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necessary. Mr. Payne believed that United States cities needed to send a message to the administration that they needed the money being spent on the wars. He did not think the Taliban represented a threat to the United States. - Any money that went to support war in Afghanistan was strengthening a regime with no real interest in democracy and was not assisting Afghanis. David Ivan Piccioni, 658 Van Buren Street, supported the resolution sponsored by Councilor Brown. He noted his general opposition to United States intervention in the affairs of other nations. He called for drug decriminalization to stop wars in Latin America. Mr. Piccioni recommended the money saved by stopping United States involvement in the conflicts of other countries be directed to single -payer insurance, environmental programs, support for organized labor, hemp legalization, to stop actions against environmentalists and animal rights activists, to fully fund public education, and to support a state bank. John Barofsky, 2010 Hubbard Lane, noted that the council would take action on the budget that night and that councilors planned to propose expenditures to be funded by moneys that would otherwise go to marginal beginning working capital. He noted the City's policy governing the use of those funds, which stipulated the first $900,000 was transferred to capital and the remainder to the Reserve for Revenue Shortfall. He acknowledged the City Manager wanted to see the money go to reserves, but the council felt there were greater needs. Mr. Barofsky recalled the motions passed by the Budget Committee that affected marginal beginning working capital. He asked the council to prioritize those expenditures if the amount of marginal beginning working capital was found to be insufficient. William Moskel, 1166 Oak Street, acknowledged Councilor Clark's advocacy for the recital of the Pledge of Allegiance at council meetings. He agreed with Ms. Gladen about the status of affairs at Wayne Morse Plaza and urged the council to use its influence to change the situation. Mr. Moskel believed that war was necessary at times. He suggested that ending the wars would not mean that money came back to Eugene. He suggested that the community had a reputation that drew deadbeats to the community and advocated for people to give to those that were good. Mayor Piercy closed the Public Forum. She thanked those who spoke in regard to the resolution. She thanked councilors Brown and Poling for their work on the resolution. Councilor Ortiz also thanked those who testified. She asked City Manager Jon Ruiz the status of enforcement activities on Wayne Morse Plaza. City Manager Ruiz agreed to provide an update. Mayor Piercy observed that the City had been working to improve conditions at Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza for some time. 3. ACTION: Adoption of Resolution 5040 Expressing the City Council's Desire that Funds to Continue the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars be Directed to Domestic Priorities, Including Pressing Needs in the City of Eugene Councilor Brown, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to approve Resolution 5040 expressing the City Council's desire that funds to continue the Iraq and Afghanistan wars be directed to domestic priorities, including the pressing needs in the city of Eugene. Councilor Brown explained that CALC had proposed the resolution and asked him to place it before the council. He reported that Councilor Poling had offered some revisions that he had subsequently accepted after consultation with CALC. He reviewed the accepted revisions offered by Councilor Poling. He said he had declined to accept Councilor Poling's suggested revisions to Section 3 of the resolution, which MINUTES— Eugene City Council June 27, 2011 Page 3 Regular Meeting