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Helen Liquori, Ward 3, requested hand washing stations in conjunction with the newly opened rest <br />rooms. She wanted the City to hire homeless people to monitor the rest rooms and hand washing stations. <br />"Chief Swiftfoot," homeless, criticized police enforcement actions that he believed were aimed at the <br />homeless. <br />Sue Sierra Lupe, Ward 1, shared information about the Occupy Eugene medical clinic and noted the <br />addition of dental services. She maintained that social cleansing was occurring in the Parks Block, which <br />prevented her from signing up more than two patients for the dental clinic and asked that the social <br />cleansing stop. She believed that visitors to Eugene would be impressed by a city that treated its poor and <br />disenfranchised so well. <br />Pauline Hutson, Ward 1, advocated against the establishment of West Eugene EmX because it would <br />destroy trees and harm her neighborhood. West Eugene did not have the needed ridership. She asked <br />why West l Ph Avenue business owners were treated differently than Coburg Road business owners and <br />suggested it was because the council did not like its appearance. She suggested that EmX was a better fit <br />on Coburg Road. <br />Eugene Drix, Ward 1, praised the Public Forum. He encouraged citizens to visit the West University <br />Neighborhood and recycle discarded student belongings. He suggested the Internet made increased <br />democracy possible.. <br />Josef Siekiel- Zdzienicki, Ward 1, supported a homeless encampment and the remarks of Charlie <br />Swanson. He suggested the council had too much faith in its staff, which he maintained "ran over <br />people." Staff did not speak regular English and would not take citizen input. He recommended the <br />council question its staff more because in his experience, staff lied. <br />Carla Newbre, Ward 1, advocated for the council to provide a publicly owned site for a homeless <br />encampment and urged the council to implement all of the recommendations of the Opportunity Eugene <br />Task Force. <br />Gordie Albie, Ward 1, advocated for the council to provide a publicly owned site for a homeless <br />encampment. <br />Eric Hall, Ward 7, advocated for retention of the sunset clause in the Rental Housing Code. He asked the <br />council to implement the other modifications recommended to the program by the Housing Policy Board <br />subcommittee. He shared a graphic contrasting landlord expenses versus revenues and said each new <br />expense fell on the renter, not the landlord. <br />Mayor Piercy closed the Public Forum. She thanked those who offered comment and solicited council <br />comments and questions. <br />Councilor Clark suggested to Ms. Hutson that she address her remarks to policies rather than <br />personalities. <br />Councilor Ortiz expressed concern about the public testimony related to the downtown and asked the <br />council to consider what success was in regard to downtown. Was it statistics? Was it more people being <br />arrested or less people being arrested? She continued to be concerned about the Downtown Public Safety <br />Zone. She called for council discussion of the subject. <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council June 11, 2012 Page 3 <br />Regular Meeting <br />