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tors. He thanked the voters of Ward 1 for their support and said he would work to meet their expectations. <br />He would work with his colleagues, the Mayor, and staff to make the City a better place to live. Mr. <br />Brown acknowledged the many challenges the City faced and said as a newly appointed member of the <br />Police Commission, he would work on public safety funding and the changes being considered to the <br />Police Auditor ordinance. He said encouraging sensible commercial, industrial, and residential infill and <br />cost - effective public transportation improvements were high priorities. <br />Mr. Brown thanked Ms. Bettman for her service on the council and said she would be a role model for <br />him. <br />V. Awards and Recognition <br />Mayor Piercy presented the Mayor's Community Service Awards to the below- listed representatives of <br />the members of the Eugene Olympic Track and Field Trials `08 Local Public and Nonprofit Partners in <br />recognition of their partnership with Eugene on the 2008 Olympic Trials. <br />• University of Oregon —Jim Beam <br />• Oregon Track Club —Mike Olson <br />• City of Springfield —Mayor Sid Leiken <br />• Lane County —Pete Sorenson <br />• Lane Transit District —Mike Eyster <br />• Eugene Water & Electric Board —Ron Farmer <br />• Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce —Dave Hauser <br />• Springfield Chamber of Commerce —Renee Jones <br />• Convention & Visitors Association of Lane County Oregon— Tucker Davies <br />Mayor Piercy presented the Mayor's Employee Recognition Awards to the Airport Transition Team and <br />Eugene Police Violent Crimes Unit, acknowledging the contributions of the following employees: <br />Eugene Airport Terminal Team <br />• Steve Nicholas, Supervisor <br />• Dan Cullen <br />• Jon Nelson <br />• Jon Johnston <br />• Greg Tucker <br />• Lorre Sells <br />• Jaylene Stevens <br />• Dhram Prakash <br />• Brian Anderson <br />• Corrine Becker <br />• Jon Ballew <br />• John Franklin <br />Eugene Police Violent Crimes Unit <br />• Sergeant Kathy Flynn <br />• Agent Tracy Belshee <br />• Detective Ralph Burks <br />• Detective Dan Braziel <br />• Detective Jeff Donaca <br />MINUTES —City Council January 7, 2009 Page 2 <br />