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<br /> <br />Jerry Towers <br />, 874401 Territorial Road, Veneta, maintained that the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) <br />voted against the constitution when they supported the renaming of Beltline Road. Most of the people attending a <br />meeting in Veneta had been against the name changing. <br /> <br />Charles Ritalin <br /> objected to the renaming of Beltline Road. He also objected to the closure of bathrooms at Monroe <br />Park. He had been happy to see the re-election of the mayor, however. <br /> <br />th <br />Majeska Seese-Green <br />, 5 Avenue and Van Buren Street, wanted to see a collaboration between the City and NCS in <br />the Downtown Plan. She said that NCS represented the youth downtown, which was a stakeholders’ group that had <br />not been included at all. There was no plans for a collaboration outside public safety and there was more needed to <br />the mix, such as arts and culture and Saturday Market. Ms. Seese-Green then voiced her objections to the Beltline <br />renaming process, including the council’s involvement, and hoped it rescinded its decision and had a process in place <br />in the future to prevent such a thing from happening again. She asked the council to support the retention of NCS <br />downtown. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy closed the Public Forum. She thanked the public for its attendance, in particular those who spoke in <br />support of NCS. She said they did a tremendous job articulating the importance of the school. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy said that the council would discuss its policy related to such renaming issues on May 19 and would <br />apply it to the I-5 crossing over the Willamette River. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy thanked those who spoke in regard to the Trude Kaufman lease. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor also thanked those who spoke and recalled he had been on the school board when it approved NCS. He <br />acknowledged the work the manager had done in regard to the subject and asked the manager to provide the council <br />with a memorandum outlining the options that existed. He wanted to know if there was a way to look at the issue <br />from a different angle. He acknowledged the tough financial conditions that existed but said if there was a way to <br />move forward, he would like to do so. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor appreciated those who spoke about Beltline and reminded them it was not a City decision. The City <br />Council was asked if it thought it was a good idea, and he personally believed it was. However, he did not support <br />the expenditure of money on signage and agreed that the process could be improved. He said as a result of the issue, <br />the council would closely at its policies to ensure it was more thoughtful and mindful of the public in the future. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka was impressed by the testimony in support of NCS. He supported Mr. Pryor’s request and asked the <br />manager to look at the issue more creatively. He agreed about the City’s budget situation nand said any transaction <br />must make economic sense for the City. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka said that neither Eugene nor the State was spending money on new signs. Old signs would be replaced <br />as they wore out. He agreed the State could have used a better process. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka indicated support for the Trude Kaufman lease. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling congratulated the students on their efforts, achievements, and successes, and thanked the NCS staff and <br />teachers for guiding them and showing them what could be accomplished. He supported the continuance of the <br />school and said how it was accomplished was the question. He asked if staff had developed a new funding strategy. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—City Council April 14, 2010 Page 5 <br /> <br />