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MINUTES Eugene City Council Work Session Council Chambers -- City Hall 777 Pearl Street Eugene, Oregon June 28, 2010 5:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Brown, Mike Clark, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Chris Pryor, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Jennifer Solomon. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy convened the meeting of the Eugene City Council. A. Committee Reports and Items of Interest from Mayor, City Council, and City Manager Ms. Piercy reported the Art and the Vineyard festival and the Butte to Butte were scheduled for the first weekend in July, and she would lead the First Friday Artwalk on July 2, 2010. There was an HIV Alliance press conference on June 29, regarding a proclamation in support of National HIV Testing Day. She would attend a One -on -One session at Albertson's, on Coburg Road, with Mr. Poling. She would represent the City at a reception for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in Salem on June 30. The airport runway opening celebration was scheduled for July 2. Downtown Eugene would host a street parade and opening ceremony for the Pan American Masters Basketball Championships at the Fifth Street Public Market on July 3. Mr. Clark reported that he and Ms. Taylor continued to meet weekly with Police Auditor Mark Gissiner, with the next meeting occurring on June 29, 2010. He enjoyed the recent Joint Elected Officials meeting and looked forward to the outcome of the meeting. Mr. Zelenka reported that the Oregon Bach Festival was underway. He attended City of Springfield Fire and Life Safety Chief Dennis Murphy's retirement party. He thanked Chief Murphy for 30 years of service to the community, noting he had been instrumental in the creation of FireMed, Life Flight, and many other benefits to the community. He would attend the Wednesday council meeting via telephone. Ms. Ortiz said the City Council had been invited to the Willamette High School health center open house on June 29, 2010. She recently attended the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO) in Denver which was attended by over 500 people and featured top notch speakers including U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano. She also visited Red Rock Amphitheater. Mr. Pryor was glad to see a good turnout at the Joint Elected Officials meeting. Lane Council of Governments met in Florence in June, and continued with its efforts to create local initiatives related to human services, communication, and economic development. Mr. Poling reminded councilors that he and Ms. Piercy would participate in a One -on -One session at Albertson's, on Coburg Road. He was pleased the Safety First weekend had again been a successful event. He would be away from City Council meetings for about two weeks beginning July 14. He would participate by telephone. MINUTES Eugene City Council June 28, 2010 Page 1 Work Session