Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Mr. Clark said a neighbor at the Cal Young neighborhood association meeting shared a concern about ATT’s application for a 75-foot cell tower on or near the Oakway Golf Course. He asked the manager to have staff contact him with information about the application. Mr. Poling asked to be copied on the information. Mayor Piercy announced the November 9 “Lets Talk Transit” event occurring at 7:30 a.m. at the Eugene Hilton Hotel. B. WORK SESSION: Sister City Committee Reports The council was joined by City Manager’s Office Division Manager Keli Osborn, who introduced John Simpson of the Eugene Kakegawa Sister City Committee, Dennis Ramsey from the Eugene Katmandu Sister City Committee, Matt Ellsworth from the Eugene Chinju Sister City Committee, and Galena Grotsa from the Eugene Irkutsk Sister City Committee. Ki-Won Rhew and Cindy Hale of the Chinju Sister City Committee were also present. Ms. Osborn provided a brief history of the Sister Cities Program, reporting that the Chinju sister city relationship was established in 1961, the Katmandu relationship was established in 1975, the Kakegawa relationship in 1979, and the Chinju relationship in 1988. She noted the many sister city delegations that had occurred and the activities the sister city committees supported. She said that the City’s Web site included information about Eugene’s sister cities as well as links to the Web sites of the sister city committees. Each sister city committee representative provided information about the history of their organization and current committee activities and delegation visits. Mayor Piercy thanked the sister city committee representatives and emphasized the importance and value of sister city relationships. She said such relationships allowed students, performers, and every day citizens to travel back and forth and build friendships across the world. She felt fortunate that Eugene had such long- term sister city relationships. Mayor Piercy suggested that the City hold a celebratory event to heighten citizen awareness of the program. Mayor Piercy called for council questions and comments. Mr. Pryor recalled his own positive experience as a sister city delegate. He termed the sister city committees the “keepers of the flame” and commended them for maintaining Eugene’s sister city relationships in the face of economic challenge. Mr. Pryor hoped that in the future the City could be more supportive of the program. He wanted to participate in another delegation both to demonstrate the council’s support for the program and for the sake of the experience. He thanked the sister city committee representatives for their work. Mayor Piercy suggested that if even if one could not participate in a delegation, technology such as Skype permitted people in different places to communicate. Mr. Simpson suggested there was also value in single- person delegations. MINUTES—City Council November 8, 2010 Page 3 Work Session