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to be added later in the schedule. He added that the council would not be meeting in August on <br />the topic. <br /> <br />Councilor Lee asked that staff contact the citizen groups and establish a timeline. He commented <br />that the groups were working in good faith and he could not picture moving forward without their <br />support. <br /> <br />Addressing Mr. Boles' request for a poll of the council to see who had prior knowledge of the <br />police union lawsuit, Councilor Lee said that he received a phone call from a member of the <br />media and was asked about his opinion of the lawsuit planned against Councilor Kelly. He said <br />that he contacted a lawyer for a copy of the claim. He said that he contacted Ken Saxon and let <br />him know that he thought the lawsuit was counterproductive and it breached the public trust <br />between public and public servants. He said that the lawsuit was a grave mistake but expressed <br />hope that everyone could use the opportunity to learn and move forward. He said that he did not <br />ask him to withdraw the lawsuit at that time because he was still in a state of shock. <br /> <br />Councilor Lee said that Councilor Kelly was an excellent councilor and he had learned a lot from <br />him. He expressed a hope that mediation or some other process could be put in place to solve <br />the problem. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor expressed disappointment that the council did not want to go ahead with the <br />acquisition of the Amazon headwaters. She commented that the statements given from the public <br />that evening were excellent. She stressed that just because there was only a portion of the <br />headwaters left should not mean that they should not be protected. She expressed her desire to <br />see the public remain active on the issue. <br /> <br />Regarding LUCU, Councilor Taylor was in favor of postponing the work sessions. She <br />commented that it was better to do it right the first time. She suggested that the tree ordinance <br />should be put into the document. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor expressed her happiness to see all of the public support for Councilor Kelly. She <br />said that Councilor Kelly had made tempered statements that no one, in her opinion, could <br />disagree with. She said that his comments took courage. <br /> <br />Councilor Rayor suggested using the council break to allow citizen groups to meet and discuss <br />LUCU issues. He commented that their recommendations would mean a lot to him. <br /> <br />Regarding the lawsuit against Councilor Kelly, Councilor Rayor expressed his support for <br />Councilor Kelly and commented that there should be no penalization for participation in dialogue. <br />He added that the City was trying to create a dialogue between the community and the police. <br /> <br />Councilor Kelly said that there was not enough time scheduled for LUCU. He suggested adding <br />extra time but keep to the plan of adopting by the end of the year. He expressed concern that <br />going beyond the end of the year would create further delays. <br /> <br />Councilor Kelly expressed his appreciation for all of the public support he had received. He said <br />that when he took on the job of councilor, it was to improve policy across all aspects of the City. <br />He added that he thought that was a goal that the police union and the police department aspired <br />to as well. He said that he was very shocked by the lawsuit notice. He said that he had never <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 10, 2000 Page 4 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />