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Mayor Piercy thanked the commissioners for their presentation and said that they had been very helpful in <br />reviewing various human rights issues in the community, including those issues relating to accessibility. <br />Mayor Piercy looked forward to the discussion regarding the Anti -Hate Resolution that had been <br />developed by the HRC. <br />Mayor Piercy hoped that the HRC might provide ideas and suggestions on how human rights concerns <br />might be effectively incorporated into various downtown development strategies. <br />Mr. Poling arrived. <br />Mr. Pryor appreciated the work of the commission and said that its goals had corresponded well to the <br />council's own visions and goals statement. He believed that the council in its discussions had often relied <br />on the information and experience provided by the members of the HRC. <br />Mr. Pryor stated he intended to be more diligent about being a "good buddy" to the commission in the <br />future. <br />Mr. Clark thanked the HRC members and concurred with Mr. Pryor's previous statement. <br />Ms. Ortiz hoped that the HRC's Accessibility Committee might work to ensure that the City's assisted <br />listening capabilities were adequate for City Council meetings and other City meetings. <br />Ms. Ortiz noted her concerns regarding recent difficulties the HRC had encountered involving various <br />communications within the group and a member whom the commission had ultimately voted to remove. <br />She further asked how the commission typically worked with members who dissented from the prevailing <br />opinions and perspectives of the group. In response, Ms. Mona said that the commission member to <br />whom she had referred had been removed on the grounds that the individual had not met the <br />commission's reasonable expectations of conduct. She said the individual in question had not respected <br />the working setup of the commission and that his removal from the group had not in any way been based <br />on his opinions or beliefs. <br />Ms. Hamilton added that the individual's conduct and behavior as co -chair had reflected badly on the <br />HRC. She and other commission members would be willing to discuss the matter in greater detail with <br />the council if it wished. <br />In response to the comments of Ms. Mona and Ms. Hamilton, Mayor Piercy noted that the council <br />intended to review the uniformity of the City's policies with respect to the manner in which those policies <br />governed the City's various boards and commissions. <br />Ms. Ortiz appreciated the HRC's accomplishments over the past year but noted that she had often not <br />received sufficient notice of HRC- related events and discussions. <br />Mayor Piercy agreed with Ms. Ortiz's previous comment and suggested that more sufficient notice from <br />the HRC might allow the council to better understand the benefit of the partnership efforts between the <br />two groups. <br />Ms. Ortiz hoped that the HRC members would not interpret the council's lack of attendance at HRC <br />meetings and functions as a lack of support for commission and its goals. <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council June 30, 2010 Page 3 <br />Work Session <br />