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MINUTES <br />City Council <br />McNutt Room — Eugene City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon <br />July 12, 2010 <br />5:30 p.m. <br />PRESENT: Mike Clark, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Solomon, George Poling, Chris Pryor, Andrea Ortiz, <br />George Brown, Alan Zelenka. <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the July 12, 2010, work session of the Eugene City Council to order. <br />A. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM MAYOR, CITY <br />COUNCIL, AND CITY MANAGER <br />Mayor Piercy reported that the council was celebrating the arrival of Ms. Taylor's new golden retriever <br />puppy, Lucy, with chocolate cigars. <br />Mayor Piercy thanked councilors Taylor, Clark, and Zelenka for being present to welcome the Sister City <br />Delegation from Kakegawa, Japan. She read a letter of greetings and thanks from Kakegawa Mayor <br />Saburo Matsui. <br />Mayor Piercy reported that the street improvement project at 29 Avenue and Willamette Street had been <br />completed. <br />Mayor Piercy announced an upcoming statewide swim meet occurring at Amazon Pool in Eugene, which <br />was expected to attract 500 competitors. <br />Mayor Piercy announced she attended the recent Cascadia Conference in Portland, where discussion <br />focused on different entities working together on high speed rail in the Cascadia corridor. <br />Mr. Clark expressed appreciation for the opportunity to visit with the Kakegawa delegation. <br />Mr. Clark reported the Police Commission met on July 8 to finalize its work plan, which would be the <br />subject of council work session on July 21. The commission also reviewed the Use of Force Subcommit <br />tee's recommendations regarding Use of Force Policy 300. <br />Mr. Clark reported that he and Ms. Taylor would meet soon with the Police Auditor Mark Gissiner to <br />discuss the parameters of his evaluation. <br />Mr. Clark referred to the August Metropolitan Policy Committee meeting and expressed disappointment <br />in the behavior of some of the members of the Board of County Commissioners in regard to the approval <br />of the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan (MTIP). He hoped Eugene's representatives <br />worked to ensure all projects desired by participating municipalities were included in the plan. <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council July 12, 2010 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />