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MINUTES Eugene City Council City Council Chamber--City Hall June 1, 1998 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Tim Laue, Bobby Lee, Scott Meisner, Nancy Nathanson, Laurie Swanson Gribskov, Betty Taylor, Ken Tollenaar. COUNCILOR ABSENT: Pat Farr. The June 1, 1998, meeting of the Eugene City Council meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.; Mayor James D. Torrey presiding. I. CEREMONIAL MATTERS A. Bicycle Commute Week Mayor Torrey commented on the commitment of the City of Eugene and its citizens to the use of bicycles as an alternative mode of transportation. He reviewed recent investments of the City in bicycle route infrastructure. He read his proclamation of June 1-6, 1998, as "Bicycle Commute Week" in Eugene and encouraged all members of the community to seek to travel to their place of employment by bicycle at least once during that period of time. He presented the proclamation to City of Eugene Bicycle/Alternative Modes Coordinator Diane Bishop. II. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Torrey explained the guidelines established for speaking in the Public Forum. Gary Rayor, 2373 Washington Street, stated that he had expressed concern regarding the deposition of material excavated during the Broadway Place Parking structure project in Alton Baker Park and Skinner Butte Park. He reported that he had received a letter from Permit Review Section Manager Keli Osborn admitting that the City had not secured the appropriate permits to place the material in those locations and was being required to do so. He said that he was concerned that adequate plans for erosion control had been made for the material to be deposited in Skinner Butte Park. He said he believed that when the City served as contractor for its own projects, it should be a model for private sector developers. Nick Antone, Jr., 512 Honeysuckle Lane, stated that he was a lifelong resident of Eugene. He expressed appreciation for the work of the council and the Human Rights Commission. He presented a list of improvements he would like to have in City operations, as follows: (1) more access to public records through the Eugene Library; (2) a council study of the 9-1-1 communications system; (3) increased responsiveness to citizen needs by the code enforcement section; and (4) consideration by the council of improvements to streets, sidewalks, and public buildings. MINUTES-City Council June 1, 1998 Page 1 7:30 p.m.