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was some neighborhood interest in trading the park for land elsewhere. He invited the thoughts of other councilors. Mr. Farr reported he met with Ron Chase regarding the Human Rights Commission's charge from the council. They had agreed a public forum was probably not necessary, that the tax assessor's investigation should be the principle investigation. They would continue to meet weekly to review Mr. Gangle's progress. Mr. Farr believed that they would recommend the council's joint meeting with the commission follow the already determined schedule. Mr. Pap~ arrived at the meeting at 5:40 p.m. Ms. Taylor endorsed the publication of the TransPlan summary and asked if a news release identifying the projects in TransPlan could be released to more specifically engage the public. Ms. Taylor asked about the status of the Police Commission and if the council would review the applications for the commission. Mr. Johnson said yes, adding that the applications were public information. Mr. Torrey said that he would be interviewing 24 candidates and would recommend a group of eight candidates to the council. He said that the commission would include a very diverse group of people. Mr. Kelly suggested that copies of the applications be left in the council office. Ms. Taylor expressed concern that the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (CCIGR) was assigning priority positions to bills for which the council had no policy. She said the council's energies were better directed toward issues for which it did have a policy. Ms. Taylor believed that such bills should be brought to the entire council for discussion. Mr. Meisner endorsed the publication of the TransPlan summary but suggested the summary needed to be given some context with the inclusion of the policies and principles driving the plan. He believed that the inclusion of specific projects might have merit. Mr. Meisner suggested it would also be useful for readers to include information about what TransPlan did not do, and to call attention to the fact it should be read in conjunction with related City documents such as the Arterial and Collector Street Plan. Regarding Stewart Road, Mr. Meisner said that he agreed with Ms. Nathanson about the need for more information but did not want to "jump the gun" on the design and scheduling. Regarding the design, he was concerned about the street's projected designation as a collector street given the wetlands owned by the Bureau of Land Management that border a large section of the road and the residential uses on the eastern end. Mr. Johnson said that new Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services Department Director Angel Jones would start work at the City in July. Mr. Torrey said that he had an opportunity to attend the neighborhood meetings related to sports facilities and fields at high schools. The meetings were at Churchill, Sheldon high schools and Cai Young Middle School. He said that many creative ideas were discussed. 2.Mayor's Youth Leadership Program MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 26, 1999 Page 2 5:30 p.m.