Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Greg Lerigo, 2224 LiLbn Street. remarked that one voice could easily be lost in the "melees of the body politic.'" lie indicated that he spoke on behalf ofthc comrmmity melnners ',,,,hose names WlTe listed by tv1r. Jordan, adding that the group selected hilT\ in order to not have aU 29 come and speak at the Public Forum. He related that he had found on the Weh that the City of Eugene had approximatelY i05 venues j"{)r performing and visual ;uis. I-Io\vever when he had k)okcd on the City \Veb site only one, the Hult Center for the Performing Arts, had been listed, He called it unbir to suggest that this comrnunity only had one perfor1l1ing arts center. He added his voice to those in support of official adoption ~)f the slogan "\Vorld's Greatest City of the Arts 8:: Outdoors," He said this\vas a statement to make to the community. both reSIdent and visiting, a.nd that the City shl)Uld make tIllS its challenge to be the \vorld's greatest city of the arts and outdoors, He averred that many people moved to the city of Eugene by choice and not because it was a career mov~~. He declared that Eugene had. "so much to offer" It needed to have the slugan a~; an umbrella. Robb Hankim. 3060 I::l:endricks Hill Drive, spoKe as a private citizen. Be pointed out that he \-vas wearing his I-shirt thnt said "World' s Greatest City of the A_rts & Outdoors," as he had for the last 15 months. He said nine out of every ten citizens who read his t-shirt surmised this referred to the city of Eugene, He rdated that he 'vVould respond, "I think Sl), but it's stiH not offIcial." lIe averred the slogan ,:vas t1exible, because shy people could say "Eugene, City of the Arts & Outdoors" while those who wen? sure could say "Eugene _u World's Greatest City of the Axts 8:.. Outdoors," He called Eugene a smaU city and opined that small was beautiful and that Eugene "vas the best and most unique for conni.."Ctlng tbe arts and thc outdoors. He reiterated that eVALeO had printed the slogan lm 120,000 visitor guides, though it had yet to be officia1. He rdated that the Mayur referred to it in her State of the eity speech, though it was still not otl1cial. He said he read the slogan in an in f1ight magazine in Chicago, but the slogan had yet to be officially adopted. He stated that the slogan had been flashing 720 times per day on the HuH Center for thc Pcrforming Arts marquee ti:ll' the last year, though it was not officiaL IJe asserted that city departments were using this slogan to recruit employees, though it was not offIcial. He rdated that hc attended the concert at the Cuthbert Amphitheater the previous evening and someone had asked him where they could get <'I I-shirt l:ke his and he had responded that one could not get such a shirt because it was "stiU not offIciaL" Maym Piercy ch)scd the Public Forum and called for questions and comments from the counciL Councilor Kelly thanked everyone for their testirnony. He ask(~d, regarding the nOlse complnints from Mil! Stred residents, f()r a memorandum on the current statlls of the "party patroL" AddJtionaHy, C'ouncih)r Kelly agreed" 1 00 percent" \vithML Crabbe regarding Civic Stadium. H_c ashx1 for reassurance by mernorandmn that the ("ity \vas in regular touch \vlth the School Distrkt 4.1 regarding a potential sale ofthe stadium. Councilor KeLly stated, regarding the Neighborhood Initiative, that the council had given specific dircction to staff to he in contact with the Neighborhood Leadership Council (NLC) regarding the work. Councilor Kelly observed that the slogan "Wodd's Greatest City for th~~ Arts & Outdoors" had been under diseussion for some time. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Solomon, rooved to adopt the "World's Greatest City of the Alis & Outdoors" as the official slogan of Eugene. -f\tlNUfES----uEugene City Council R . <' . eguIar 0eSSlOn September] 2, 2005 Page 4