Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Ms. Ortiz stated that the CCR did not talk specifically about schools. She underscored that the council only had jurisdiction over Eugene but the City should take leadership and emulate the behavior that it would expect from the surrounding jurisdictions. She hoped that any youth who were being harassed would go to their respective principals to get the support needed to address the situation. Ms. Ortiz asked what was meant by “key high profile race related incidents and issues from the past” in the second item on the list of Uncompleted Items from Original Action Plan. Mr. Chouinard replied that he could not remember which councilor had brought that item up. He recalled that this was from the original work plan. He assumed that one or two of the councilors had brought it up and wanted to see a discussion of a high profile incident such as the one that happened several years earlier in which an African-American man was stopped and searched. City Manager Taylor stated that this matter was still in litigation over a tort claim action based on it. Ms. Ortiz thanked Mr. Chouinard, the other staff members, and the people who gave their time to the CCR. Mr. Pryor, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to approve the proposed enhance Understanding of Race issues and Improve Race Relationships action plan as amended. Mayor Piercy conveyed her appreciation to the CCR for the effort they had made. She thought it was good to set goals and remain accountable to them. Mr. Chouinard stated that one thing that was being piloted within the organization was a shortened version of the racism study circles. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Council President Ortiz adjourned the meeting of the City Council and convened a meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency at 6:09 p.m. C. WORK SESSION: West Broadway Project Update City Manager Taylor explained that this was a continuation of the discussion on the Request for Qualifica- tions (RFQ) process for the West Broadway area. He reported that the City had been able to talk with both development teams and an agreement to work together in principle had been forged should this be the tack the council would take. He noted that the motion was already on the table. Mr. Zelenka reread his motion into the record: “I move to select Beam Development and KWG Development Partners as the developers for the West Broadway project, and to direct the Agency Director to initiate actions related to agreements with the developers; public process that includes a citizen advisory committee with an independent urban planner/facilitator whose work shall be completed by the end of August and presented to the Agency in September; option agreements; financial tools; and a th relocation/transition plan, all consistent with the Agency’s May 9 discussion, with all pro- posed actions, other than option agreement renewals and extensions, brought back to the MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 14, 2007 Page 5 Work Session