CC Minutes - 07/25/05 WS - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

M I N U T E S Eugene City Council Work Session McNutt Room—Eugene City Hall July 25, 2005 5:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Poling, Jennifer Solomon, David Kelly, Betty Taylor, Gary Papé, Andrea Ortiz, Chris Pryor, Bonny Bettman. POLICE COMMISSION: Tim Laue, Angie Sifuentez, John Brown, Carla Newbre, Maurice Denner, John Ahlen Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the July 25 work session of the Eugene City Council to order. A. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER Mayor Piercy announced that Eugene had been named one of the best walking cities in America by the American Podiatric Medical Association. She also mentioned that Assistant City Manager Jim Carlson and consultant Joshua Proudfoot had written an article entitled “Managing and Reporting Sustainability Progress in City Operations” that was featured in the Spring/Summer edition of Sustain magazine. Mr. Pryor reported that during the July 21, 2005, meeting of the Lane Metro Partnership, an increase in activity among smaller companies had been reported and that the recreational vehicle industry was now a slightly larger employer in the area than wood products. He said the partnership was continuing to work with Molecular Probes and Williams Bakery on their relocations. He said employers were beginning to experience a shortage of employable people, which emphasized the importance of linkages between employment and training. He announced that employment awards would be presented at a luncheon on August 25, 2005, at the Valley River Inn. Ms. Bettman reminded residents in wards 1 and 2 that the Mayor’s one-on-one conversation would be held th on July 26 at Market of Choice on 29 Avenue and Willamette Street. Ms. Ortiz described a recent report by the HIV Alliance to the Lane County Human Services Commission. She said the alliance was cutting its needle exchange program and using limited resources to provide insurance for people who were HIV-positive instead of prevention services. She said the needle exchange program cost $140,000 annually and was too expensive to be continued. She noted that the alliance reported no new cases of HIV among youth and asked anyone with suggestions on how to maintain prevention programs to contact the alliance. Ms. Ortiz reported that she spoke at Lane Community College (LCC) youth empowerment classes for children of color and encouraged young people to become involved in the political process, as well as to MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 25, 2005 Page 1 Work Session