Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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clear passage for people to traverse the public right-of-way. People who stood in the area were not breaking the law. Ms. Taylor thought half the space currently delineated would be sufficient for that purpose. Mayor Piercy recalled that the signage in the area indicated that people should leave space for others to walk though and people were not committing a crime when standing in the area. City Manager Ruiz concurred. The intent of the lines was to facilitate movement on the sidewalk. People had been congregating on the sidewalk, making passage challenging. City Manager Ruiz also regretted the departure of Mr. Ruffier and said Mr. Ruffier could be proud of the green, sustainable, innovative work he had done at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. He reported that Airport Manager Tim Doll was recently elected to the board of directors for the National Association of Airport Executives. In addition, Eugene’s vehicle fleet was named one of the country’s 100 best fleets and he commended the work of Fleet Manager Tony Jobanek for that achievement. City Manager Ruiz announced the upcoming June 4 BRAVO breakfast recognizing the partnerships between businesses and the arts. He also noted that US Bank’s annual economic outlook event was scheduled for June 8. City Manager Ruiz recognized Central Services Director Kristi Hammitt and Central Services staff Sue Cutsogeorge and Mia Carriaga for their work on the 2011 budget. Mayor Piercy announced that the Oregon Hispanic Commission would meet in Eugene at the Bascom- Tykeson Room at the Eugene Public Library on June 3 to hear from the community. B. WORK SESSION: Overview of City Planning Initiatives Assistant City Manager Sarah Medary provided a PowerPoint presentation on City Planning and Decision- Making to clarify the various planning processes currently underway at the City of Eugene and to highlight the different tools staff employed to ensure those processes were integrated. Mayor Piercy solicited council questions and comments on the presentation. Ms. Ortiz expressed appreciation for the format employed in the presentation, which made the information easier to understand by more people, and commended the quality of City staff. Mayor Piercy believed that rail would be significant to the community in the future and should be integrated into the City’s planning efforts where appropriate. Mr. Clark agreed with Ms. Ortiz as to the quality of City staff and commended the quality of staff’s work. Mayor Piercy said she struggled to determine how the City could integrate all of its planning processes and continue to move them forward together in a common direction. Assistant City Manager Medary acknowledged the challenge. She said that City Transportation staff had been present at the first Envision Eugene workshop to share information about the transportation system plan and to identify the connections between the two planning processes. In addition, staff was using the same vocabulary to facilitate an easy MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 24, 2010 Page 3 Work Session