Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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before the council because it was important to align the community in defense of people in the community who came under attack. This statement was a declaration that the City would support those victims, and that the community valued all members. Betty Snowden, P.O. Box 5166, thanked Mayor Kitty Piercy, the City Council and City Manager Jon Ruiz for all the good things she saw happening in the City. She supported Resolution 5013 denouncing hate, intolerance and bias activities in the City of Eugene. Hate crimes pulled people apart and were hurtful. Passage of Resolution 5013 would help the City move forward to become the diverse city everyone wanted. Ms. Piercy thanked everyone for their comments and attending tonight’s meeting. Mr. Clark thanked everyone for attending the meeting. He would vote in support of Resolution 5013. He acknowledged he had not always been a supporter of additional penalties for hate crimes, noting in the past he had not thought it necessary to identify hate crimes as separate crimes based on motivation. He had come to realize that the motivation was important. Ms. Ortiz thanked those who spoke this evening. She would support Resolution 5013. She said the City Council would look at the letter from the HRC related to Arizona SB 1070. She was challenged because SB 1070 was one bill of many in the country. She hoped the council could craft a document that would offer a moderate tone and garner broad support. She did not support boycotting Arizona businesses because doing so would result in a loss of income and hurt low-income people. She asked Mr. Ruiz to research installing filters over stormwater grates to address Mr. Brown’s concerns. Mr. Zelenka thanked everyone for their participation tonight. He supported the hate crimes resolution, noting hate crimes were hurtful and divided the city. He was also interested in crafting a resolution related to Arizona SB 1070 that all councilors could support. Ms. Taylor thanked Mr. Brown for his continuous support of clean water. She thought she would support the hate crimes resolution, but she had a difficult time thinking those crimes were different from other crimes of intimidation, violence and harassing. She knew many people involved in governing in Arizona and many people who lived in Arizona. She did not think it was the City Council’s business to condemn another state. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR Mr. Clark, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. 3. PUBLIC HEARING: Proposal to Name New Willamette/I-5 Bridge the “Whilamut Passage Bridge” Mr. Ruiz said this was an opportunity for the public to provide testimony on a proposal to name the new Willamette/I-5 bridge, the “Whilamut Passage Bridge.” The bridge was a state-owned facility and the MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 26, 2010 Page 3