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M I N U T E S <br />Eugene City Council <br />Hult Center for the Performing Arts <br />1 Eugene Centre <br />Eugene, Oregon <br />January 8, 2020 <br />5:30 p.m. <br />Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor, Greg Evans Councilors Absent: Alan Zelenka <br />1.ENTERTAINMENTEugene Bhangra performed “Punjabi Mutiyaaran,” <br />2.WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONSCity Council President Betty Taylor provided opening remarks. <br />3.VIDEO PRESENTATIONA video entitled “2019 City of Eugene Highlights” was shown. <br />4.COMMUNITY AWARD PRESENTATIONMayor Vinis presented the 2020 Community Award to Huerto de la Familia. <br />5.BOLD STEPS AWARDMayor Vinis announced Yogi Tea as the 2020 Bold Steps Award winner, and recognizedFeynman Group and Marley’s Monsters as finalists. <br />6.ENTERTAINMENTEugene Bhangra performed “Jawani.” <br />7.STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESSMayor Vinis delivered her 2020 State of the City address:Welcome to the 2020 State of the City address. As mayor of Eugene, I would like to begin byacknowledging that tonight’s ceremony is being held on Kalapuya llihi, the traditionalindigenous homeland of the Kalapuya people.The Kalapuya people were stewards of this land for thousands of years. When the white settlersarrived in this fertile valley in the 19th century, they forcibly removed the Kalapuya, as well asother tribes in Oregon. The displacement and loss of ancestral land was compounded by a lossof truth in history and of recognition of the role of Native Peoples in the origins and strength ofour city today.Tonight, I offer to the Indigenous First Nations people of our community, both past and present,acknowledgement of your resiliency and contributions to our community while also humblyacknowledging what was taken from you. Today, Kalapuya descendants are citizens of theConfederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of theSiletz Indians of Oregon. They continue to make contributions in their communities here and <br />January 27, 2020, Meeting - Item 2A <br />ATTACHMENT B