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Ms. Ortiz thanked the City of Eugene for the "Fun for All" program being held in City parks and reported <br />that her grandchildren had enjoyed the activities. <br />Speaking to Mayor Piercy's report on the HSC, Ms. Ortiz said Eugene representatives were asked to <br />comment on the additional money the City provided, and she was forceful in asserting the money must be <br />spent on services and should not be held in reserve. Additional cuts, if needed, would be made on a <br />percentage basis. Mayor Piercy concurred. She acknowledged that Lane County faced budget shortfalls <br />and expected additional reductions, and County staff wanted to know if Eugene supported holding money <br />in reserve for future needs. The HSC had gone ahead and allocated the funding. <br />Ms. Ortiz commended a recent article in The Register -Guard regarding the migration of Latinos to Lane <br />County. She said she recently spoke to a young doctor of color who indicated she had moved to Eugene <br />from Barbados because Eugene seemed safe, which Ms. Ortiz considered a compliment. <br />Speaking to the division of the Cal Young Neighborhood Association, Mr. Clark noted that the residents <br />living north of Beltline would be in one organization, residents living south of the Beltline would be in <br />another organization, and residents living west of North Delta Highway would be in a third organization. <br />City Manager Jon Ruiz recognized the contributions of City employees on the planning team for the new <br />police headquarters at 300 Country Club Road, including Police Chief Pete Kerns, Central Services <br />Director Kristi Hammitt, Design /Construction Section Manager Mike Penwell, and Operations Support <br />Division Manager Lynn Reeves. He believed the community would appreciate the team stewardship on <br />the project. He anticipated the ribbon cutting for the new facility would occur during the first quarter of <br />2012. <br />Mayor Piercy reported that the council had received inquiries about whether it would take up a plastic bag <br />ban, as well as an inquiry about the potential of the City assuming control of abandoned properties. <br />Mr. Zelenka anticipated he would poll the council on a plastic bag ban. <br />B. WORK SESSION: <br />. Ward Redistricting <br />The council was joined by Keli Osborn of the City Manager's Office and Jason Dedrick of the Planning <br />and Development Department. Ms. Osborn requested council direction to place the two draft ward <br />scenarios prepared by staff before the public for comment. She noted a public hearing was scheduled for <br />September 19, followed by a council work session on September 26 or September 28, with formal action <br />scheduled for October. <br />Ms. Osborn recalled that at the last work session on the subject, the council directed staff to prepare draft <br />ward scenarios that considered geographic and neighborhood features, relative compactness and <br />contiguity, and which did not protect or punish incumbent elected officials. The two draft scenarios based <br />on that direction were included in the packet as Attachment C. <br />Mr. Dedrick highlighted changes to the ward boundaries reflected in the two draft scenarios. <br />Ms. Osborn provided a brief overview of the public outreach done by the staff team to this point, <br />reporting that residents could request the data underlying the draft scenarios so they could draw their own <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council July 25, 2011 Page 3 <br />Work Session <br />