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out that Springfield had implemented laws to create an unfriendly environment for criminal <br />behavior. <br /> <br />Mr. Laue said an important issue to keep in mind was that just because one was arrested for a <br />crime did not mean one was convicted of a crime; he suggested the issuance of an exclusion <br />citation at the same time a person was arrested for a violation or crime was what had been <br />objected to by the ACLU. He noted that the council committee had discussed the fact that <br />several individuals arrested on the mall had been convicted of prior crimes, and perhaps the <br />exclusion could be a condition of parole or release, but that was apparently not feasible. Mr. <br />Laue said that given those prior conviction records, there may be a way to accomplish the goals <br />of the ordinance without adopting the ordinance. He agreed something needed to be done <br />downtown, but it needed to be done in a way that protects the constitutional rights of citizens. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said that if the ordinance was passed the mall rules should not be included. She did <br />not see a connection between the ordinance and the protection of youth. She said that young <br />people could learn bad behavior from older people anyplace. Ms. Taylor said that she received <br />complaints that the City created impediments to planters on the mall to preclude people from <br />sitting on the edge of the planter. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner noted that his comments were not indicative of a lack of support for the proposed <br />ordinances. <br /> <br />The council agreed to hold a public hearing on the proposed mall exclusion ordinance. The <br />council further agreed it wished to delete the mall rules from the ordinance. Ms. Nathanson said <br />that the distinction between a criminal violation and the exclusion citation should be mentioned in <br />the staff notes or public presentation. <br /> <br />The council agreed to hold a public hearing on the proposed mall closure ordinance. <br /> <br />Mr. Torrey asked staff to research the cost of high impact lighting for downtown. <br /> <br /> C. Work Session: West Eugene Wetlands Plan <br /> <br />Jan Childs, Planning Director, said that the work session was designed to allow the council to <br />review the changes recommended to the draft amendments related to the planned transportation <br />and utility corridors, particularly in regard to the testimony received from the Eugene Water & <br />Electric Board (EWEB). She anticipated the council would take action on the ordinance on May <br />20, and indicated that if the council adopted the ordinance at that time, staff would seek <br />concurrence from the Board of County Commissioners on June 2. <br /> <br />Continuing, Ms. Childs said staff received requests for information regarding the industrial land <br />supply at the council's joint work session with the board. Staff had compiled that information and <br />would present it to the council at its next work session, scheduled for June 17. <br /> <br />Mr. Bj~rklund reviewed the changes to the planned transportation corridor proposed by staff in <br />response to testimony received from the County's Roads Advisory Committee. <br /> <br />Mr. Bj~rklund reviewed the changes to the utility corridor proposed by staff in response to <br />testimony received from the Eugene Water & Electric Board. He noted a remaining outstanding <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 13, 1998 Page 8 <br /> 11:30 a.m. <br /> <br /> <br />