Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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ing Council meeting and she attended the final meeting of neighbors in the vicinity of the Fairfield Avenue/Maple Street improvements project. She commended staff for their work with the neighborhood group to develop a project that met everyone’s needs. Mr. Poling echoed Ms. Ortiz’s remarks about the retirement of Mary Feldman and Mary Walston. He attended the Chamber of Commerce dinners and the LCOG dinner. He commended culinary arts students at Lane Community College (LCC) for their food preparation. He announced there would be a February 10 forum on tourism sponsored by the Convention and Visitors Association of Lane County. He had received inquiries about the Creekside Park issue and referred those to the City Manager for a response. He congratulated the Sheldon Concert Choir under the direction of Nancy Anderson for taking first place at the Heritage Presidential Inaugural Music Festival. Mr. Brown remarked that he participated in the Martin Luther King Day march and had attended several neighbor- hood association meetings. He hoped to eventually attend meetings in all neighborhoods. He wished retiring City employees Mary Feldman, Mary Walston and Jim Carlson well. Mr. Zelenka commended Ms. Ortiz for her representation of the council at the Rosa Parks dedication ceremony. He also thanked Mary Feldman, Mary Walston and Jim Carlson for their years of service to the City. He agreed that LCC culinary arts students did an excellent job of preparing the LCOG dinner. He announced that the Police Auditor Ordinance Review Committee (PAORC) would hold a public forum on February 19 at the Eugene Public Library. He also noted that Project Homeless Connect would be held on March 6 at the Lane County Events Center. Mr. Clark added his well wishes to Mary Feldman and Mary Walston and appreciation for their years of service. He had also received a number of inquiries about Creekside Park expressing confusion about a letter to neighbors dated August 7, 2008, from Robin Hostick indicating the park project would move forward, which appeared to conflict with the current status. He asked for a memorandum explaining the change. Ms. Taylor remarked that the retirements of Mary Walston and Mary Feldman represented the loss of intellectual capital and institutional knowledge. City Manager Jon Ruiz commented that the Fire and EMS awards offered an opportunity to recognize people for extraordinary efforts. He thanked Mary Walston and Mary Feldman for their legacy of professionalism. He reminded the council that the budget season was approaching and there would be many topics to be scheduled for work sessions. Ms. Piercy thanked Mary Feldman for instituting many procedures that helped organize the City Recorder’s office. She said that a request for applications for the CRB vacancy and a timeline for filling it would be posted on the City’s website. Mr. Clark asked staff to determine whether an applicant for the CRB vacancy had to be a resident of the City. B. WORK SESSION: City Council Goal - Update on Homeless Initiative Action Plan Assistant City Manager Sarah Medary introduced Richie Weinman, Community Development Division, to present information on the council’s homeless initiative. Mr. Weinman gave a slide presentation on progress on the council’s goal of addressing homelessness, a proposed action plan, homelessness in the community, services that were currently in place, past accomplishments, challenges and the Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Committee’s recommendations. He stated there were two factors that typically resulted in homelessness: inadequate income for housing and a disability or health problem that hindered the ability MINUTES—Eugene City Council January 26, 2009 Page 2 Work Session