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Ms. Ortiz thanked Chief Lehner for his presentation. She said her concern was that no matter what staffing <br />levels the apartment achieved, there was still a problem with the capacity of jails and the ability of the <br />system to deal with drug addiction, which was the cause of most property crimes. She hoped that the <br />discussion would expand to include how to address those issues. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka agreed with Ms. Ortiz’s remarks. He asked if the University paid for the EPD officers policing <br />the campus area. Chief Lehner said there were contracts in place to pay for policing costs, but that did take <br />away from the department’s capacity. <br /> <br />City Manager Taylor said the discussions with the University involved the nature and level of staffing <br />through their Department of Public Safety, transition issues and legislative strategies involving sworn <br />officers in the university system. He said it was unique for the City’s officers to be the sworn officers who <br />responded to incidents on campus. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting at 7:22 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Dennis M. Taylor <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Lynn Taylor) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 29, 2007 Page 10 <br /> Work Session <br />