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Mr. Pap~ thanked the mayor for his comments at the flag dedication ceremony at Skinner Butte on June 14. He commended the event. In response to a question from Mr. Lee regarding the nomination forms for the Citizen Charter Review Committee on Council Compensation, Mr. Torrey encouraged him to submit his nominations for later discussion. Mr. Farr echoed Mr. Papa's comments regarding the flag dedication ceremony. Mr. Farr discussed the programs that would be funded and operated in Bethel as the result of a successful grant application to the program formally known as "Weed and Seed." He emphasized the "seed" elements of the program, and added that the funding would also help support a proposed public safety substation in the area. Mr. Fart called the council's attention to a report updating the council on the Hyundai investigation. He said that County Assessor Jim Gangle had not finished his investigation, and he hoped to have something to report to the council by the end of July. He assured the community the council was addressing the issue. Ms. Taylor said that she understood Club Road was being changed to four lanes. A citizens committee had studied the area and recommended moving the road away from the river and leaving more room near the river. She said that if something had changed the public should be given an opportunity to comment, and requested more information. Ms. Taylor said that the City should do anything it could to keep Farmers Market downtown. She also suggested the council consider a bureaucracy-free zone downtown. Ms. Taylor asked if there was anything the City could do to prevent serial camping, where campers moved between neighbors. She added it was a more prevalent problem in some neighborhoods than in others. Ms. Taylor said that she heard a presentation from the internal performance auditor in Portland and would like discussion of a similar position in Eugene. Mr. Torrey referred the council to the minutes of the Public Safety Coordinating Council (PSCC), the PSCC Policy Group, the PSCC report, and a letter to President Bill Clinton seeking White House support for the United Front Action Plan for the Prevention of Youth Crime and School Violence. A-1.Reconsideration of Appointment to Police Commission Mr. Meisner moved, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, to reconsider the motion of June 14 in the matter of the appointment of Tim Laue to the Police Commission. Ms. Nathanson said it was important to reconsider the issue. The council made a mistake in acting on June 14, particularly when Mr. Fart had requested that the item be postponed to allow him to present. She called the council's attention to its operating rules, which the council had contravened. MINUTES-Eugene City Council June 16, 1999 Page 2 5:30 p.m.