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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />Harris Hall, 125 East 8�h Avenue <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />February 10, 2020 <br />7:30 p.m. <br />Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Greg Evans, <br />Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor <br />Mayor Vinis opened the February 10, 2020, meeting of the Eugene City Council. <br />1. Committee Reports and Items of Interest <br />• Councilor Taylor - expressed concern that bus service in south Eugene is in danger of being cut, <br />noting the importance of good bus service to meet Climate Recovery goals; encouraged <br />everyone to read the article in Saturday's paper about short-term rentals and announced the <br />topic will be address at the City Club on March 6. <br />• Councilor Yeh - mentioned that Transit Tomorrow is a proposal, not a finished plan; changes <br />have been made and a new proposal will be rolled out soon taking into account public feedback; <br />announced that Casa Cultural Frida Kahlo is a new non-profit in the community whose mission <br />is to honor and celebrate Mexican culture; said she attended a town hall focused on the "Abolish <br />Movement" which seeks to raise awareness of human trafficking issues and reported that the <br />Junior League has taken up human trafficking awareness as its primary campaign to work on in <br />the coming years. <br />• Councilor Clark- reported that there had been a "protest" in a local restaurant on Saturday that <br />was not a protest but an assault on a local business and its patrons, designed with intimidation <br />in mind; said he believed it was a criminal act against a person who has spoken out about the <br />lawlessness occurring in the community. <br />• Mayor Vinis - said she missed the last council meetings in January because she was on the <br />annual United Front trip, during which she went to 40 meetings over two days to advocated for <br />federal funds to address a diversity of local issues, including funding for brownfields <br />redevelopment and restoring riparian habitat; announced she would participate in Trashy <br />Tuesday with the Willamette Riverkeepers. <br />• Councilor Clark - clarified that the restaurant that was the victim of the protest was the Elk <br />Horn Brewery and encouraged community members to support the business. <br />2. Consent Calendar <br />A. Approval of City Council Tentative Agenda <br />MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Semple, seconded by Councilor Yeh, moved to approve <br />the items on the Consent Calendar. PASSED 8:0. <br />3. Public Forum <br />1. Joe Schmidlin - spoke about the positive impact of short-term rentals in the community. <br />2. Andrea Nelson - spoke about the positive experience of hosting a short-term rental. <br />3. Rowan - talked about concerns with SG technology. <br />4. Joshua Korn - talked about concerns with SG technology. <br />S. David Ivan Piccioni - made comments related to parking and City Hall. <br />6. Paulina Romo - shared concerns about losing her Airbnb if affected by new regulations. <br />7. Todd Boyle - talked about the auditor measures from a few years ago and homelessness. <br />MINUTES - Eugene City Council February 10, 2020 Page 1 <br />Meeting <br />