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She had been struck by the lack of representation from Eugene on the LOC Board of Directors and <br />suggested Eugene would benefit from being involved in running the organization. Ms. Taylor reviewed <br />some of the sessions she had attended at the LOC conference. <br /> <br />City Manager Ruiz thanked the staff of the EPD for its effective response to the recent event in the West <br />University Neighborhood, which prevented the incident from getting out of hand. <br /> <br />City Manager Ruiz reported he had recently attended the Climate Leadership Academy and commended the <br />academy, which placed emphasis on resilience and adaptation as opposed to mitigation. He said Eugene <br />was far ahead of other communities in thinking about such issues. <br /> <br />Speaking to Mr. Brown’s report on the meeting of the Police Commission, Mr. Clark reported that two or <br />the four commissioners who voted against extending the DPSZ had very specific and narrow concerns about <br />the text of the ordinance, and those concerns might be addressed in the information presented later to the <br />council. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy hoped that Mr. Poling kept the council updated on the Sandy Drive proposal. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz thanked Public Works Department staff for repaving Bethel Drive and said the improvement was <br />appreciated. <br /> <br />B. WORK SESSION: <br /> Animal Services <br /> <br />The council was joined by Assistant City Manager Sarah Medary, Council and Intergovernmental Services <br />Manager Keli Osborn, and Financial Services Analyst Larry Hill. Assistant City Manager Medary <br />emphasized the subject’s relationship to the council’s goals related to sustainable financing, strong public <br />partnerships, and community engagement. She recalled the initial reduction of $100,000 proposed to the <br />City’s contract with Lane County Animal Services (LCAS) and reminded the council that recommendation <br />occurred in the context of a much larger budget reduction discussion. <br /> <br />Mr. Hill reminded the council of the direction given to staff following the review of the fiscal year 2011 <br />(FY2011) budget. The council directed staff to implement the $100,000 reduction in the Animal Services <br />contract with LCAS for FY2011, directed the Municipal Court judge to review currently license and <br />enforcement fees, and directed staff to engage stakeholders in a comprehensive review of Animal Services <br />over the next 12 months. The contract included a base cost of $585,000 and Lane County would continue to <br />retain 95 percent of revenues for licenses sold to Eugene residents. Mr. Hill reported that as a result of the <br />$100,000 reduction, there were now two instead of three full-time enforcement officers, and staff anticipated <br />a reduction in responses by LCAS to some issues, such as barking dogs, which was the agency’s lowest <br />priority. <br /> <br />Mr. Hill said he had completed Phase 1 of the study, which was to gather a broad range of information on <br />animal services. He referred the council to Attachment A, Summary of Developments in Animal Services <br />Affecting the City of Eugene, which provided an overview of developments in animal services provided <br />within the City of Eugene and historic developments in animal services generally. He also called the <br />council’s attention to Attachment B, Survey of Animal Services of Oregon Cities with 15,000 or Greater <br />Population. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—City Council September 27, 2010 Page 4 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />