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Mr. Meisner said that Jan Bohman of the City Manager's Office was looking into how other cities supported rail service to their communities. Ms. Taylor said that she had been contacted by a constituent about the difficulty of reaching the police through the non emergency line. She asked if there was anything the City could do to rectify the situation. Ms. Taylor said that she had been called by people wanting to know how Lane County Animal Control got the funding to patrol and why Animal Control was patrolling south Eugene. Ms. Taylor referred to a development proposal near the Amazon headwaters and asked if the City could combine parks money and stormwater funds to purchase the site. She said that if the property were developed, the stormwater drainage off the property would include pesticides and pollution from automobiles. Mr. Fart reported that the Bethel-Danebo Scoping Group completed its work on April 22. He reviewed some of the highlights of the group's conclusions and recommendations. Mr. Farr said that a survey of the area indicated a high degree of satisfaction with City services. Mr. Fart said that the Human Rights Commission had asked the City Manager to arrange for broadcast of its meetings on MetroVision, which had agreed to provide the air time at no cost. Mr. Johnson said that he did not anticipate every meeting would be broadcast, only those with a high level of community interest. Mr. Fart asked Mr. Johnson to provide him with more information on a 45-acre park the City purchased in the Beverly subdivision. Mr. Johnson indicated he would provide Mr. Fart with a memorandum. Mr. Fart called the council's attention to the American Head Association's Head Walk on May 1. He invited the councilors to participate in the fund raising event. Mr. Lee asked for the council's endorsement of a neighborhood clean-up in the West University neighborhood. The council agreed to endorse the clean-up. Mr. Papb passed. Mr. Kelly distributed a document entitled Draft Refinement Planning Process for Riverfront Research Park, Gateway and Riverview Sectors. He said that the document did not reflect what he understood to be the council's motion regarding the process, which called for the council to be involved in the appointment process for the two citizen members for the Riverfront Design Advisory Committee. In addition, the document stipulated that the two citizen members were to have alternative views on how the park might be developed, which was not reflective of the council's motion, which called for two citizen members with a demonstrated commitment to maximum feasible preservation of the area north of the railroad tracks. The draft document stated that University President David Frohnmayer would appoint the two citizen members. Mr. Kelly asked Mr. Johnson and Mr. Torrey to discuss the situation with President David Frohnmayer. Mr. Johnson asked if the council's motion was clear as to who would make the appointments. Mr. Kelly interpreted the motion as reading that the City would appoint the members. Mr. Torrey indicated he would discuss the issue with Mr. Frohnmayer. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 28, 1999 Page 2 5:30 p.m.