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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Work Session <br /> McNutt Room--Eugene Public Library <br /> <br /> January 26, 2004 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Gary Pap6, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, David Kelly, Betty Taylor, <br /> Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Jennifer Solomon. <br /> <br />Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br />A. Items from the Mayor, City Council, and City Manager <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor congratulated Kate O'Donnell and the Lane Library League for their progress in providing <br />library services to Cottage Grove. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor reported that she attended the charette regarding a downtown civic center at the Atrium Building <br />on January 22. She had been impressed by the caliber of the attendees and the work they had done. While <br />she thought the City should have addressed the Land Use Board of Appeals remands first, she really liked <br />the planning that was being done and the depth of knowledge being contributed. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap6 had no items. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner reported that he, the City Manager, Planning Director Susan Muir, Planning staff, and several <br />Planning Commissioners had attended the Smart Growth Conference in Portland the previous week, and he <br />would provide the council with a written report. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner said he and the mayor attended the kick off for Readin' in the Rain that morning, and <br />encouraged residents to participate in reading Ursula LaGuin's Lathe of Heaven. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling had no items. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman asked about the progress of her inquiry regarding the progress made on the Parks Blocks <br />Placemaking Study in terms of support for the Farmers Market and Saturday Market, and what remained to <br />be done to foster those community assets in downtown. She also inquired about her request for information <br />about the formation of local improvement districts to underwrite the costs of traffic calming. She wanted <br />information on how such districts were formed and administered to be provided to the neighborhoods. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman commended those who organized the Martin Luther King Jr. March. She said there were <br />approximately 500 people in attendance, about five times the number of those who marched the previous <br />year. In company with City Manager Dennis Taylor and his wife, Joan, she had participated in the march <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 26, 2004 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />