Item 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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hoped that Springfield would have continued its work with LRAPA, and noted that its unfortunate withdrawal had been particularly uncomfortable for those involved. Ms. Ortiz reported on two recent Trainsong neighborhood outreach meetings she had attended for the Obesity Prevention Toolkit (OPT) program and the cancer investigation group formerly known as SHINE (Superfund Health Investigation and Education). Mr. Clark noted he had recently attended both the orientation for the new Human Rights Commission (HRC) members on November 12 and the HRC’s most recent regular meeting on November 18. Mr. Clark noted that the HRC was close to completing its work plan and would be presenting it to the council in January of 2009. Mr. Clark thanked the representatives from the City’s Parks and Open Space department for their recent update on the status of the Creekside Park development calendar. He noted that a community member in Ward 4 on Kitz Avenue had begun an outstanding Christmas light show in his neighborhood that could be synchronized with a radio broadcast. Ms. Taylor noted she had attended the recent National League of Cities convention in Orlando, Florida and found its focus on sustainability to be highly informative. Ms. Taylor noted she had recently been reappointed to the Human Development Theory Committee (HDTC) and had been appointed as vice-chair to that committee for 2009. She commented that the committee had in the past year undertaken efforts with regard to health care advocacy. Ms. Taylor noted she had been reappointed to the steering committee of the University Communities Council. Mr. Pryor noted that he and several other councilors had attended the recent Metro Partnership dinner where an economist from the University of Oregon made a presentation on the state of the national economy. He reported that the Human Services Commission meeting he had attended on November 24 had discussed the upcoming Homeless Connect event and had also received a report from Food for Lane County indicating that they were down approximately one million pounds of food for the current year. Mr. Pryor commented on a recent meeting of the West Eugene Collaborative (WEC) and further noted that the WEC would have only one more meeting before making their recommendations to the council. Mr. Zelenka noted he had recently attended a meeting of the Laurel Hill Valley Citizens as well as a meeting regarding the arena and a meeting of the Sustainability Commission. He noted that the commission would be presenting a new list of recommendations concerning waste reduction, fuel reduction, and food security to the council in February. th Mr. Zelenka noted he had attended the recent Emerald Peoples Utility District’s 25 anniversary event. He noted that th the Saturday Market, White Bird Clinic and Oregon Country Fair would each be celebrating their 40 anniversaries in 2009, and hoped that there might be some way that the City could coordinate with those groups in their celebratory efforts. th Mr. Zelenka commented that he had recently read in USA Today that Oregon currently ranked 26 among states for combined and local tax burdens for 2008, as a percentage of average household income. Ms. Piercy noted a recent celebration for graduates of the Eugene Fire & EMS academy. MINUTES—Eugene City Council November 24, 2008 Page 2 Work Session