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<br />occur on September 28 to discuss what sort of funding mechanism would be used. Those mechanisms <br />receiving most discussion were a mix of personal and corporate income taxes or a sales tax. Mr. Kelly <br />determined from an informal poll of councilors that the council had interest in a work session regarding <br />possible funding sources for public safety services before that date. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman thanked staff for including the agenda items for the neighborhood group meetings on the public <br />meetings calendar. She had already found it useful information. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman shared Mayor Piercy's appreciation for City employees who contributed both their money and <br />skills to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. She considered the lessons of the hurricane as they regarded <br />Eugene and had consulted her hazard plan, which was recently updated and distributed on computer disk to <br />save paper. Ms. Bettman pointed out that in a disaster where the electricity was lost, it was not likely that <br />computers would be available. She suggested the City balance the need to save paper against the need for a <br />hard copy of the hazard plan to be available to all essential participants during a disaster. She suggested the <br />council discuss next steps at a later time. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor said the Human Services Commission scheduled a meeting between partners to discuss roles but <br />it had to be canceled and would be rescheduled. He looked forward to that discussion, which he thought <br />would be important in clarifying how all partners worked together. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor said the McKenzie Watershed Council met the previous week and heard a presentation on the <br />Coburg wastewater treatment system proposal. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor also commended the recent privilege training. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor said he had been updating the council about the discussions he was having with citizens about <br />parks, and he was making a concerted effort to let people know that the entire council would have to agree <br />on any proposals that were made with regard to parks or parks planning. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz said she recently attended the National Weed and Seed Conference in southern California. She <br />noted the City's Weed and Seed grant was expiring soon, and it had provided valuable funding in the Bethel <br />area for a variety of purposes. She felt empowered as a citizen by her participation on the Weed and Seed <br />Board and thought the Weed and Seed effort had been very worthwhile. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz said the Trainsong Neighborhood would have a cookout on September 21, to which all were <br />invited. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling reported on several upcoming meetings, including a meeting on the Sorrel Way traffic-calming <br />project at the Spiritual Growth Center at 7 p.m. on September 21, a meeting of the Harlow Neighbors at <br />Monroe Middle School on September 21, and a meeting regarding the Arcadia Street improvements on <br />September 22 between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Garden Way Church on North Garden Way. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling announced the Fire/Emergency Medical Services graduation would occur on September 16 at 2 <br />p.m. at 2nd Avenue and Chambers Street. He regretted his inability to attend the graduation and asked Fire <br />and Emergency Medical Services Chief Tom Tallon to convey his congratulations to the new firefighters and <br />thank them for their service to the community. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling reminded the viewing audience that school was back in session and asked drivers to be careful. <br /> <br />MINUTES-Eugene City Council <br />Work Session <br /> <br />September 12, 2005 <br /> <br />Page 2 <br />