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Mr. Papd agreed that public safety was a key component in the reinvigoration of the downtown area. Mr. Kelly echoed the comments of Mr. Papd. He complimented the commission on its work to develop the Social Security Number policy. He recognized that the commissioners had taken on a large work load and thanked them for their excellent work. Mr. Meisner, speaking as a member of the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (CCIGR), recommended that the Police Commission consider whether the City should pursue the revision of law to exempt security services from the Qualified Rehabilitation Providers Contract Law. He asked the commission to provide the CCIGR with guidance as to what sort of "tweaking" the current laws would need. Mr. Brown related that the Hult Center for the Performing Arts had found criteria for its security services that exempted it from the contract restrictions which had affected Library security and parking garage security and had a "hugely significant" effect on DE1. Ms. Ortiz reported onAttachment A: Police Commission FY2004-2005 Worl~ Plan. Regarding the new social security number policy, she explained that a subcommittee made up of Carmen Urbina, Jeannine Parisi, and Angie Sifuentez was working on community outreach to help educate people on the new procedures. Ms. Ortiz underscored the necessity of developing uniform standards. She strongly felt that a Eugene police officer was not readily discernable from other security officers at a distance. Ms. Ortiz explained that most of the work was done through subcommittees and liaisons with commissioners participating at all levels. She said she was happy to do the work and enjoyed working to make the City more livable for all residents. Mr. Laue discussed the major components of the proposed work plan for the coming year, the complaint process and the exploration of civilian oversight models. He related that Chief Lehner had asked the commission to take a look at the complaint process from the civilian perspective. He called the recent wrongdoing of two officers the "elephant in the living room." He said the ability for the officers to continue their crimes while in uniform indicated the complaint process did not work. Victims did not report the abuse of power because they feared retribution. He explained that the contingency request was made because the community could not wait two years to resolve this issue. Mr. Laue said that one thing the commission had learned through its work was that public input should be ongoing. He reported that a forum had been held in June at the Erb Memorial Union on the University of Oregon campus and another one was scheduled in the Bascom/Tykeson Room at the Library for 7 p.m. on August 5, with more to be scheduled. He noted that he and Human Rights Commission Chair Sara Rich had spoken to the Neighborhood Leadership Council on the previous evening in order to let them know they were available to speak to neighborhood associations and also to encourage the neighborhood groups to sponsor forums. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to approve the Police Com- mission FY05 Work Plan. MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 28, 2004 Page 3 Work Session