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trying to repay his buddies. He asked the council to support the ballot measure his group was trying to get on the ballot. He found councilors Poling and Solomon's support of the name change offensive. Jerry Towers, 874401 Territorial Road, Veneta, maintained that the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) voted against the constitution when they supported the renaming of Beltline Road. Most of the people attending a meeting in Veneta had been against the name changing. Charles Ritalin objected to the renaming of Beltline Road. He also objected to the closure of bathrooms at Monroe Park. He had been happy to see the re- election of the mayor, however. Majeska Seese- Green, 5 th Avenue and Van Buren Street, wanted to see a collaboration between the City and NCS in the Downtown Plan. She said that NCS represented the youth downtown, which was a stakeholders' group that had not been included at all. There was no plans for a collaboration outside public safety and there was more needed to the mix, such as arts and culture and Saturday Market. Ms. Seese -Green then voiced her objections to the Beltline renaming process, including the council's involvement, and hoped it rescinded its decision and had a process in place in the future to prevent such a thing from happening again. She asked the council to support the retention of NCS downtown. Mayor Piercy closed the Public Forum. She thanked the public for its attendance, in particular those who spoke in support of NCS. She said they did a tremendous job articulating the importance of the school. Mayor Piercy said that the council would discuss its policy related to such renaming issues on May 19 and would apply it to the 1 -5 crossing over the Willamette River. Mayor Piercy thanked those who spoke in regard to the Trude Kaufman lease. Mr. Pryor also thanked those who spoke and recalled he had been on the school board when it approved NCS. He acknowledged the work the manager had done in regard to the subject and asked the manager to provide the council with a memorandum outlining the options that existed. He wanted to know if there was a way to look at the issue from a different angle. He acknowledged the tough financial conditions that existed but said if there was a way to move forward, he would like to do so. Mr. Pryor appreciated those who spoke about Beltline and reminded them it was not a City decision. The City Council was asked if it thought it was a good idea, and he personally believed it was. However, he did not support the expenditure of money on signage and agreed that the process could be improved. He said as a result of the issue, the council would closely at its policies to ensure it was more thoughtful and mindful of the public in the future. Mr. Zelenka was impressed by the testimony in support of NCS. He supported Mr. Pryor's request and asked the manager to look at the issue more creatively. He agreed about the City's budget situation nand said any transaction must make economic sense for the City. Mr. Zelenka said that neither Eugene nor the State was spending money on new signs. Old signs would be replaced as they wore out. He agreed the State could have used a better process. Mr. Zelenka indicated support for the Trude Kaufman lease. MINUTES Eugene City Council May 10, 2010 Page 5 Regular Meeting