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MINUTES Eugene City Council Council Chamber —City Hall 777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon March 14, 2011 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Brown, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Mike Clark, Alan Zelenka, Chris Pryor, Pat Farr. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Betty Taylor. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the March 14, 2011, regular meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. 1. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Piercy reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. Deborah Frisch, 3503 West 11` Avenue, criticized the council for failure to put forward a restaurant tax to support schools. She suggested that it would provide more return because of a larger tax base, including nonresidents, it would have more compliance, it had lower administrative costs, and it was more likely to be approved by voters. A restaurant tax was discretionary while an income tax was not avoidable. She did not believe the council wanted the tax to succeed and asserted it was being indifferent to the civil rights of students and could be sued for violating those rights as a result. Genie Harden, 85240 Chezem Road, owner of two Nigerian goats, said her research into the City's Food Security Resource Scoping Plan inspired her to advocate for urban goat keeping. She said that urban homesteading was not just a hobby or fun; she perceived it as a way to change the food production system to replace the current system. She asked the council to form a committee to oversee implementation of the Food Security Plan as soon as possible. Robin Chappell, 4445 Fox Hollow Road, asked that the City allow goat keeping inside the city limits to support sustainable fanning in and near Eugene. Zoe Hoft, 29650 Fox Hollow Road, shared a letter she wrote to Mayor Piercy asking her to support goat keeping in Eugene and describing the virtues of goats. She suggested that goats were part of a sustainable community. Caring for goats taught her responsibility. Christa Knittle, 1397 Garfield Street, hoped to purchase two Nigerian mini -goats in the future because they made good pets and because of their ability to produce milk for food and manure for the garden. They were affectionate, intelligent, trainable, and not destructive if properly housed. She suggested that goats be licensed like dogs. Bill Bezuk, 501 Washington Street, owner of the store "Eugene Backyard Farmer," an urban farming supply store, spoke of the diversity of urban farmers. He said urban farmers did their research and he provided additional education through his store, which was essential to successful husbandry. Residents MINUTES — Eugene City Council March 14, 2011 Page 1 Regular Meeting