Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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code with the do\vntown plan and, perhaps, to align the Land lJsc Codelvith "market realities" for a city of Eugene's size. Nfr. Connolly expressed the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce's support for adoption of the slogan "'World's Greatest City for the Arts & OutdoGrs:' He felt there \vere many themes from ',vhlch a city hkc Eugcne could choose, but this had been sd forth with so much enthusiasm and with the wisdom I.)flinking the theme to the socio-econornie benefits to the community. It had taken no time at an fix the leadership of the charnber to endorse the theme. Randy Princl', PO Box 927, recapped his previous testlmonies regarding the Eugcne area"s emergency prepnredness. He averred that fear interfered with the ability to do what was necessary. He did not believe the comrnunity was hilly inf(xmed on the ramifications of a potential disaster. such ns the possibiiity of a Hash Hood caused by a dam giving way afler an earthquake. H.e asserted that the Army Corps of Engineers (/\COE) refused to study the specifics on whether area dams would stand up shOUld an earthquah~ occur or whether seismic retrofitting was needed. He submitted an article from The IY,:,v York Times regarding tht; extensive American Indian legend documenting the last major emihquake in this cycle. He suggested that J311uary 25 sh()uld be set aside to think about the emthquake and ho\ov it affectcd the axc;::,. David Hinkley, 1350 Lawrence Strcet, #1, said the existing neighborhood program was the most suctessful citizen involvementmovernel1l in the city. He commcnted that too often therc was an "us VI.~rsus them" relat.ionship bet\veen the neighborhood associations and CIty of Eugene staff. He caUed the council's Neighborhood Initintive another "top-dovm process." He urged the council to scuttle the initial process and start. anew with a group that consisted of an cqual number of neighborhood leaders and City staff Kathie Brown, 2224 Lillian Street, suppolted the adoption oftl:w "World's Greatest City of the Alis & Outdoors" as the slogan f()r Eugenc, She noted the slogan was now being used by the Convention & Visitors Ass(jci31i~)n of Lane County, Oregon (C\lALCO) in its visitor guides and Do\Vntowl1 Eugen~" Inc. (DEI) on its banners, and had been referred to by Mayor Piercy jn her State oCthe City address. She stated that the Hult Center for the Perfonning Arts was home to t.he Eugene BaBet Company, Eugene Concert Choir, Eugene Opera, Oregon Bach Festival, Eugt~ne Symphony, Oregon Mozart Piayers, Oregon Festival of American Music, and Willarnette Repertory Theater. She asked where else one could go and ski all day and then attcnd a world class :uts event in the evening, She noted that Eugene was the birthplace ofNike and every year it hosted the Prefontaine Classic. Sht' asserted that the (knvntown "pulsated" with arts activities and she list.ed some of the smaller venues for perfo!111ing nndvisual arts. She relat.ed that the Rolling Stone Afagazinc called the city of Eugene one of the best live music college towns in America. She pointed out that Eugene had 105 parks and 250 rni les of bicyclc paths and one could drive in any direction to go tly-fishing or snowboarding among many other activities. Tom Jordan, 2110 Fairmount Boulevard, introduced himself as the Meet Director for thc Prefontaine ClassJC track and Held event. \Vhile he believed that Eugene was the track capitol of Anwrica, he declared that the city was more than H SpOliS oriented town. He suppotted the adoption of the slogan "Eugene ~ World's Greatest City ofthe Arts & Outdoors." He urged the City Council to adopt this as Eugenc's official slogan. He read the names of 29 community members into the record as being in support of official adoption of the slogan and asked them to stand as he recited their names. MINUTES... . Eugene City Council Regular Session September 12, 2005 Page 3