Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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some of the questions raised by the joint elected officials (JEO). He said a JEO subcommittee had also been working on economic development proposals and he complimented the manager on the staff support the committee was receiving. He thought its work would be useful to the community. Mr. Clark reported that he and Ms. Ortiz met earlier that day to discuss ambulance service area problems and they were considering some interesting options. He anticipated that there would soon be an article about that effort in The Register-Guard. Mr. Clark said that he and several other councilors had the opportunity to attend the memorial services for late Springfield City Councilor John Woodrow. He offered his condolences to the residents of Springfield on their loss. Mr. Brown noted that he had also attended the National Guard send-off as well as a recent Police Commission retreat. He said that there was discussion at the Police Commission on how to run meetings better, although he considered them well-run already. He acknowledged that improvement could always happen. He had also attended the joint elected officials economic development committee and had high hopes something positive would come out of those meetings. Mr. Poling thanked Mr. Clark for his remarks about Mr. Woodrow, saying his funeral was well-attended and he believed that was a demonstration of Mr. Woodrow’s caliber. He said that he attended the National Guard send-off, which was also very well-attended. He wished the National Guard members well. Mr. Poling noted the upcoming Harlow Neighborhood Association meeting. Mr. Pryor said he attended the annual ACE awards and it was wonderful to see the recognition received by teachers, administrators and classified staff. He had been pleased by the turnout. He had also attended the service for Mr. Woodrow and noted his past work with Mr. Woodrow, whom he found to be outgoing and conscientious in the spirit of a good public servant. He believed that Mr. Woodrow had always considered the broader perspective and he thought the community had experienced a great loss in that regard. Ms. Ortiz agreed with Mr. Pryor about the character and contribution of Mr. Woodrow. Ms. Ortiz asked for follow-up on the work that was to have been done by the Downtown Parking Subcommittee, which had met once. Mr. Clark concurred. Ms. Ortiz also attended the deployment of the National Guard battalion and said that it had been a very emotional event. It was hard for people to send their children away, and hard to witness that. However, she was glad she had attended. Ms. Ortiz noted the recent Mexican Mother’s Day celebration in Bethel, saying that the participating children were always very cute and the event was a great time. Ms. Ortiz reported that she had attended the Communities of Color event at the Lane Education Service District and the open house held at the Red Cross by Eugene Water & Electric Board. Ms. Ortiz said the Trainsong Neighbors had reorganized themselves and planned a neighborhood clean-up, celebration, and yard sale. Ms. Taylor had attended the Human Services Commission (HSC) special budget committee meeting and regretted that meeting did not result in any more money being allocated to human services. MINUTES—City Council May 11, 2009 Page 2 Work Session