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8. Lynn Porter - expressed concerns about homelessness and the need for more housing. <br />9. Michael Carrigan - voiced concern about homelessness and advocated the right to sleep. <br />10. Rich Love - asked the council to keep the bag fee in place. <br />11. Art Bowman - advocated being a sweat -free city and creating more living wage jobs. <br />12. Allison Knight - supported continued funding for Teen Court program. <br />13. Max Diaz - supported the Teen Court program, noting it changes lives. <br />14. Nick Urhausen - opposed plastic bag ban, and the paper bag fee. <br />15. Wes Sweitzer - supported the plastic bag ban and giving the program a chance to work. <br />5. ACTION: An Ordinance Suspending the Paper Bag Pass - through Charge During <br />Reevaluation of the Fee. <br />Concerns were raised about the fee's effect on retailers and on other resources. Some <br />expressed a desire give the public adequate time to adjust to the bag ban and fee. Council <br />will revisit this topic at a later date and discuss possible changes to the ordinance. <br />MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to <br />adopt Council Bill 5094, an ordinance suspending the paper bag pass- through <br />charge during reevaluation of the fee. FAILED 5:3, Councilors Poling, Taylor and <br />Clark in favor. <br />The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Michelle Mortensen, <br />Deputy City Recorder <br />MINUTES - Eugene City Council July 8, 2013 Page 2 <br />Meeting <br />