Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Lotus , Ward 1, said she was living at Washington-Jefferson Park and attested that freedom of speech was very important to participants. She wanted to prioritize people above the rules. She called for long-term solutions that did not marginalize people and services that made them feel welcome. Teri Ferguson , Creswell, discussed her positive experience at the Occupy Eugene camp. She discounted the police reports because she averred they concerned crimes that had occurred nightly and unreported for years. She suggested the council’s decision would not be difficult if “made from the heart.” She feared that if the council ended the exemption to the camping ban the movement could not reach its full potential. Scotty Perey , Ward 1, expressed his disagreement with the general direction of government and society. He suggested that the City was picking on Occupy Eugene even though it was “cleaning up the mess that was killing us all.” He maintained the camp made the movement possible and was different than anything that had ever been seen before. He asked the council to “not get in our way” because Occupy Eugene “was already moving on.” He envisioned a larger and more built-out camp with educational programs serving all people. He was willing to be arrested if the City ended the camp. Eugene Wanderer , Ward 7, quoted Section 1 of the Oregon Constitution as rationale for continuing the Occupy Eugene encampment and cited State v. Henry as rationale for preferring the State over the federal constitution in this instance. Mayor Piercy closed the Public Forum. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes - October 24, 2011, Work Session - October 26, 2011, Work Session B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda The council had approved the Consent Calendar at the 5:30 p.m. work session. 3. PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION: Adoption of a Resolution Adopting a Supplemental Budget; Making Appropriations for the City of Eugene for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012 Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing. John Barofsky , Ward 3, reviewed the appropriations included in the supplemental budget and endorsed those appropriations as a good use of City funds. Nancy Woodke , Ward 2, expressed support for the funding proposed for Laurelwood Golf Course and suggested that the long-term future of the golf course was a livability issue. Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved to adopt Resolution 5049 adopting a Supplemental Budget; making appropriations for the City of Eugene for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012. Roll call vote: The motion passed unanimously, 8:0 MINUTES—Eugene City Council December 12, 2011 Page 4 Regular Meeting