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ATTACHMENT C <br /> <br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />Regular Meeting <br />Council Chamber—Eugene City Hall <br /> <br /> February 12, 2007 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Jennifer Solomon, Andrea Ortiz, Mike Clark, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, <br />Bonny Bettman, Chris Pryor, George Poling. <br /> <br /> <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the regular meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br /> <br />1. CEREMONIAL MATTERS <br /> - Recognition of Detective Bob Holland <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy commended Detective Bob Holland for his dedicated and successful work in arson investiga- <br />tion and the prevention of construction industry theft and vandalism. She stated that he had been named top <br />in the state by two separate Oregon agencies. She said the Oregon Chapter of the International Association <br />of Arson Investigators named Detective Holland its arson investigator of the year and the Construction <br />Industry Crime Prevention of the Pacific Northwest group would be presenting him the 2007 Law <br />Enforcement Award later in February. She noted that Detective Holland was a 25-year police veteran and <br />served as an arson investigator for the last 10 years. <br /> <br /> <br />Detective Holland received a round of applause. <br /> <br /> <br />2. PUBLIC FORUM <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy reviewed the rules of the public forum. <br /> <br />Nick Urhausen <br />, 2858 Warren Street, noting the recent offer made by Arlie & Company for the riverfront <br />property owned by the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB), said once the property was sold to a <br />private land owner, the City would not be able to get it back. He believed the property belonged to the entire <br />community and should not be put up for sale for the highest bidder. He wanted the property to stay in the <br />public domain. He heard that Arlie & Co. offered $30 million for the EWEB building, but that building had <br />cost $25 million to build. He urged the council to oppose any sale to a private developer. <br /> <br />Zachary Vishanoff <br />, Patterson Street, asserted that having public input “designed” by a planner would be <br />“dangerous.” He believed that there should be some public input that was not designed by planners because <br />that would take away any bias. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 12, 2007 Page 1 <br /> Regular Meeting <br />