Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Responding to a question from Mayor Piercy about the follow-up to the Trainsong neighborhood clean-up, which was not completed because the clean-up exceeded the tipping fee waiver the neighborhood had received, City Manager Jon Ruiz indicated much of the debris had been picked up by residents and the remaining debris would be picked up by the weekend. City Manager Ruiz announced that the City had a booth at the last First Friday event to commence public discussion on a new police facility and announced that several more would occur, on June 22 and June 25 at the Atrium Building and one on June 22 at the Sheldon Community Center. City Manager Ruiz thanked Petersen Barn staff for their work on the We are Bethel Celebration, saying it was a growing and fun event that residents enjoyed. He had also attended the Fire Ops 101 event and thanked the fire fighters. He said that the department was a good one with excellent leadership from the chief down to the captains. He thought that was demonstrated during the event. He believed that it was comforting to the community to have such well-trained fire fighters. City Manager Ruiz said he had attended the last Santa Clara community organization meeting, which enjoyed a good turn-out. He had also attended the Sponsors event mentioned by Ms. Ortiz and commended the good work the organization was doing. City Manager Ruiz noted his recent attendance at the Prefontaine Classic and commended the quality of the event, which was nationally televised. He said it was a great way to bring the community together. City Manager Ruiz noted the Eugene Police Department’s recent three-day workshop, which he termed a worthwhile investment in time and resources. Ms. Ortiz thanked Dr. Gary Young of PeaceHealth for his recent letter-to-the-editor, published in the June 7 edition of The Register-Guard entitled EMS System Needs Support. She said that Dr. Young’s letter encouraged people to get involved. Ms. Ortiz also noted the Mayor’s recent op-ed piece on the Seneca biomass project and the accidental omission of the last sentence, which she asked Mayor Piercy to share. Mayor Piercy said the article omitted that she planned to ask Seneca to work with other local businesses and with the neighborhood groups to get the air quality monitoring system in place that everyone had wanted to have in place for such a long time. B. WORK SESSION: Boards, Commissions, and Committees On behalf of the City Council, Mayor Piercy thanked the many volunteers who served on City boards and commissions. City Manager’s Office Division Manager Keli Osborn and Council Coordinator Beth Forrest joined the council for the item. Ms. Osborn indicated the work session was an opportunity for staff to solicit feedback on several issues from the council. She indicated staff was seeking council direction in three areas: 1. Representation; 2. Board, commission, and committee member development; and 3. Recruitment and selection. Ms. Osborn noted the outcomes identified by staff in the Agenda Item Summary (AIS) related to the three topic areas. The outcome for representation included that the makeup of advisory groups should, over time, represent the richness of the community’s perspectives, neighborhoods, and population demographics. The outcome for MINUTES—City Council June 8, 2009 Page 4