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Ms. Taylor spoke to the council's inability to separate motions. She said that in the past, people were allowed to <br />separate motions but now people were forced to vote for something they did not support because people would not <br />vote to separate motions. As a result, she had to vote about things she thought was wrong, like the supervision of <br />the police auditor, which was a concern to some people. There were people who were upset about the limitations <br />placed by the council on the interim auditor, which she had to support in order to get the auditor reinstated. She <br />thought that was wrong. She also wanted to repeal the limitations the council placed on the auditor and hoped that <br />occurred. <br />Mr. Zelenka said he had attended a performance of Spam -A -Lot at the Hult Center and could report that the arts <br />were alive and well in downtown Eugene. He expressed appreciation that the Hult Center could attract such <br />events. <br />Mr. Zelenka said that the Fairmount Neighbors had discussed the Walnut Mixed Use Station at its most recent <br />meeting. He announced the upcoming meetings of the Fairmount Neighbors, Laurelhill Valley Neighbors and <br />Amazon Neighbors. <br />Mr. Zelenka noted the upcoming public hearing on the budget before the Budget Committee on May 18 <br />Mr. Zelenka said he and Mr. Clark met with Interim Police Auditor Dawn Reynolds to confirm that she was <br />following council direction. He briefly overviewed the meeting and indicated that Ms. Reynolds was checking <br />with the City Attorney's Office to see if the IA Pro Data base was confidential. Ms. Reynolds was working with <br />the Attorney's Office to put together a list of what was and was not confidential. He thought the list would help <br />quite a bit. The council officers had also checked in with Ms. Reynolds on her case load and learned more about <br />her job. Mr. Zelenka noted the police auditor interviews scheduled the next day. <br />Mr. Zelenka noted that he had also attended Mr. Woodrow's memorial service and agreed he was a good man who <br />loved Springfield and would be sorely missed. <br />Mr. Poling thanked the members of the citizen panel interviews who participated in interviews of the police auditor <br />candidates. <br />Mr. Poling said that a recent piece in the newspaper had suggested that the council's support for the police auditor <br />was waning, which he believed was "180 degrees" from the truth. He said the Mayor and council had worked hard <br />to identify the best possible candidate for the job and was committed to that goal. To say the council's support <br />had waned was "completely and absolutely" wrong. He emphasized the council and Mayor's support for the <br />program and said they were working hard to make the system work right. <br />City Manager Ruiz reported that he had attended a recent meeting of the West University Neighborhood Associa- <br />tion and while there were there were not many people in attendance, those who were present had been engaged. <br />City Manager Ruiz said that the application period for the position of chief of police had closed and he would soon <br />review the applications the City received. <br />City Manager said he recently attended a meeting of the Arts and Business Alliance and thought the potential for <br />the alliance was huge. The alliance had a committed group of citizens. He anticipated the council would hear <br />more about the alliance in the future. <br />City Manager Ruiz thought the recent newspaper article on the work of Parks and Open Space staff demonstrated <br />how employees at all levels of the organization worked to make a difference. <br />MINUTES —City Council May 11, 2009 Page 3 <br />Work Session <br />