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Wayne Ford, 85560 Svarverud Road, chair of the Homeless Action Coalition, thanked the council for its support over the years. He viewed the council and Eugene Police Department as partners. He hoped that the City continued to consider adding more camping spaces to the St. Vincent de Paul homeless camping program. He reported the Lane County Parks and Recreation Commission had voted unanimously to start a pilot program in a County park to provide spaces to the homeless to be supervised by St. Vincent de Paul. He promised to return with future updates. Mayor Piercy closed the Public Forum. She assured Mr. McGuire the council was concerned about the issue he raised and recommended that he contact Public Works and Police staff. She thanked Mr. Sussman for his remarks and said it was good to hear his support. She agreed with Mr. Vishanoff that the subject of a UO police agency was an important issue on campus. She thanked Mr. Ford for his update and hoped the pilot conducted by Lane County was successful so more spaces could be made available. Mayor Piercy solicited council comments and questions. Councilor Clark expressed sympathy to Mr. McGuire and invited Mr. McGuire to contact him 2. CONSENT CALENDAR The council considered and passed the Consent Calendar at the earlier work session. 3. ACTION: Appointment to Sustainability Commission Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved to appoint Stacy Vynne to Position 2 on the Sustainability Commission, an unexpired term ending on June 30, 2013. Roll call vote: The motion passed unanimously, 8:0 4. ACTION: Appointment to Planning Commission Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved to appoint Mark Baker to Position 1 on the Planning Commission for the unexpired term ending on June 30, 2012. Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Clark, moved to amend the motion by substituting the name of John Jaworski. Councilor Poling believed the council had interviewed five exceptional candidates and his motion did not imply Mr. Baker was a lesser candidate. He noted the hard work Mr. Jaworski had done in overseeing the division of the Cal Young Neighborhood Association into three associations. Councilor Clark agreed with Councilor Poling and commended Mr. Jaworski's dedication and work ethic. Councilor Zelenka did not support the amendment because of Mr. Baker's long -term involvement in his neighborhood association and his familiarity with planning and livability issues. Roll call vote: The vote on the amendment was a 4:4 tie; Mayor Piercy cast a vote in opposition to the amendment and it failed on a final vote of 5:4. MINUTES— Eugene City Council October 10, 2011 Page 2 Regular Meeting