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Speaking to the issue of what neighborhoods to focus on first, Ms. Ortiz pointed out that several areas of <br />the community contained streets lacking sidewalks and residents who did not want sidewalks. She asked <br />the City could encourage them to have sidewalks if they did not want them. She also questioned how the <br />City could compel the construction of a grocery store or the appearance of a neighborhood. While she <br />thought the work that had been done was good, she was challenged about where to begin. Mr. McRae <br />said he discussed the question of where to focus the City's initial efforts with other groups and found no <br />consensus. He agreed that the City was constrained in its ability to guide the location of a grocery store. <br />Ms. Ortiz said access to wholesome and reasonable priced foods was a challenge in some of the areas she <br />represented, and she asked how the City could improve that situation. Mr. McRae reported that the Lane <br />Coalition for Healthy Active Youth was working on a Healthy Corner Stores Initiative with DariMart. <br />Ms. Ortiz observed that the cost of refrigeration was too much for many small "mom and pop" stores. <br />Mr. Farr concurred with the remarks of Ms. Ortiz regarding access to wholesome, reasonably priced foods <br />and noted the presence of convenience stores in Bethel that included complete food sections. <br />Mayor Piercy recalled that participants at the Neighborhood Summit discussed how the City could best <br />use its funding to build on existing initiatives and the elements supportive of 20- minute neighborhoods <br />that already existed rather than imposing solutions on the neighborhoods. <br />B. ITEMS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS <br />Mr. Zelenka reported the Sustainability Commission would present its work plan to the council soon. <br />Mr. Farr noted the City Council's upcoming meeting with the Human Rights Commission, and reported <br />that the commission was contemplating changes in its structure and focus as a result of what it learned <br />through the recently completed Listening Project. <br />Mr. Farr commended Golden Gardens Park as a model for what could be accomplished by the City in <br />partnership with its neighborhoods. <br />Mr. Poling reported that the Board of Directors of Travel Lane County held its September meeting at the <br />Inn at Diamond Woods and discussed normal business. The board would review chief executive officer <br />Kari Westlund's evaluation at its next meeting. He encouraged viewers to visit the Travel Lane County <br />website. <br />Mr. Poling congratulated Ward 4 resident Blake Shoemaker for the successful completion of an <br />accessible ramp at the Old Willakenzie Grange as his Eagle Scout project. <br />Ms. Ortiz reported that the Human Services Commission had formed a subcommittee to work on the <br />details of a community summit. She also reported that the Centro Latino Americano inaugural Heritage <br />Dinner had been well- attended, with City Manager Jon Ruiz and Mr. Pryor among the attendees. She had <br />also attended a town hall meeting in Junction City where Governor John Kitzhaber discussed the new <br />State hospital planned for that community. She had attended the Latino Business Network at Next Step <br />and noted the network would meet again the following night. <br />Mr. Pryor reported on the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) Board of Directors, distributing a <br />written report to the council and highlighting that LCOG was accepting nominations for awards in to be <br />given at its January 2012 Awards Dinner, the upcoming retirement of long -time Executive Director <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council October 10, 2011 Page 5 <br />Work Session <br />