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Eugene City Council
Saul Room - Atrium
99 West 10 Avenue — Eugene, Oregon
May 14, 2013
5:30 p.m.
COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Poling, George Brown, Betty Taylor, Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor,
Alan Zelenka.
COUNCILORS ABSENT: Mike Clark, Greg Evans.
Council President George Poling called the May 14, 2013, session of the Eugene City Council to order.
A. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS INTERVIEWS
The council interviewed William Whalen, Christopher Wig, and John Brown for vacancies on the
Civilian Review Board. Each candidate was asked the following questions:
1. What can you tell us aboutyour activities, personal attitudes and life experience that would
demonstrate you can make objective decisions about complaints against the police?
2. What contacts, positive or negative, haveyou had with police or in the criminal justice system?
3. One ofyour neighbors is a Eugene officer. He knowsyou're on the CRB. Recently, he asked you
a hypothetical question about whatyou think an officer should do in a particular situation.
What would be your response to his question?
The council interviewed Bob DenOuden, John Orbell, Carolyn Stein, Mary Clayton, Sarah France,
Deveron Musgrave, and Howard Saxion for vacancies on the Sustainability Commission. Each
candidate was asked the following questions:
1. What prompted you to apply for the Sustainability Commission? Based on whatyou know
about the role of the commission, what skills, knowledge and community connections could
you bring to help the commission be successful?
2. City Council has adopted goals for climate action including reducing fossil fuels, reducing
greenhouse gas emissions and building resilience to climate change. What role can the
commission play in advancing these goals and supporting the implementation of our Climate
and Energy Action Plan?
3. The commission is asked to advise the council on a policy that has the potential to provide
significant "green" results (e.g. energy efficiency, natural resource protection, etc.) but appears
to have negative impacts to social equity in the community. How would you reconcile these
impacts? What priorities should guide the commission's position?
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Mr. Poling adjourned the meeting at 8:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Beth Forrest
City Recorder
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