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safety was “kind of disingenuous.” He said all they had to do was to walk the streets and they would see what was <br />going on. He suggested that the council and the Mayor had to face up to the situation. He listed some of the issues <br />that were plaguing the downtown, which included graffiti, public urination, and public indecency. He believed that <br />there were laws on the books that could be enforced and urged the council to do what was needed to fix the public <br />safety problem downtown. <br /> <br />Carol Berg-Caldwell <br />, 2510 Augusta Street, Councilor Zelenka’s ward, thanked the Mayor and council for the time <br />and attention given to appointments to boards, committees, and commissions. She urged them to reappoint Mr. <br />Brissenden to the CRB. She related that she had attended many CRB and Police Commission meetings to gain more <br />understanding of police and community relations. She averred that police and the community were not separate. She <br />asserted that Mr. Brissenden and Ms. Wilkinson’s work on the CRB was driven by “the desire to restore shattered <br />trust” and “to build bridges.” She quoted Mr. Brissenden’s application, which said he believed the goal should be <br />that citizens and police see no distinctions between them other than occupation. She likened the division between the <br />police and the community to a “blue wall.” She believed that Mr. Brissenden’s “words and service” call on the <br />community to “take down the wall.” She asked the council to reward Mr. Brissenden and Ms. Wilkinson and not to <br />“punish them.” She averred that in doing so, the council would reward a community that had clearly supported <br />external police oversight. She implored the council to reappoint Mr. Brissenden and Ms. Wilkinson, so that they <br />could “continue their good work.” <br /> <br />David Oaks <br />, 2000 City View Street, Ward 8 – Councilor Pryor’s ward, stated that he directed Mind Freedom <br />International. He was present to thank the council for passing Resolution 4989, a resolution affirming the City’s <br />commitment to human rights and choice in mental health care, in its Consent Calendar. He also thanked Holly <br />LeMasurier, Human Rights Analyst for the City, and the Human Rights Commission (HRC) staff for making sure <br />that the resolution had been completed and submitted for approval. He commended Mayor Piercy for being <br />“extremely supportive” and noted that former HRC chair, Carmen Urbina, had been a “key person” in moving the <br />resolution forward. He said two public forums and a conference had been held, with the latter co-sponsored by the <br />City. He had been doing this work for 33 years and had not seen this type of resolution passed by other cities, <br />because it was not just about mental health, it was a resolution that declared that there should be a range of choices <br />available to people, including more non-drug choices. He considered the resolution unique, adding that he felt it <br />would influence other cities and Lane County. He also wished to share that there was now a statewide coalition of <br />mental health consumer and psychiatric survivor groups called OCSC, standing for Oregon Mental Health <br />Consumer/Psychiatric Survivor Coalition. He reiterated his thanks to the council and Mayor for passing the <br />resolution. <br /> <br />th <br />Samantha Chirillo <br />, 3930 West 17 Avenue, spoke on behalf of the Citizens for Public Accountability (CPA) <br />Steering Committee. She implored the council to “support real police oversight” by reappointing CRB members <br />Brissenden and Wilkinson. She opined that they were the only members of the CRB who “recognized the need” for <br />adjudication for the public impact case. She conveyed the committee’s demand for a revision of the taser policy to <br />allow use only in place of the use of deadly force and to equip every taser with a camera. She believed that a taser <br />camera “would have revealed the truth” about both the actions of the police and those that attended the rally in May <br />30, 2008. She considered herself very familiar with Mr. Brissenden as chair of the CRB. She related that she had <br />attended a police oversight panel that he had participated in and she had also served with him on the community panel <br />to interview police auditor candidates. Additionally, she had attended the CRB meeting at which they had considered <br />the public impact case. She agreed with Mr. Brissenden’s assessment that it was a matter of choices on the part of <br />the police that determined the course of events on that day. Speaking on her own behalf, she averred that the <br />“greatness of a city” depended largely on how it treated the members of the community that had the least financial <br />and political status. She considered this group to include youth and homeless people. She opined that “time and time <br />again” youth were being treated in a “deplorable and immoral and illegal manner.” She felt that “politically active” <br />youth were singled out. She did not think that they could expect a positive future in the community if youth <br />continued to be treated this way by law enforcement. <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 26, 2009 Page 2 <br /> Regular Meeting <br />
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