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noted that she did not have health insurance. She stated that MEMA was a safety net for musicians, their families, and the people who ran lights and sound and stages. She declared that music was the universe communicating to everyone. She listed some of the bands that planned to play for the World Music Festival, noting that MEMA had sponsors but needed more. She said MEMA also needed “a light to shine” on them so that more people knew that it existed. th Eugene Drix , 307½ East 14 Avenue, commented that the Public Forum seemed a little slow when he did not participate. He wanted to give an intrinsic gift to the community. He wanted to “spin” the two holes in the downtown area as opportunities. He observed that the world was in a hole now. He said there should be a value placed on the “Aster” hole; the holes should be shined up like a used car someone needed to sell. He suggested that if the holes were filled with the right thing, the community would grow, and the community should fill the holes with love. He acknowledged that a building should go into the hole, which meant that commerce should be involved as well as residences and entertainment. He thought it would be nice to have a campus downtown with “minds walking around with big questions.” He said the downtown could be a place where people lived and stayed and went to school. He averred that they had to do it one step at a time and everyone should cross their fingers. Mayor Piercy closed the Public Forum. She expressed appreciation for the representatives of MEMA coming and sharing their testimony. She said Eugene was the City for the Arts and Outdoors and the musicians were part of the arts. She wished the musicians did not have to hold fundraisers for health care. Councilor Clark thanked the three musicians. He appreciated the value that they brought to the community. He added that the Public Forum was really a lot less fun when Drix did not come. 3. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes - January 28, 2009, Work Session - April 13, 2009, City Council Meeting - May 11, 2009, City Council Meeting - May 12, 2009, Work Session and Executive Session - May 20, 2009, Work Session - May 27, 2009, Work Session B. Approval to Tentative Working Agenda C. Resolution 4985 Approving a Low-Income Rental Housing Property Tax Exemption for the Property Located at 560-588 South Danebo Street, Eugene, Oregon (Prairie View, LLC, Applicant) The Consent Calendar had been approved during the preceding Work Session with the exception of Item C. Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to approve Consent Calendar Item C, a resolution approving a low-income rental housing property tax exemption for the prop- erty located at 560-588 South Danebo Street, Eugene, Oregon (Prairie View LLC, Appli- cant). Mayor Piercy explained that the council had pulled the item because it was a “great project” and asked Urban Services Manager for the Community Development Division Richie Weinman to speak about it. Mr. Weinman agreed that Prairie View was a great project. He said it would provide 64 homes for people and was built on a land bank site, which meant it was purchased by the City of Eugene and held for a future MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 13, 2009 Page 2 Regular Meeting