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ATTACHMENT C <br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br /> <br />City Council <br />McNutt Room—Eugene City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon <br /> July 26, 2010 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />PRESENT: Alan Zelenka, Mike Clark, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Solomon, George Poling, Andrea Ortiz, <br />Chris Pryor, George Brown, members. <br /> <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the July 26, 2010, 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 />Mayor Piercy thanked Mr. Clark for presiding in her stead at the previous week’s Wednesday council work <br />session while she participated on a panel at the Oregon Transportation Commission meeting that discussed <br />the roles of various levels of government in local decision-making. She had also attended the quarterly <br />meeting of the Oregon Metropolitan Planning Organization Consortium (OMPOC) in Corvallis. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy reported that she heard and enjoyed a speech by Robert Kennedy Jr. at the McDonald Theater <br />on the topic “Our Environmental Destiny.” <br /> <br />Continuing, Mayor Piercy reported that she had participated in a “thought leaders” breakfast for School <br />District 4J to discuss solutions to the district’s looming budget deficit. She had also attended a celebration <br />commemorating the passage of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) at the Hilyard Center to recognize <br />the difference the act made to Eugene and the work the community had done in regard to supporting those <br />with disabilities. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy reported that the Track Town Kickoff was scheduled to occur later in the week. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy announced that Sponsors, Inc. would hold a building dedication for its new facility, Roosevelt <br />Crossing, at 4 p.m. on July 29. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy reported that she would participate in a town hall in company with Lane County <br />commissioners Rob Handy and Peter Sorenson on the future of the fairgrounds at 6:30 p.m. on July 30 at <br />Harris Hall. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy noted that the Oregon Mayors Association Summer Conference was being held in Cottage <br />Grove on July 29 - 31. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark reported that he had recently attended one of the Wednesday evening “Summer in the City” events <br />held downtown and thanked Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services staff Billie Moser and Isaac <br />Marquez for their work in facilitating the event. He said they had brought all types of events downtown, <br />including a skateboarding competition that he attended with his son and a dodge ball tournament in which <br />several City employees, including Assistant City Manager Sarah Medary, participated. He had enjoyed <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 26, 2010 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br />