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Mr. Zelenka, and Ms. Taylor. He attended a celebration for Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and <br />Gays (PFLAG) at First Unitarian Church. <br />Mr. Poling commented that Travel Lane County had selected a local contractor to start the build -out of the <br />new Gateway Adventure Center. It was hoped that the facility would bring travelers off the freeway and <br />generate recreation and hospitality business. A small conference room was available for use by the public. <br />He deferred to Mr. Clark and Mr. Brown for comments related to the meeting at the Sheldon Community <br />Center regarding relocating the police facility to Country Club Road. <br />Mr. Pryor attended the Bach Festival opening noting it was a great event. He attended an OPT planning <br />meeting with Ms. Ortiz for Trainsong Neighbors. Residents were working to make the neighborhood more <br />vibrant and be more involved. The Housing Policy Board (HPB) met July 13 to review the proposals for <br />low- income housing. It was a very difficult choice in that both proposals were outstanding and it was a <br />difficult decision. The HPB would forward a recommendation to the City Council in the near future. <br />Ms. Ortiz attended an OPS grant meeting and Trainsong barbeque neighborhood meeting. The residents <br />were dedicating a lot of effort and enthusiasm into making the neighborhood vibrant and empowering the <br />residents. She added that Joint Elected Officials (JEO) from Lane County, City of Springfield, and Lane <br />Rural Fire /Rescue were scheduled to meet on July 21. The meeting would feature a study jointly <br />commissioned by the City of Eugene and City of Springfield around the viability and funding options for <br />ambulance service. The overarching goal was to continue to provide good service for our communities. <br />Ms. Taylor offered a correction and apology to Minutes Recorder Wade Hicks for calling him by the <br />wrong name at the last meeting while complimenting him for his great performance in Humble Boy. She <br />noted that Curtains was playing at Actors' Cabaret. She had a visitor from Prague, the Czech Republic, <br />who attended and enjoyed both the Bach Festival and the Oregon Country Fair. She expressed pleasure <br />that an arts calendar was being developed. She encouraged everyone to make contributions to the street <br />fund for Crest area neighbors. Election of officers was on the agenda for the Southeast Neighbors meeting <br />scheduled for July 14. She asked that the City Council meet with Lane County to discuss how to share car <br />registration fees. She said fireworks had come and gone, and another year passed with the City taking no <br />action. Now was the time to take action for 2010 before people made plans and based their budgets on <br />fireworks sales. She suggested cars should be issued to all police officers and WG should be asked to use <br />some of their space for a police headquarters for senior staff instead of renting some other place. <br />Mr. Zelenka stated he had attended the U.S. Track and Field Championships. He commended the <br />organizers for a tremendous effort in putting on the event. He recently enjoyed whitewater canoeing in <br />Eastern Oregon and attended the Oregon Country Fair. He attended the Lane Workforce partnership <br />meeting, noting what good work they did. A telephone hotline, 682 -7000, was available to assist people <br />who needed help. He attended the Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) meeting with Mayor Piercy. <br />The MPC passed a motion that directed new money to help pay for the environmental study for the bicycle <br />path under the new Interstate -5 bridge. The MPC provided feedback on its unanimous vote and <br />recommendation for completion of the bicycle path and feedback to staff regarding further use of the <br />STIPU money. He thanked Rob Inerfeld for work on the calendar which brought many disparate pieces of <br />information together. He thanked Vicki Walker for her years of service in the Oregon Legislature and <br />suggested it would be appropriate for the City Council to send a letter of thanks to her. He welcomed <br />Emily Jerome to the City as the Deputy City Attorney. He announced the Fairmont Neighbors were <br />having a summer party on July 19 and the Laurel Hill Valley Citizens Association was having a summer <br />event on August 23. <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council July 13, 2009 Page 2 <br />Work Session <br />