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MINUTES Eugene City Council Council Chamber — Eugene City Hall 777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon July 12, 2010 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Alan Zelenka, Mike Clark, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Solomon, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Chris Pryor, George Brown. Mayor Kitty Piercy called the regular meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. 1. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Piercy reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. Matt Denver, representing the Disciples of Dirt Mountain Bike Club, spoke in support of the City's purchase of a south Eugene property owned by Arlie & Company. He termed the purchase a rare opportunity for a good deal on park property that would be used as a regional park in the future. He envisioned uses that included mountain bicycling. He asked that the council consider using money from the 2006 parks bond to underwrite the acquisition. Zachary Vishanoff, Ward 3, offered suggestions to Assistant City Manager Sarah Medary for better public hearings. Steve Mertz, MTB Eugene, also supported the purchase of the south Eugene property owned by Arlie & Company. He suggested the acquisition would expand the parks program at a reasonable cost. He noted the many people in the community seeking recreation opportunities and suggested that many of them were interested in mountain biking. Mary Salinas identified herself as a "spokesperson for the homeless." She spoke of the growing number of homeless people in the United States. She hoped the council would work to "deal with what's happening to us [the homeless]." She said if the community did not learn to integrate the homeless, "they would run you over." Ms. Salinas averred that a black resident who used the Eugene Mission was forced to take a shower before being allowed to enter the building, and was forced to "strip in front of them" and was given no towels, dirty pajamas, and a bed with dirty sheets. She asked the City to stop giving money to the Eugene Mission and to "deal with it." Melissa Mona suggested that for the sake of fairness, all sidewalks should have the same delineations as the sidewalks at the Lane Transit District station or none at all. To do otherwise suggested that the City did not apply its laws in a fair and consistent manner. Mayor Piercy closed the Public Forum. MINUTES— Eugene City Council July 12, 2010 Page 1 Regular Meeting