Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Valley Citizens meeting occurring on November 18. Mr. Zelenka said he attended a meeting of the Eugene City Club and heard a presentation from Director Ron Chase about the new Sponsors facility. He had attended the Eugene Water & Electric Board’s Large Customer Meeting. Mr. Zelenka noted the Sustainability Commission meeting occurring later that day and the upcoming Oregon Climate Summit on November 19, 2010, at the Eugene Hilton Hotel. Ms. Taylor reported she had also attended Mayor Piercy’s EmX summit. She had attended the meetings of the Southeast Neighbors and the Crest Drive neighborhood association and learned that the Crest Drive association proposed to reduce meetings to six, with two of the meetings to be social occasions. City Manager Ruiz reminded the council of its November 22 meeting with the Eugene Planning Commission to discuss the Envision Eugene process. B. EXECUTIVE SESSION The council held an executive session in accordance with Oregon Revised Statute 192.660(2)(i), C. WORK SESSION: Police Auditor Annual Review Human Resources and Risk Services Director Alana Holmes was present for the council’s annual performance review of Police Auditor Mark Gissiner. Mr. Gissiner was also present. Mr. Clark read a statement from Mayor Piercy that commended Mr. Gissiner’s hard work and his attention to improvements in canine oversight and high-speed vehicle pursuits. Mayor Piercy urged continued work on training and crisis management. Ms. Ortiz expressed appreciation to Mr. Gissiner for stabilizing the Police Auditor’s Office. She noted Mr. Gissiner’s comment in his self-evaluation that people sometimes expected the Police Auditor’s Office to act as an advocate for those making complaints against the police, and recalled that at one time, the Human Rights Commission had an advocates program that worked with such individuals. She said it was challenging for those who did not have much contact with the police to understand the system, and asked Mr. Gissiner his opinion of such a program. Mr. Gissiner thought it was a great idea, although he could not speak to what group would provide advocacy services. He had seen such programs used successfully in other cities. Ms. Ortiz thanked Mr. Gissiner for his examination of the high-speed pursuit policy. Mr. Pryor agreed with Ms. Ortiz that Mr. Gissiner brought stability to his office. He also believed Mr. Gissiner understood his job and that how he did it was as important as what he did. He recognized that Mr. Gissiner’s job was focused on officers’ behaviors, but pointed out that was related to the policies the department operated under, which fostered or discouraged those behaviors. He emphasized the importance of collaboration with the Eugene Police Department in that task. Mr. Pryor said that Mr. Gissiner had brought the auditor’s office to the place it needed to be. He commended Mr. Gissiner for a job well-done. Mr. Clark agreed with the remarks of Ms. Ortiz and Mr. Pryor. He found Mr. Gissiner highly competent MINUTES—Eugene City Council November 17, 2010 Page 2 Work Session