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Ms. Williams, who arrived at the meeting, introduced herself. <br /> <br />Mr. Fart challenged the council to spend one-on-one time with the commissioners and get to <br />know what the commissioners were thinking. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor invited comments from the commissioners on ordinances such as the special <br />response fee <br />that the council would be considering later than evening. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey said that the commissioners were great role models in the area of human rights. <br />He believed that another group that could be considered role models were small children, who <br />were naturally unbiased. He said it would be a great service if the City could reinforce that lack <br />of bias and maintain it into adulthood. Another such group was the developmentally disabled. <br />Mayor Torrey said that he maintained a vase of roses at council work sessions in recognition of <br />the slogan of a group of developmentally disabled students: R (Respect), © (Others), S (Self), <br />and E (Environment). He suggested that was what human rights was all about. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey said that he would like to see the City address the lack of access in the Council <br />Chamber, particularly for staff. He thought the lack of access sent the wrong message to City <br />staff. He acknowledged the cost, but thought the City had to "walk the talk." <br /> <br />Regarding the topic of racial profiling, Mayor Torrey said he hoped the commission would <br />acknowledged the chief's efforts in a letter, copied to the press. He said that the council should <br />do the same. He said that racial profiling was unacceptable. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey noted that he would be present at the conference on December 10. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz thanked the council for the joint meeting, saying that the council's approval and <br />comments it made her feel more comfortable with the program's direction. Ms. Middleton also <br />thanked the council and acknowledged the efforts of other organizations with similar missions. <br /> <br />Mr. Dean noted that the Committee on Accessibility was working on accessibility issues at City <br />Hall. <br /> <br /> Ms. Taylor moved, seconded by Mr. Farr, to approve the Human Rights <br /> Commission Goals and Work Plan for fiscal year 2001. The motion passed <br /> unanimously, 7:0. <br /> <br />The council took a five-minute meeting break. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 10, 2000 Page 5 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />