, urged the council to adopt the League of Women Voters' <br />criteria for redistricting. He called for an even distribution of councilors through the city and <br />opined that variation in wards could be less than three percent because growth had slowed in <br />recent years. He said that the staff recommendation for redistricting ignored public opinion and <br />stated that politics had no place in the discussion. <br /> <br />Zach Vishanoff, 1312 Mill Street, said that the university neighborhood area was being destroyed <br />by development for the University of Oregon. He said that the historic nature of the neighborhood <br />was being lost and related how the University was erecting a phone relay tower in a residential <br />neighborhood. He said the University denied the neighborhood was being damaged and called for <br />help from the council. <br /> <br />Ray Broderick, 1375 Corum Street, urged the council to approve the Community Development <br />Block Grant for the Child Advocacy Center. He related the role the center played in helping <br />abused children and how the center had helped 170 kids, from Eugene alone, in the last year. <br />Gary Pierpoint, 2059 Musket Street, urged approval of the Community Development Block grant <br />for the Child Advocacy Center. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 11, 2001 Page 1 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />