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Mr. Pryor reported he had been in Washington, DC, to attend a training session on community <br />engagement. He had many ideas to share with the council from the training. He had attended the local <br />meeting held by Senator Jeff Merkley regarding foreclosure relief and mortgage assistance and learned <br />that there was not enough money to address all the relief funding applications. He anticipated some <br />legislation would be drafted to help address the problem. <br />Mr. Pryor reported he had attended the Springfield Chamber of Commerce dinner the previous week and <br />it was an enjoyable event. He also commended the Champions Parade and thanked all those who worked <br />on it. <br />Mr. Zelenka said he had attended the opening of the Matthew Knight Arena and believed that the <br />residents' hard work on the Arena Parking District had paid off. <br />Mr. Zelenka reported he had attended the Metropolitan Policy Committee meeting on January 13 and the <br />committee had appointed Lane Council of Governments Director George Kloeppel as its representative to <br />the Lane Area Commission on Transportation. The committee also reviewed the Regional Transportation <br />Plan project list to determine if projects that had been on the list for some time were still relevant and had <br />approved a letter of support for Eugene's "Safe Routes to School" Program. <br />Mr. Poling reported he had attended the most recent meeting of the Harlow Neighborhood Association, <br />which had been held at the North Park Community Church. He thanked the church for allowing use of its <br />facility. He said that all the elected officials who represented the Harlow area were present. Those in <br />attendance heard a briefing from the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) on a project that would <br />affect traffic on Coburg Road. He had also attended the combined Fire and EMS awards. <br />Mr. Poling expanded on Mr. Clark's earlier report about the Cal Young Neighbors, saying that he and Mr. <br />Clark also met with staff and representatives of the Neighborhood Leaders Council to discuss possible <br />changes in the makeup of the organization. He noted that the neighborhood association had also <br />discussed the possible location of a cell tower on the Oakway Golf Course. <br />Mr. Farr reported on the recent meeting of the Human Rights Commission, saying the commission heard <br />testimony from residents opposed to a commission motion that called for the commission to draft a letter <br />to Israel critical of its actions in response to the "Freedom Flotilla." He clarified that the commission had <br />not, in fact, drafted such a letter, and passed a subsequent motion to place any action on the letter on hold. <br />Mr. Farr said the Community Resource Group continued to meet and had another meeting scheduled the <br />following day. <br />Mr. Farr reported that the Bethel School District, in conjunction with the Active Bethel Citizens and City <br />of Eugene, would soon break ground on organic gardens for education and public use. <br />Mr. Farr said he had attended a January 18 town hall conducted by commissioners Peter Sorenson and <br />Rob Handy on plastic bags in grocery stores. It had been an interesting event and he planned to send <br />more information to the council on what the legislature planned to do regarding plastic bags. <br />Mr. Brown reported that he had also attended the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day March as well the evening <br />celebration. He had attended his first meeting of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission. <br />Mr. Brown said he had attended a meeting of the McKenzie Watershed Council, which heard a <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council January 24, 2010 Page 3 <br />Joint Work Session with Lane Transit District Board of Directors <br />