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Mr. Pryor reported that 2 -1 -1 was in place as of September 1 and those with inquiries about community <br />services could call that number from anywhere in the county. <br />Mr. Pryor reported that the University of Oregon Alumni Association and Springfield Chamber of <br />Commerce annual tailgate auction had been held the previous week and it went well. <br />Mr. Pryor reported on the joint meeting that occurred on September 7 between the Lane Transit District <br />Board of Directors and its EmX Steering Committee and West Eugene EmX Extension Corridor <br />Committee to hear about the range of options for the West Eugene EmX route. He said residents would <br />have time to comment on the options, which the council would consider sometime in 2011. Mr. Pryor <br />urged councilors and the public to maintain an open mind with regard to what was being proposed. <br />Ms. Taylor reported that she was receiving many calls about the West Eugene EmX as well as calls about <br />some cottages being constructed near Amazon Creek. People had suggested there were more structures <br />than permitted and that they were too close to the creek. City Manager Jon Ruiz indicated he would <br />follow up. <br />Ms. Taylor said she walked the Celebration Parade route with her dog Lucy. She had attended the Lane <br />County Central Lane Labor Council's Labor Day Picnic. Ms. Taylor also had attended the most recent <br />meeting of the Lane County Workforce Partnership's executive committee and reported that John Lively <br />was the new president. <br />Ms. Taylor said she had seen the list of Community Resource Group members for the Envision Eugene <br />process in The Register -Guard and questioned if the list was up to date because she thought many on the <br />list had quit the process. <br />Speaking to the issue of pedestrian safety, Ms. Taylor reported she was personally acquainted with people <br />who had been knocked down by cars downtown because of people making unsafe right turns. She <br />believed the City could realize additional revenues from fines by placing police officers downtown to <br />monitor intersections. <br />Speaking to Mr. Poling's remarks about the damage down to Sandy Drive from construction, Ms. Taylor <br />recalled the Whitbeck Boulevard situation, where the City allowed a developer to break down that street <br />but never remedied the damage for the residents. <br />City Manager Ruiz reported that the Envision Eugene Community Resource Group would meet on <br />September 14. He said that on September 28, he would join the mayor and others in a "walkabout" <br />around the West University Neighborhood. He noted the upcoming Library Foundation fundraiser on <br />September 12. <br />City Manager Ruiz thanked Billie Moser and Isaac Marquez of Community Events for their work on <br />"Summer in the City" Program, which brought many people to downtown. He also recognized Katherine <br />Stevens at the Eugene Airport for receiving the Excellence Award from the Northwest Chapter of the <br />Association of Airport Executives. <br />Mayor Piercy reported there would be a block party downtown on Friday with games, food, entertainment, <br />and vendors. The event was a fundraiser for the Lane Community College downtown project. <br />MINUTES — Eugene City Council September 8, 2010 Page 3 <br />Work Session <br />