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Ms. Solomon said she also attended the We are Bethel Celebration. She said every year the event got better and it <br />captured what the Bethel community was all about. She thanked staff for its work in coordinating the event. <br /> <br />Ms. Solomon recognized the retirement of Community Development Director Richie Weinman and commended Mr. <br />Weinman for his long-time service and wished him the best. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor also supported reinstallation of tables and chairs downtown as otherwise it was hard to find a place to sit <br />during First Friday Art Walks and other events. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor reported she had suggested to some people hanging around the County courthouse that they clean up the <br />area and they had responded that they would if they were given some equipment. She was happy to know that people <br />would be able to work off their community service obligations by cleaning downtown but continued to believe it <br />would be a positive thing if the City hired young people to do that work. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor had attended the most recent meeting of the McKenzie Watershed Council and said the council continued <br />to work with private property owners on riverbank cleanup and restoration projects. She said the Southeast <br />Neighbors had met the previous week and had gone through a miniature Envision Eugene process. She announced <br />the Crest Neighbors would meet the next evening to celebrate completion of its neighborhood history project. <br /> <br />Ms. Solomon determined from City Manager Ruiz that the staff was already working on the issue of table and chairs <br />to support downtown food vendors. <br /> <br />City Manager Ruiz reported that the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department had a new fire fighter recruit <br />class. He had attended some of the events in the recent National Collegiate Athletic Association Outdoor Track and <br />Field Championships held at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon campus in Eugene and commended the <br />quality of the event and the event organizers. He looked forward to the Olympic Trials at Hayward Field in 2011. <br />City Manager Ruiz reported that he had also attended the recent Bravo Breakfast and said it was a great effort to <br />bring the arts and business community together. <br /> <br />City Manager Ruiz said Mr. Weinman would be missed both by the organization and the community. He thanked <br />Mr. Weinman for all his work. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz hoped the City was committed to having an individual such as Mr. Weinman working on the issues of <br />homelessness and affordable housing. City Manager Ruiz assured her that was a City priority. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy said the track and field events held at Hayward Field were a demonstration of sportsmanship and <br />audience participation in its best sense. She expressed appreciation to all those involved. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy recognized there were 22,000 students attending college classes in Eugene and congratulated those who <br />were graduating and wished them well. She also congratulated the graduating high school students. <br /> <br />B. WORK SESSION: <br /> Eugene Police Department Taser Policy <br /> <br />The council was joined by Police Commission Chair Tamara Miller and commission member Marilyn Nelson. Ms. <br />Miller recalled the previous council work session on the topic and updated the council on the work the commission <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—City Council June 14, 2010 Page 3 <br /> <br />