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ATTACHMENT B <br /> <br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />Council Chamber—City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon <br /> <br />June 25, 2012 <br />7:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Brown, Pat Farr, Betty Taylor, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Mike Clark, <br />Chris Pryor, Alan Zelenka. <br /> <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the June 25, 2012, regular meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br />1. PUBLIC FORUM (28 participants) <br /> <br /> Jerry Smith spoke about the decline of America, climate change and homelessness. <br /> <br /> Mary Salinas spoke about issuing disability checks to the homeless. <br /> <br /> Bill Rodgers, Common Cause, spoke about the loss of democracy due to the influence of corporate money. <br /> <br /> Charlie Swanson asked the council to refer to the voters an advisory question on corporate personhood. <br /> <br /> Stan Taylor, We the People, spoke in support of ending constitutional rights for corporations. <br /> <br /> David Piccioni, supported the proposed advisory vote and opposed the transport of coal through Eugene. <br /> <br /> Frank Vignola, spoke about global warming and its effects on the environment and economy. <br /> <br /> Elizabeth Nysson, Center for Biological Diversity, spoke in support of the Clean Air Initiative. <br /> <br /> Mike Brinkley, Sierra Club, spoke in support of the Clean Air and Coal Train resolutions. <br /> <br /> Pauline Hutson, said it was unfair for taxpayers to pay for cleaning up after the Occupy Eugene camp. <br /> <br /> Ruth Duemler supported the climate resolutions, proposed advisory vote, and homeless camp. <br /> <br /> Marcus Lanskey spoke about the effects of climate change. <br /> <br /> Noah DeWitt supported the resolution opposing the transport of coal through Eugene. <br /> <br /> Jere Rosemeyer spoke about global warming and supported the Coal Train resolution. <br /> <br /> Joe Tyndall supported the Opportunity Eugene recommendations and opposed police actions downtown. <br /> <br /> Joshua Skov supported the Clean Air and Coal Train resolutions. <br /> <br /> Laura Hofer supported the Clean Air and Coal Train resolutions. <br /> <br /> Tom Bowerman, provided survey data on people’s perceptions about climate change. <br /> <br /> Joann Ernst supported the Clean Air and Coal Train resolutions and moving Opportunity Village forward. <br /> <br /> Ann Coleman, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, supported the two climate resolutions. <br /> <br /> Ashley Miller spoke in support of the Clean Air and Coal Train resolutions. <br /> <br /> Gabriel Monroe, Our Children’s Trust, spoke about the need to protect natural resources. <br /> <br /> Sharon Webber spoke in support of the Clean Air and Coal train resolutions. <br /> <br /> Sally Nunn, Sierra Club, spoke in support of the Clean Air and Coal train resolutions. <br /> <br /> Cathleen Corlett spoke against allowing coal trains to transport coal through Eugene. <br /> <br /> John Barofsky spoke in favor of renewing the General Obligations bonds for street preservation. <br /> <br /> John Flanery spoke to the need for grassroots leadership on global issues such as climate change. <br /> <br /> Lisa Arkin, Beyond Toxics, spoke in support of the Clean Air and Coal train resolutions. <br /> <br />Councilor requests: <br />Councilor Zelenka indicated he would request a work session to consider referring to the voters an advisory <br />question on corporate personhood. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council June 25, 2012 Page 1 <br /> Regular Meeting <br />