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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />McNutt Room —City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon <br />June 27, 2011 <br />5:30 p.m. <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, George Brown, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Mike Clark, <br />Chris Pryor, Alan Zelenka, Pat Farr. <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the June 27, 2011, work session of the Eugene City Council to <br />order. <br />A. ITEMS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS <br />Ms. Taylor reported that the KLCC Garden Tour had been wonderful. The tour included Mayor Piercy's <br />garden, which was a wonderful place to retreat and relax after a council meeting. She had attended the <br />Lane Workforce Partnership board meeting, which was largely concerned with the budget. <br />Ms. Taylor recalled that several years ago the council adopted an ordinance prohibiting dogs on certain <br />streets in the west campus area. At that time, several University of Oregon employees had objected <br />because they wished to have their dogs for protection when they worked late at night but would not be <br />able to walk home on those streets. She had opposed the ordinance then and continued to oppose it. She <br />questioned if the public was even aware the ordinance existed. <br />Ms. Taylor, seconded by Mr. Brown, moved to direct the City Manager to schedule a <br />public hearing. <br />Mr. Farr, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to postpone the motion to the second meeting <br />in July. <br />Mr. Farr suggested the council schedule a work session on the topic. After a brief discussion regarding <br />the appropriate timing for the motion and recognition of the fact the motion merely moved the item <br />forward to a public hearing, Mr. Farr withdrew his motion with the assent of Mr. Poling. <br />The motion passed unanimously. <br />Mr. Clark recalled the council's recent discussion of his proposal that the Pledge of Allegiance be recited <br />at council meetings. He said he had revised his original proposal by dropping the State of the City event <br />from the meetings at which the pledge would be said based on input from the mayor and Mr. Zelenka. <br />Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved that the Eugene City Council begin its formal <br />council meetings with a voluntary recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance at those council <br />meetings closest to the following holidays: Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Flag Day, and <br />the Fourth of July. <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council June 27, 2011 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />