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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> City Council Chamber--City Hall <br /> <br /> March 9, 1998 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Pat Fart, Tim Laue, Bobby Lee, Scott Meisner, Laurie Swanson <br /> Gribskov, Ken Tollenaar. <br /> <br /> COUNCILORS ABSENT: Nancy Nathanson, Betty Taylor. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey reported that Mr. Farr would join the meeting at 8 p.m. and that the arrival of Mr <br />Laue was anticipated momentarily, but that there was not a quorum present for the council to be <br />in session. He said that the Public Forum on the agenda of the meeting did not require any <br />action by the council and could be heard informally. <br /> <br /> i. PUBLIC FORUM <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey explained guidelines for participating in the Public Forum. <br /> <br />Alan Corneil, 1526 Main Street, Springfield, stated that he was confused by recent actions of the <br />council, as reported in The Register-Guard newspaper. He said the United States Constitution <br />gave certain rights and responsibilities to citizens and that a major principle was that laws <br />needed citizen approval, which was given through voting. He said the newspaper report he had <br />referred to had indicated that a law had been established in Eugene without the citizens being <br />given the right to discuss or vote on it. He did not identify the ordinance to which he was <br />referring. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey stated that it was not the practice of the council to reply to statements made during <br />the Public Forum. He requested that Mr. Corneil give details of his concern to a member of the <br />City staff and that a response would be provided. <br /> <br />Mr. Laue joined the meeting at 7:40 p.m. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey called the Adjourned March 2, 1998, meeting of the Eugene City Council to order at <br />7:40 p.m. <br /> <br />Minutes--Eugene City Council March 9, 1998 Page 1 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />