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Mr. Poling announced that Richard Rowles was the new chair of the board of directors of Travel Lane <br />County. The organization's annual photography contest had begun, and information could be found on <br />its Web site. He noted that Travel Lane County also periodically sponsored Family Days, and <br />information on those events was also on the Web site. <br />Ms. Ortiz said she had attended the recent National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials <br />in San Antonio, Texas, where participants heard from speakers that included Texas Governor Richard <br />Perry, Secretary of the Interior Henry Cisneros. <br />Ms. Ortiz reported she had recently spoken to families from rural Oregon with children coming to the <br />University of Oregon. <br />Ms. Ortiz reported that she had tabled with Mr. Farr at the "We Are Bethel" event and had the <br />opportunity to speak to many residents. She also attended the recent Public Safety Coordinating Council <br />meeting, where the main topic of discussion was public safety funding. She was subsequently pleased to <br />learn that the Board of County Commissioners had reinstated funding for Sponsors. She regretted that <br />she had to miss the "Celebrate Trainsong" neighborhood event. <br />Mr. Clark said he and Mr. Poling continued to meet with residents of the Cal Young neighborhood on <br />reorganizing the existing neighborhood association into several smaller associations. <br />Mr. Pryor said the Housing Policy Board would meet on June 29 to review the applications for the next <br />affordable housing project. <br />Mr. Brown reported that he participated in a recent clean -up at Civic Stadium. Much work had been <br />done. School District 4J had provided a dump truck and participants completely filled it. Mr. Brown <br />believed a few more such clean -ups would greatly improve the state of the grounds, particularly if <br />participants could use power tools. <br />Ms. Taylor said the Lane Workforce Partnership would hold its annual awards lunch on August 25 at the <br />Valley River Center. She encouraged councilors to attend. <br />Mr. Zelenka said he had attended the most recent Sustainability Commission meeting. The commission <br />was developing its work plan and would soon hold the second part of a two -part retreat. <br />Mr. Farr thanked Human Rights and Equity Manager Raquel Wells for her outstanding performance. <br />Mayor Piercy reminded the council that the Jinju Sister City delegation would be in Eugene on July 10- <br />13. She encouraged councilors to spend time with members of the delegation. <br />Mayor Piercy reported she had spoken to participants at the Eugene Police Assistance League summer <br />camp and attended the kick -off event for the "Summer in the City" series. <br />Mr. Poling said he attended the Metro Class 14 recruit graduation for the Eugene - Springfield Fire <br />Department on June 10. He reported that one of the graduating recruits, Jessie Bishop, had a father who <br />currently worked for the department and his grandfather had retired from the department. Another <br />graduate, Ryan Charbonneau, was the son of Sergeant Rich Charbonneau of the Springfield Police <br />Department. <br />2. CONSENT CALENDAR <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council June 27, 2011 Page 6 <br />Work Session <br />