Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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ATTACHMENT B M I N U T E S Eugene City Council Council Chamber—City Hall 777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon February 13, 2012 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Brown, Pat Farr, Betty Taylor, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Alan Zelenka. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the February 13, 2012, regular meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR The council returned to the Consent Calendar, which passed at the earlier 5:30 p.m. work session with the exception of item B, Ratification of Minutes of the Committee on Intergovernmental Relations, which was pulled by Councilor Taylor. Intergovernmental Relations Director Brenda Wilson was present to address questions regarding the item. Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved to change the City’s position on House Bill 4017 to Oppose. Ms. Wilson reviewed the components of the bill, which had been introduced on behalf of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MAAD) and would require individuals with four driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII) convictions in the ten years prior to the revocation of their license to secure an interlock device for their vehicle. In addition, the individual in question must have been convicted for any degree of murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, assault in the first degree, or aggravated vehicular homicide. She reported the bill passed out of the Judiciary Committee earlier that day and was going to the floor for full consideration. Councilor Taylor confirmed with Ms. Wilson that the bill’s requirements would be triggered after the convicted individual served their sentence and after they got their license back. Councilor Taylor believed that such individuals would have already suffered embarrassment and remorse. She termed the requirement five more years of punishment and she considered it excessive. Councilor Pryor said the bill did not impact someone who drove once under the influence, but would affect a habitual driver and drinker who killed someone. Such individuals were frequently very difficult to keep out of their cars when they drank in spite of all efforts. He thought that the proposal to require an interlock device for such drivers was a very smart idea and he believed the City should support the bill. He did not think the notion such individuals had suffered enough was sufficient to address their behavior after they left jail. MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 13, 2012 Page 1 Regular Meeting