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ATTACHMENT C MINUTES Eugene City Council Regular Meeting Council Chamber--Eugene City Hall May 10, 2004 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, David Kelly, Betty Taylor, Gary Pap6, Jennifer Solomon. CITY COUNCIL MEETING His Honor Mayor James D. Torrey called the regular meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. He noted that Ms. Solomon was excused for the first part of the meeting. 1. CEREMONIAL MATTERS - Proclamation of Police Week Mayor Torrey read a proclamation declaring May 18-25, 2004, to be "Police Week." Those present applauded the officers there to receive the proclamation. - Proclamation of Older Americans Month Mayor Torrey read a proclamation declaring May 2004 to be "Older Americans Month." He specifically recognized the contributions of Eugene citizens Thomas Kerns, Alice Plymel, Anna May Herbert, Alan Marshall, Kay Porter, Sharmane Coleman, and Wilma Crow. Those present recognized the individuals mentioned with a round of applause. 2. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Torrey reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. Noting there were more people signed up to speak than the time allotted for the forum would allow, he asked the council president to place a motion before the body. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to increase the time for the Public Forum to one hour and to give each speaker two minutes to speak. The motion passed unani- mously, 7:0, Ms. Solomon not having arrived at the meeting. Bruce Miller, PO Box 50968, Eugene, shared photographs of improvements he believed were needed in downtown Eugene and noted he had provided copies of the photographs and a list of the members of Downtown Eugene, Inc. (DE1). He called for improvements in downtown and for DEI to move to the MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 10, 2004 Page 1 Regular Meeting