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ATTACHMENT F <br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />McNutt Room—City Hall—777 Pearl Street <br />Eugene, Oregon <br /> <br /> February 24, 2010 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Alan Zelenka, Mike Clark, Andrea Ortiz, Jennifer Solomon, Chris <br />Pryor, George Brown, Betty Taylor. <br /> <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the work session of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br />A. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM MAYOR, CITY <br />COUNCIL, AND CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />Ms. Piercy reported the Asian Celebration was wonderful, was well attended and provided an <br />opportunity to all of the cultural representations in our community. She presented the Soroptimist <br />Ruby Award to Lorraine Kerwood for her work with NextStep Recycling. She met with several <br />mayors in Albany on the electric cable charging station issues. She and Mr. Brown participated in <br />the Mayor’s One-on-One at the Kiva. One woman who worked at the Enterprise downtown office <br />liked working and shopping downtown. Another woman spoke about the need for better lighting in <br />the city, particularly in the Norkenzie/Gilham area. Ms. Piercy had attended the Willamette High <br />School jazz concert. She and City Manager Ruiz would be joining local partners on the annual <br />United Front trip to Washington, D.C. to meet with the Congressional delegation regarding local <br />priorities. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor had an orientation with the Workforce Partnership board and had begun attending <br />meetings. She also had an orientation with the McKenzie Watershed Council director. She had <br />attended the Asian Celebration. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz announced Project Homeless Connect was scheduled for March 18, 2010, at the Lane <br />County Fairgrounds. She encouraged councilors to attend the NAACP fund raising dinner at <br />Valley River Center. A health screening would be held in the Bethel community to help children <br />enroll in the Oregon Health Plan. She thought the joint meeting with the City Council and the <br />Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) had been informative and time well spent. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor concurred with Ms. Ortiz’s comments on EWEB. He had attended the Asian Celebration <br />which was a great event. The City had a good representation from the Eugene Police Department <br />(EPD), Eugene Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and other City departments. The <br />LCOG board meeting was scheduled for/February 25, 2010, at EWEB. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 24, 2010 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />