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of the Voters’ Pamphlet Opponent Committee. He related that he had been one of three volunteers who <br />served on the committee and was the only one sued. Mr. Callahan suggested the lawsuit was directed <br />against him because of his campaign for a school board seat. He said the public needed honor and <br />integrity in its elections, not personal attacks on those with the courage to run for public office. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy closed the Public Forum and called on the council for questions and comments. There were <br />none. <br /> <br /> <br />3. CONSENT CALENDAR <br /> <br /> A. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda <br />B. Ratification of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Minutes of March 9, 2011, <br />and March 16, 2011 <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved to approve the items on the <br />Consent Calendar. Roll call vote: The motion passed unanimously, 7:0 <br /> <br /> <br />4. ACTION: <br />2011/12 Funding Allocations for Federal Community Development Block Grant and <br />HOME Investment Partnership Programs <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved to approve the One-Year Action <br />Plan for use of Federal Community Development Block Grant and HOME funds in <br />2011/12. <br /> <br />Councilor Poling determined from Stephanie Jennings of the Planning and Development Department that <br />the funding could be commingled in certain cases with similar funds allocated to other local governments, <br />but none of the projects in questions were supported by comingled funds <br /> <br />Councilor Zelenka determined from Ms. Jennings that the administrative costs listed in Attachment A in <br />the meeting packet represented administrative costs for both the program income and new funding, and <br />also included the costs of the audit. <br /> <br />Roll call vote: The motion passed unanimously, 7:0 <br /> <br /> <br />5. PUBLIC HEARING: <br />Envision Eugene <br /> <br />City Manager Ruiz introduced the item. He recalled the history of the Envision Eugene process to this <br />point. The hearing was an opportunity to hear the public’s reaction to the proposed strategies and tactics <br />intended to guide Eugene’s growth over the next 20 years. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing. <br /> <br />th <br />Bob Cassidy <br />, 2401 East 27 Avenue, recommended that the document be revised to reflect the growth in <br />the percentage of senior citizens who would live in the community in 20 years. He asked the council to <br />consider, as it reviewed the document, what it did to prepare for the community of the future. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council April 25, 2011 Page 5 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br />