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Mr. Clark agreed with Ms. Ortiz's comments regarding the Police Commission's review of current EPD <br />Laser policies and felt it was unfortunate that it appeared that the commission's review had been rushed. <br />He encouraged the Police Commission members to take the appropriate amount of time to develop taser <br />policy recommendations that would be supported by the public. <br />Ms. Piercy suggested that the council members confer with Ms. Ortiz so that she might be able to <br />communicate any relevant information regarding discussions of taser policies to the Police Commission. <br />Mr. zelenka and Ms. Taylor each noted that they wished for the Police Commission to more <br />quickly with its development of taser policy recommendations. The remainder of the council members <br />generally agreed that the Police Commission should be allowed to proceed at its own pace. <br />Ms. Ortiz noted that the Police Commission needed the opportunity to adequately respond to a variety of <br />unbalanced public comments that had been made regarding taser policies. She further noted that <br />historically the Police Commission had never been subject to a timeframe for its work. <br />Ms. Piercy reported that students from Eugene's sister city Jinju in South Korea had recently visited the <br />area. <br />Ms. Piercy adjourned the work session meeting of the Eugene City Council and convened the meeting of <br />the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency at 5:51 p.m. <br />B. WORD SESSION: Lane Community College Downtown Center Project <br />Ms. Piercy introduced Lane Community College President Mary Spilde. <br />Ms. Spilde thanked Ms. Piercy and the council members for the opportunity to speak regarding Lane <br />Community College's (LCC) development plans for the IOth Avenue and Charnelton Street site. <br />Ms. Spilde provided the council with an overview of LCC's development plans and noted that they <br />corresponded with LCC's commitment to providing its students with excellent instructional resources <br />while at the same time incorporating the college's sustainability values and collaborative partnership <br />strategies. <br />Ms. Spilde commented on LCC's current downtown facilities and expressed that they were insufficient for <br />the current and future needs of LCC. She noted that the downtown facility was used by significant <br />numbers of marginalized students and that an improved facility was essential to providing those students <br />with quality educational opportunities. <br />Ms. Spilde discussed the current enrollment at LCC's main campus and downtown facilities and noted <br />that the development of the IOth and Charnelton site was vital to the continued expansion of LCC. She <br />further noted a number of LCC programs and services that were expected to be expanded into the new <br />facility not only for the benefit of LCC but also for the broader downtown Eugene business community. <br />Ms. Spilde reported that LCC planned to incorporate several elements of its nationally recognized energy <br />management and energy education programs into the new downtown facility. She further maintained that <br />LCC's commitment to energy education would directly benefit the City of Eugene in that it could <br />encourage its graduates from programs such as LCC's Energy Education Institute to continue to live and <br />work in the community. <br />MINUTES Eugene City Council January 25, 2010 Page 4 <br />Work Session <br />