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Mayor Torrey determined that no councilor wished to second the motion of Ms. Taylor and declared that it was not under consideration. Mr. Rayor stated that he had not offered to second the motion of Ms. Taylor because he did not adequately understand HB 3661. Ms. Taylor said that she believed the recommendation page 54 of the 1999 Legislative Policies regarding legislation to clarify how and when a law enforcement officer can take runaway youth into protective custody should be changed to include a statement affirming that parents should have more control over runaways. She suggested that dealing with the age at which a child could run away without parents having authority to have them returned was an example of an issue which could be addressed. Intergovernmental Relations Management Analyst Michael Redding reported that the City had requested that a bill be drafted on the subject of law enforcement officers taking runaway youth into protective custody and that Republican and Democratic Legislator co-sponsors for the bill had been arranged. He said it seemed likely current statutes would be changed. He suggested that changes to the part of the policy document being discussed be made quickly. Mr. Lee reported that the bill referred to by Mr. Redding had been drafted with the assistance of attorneys, police officers, and experts in the field and that he would prefer to leave the legislative policy as it was proposed. Ms. Taylor stated that her intention was to add consideration of parental authority to what the City would support. She said that such consideration was already likely and she would drop her proposal to amend the policy. Ms. Nathanson requested that Intergovernmental Relations staff provide a response to Ms. Taylor's question about age and parental authority. The motion to approve Item K of the Consent Calendar was adopted unanimously, 7:0. Mr. Fart moved, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, that Item L on the Consent Calendar be approved. Administrative Services Director Warren Wong explained that the motion was the method for the council to acknowledge receipt of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the summation of all financial activity enabling the City to deliver services. He said that the report contained the auditor's opinion about whether federal and State regulations and council guidelines had been followed. Mr. Wong said that 34 reporting funds were in the Report, including 100 management accounts. He described the size of the City service system. Mr. Wong pointed out that the firm of Price/Waterhouse/Coopers had completed the audit and issued an unqualified opinion on the financial statements, meaning that there were no incidence of non-compliance in the Report. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 25, 1999 Page 7 7:30 p.m.