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ATTACHMENT A <br /> <br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />Work Session <br />McNutt Room – City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon <br /> <br /> August 12, 2009 <br /> 12:00 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Chris Pryor, Mike Clark, George Poling, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, <br />Jennifer Solomon, George Brown, Andrea Ortiz. <br /> <br />Ms. Piercy called the work session meeting of the Eugene City Council to order at 12:00 p.m. <br /> <br />A. WORK SESSION – COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM <br />MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />Ms. Piercy recognized Assistant City Manager Sarah Medary’s birthday and also noted that Michelle <br />Mortenson had recently been promoted to a new position with the City. <br />Ms. Piercy noted that she and Ms. Taylor and Lane County Commissioner Peter Sorenson would be <br />hosting a health options forum event on August 26 in the Eugene City Hall Council Chamber and that the <br />council would also be hosting a reception for incoming Police Auditor Mark Gissiner from 4:00 to 6:00 <br />p.m. on August 27, in the McNutt Room. <br />Mr. Clark thanked City staff, Sergeant Lisa Barrong, and the other Eugene Police Department (EPD) <br />personnel who had helped organize the local National Night Out events. Mr. Clark commented that the <br />events had been fantastically successful. <br />Mr. Clark reported on the recent Downtown Parking Subcommittee (DPS) meeting from August 5, 2009, <br />and thanked Parking Services Manager Jeff Petry and the City staff who had generated a number of <br />possible new downtown parking options. Mr. Clark noted that the DPS had directed staff to return for one <br />more meeting to discuss the possibility of implementing free parking options for downtown that would be <br />revenue neutral. <br />Mr. Clark noted that the next Mayor's One-on-One event would take place in Ward 5 on August 25, at a <br />location and time to be determined. <br />Mr. Clark stated that he had considered making a motion for an ordinance revision that would make it <br />illegal to block a bike lane with leaves or other similar detritus in the fall. Mr. Clark further noted he <br />would be willing to forgo his motion in favor of further discussions on the matter at the council work <br />session on September 16. <br />Ms. Solomon acknowledged the success of the recent National Night Out event and thanked the EPD and <br />City staff who had contributed to its success. She noted that her ward's portion of the National Night Out <br />event festivities had taken place at Candlelight Park and had been organized by Active Bethel Citizens <br />representative Gloria Foreman. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council August 12, 2009 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />