Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Councilor Pape sharei..! that he had an uneasy feeling when hearing the ~~onctrns about carnpw, parties. He related that the City had experienced troubles in the past with fires and SOlIle riots. I-Ie \vanted the City to "get its hands arOlmd" the situation bdore any serious problems arose. Continuing, Councilor Pape s;ud he was glad to hear from Santa Clara parks supporters. He said thc elementary school and the baseball stadium Vler(~ "quasi-publicly owned.'" He reminded everyone that the school district's mission was not to subsidize local property but rather it was to educatc ttw comnn.mity's children. He observed that the district was experiencing financial challenges and would need to get '"top dollar" for its properties should it opt to selL He thought if the City ciJuld accomm~)(1ate buying those properties given its limited budget, it should certainly do so, Hc hoped the SCCSPOS was successful in its fundraising endeavor. Mayor Picrcy commented that one result from the country's experience with HWTicane Katrina had been that she had consulted with staff regarding the City of Eugene's disaster preparedness. She was infonned of regular disaster exercises the Ci ty undertook. She asserted that more eduGltion of the public in disaster preparedness shOUld occur. She thought the on\~ lesson learned froro th\~ disaster in the sout.h was that the City should have a plan for moving those who did not have the fi.nancial Hwans to leave. She felt the City was takmg steps in that dIrection 2. CONS.ENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Coundl Minutes July 1 ft 2005, City Council Meeting July 20, 2005, Work Session ,July 25, 2005. \-Vork Session July 25, 2005, City Council Meeting July 27.2005 Work Session August 8, 2005, \Vork Session August 8, 2005. City Council Meeting August 10. ZOOS, Work Session R Approv~ll of Tcntative 'Working Agenda Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Solomon, rnoved approval d the Consent Calendar. Councilor Kelly stated that he had submitted corrections to the minutes electronically. Mayor Piercy deemed them, without objection, approved. Councilor Hettman said she previously submitted minutes corrections. Mayor Piercy noted the corrections and deemed them accepted. Councilor Pape WIshed to pull the Septernber 13 process session from the 'fentative Agenda, City Manager Taylor responded that the btcst iteration of the Tentative Agenda did not include the cancelled process seSSlOn. MINUTES ..Eugene City Council Regular Session September 12. 2005 Page <}