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concerned about the City’s ability to provide needed services to the community. When she thought about <br />where she would direct another $100,000 she realized she would not put it toward the proposal. She <br />wanted portable toilets for the homeless in Whiteaker and more places for homeless people to camp. Ms. <br />Ortiz said she could have supported the proposal had the City been in better economic condition, but at <br />this time she could not support the proposal. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr believed that economic stability was the best way to fund social services. However, Eugene did <br />not have economic stability. He asked if the City was guaranteed the funding would be repaid and the <br />time frame for repayment. City Attorney Klein said nothing in the proposed motion spoke to repayment <br />of the City’s funds. In the absence of personal guarantees from board members of SCS, he would not <br />advise the council to expect the City to be paid back. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr contrasted the proposed expenditure to priorities such as portable toilets for homeless campers <br />and said it would be easier for him to support the proposal if the City was going to be repaid. Speaking to <br />statements the site was in the center of Eugene, he suggested that depended on where one lived. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor believed the City would be negligent if it did not do what it could to preserve the historic <br />structure. She thought future residents would be proud of the City Council for saving the stadium and <br />would condemn it for letting it be demolished. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor, seconded by Mr. Brown, moved that the City Council commit $100,000 per <br />year for two years to assist Save Civic Stadium (SCS) with lease payments to 4J, and <br />should SCS get the lease from 4J, to direct the City Manager to work with SCS during the <br />two-year term to: develop a financing plan and revised proposal for the redevelopment of <br />Civic Stadium property, and to make a recommendation on how to fund the $100,000 for <br />two years. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka thanked the council for considering the proposal and thanked staff for its efforts and analysis. <br />He thought that all the councilors had made good points. He continued to support the proposal because <br />he felt it would build community, spur economic development, preserve the stadium, and because of the <br />social services element. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling expressed concern the council would not be able to agree on a source of funding for the <br />project and suggested a funding source should already have been identified. <br /> <br />The motion failed, 5:3; Ms. Taylor, Mr. Zelenka, and Mr. Brown voting yes. <br /> <br /> <br />B. WORK SESSION: <br />Animal Control <br /> <br /> <br />City Manager’s Office Division Manager Keli Osborn joined the council for the item. Ms. Osborn <br />reported that the Accessibility Committee of the City’s Human Rights Commission requested that the <br />City Council revise the City Code to address impacts to service animals and their owners when the <br />service animals were harmed. The request was generated by incidents where a service animal was injured <br />by another dog. She introduced Mary Otten of the Accessibility Committee, who was present to answer <br />questions. <br /> <br />Ms. Osborn emphasized the importance of the issue to the Human Rights Commission, which considered <br />it a human rights issue. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 9, 2010 Page 5 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />