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ATTACHMENT A <br /> <br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />Regular Meeting <br />Council Chamber—Eugene City Hall <br /> <br /> February 26, 2007 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Jennifer Solomon, Andrea Ortiz, Betty Taylor, George Poling, Chris <br />Pryor, Mike Clark, Alan Zelenka. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Bonny Bettman. <br /> <br /> <br />Council President Andrea Ortiz called the regular meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. She stated <br />Mayor Kitty Piercy and Councilor Bonny Bettman were in Washington, DC, and would not be in attendance <br />at the meeting. <br /> <br /> <br />1. PUBLIC FORUM <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. <br /> <br />rd <br />Bob Dougherty <br />, 479 East 53 Avenue, represented the Masonic Lodge on Martin Luther King Boulevard, <br />and addressed the conversation concerning alcohol consumption around Autzen Stadium. The organization <br />provided a letter to the University of Oregon (UO) that allowed use of the Masonic Lodge parking lots <br />during football games. He worked with Eugene Police Department captains Chuck Tilby and Pete Kerns to <br />develop a handout regarding proper conduct for distribution to all vehicles entering the parking lots. He <br />stated that while the Masonic Lodge would prefer staff’s proposed Option 2, it would work with the City of <br />Eugene and the UO on any of the options. His organization had no problems in its lots last year and <br />encouraged people to place their bottles in containers prior to crossing the street. It had done everything <br />required by the Fire Marshal related to access and egress from the parking lot. <br /> <br />David Walbridge <br />, 2447 Melrose Loop, expressed his concerns regarding spiritual and religious freedom <br />and human rights. He felt he was being denied his rights by the Church of Scientology. <br /> <br />Lois Harvick <br />, 1865 Parliament Street, identified herself as the Executive Director for the Eugene office of <br />Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD). Addressing the issue of tailgating at UO football games, she said <br />MADD collaborated with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the National Highway <br />Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in a campaign called Over the Limit Under Arrest in September <br />and October 2006, that was used as a strategy to study what factors among 21-to-34-year-old males would <br />deter them from drinking and driving. The four factors considered were: 1) monetary punishment; 2) injury <br />to themselves or others; 3) escalating insurance premiums; and 4) jail. The study found the fear of being <br />arrested and going to jail was the primary deterrent that kept them from drinking and driving. While MADD <br />could support decreasing opportunities to drive while intoxicated, expansion of the current City ordinance to <br />allow drinking on game days in the proposed areas was a concern that the roads would continue to be at risk <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 26, 2007 Page 1 <br /> Regular Meeting <br />