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MINUTES Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 November 25, 2019 5:30 p.m. Councilors Present: Betty Taylor, Emily Semple, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Greg Evans, Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor Mayor Vinis opened the November 25, 2019, work session of the Eugene City Council. 1.Committee Reports and Items of Interest •Councilor Semple – noted that Robert Wilson passed away and recognized his contributions;spoke about the National League of Cities conference; talked about the homelessness programsoffered in San Antonio, including Haven for Hope, and shared what she learned on her tour. •Councilor Yeh – talked about the resolution calling for a statewide addiction recoverycontinuum of care scheduled on the 7:30 p.m. meeting agenda. •Councilor Taylor –talked about the National League of Cities conference; said there would be anNLC task force that would be interviewing presidential candidates about important city topics. •Councilor Evans – said he attended national board meetings at NLC and many focused onnational infrastructure, including drone regulation; supported asking presidential candidates toaddress city topics. •Councilor Taylor – noted there are two Oregon representatives on the NLC advisory council,including herself. •City Manager Medary – gave an update around small cell and 5G technology; said the City hasrepublished its guidelines and redone the web page for these technologies; said that there willbe public notice given to houses within 250 feet of an approved site. •Councilor Syrett – said she has recently noticed several brown boxes placed low on the poles inWest Eugene and that there is an aesthetic aspect to that placement. •Mayor Vinis – reported that a subcommittee of the Poverty and Homelessness Board did a studyon health and providing healthcare to unhoused individuals that will inform the City’s workaround public safety and the TAC implementation. 2. WORK SESSION: Community Safety Initiative UpdateAssistant City Manager Kristie Hammitt, Police Chief Chris Skinner, and Finance Director TwyllaMiller gave an update about the Community Safety Initiative, including bridge funding outcomesand payroll tax implementation.Council Discussion: •Councilor Syrett – thanked staff for the update on current activities and the financial plan intothe future; said she’s pleased to see that the 911 operators are fully staffed because this hasbeen a chronic challenge; said some of the street crimes images in the presentation were from ahouse in her neighborhood that had chronic negative impacts on the neighbors and it was arelief to have that home attended to by the street crimes unit. •Mayor Vinis – said the City’s accomplishments with the first 8.6 million dollars are stunning andshe appreciates the work done and the positive quality of life impacts it has had; thanked the ATTACHMENT A Janurary 13, 2020, Meeting – Item 3A