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<br />5. WORK SESSION: <br />Cal Young Neighborhood Association Boundary Revision <br /> <br />City Manager Ruiz asked the council to formally recognize two new neighborhood associations, the <br />Goodpasture Island Neighbors and Northeast Neighbors, by adopting their charters. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved to adopt a resolution approving <br />and accepting the Goodpasture Island Neighbors Charter. <br /> <br />Councilor Clark said he and Councilor Poling had an opportunity to participate in the process that led to <br />the separation of the Goodpasture Island Neighbors into three smaller associations, including the two <br />before the council. He attributed the success of the effort to resident John Jaworski and congratulated Mr. <br />Jaworski for shepherding the process to a successful conclusion. He also recognized the work done by <br />Neighborhood Program Manager Michael Kinnison to facilitate the process. <br /> <br />Roll call vote: The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved to adopt a resolution approving <br />and accepting the Northeast Neighbors Charter. Roll call vote: The motion passed <br />unanimously, 8:0. <br /> <br /> <br />6. PUBLIC FORUM—OCCUPY EUGENE <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. <br /> <br />Ralph McDonald <br />, 55 Prall Lane, asked the council to grant Occupy Eugene an exemption to the camping <br />ban. Occupy Eugene was trying to fix the broken safety net. Its participants were diverse and included <br />both the homeless and a variety of professionals. Mr. McDonald believed the broader community <br />supported Occupy Eugene. He invited the councilors to spend a night at the encampment. <br /> <br />Carol Berg Caldwell <br />, 2510 Augusta Street, suggested Eugene was a model city because of its response <br />to Occupy Eugene. Eugene had not experienced the difficulties other cities encountered with their <br />Occupy encampments. Ms. Berg Caldwell praised the Eugene Police Department for its positive <br />approach to Occupy Eugene and saluted the department and City leadership for upholding basic <br />freedoms. She commended the national Occupy movement and expressed gratitude to Lauren Regan, the <br />Civil Liberties Defense Center, the American Civil Liberties Union, and all who worked to uphold <br />citizens’ constitutional freedoms. <br /> <br />Michael Carrigan <br />, 458 Blair Boulevard, expressed pride in the open communication between Occupy <br />Eugene and the City. He said a meeting held on October 21 between City leadership and Occupy Eugene <br />led to the proposal for an exemption to the camping ban now before the council. He asked the council to <br />support the exemption. He said Occupy Eugene reflected the tenet that people should come first. <br /> <br />Mark Callahan <br />, 3621 Mahlon Avenue, opposed the proposed exemption. He suggested the exemption <br />was based on fear of what would happen if the encampment was broken up. He questioned if the council <br />had faith in the EPD to enforce the community’s laws, which were intended to enhance the lives of all <br />Eugene citizens. Mc. Callahan asked for equal protection and equal enforcement of all laws, not just <br />some laws. He questioned whether the council would consider the same exemption for the Tea Party <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 24, 2011 Page 4 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br />