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Mr. Clark said that he had attended the Lane County Workforce Partnership awards lunch on August 26 and <br />reported that Glory Bee Foods and the SELCO Community Credit Union received recognition for their <br />investment in the local workforce and for giving back to the community. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark said he had attended the graduation ceremony for Fire and Emergency Medical Services Class 13, <br />which was the last class of Eugene-only employees; the next training would be merged with Springfield’s <br />training. He congratulated the new fire fighters. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark reported that he had attended the September 7 meeting of the Eugene Water & Electric Board <br />th <br />(EWEB), which included discussion of the disposition of EWEB’s 4 Avenue property. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling reported he also attended the graduation ceremony for Class 13 and the Lane Workforce <br />partnership lunch, which had a good turnout. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling shared some e-mails he received regarding conditions on Sandy Drive. He said the street had <br />been used to stage construction on Arcadia Drive, an activity which further broke down an already <br />deteriorated road surface. Residents were interested in having the road surfaced in the same way as Arcadia <br />Drive, and he was investigating that possibility. <br /> <br />Mr. Brown reported that he had attended the Police Commission’s public forum on the Downtown Public <br />Safety Zone (DPSZ) and had heard new information about the zone that buttressed some of his own <br />thoughts on the topic. <br /> <br />Mr. Brown thanked past labor advocates who helped to “give us the weekend.” <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz reported she had met with members of the Downtown Neighborhood Association to discuss that <br />group’s concerns about seasonal changes in police staffing. She had invited several of her neighbors to a <br />meeting at her house that was also attended by Police Chief Pete Kerns, Mayor Piercy, and Lieutenant Tom <br />Eichhorn. Neighbors were happy that the chief was present to hear their concerns. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz said she had attended the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) open house on the <br />Baxter permit and announced that LRAPA would hold a public hearing on the permit. She reported that <br />she and Mr. Pryor attended Representative Peter DeFazio’s recent town hall meeting. She expressed <br />appreciation for Representative DeFazio’s remarks. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz also attended the Police Commission public hearing on the DPSZ hearing. She said many good <br />questions had been asked. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz reported she was receiving many constituent calls about the West Eugene EmX route. She had <br />also received calls about horses being kept on Roosevelt Boulevard. She reported that upon investigation, <br />she found it was legal for residents to have horses, llamas, emus, sheep, goats, and cows if their property <br />was of a certain size. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz said she attended the open house of the Volunteers in Medicine in Springfield, which had doubled <br />its capacity to provide primary care. She had also attended the Portland Latina Empowerment Conference <br />and found the event very inspiring because of the presence of many young women in their 30s. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—City Council September 8, 2010 Page 2 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />