Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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ATTACHMENT C M I N U T E S Eugene City Council Regular Meeting Council Chamber—Eugene City Hall 777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon December 14, 2009 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Chris Pryor, George Brown, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Mike Clark, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Solomon, Alan Zelenka. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. 1. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Piercy reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. Bill Miranda , P.O. Box 7311, asked that the council review the policy regarding the extension of building permits. He explained that construction was based on economic trends and, at present, it was difficult to get a construction loan. He said currently there were no new construction loans. He stated that he had a permit that was expiring and stood to lose approximately $5,000. He had spent $3,500 on an engineer to address stormwater issues. He noted that the stormwater requirements were a new arena for the City of Eugene. He asked that the date on his application be extended for six months. th Majeska Seese-Green , 5 Avenue and Van Buren Street, Councilor Ortiz’ ward, provided copies of a brochure from the citizen group she had helped to organize, Police and Community Together (PACT). She said PACT was a project of A Community Together (ACT) Lane County, a non-profit group. She reiterated her concern that emails to councilors were not always being read and suggested that they simply acknowledge them. She appreciated that the council was going to look into taser use. She considered it to be an important issue. She noted that the Police Commission had been asked to work on recommendations on the policies. She averred that the community and the Police Commission had never been asked if the Eugene Police Department (EPD) should have tasers in the first place. She felt it was appropriate that the council was taking up the subject. Eugene Drix , 307½ High Street, considered being able to speak before the City Council as part of living in a democracy. He related that he had attended a conflict resolution seminar. He noted that he had almost had a heart attack and had undergone a medical procedure. It had reminded him that life was precious and short. He said the conflict resolution seminar had taught him that they should look at any scenario and ask what the best and worst outcomes there could be. He gave a gift to the council of a soda advertisement featuring a Santa Claus that looked like the gentleman that had led the conflict resolution seminar. He concluded his testimony by suggesting that the town rename itself “We-gene.” Daniel Lewis Frommherz , 4140 Concord Street, provided his testimony in writing. He listed his three points of concern, which were public safety in the downtown area, the city center core and getting it back to work in conjunction with public safety, and that Eugene should be “open for business.” He preferred for the councilors to read his written testimony and asked that they give him a call if any of them felt there was any merit to his testimony. MINUTES—Eugene City Council December 14, 2009 Page 1 Regular Meeting