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Ms. Ortiz reported on the recent first annual Latino Education Summit held by Bethel School District, <br />noting that there were more than 600 attendees at the summit from around the State. She briefly noted <br />some of the presentations that were made at that event. <br />Mr. Pryor reported that he attended that day's memorial service for long -time Eugene resident Adell <br />McMillan, who had made many significant contributions to the community over the years as well as being <br />the long -time director and later Director Emeritus of the Erb Memorial Union on the University of Oregon <br />campus. <br />Mr. Pryor also commended the work of the Budget Committee and agreed with Mr. Clark it had been a <br />good budget process. He was pleased to see so few changes made to the budget proposed by the manager, <br />which he thought was an acknowledgement of the City's financial condition. <br />Mr. Pryor reported he attended the recent School District 4J Board of Directors meeting to be available as <br />a resource during the board's discussion of urban renewal funding. The board unanimously concurred <br />with the City's conclusions regarding the financial implications of recent urban renewal funding <br />proposals. <br />Mr. Brown raised the issue of the dismissal of the Deputy Police Auditor and asked if the council was <br />precluded from speaking to the issue. City Attorney Klein said he would provide a written response to the <br />question in the next council meeting packet. <br />Ms. Solomon said that the Active Bethel Citizens (ABC) neighborhood organization was meeting on June <br />26, at 7 p.m., at Petersen Barn, and the annual We Are Bethel Celebration was scheduled to occur on May <br />29, also at Petersen Barn, from 11 p.m. to 4 p.m. Many great activities were scheduled. She said she had <br />attended the most recent meeting of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC), <br />where commissioners had said goodbye to City Public Works Wastewater Manager Peter Ruffier, who <br />was leaving the City's employment. She regretted his departure. <br />Ms. Solomon noted that she had also attended a meeting of the Public Safety Coordinating Council and a <br />meeting of the Human Services Commission. <br />Ms. Taylor reported that she attended a Lane County Workforce Executive Committee meeting and <br />commended the work that agency was doing. <br />Ms. Taylor also commended the community contributions of Adell McMillan and noted Ms. McMillan's <br />two terms on the City's Planning Commission. <br />Ms. Taylor reported that she had heard from constituents about the new lines on the sidewalk at the Lane <br />Transit District Downtown Station and had visited the station to view the situation herself. The youth she <br />spoke to were not happy about being confined to the edge of the street. She wondered why the delineated <br />space was so wide. City Manager Jon Ruiz believed it was because the lines delineated the sidewalk <br />itself, not a portion of the sidewalk. Ms. Taylor expressed concern that people were not able to stand in <br />the area and talk for a few minutes. She assumed she had broken the law when she visited the area and <br />stood in the marked -off space to talk to people. Ms. Taylor said that some people believed the lines were <br />a way to get people out of downtown. City Manager Ruiz assured Ms. Taylor that the lines were intended <br />to maintain a clear passage for people to traverse the public right -of -way. People who stood in the area <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council May 24, 2010 Page 2 <br />Work Session <br />