Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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suspension of travel to Arizona to conduct City business; City departments to refrain from entering into new or amended contracts to purchase goods or services from any company headquartered in Arizona, and the City to identify contracts that could be terminated immediately, until SB 1070 was repealed or found to be unconstitutional. The HRC called for immigration reform on the federal level and asked the City Council to join other cities calling for a halt to laws that promoted racial- profiling that divided communities and criminalized immigrants. She submitted written testimony for inclusion in the record. Melissa Mona , Ward 1, spoke as a member of the HRC. She echoed the sentiments expressed in the HRC’s letter to the City Council. She also spoke in support of the anti-hate crimes resolution that the council would take action on this evening. Tony Gyatso , 312 Wanhoe Avenue, Ward 7, spoke as a member of the HRC. She encouraged the council to support the anti-hate crimes resolution and show that hate and bias activity was not acceptable. Pauline Hudson, 1025 Taylor Street, asked that the council consider the $5-$6 million cost of moving utility lines to allow for construction of the Lane Transit District (LTD) EmX line on West Eleventh Avenue. She asked where City funds would come from. The construction of the line would interrupt many businesses along the construction site, would destroy the tax base and would damage the local economy. Jozef Siekiel-Zdzienicki, 1025 Taylor Street, Ward 1, stated he and a West Eleventh Avenue businessman attempted to conduct a survey to count riders on the EmX buses. Within a few rides security boarded the buses. They asked the survey takers to leave the bus and prohibited them from riding the bus in the future. They were advised to contact Andy Vobora at LTD, who would provide the numbers. He said ten percent of the West Eleventh Avenue EmX project, estimated to cost between $100 million and $170 million, would come from local funds. He did not believe this was the right place to spend local funds. Elimination of some routes would result in loss of jobs in the community. He thought the route should go down West Sixth and West Seventh Avenues. Eugene Drix, 307 ½ East Fourteenth Avenue, said time was an amazing thing. He had lived in Eugene for many years, and appreciated its magical quality. He said he did not need a flex-capacitor and suggested that everyone should go Back to the Future and save the town. Hugh Prichard, 2671 Emerald, said the magic of Eugene for him was bicycles. He encouraged the council to expand the trails to the River Road/Santa Clara area, which was hazardous for bicyclers. This would enable people to travel to downtown Eugene and other areas of the City more safely. He encouraged the council to undertake condemnation if necessary, although he thought the project could be accomplished without condemnation measures. Michael Carrigan, 1439 West Fourth Avenue, was a community organizer. He supported the resolution that denounced hate, intolerance and bias activities in Eugene. He thanked the HRC and staff for their efforts to develop the resolution. It was critical that the council send a powerful message that hate activities were not welcome in the community. Michael Williams, 174 West K Street, Springfield, was co-chair of the Community Alliance of Lane County (CALC) and a member of the anti-hate task force. He supported the anti-hate crime resolution MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 26, 2010 Page 2