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Eugene City Council
Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
June 25, 2018
5:30 p.m.
Councilors Present: Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Claire Syrett, Chris Pyror
Councilors Absent: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Greg Evans
Mayor Vinis started the discussion but did not open the meeting because a quorum was not present.
1. Committee Reports and Items of Interest
Council Discussion
• American Cancer Society recently updated recommendations for cancer screenings to age
45 instead of age 50; raise awareness about the need to get prompt screenings.
• Reminder about Kakegawa Sister City delegation trip to Japan.
• Thankful to mayors who went to the Mexico border and grateful for federal delegates who
are stepping up for families.
2. WORK SESSION: Eugene Downtown Public Safety Update
Chief Skinner spoke about the new responses to ongoing problems in the downtown area.
Council Discussion
• There are a spectrum of behaviors that need to be addressed downtown, ranging from
illegal, to intimidating, to nuisance behavior; issue facing council and community is how to
address the less -than -criminal behavior.
• Support expressed for exploring creative options to address unwanted behavior downtown.
• Important to identify the line between human service needs and public safety contact with
individuals.
• Pleased with approaches proposed and being taken, including incorporating alternative
justice approaches.
• Need to learn how to share the sidewalks together; support more civil interactions.
• Questions asked about EPD night shift hours.
• Important to ensure that downtown ambassadors and parks ambassadors are well -briefed
about Human Rights Office, human rights codes and the services that people can receive.
• Concerns expressed about engaging with individuals about their behavior.
• Support exploring other avenues for more ideas about how to address issues downtown.
• Goal should be to change the standard for behavior and what is acceptable.
The discussion ended at 6:25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Domingo
Deputy City Recorder
MINUTES — Eugene City Council June 25, 2018 Page 1
Work Session