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commended the work of Sergeant Barrong in coordinating the event. <br /> <br /> <br />Mr. Poling agreed with Mr. Clark’s remarks about the Coburg interchange project and said he shared his concerns. <br />He suggested any major changes to the project should be reviewed by the council. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka pointed out to Mr. Poling that the council generally did not take positions on other jurisdictions’ <br />projects. He anticipated the MPC would get more clarity about what was proposed for each phase of the Coburg <br />project. He reported that he and Mayor Piercy had prepared a proposal for the MPC suggesting a review of projects <br />in today’s context for the next update of the Regional Transportation Plan to avoid such situations as the Coburg <br />project. Currently, only the first phase of the interchange was under consideration. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling hoped that the MPC’s actions did not adversely affect Coburg or its long-term planning for the project. <br />He said the project was badly needed. <br /> <br />Mr. Brown reported that he also attended the Center Court building tour. He had also attended National Night Out <br />and had a good time. The neighbors and kids seemed to enjoy the event. <br /> <br />Mr. Brown had attended the fairgrounds town hall and agreed with Ms. Ortiz that people interested in the fairgrounds <br />should get involved. He believed that community support would be needed to keep the fairgrounds functioning. He <br />noted that he had also attended the rally at the federal building in opposition to the immigration laws adopted by <br />Arizona, and there had been a good crowd in attendance. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said the Lane Workforce Partnership luncheon was scheduled for August 26 and encouraged the council <br />to support it. She had enjoyed the tour of the Center Court development. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor called the council’s attention to an article in The Register-Guard by Elsie Benson, who wrote a tribute to <br />Eugene that was published after her recent death. She commended the article as worth reading. <br /> <br />City Manager Jon Ruiz said he attended the Shakespeare in the Park event the previous evening and expressed <br />appreciation for Recreation staff for their support on such events throughout the summer. <br /> <br />City Manager Ruiz reported that the City partnered with Upstream Public Health of Portland to conduct an <br />assessment of the public health elements of Eugene’s Climate Action Plan. He said the assessment recognized that <br />the recommended actions in the plan would also provide public health benefits. He commended the work of City staff <br />Matt McRae. <br /> <br />Returning to the subject of the Coburg interchange project, Mr. Clark said he understood that the Board of County <br />Commissioners made substantial changes to the project and were taking the unusual and unprecedented step of asking <br />that the Regional Transportation Plan also be changed. <br /> <br />Speaking to the Center Court development, Mayor Piercy noted that two floors of the development were already <br />leased. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy noted the reported algae bloom at Golden Gardens Park that could potentially harm people and pets <br />and reiterated the City’s recommendation that no one enter the water. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy assured the council that the City’s representatives to the MPC would not take any position on the <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—City Council Work Session August 9, 2010 Page 3 <br /> <br />