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MINUTES Eugene City Council Council Chamber —City Hall 777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon May 23, 2011 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, George Brown, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, Alan Zelenka, Pat Farr. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Andrea Ortiz. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the May 23, 2011, regular meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. 1. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Piercy opened the Public Forum. Eugene Drix, 307 -1/2 High Street, noted the renaming of the Autzen Bridge to be the Dave and Lynn Frohmnayer Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge and suggested that was quite a lot to say. He proposed the bridge instead be called the "Frum" Bridge and made a play on words involving the "To" and "Frum" Bridge. Drix also noted his attendance at the ceremony for fallen Officer Chris Kilcullen at Matthew Knight Arena. He commended the arena, suggesting it was not just Eugene's building but the State of Oregon's building as well. Drix believed it would be the center of wonderful things yet to happen. He thanked those involved with its construction and thanked Matthew Knight for the beautiful new "O- rena." Matt Denberg, 2032 Kimberly Drive, representing the Disciples of Dirt Mountain Bike Club, thanked the council for its decision to move forward with the purchase of the Meissen property. However, the purchase had complicated a community- initiated parks development project involving the City and his organization. It caused the Parks and Open Space Division to reconsider its plans for Suzanne Arlie Park, which required a master plan revision for which there was no funding. Mr. Denberg said his organization was willing to do what it could to build the trails but needed the City to revise the master plan for the park. He asked the council to direct staff to reprioritize funding to pay the costs of revising the master plan. Steve Mertz, 1761 Lawrence Drive, also representing the Disciples of Dirt, supported Mr. Denberg's proposal, which he considered a great opportunity for the community. He believed it was silly to leave park land that residents could otherwise recreate on to lay fallow, and suggested that park land was in better shape when people used it. Mayor Piercy closed the Public Forum. She thanked those who offered testimony and solicited comments from the council. Councilor Zelenka invited the representatives of the Disciples of Dirt Mountain Bike Club to share more information with the City Council. MINUTES— Eugene City Council May 23, 2011 Page 1 Regular Meeting