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<br />Mr. Clark determined from the council that it preferred to maintain the current process for Police <br />Commission applications rather than defer any of it to the Police Commission. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr reported that Bethel School District’s Budget Committee would hold a public hearing at the <br />Bethel Community Center on May 11. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor noted her membership on the National League of Cities’ Human Development Steering <br />Committee, which was studying Social Security with the goal of making recommendations on the topic to <br />the league. She invited councilors with ideas on the subject to contact her. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy reported that the Million Moms March held on May 8 was in honor of Officer Chris <br />Kilcullen. She said there was also an “I” march with 400 students and their parents asking people to pay <br />attention to global warming and climate change. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy encouraged residents to visit Awbrey Park, which had been adopted by a group of <br />volunteers who had worked hard to refurbish it. Mr. Clark added that the park was unique because it was <br />surrounded by Spring Creek. He also noted the work of Peter Thurston and other residents who had <br />worked to restore Spring Creek as it flowed through Santa Clara. The City’s Neighborhood Matching <br />Grants Program had supported that effort. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy reported on a recent visit from citizens of El Salvador who visited Eugene seeking green <br />practices to take home. She had attended the City Club of Salem to speak on rail. Mayor Piercy noted <br />the recent retirement of Rich Linton from the University of Oregon. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy announced that Eugene had been awarded $1.5 million in federal funding to complete <br />preliminary work on a new siding to accommodate waiting passenger trains and a raised passenger <br />platform at the train station. She said that the new Oregon expression was “Rapid Passenger Rail.” <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka announced a public meeting on May 26 at the Hilton Hotel to discuss the State’s plan to <br />reduce greenhouse gases, “Road Map 2020.” <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting at 7:06 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Beth Forrest <br />City Recorder <br /> <br />(Recorded by Kimberly Young) <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 9, 2010 Page 8 <br /> Work Session <br />