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MINUTES Eugene City Council Council Chamber —City Hall 777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon October 10, 2011 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, George Brown, George Poling, Andrea Ortiz, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, Alan Zelenka, Pat Farr. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the October 10, 2011, regular meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. She reported that the council had approved Item 2, Consent Calendar, at the 5:30 p.m. work session. 1. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Piercy reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. Quintin McGuire, 1314 Brickley Road, reported he was involved in a bicycle accident near Sheldon High School because a vehicle driver failed to stop before entering the street. He believed the driver failed to stop because of an obstruction at the intersection and asked what could be done about such obstructions. He said drivers could not see at many intersections in that area, not just the one he mentioned. Josef Siekiel - Zdzienicki, 1025 Taylor Street, had provided a handout for the council showing daily EmX boardings for the Franklin and Gateway routes. He contrasted the boardings from those routes with LTD's daily ridership in West Eugene and cost of those routes with the proposed route in West Eugene and asked why the proposed route to West Eugene was so much more expensive. He reported that he had asked Lane Transit District about the costs without receiving a response and suggested the council should ask the agency that question. Michael Sussman, 2685 Oak Street, a member of Transition Eugene, expressed his support for the City's Climate and Energy Action Plan. He encouraged the council to be consistent with the guidelines in the plan in making policy decisions. He was concerned about the impacts of energy uncertainty and climate change and believed that working toward a more resilient economy was a wise step. He promise to follow progress on the plan and looked forward to partnering with the City. He encouraged the City to work with residents to achieve the goals in the plan. Zachary Vishanoff, resident of Ward 3, urged Councilor Brown to request a City Council work session on the University of Oregon's proposal to form its own police agency and suggested an outcome of that would be two public hearings on the proposal that provided students, staff, and others with an opportunity to speak on the topic. He believed the City could direct an outcome that made the UO develop a proposal that was "palatable, legal, and well- understood." He maintained that currently, the UO's proposal was amorphous. MINUTES— Eugene City Council October 10, 2011 Page 1 Regular Meeting