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care of the people who were “our lesser brothers and sisters.” She said it was a challenge as a councilor to decide whether to spend more money on human services or on policing. She believed it was part of their charge to address the needs of those young people; they were the future and needed to have the opportunities to make productive citizens out of themselves. She remarked that it was hurtful to hear of these incidents involving the youth and it made her want to ask where their parents were. Councilor Clark agreed that there were a number of people downtown with no other place to go. He noted that Councilor Zelenka worked with the Safe & Sound program and Councilor Ortiz had worked with other programs that provided assistance. He wanted to be clear because the conversation so often steered toward the idea that the problem downtown was “just kids.” He said he was downtown every day and would bet anyone that the vast majority of people were over the age of 18. It was not kids causing problems, the problems were caused by predatory adults. He stressed that the public safety problem was due to people who came from other areas on purpose and to people who might have been from the area and were down there often. He declared that they should not talk about the problem as if it was only attributable to the youth. He said any of the officers that were downtown would substantiate this. He knew this because he talked to them every day. Mayor Piercy said they all knew the challenges that faced the downtown area and the City was working hard on the problems, as were the police officers in the area. She related that one thing they were trying to do as a strategy, was the Summer in the City program, which sought to fill up the downtown with good activity and positive energy. She agreed with Councilor Clark that the biggest trouble makers were not the young people. Mayor Piercy thanked Ms. Chirillo for speaking on behalf of the auditor ordinance revisions. She considered the revisions to be “one step further in a good direction.” She also wanted to thank Ms. Gladen for talking about both the potential of the downtown area and the challenges it faced. She expressed appreciation to the business owners in the downtown area and pledged to continue to do the best they could to support them in many ways, including parking. 3. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes - May 11, 2009, City Council Meeting - May 26, 2009, City Council Meeting - June 8, 2009, City Council Meeting - June 10, 2009, Work Session - June 15, 2009, Public Hearing - June 22, 2009, Work Session B. Approval to Tentative Working Agenda C. Acceptance of Products Associated with Department of Land Conservation and Develop- ment Grant for Eugene Comprehensive Lands Assessment Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to approve the Consent Calendar. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. 4. ACTION: An Ordinance Concerning the Police Auditor; Amending Sections 2.450, 2.452, 2.454, 2.456 of the Eugene Code, 1971; and Providing for an Effective Date for Implementation Mayor Piercy noted that the PAORC had made all of the meeting minutes available. MINUTES—Eugene City Council August 10, 2009 Page 4 Regular Meeting