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MINUTES Eugene City Council Regular Meeting Council Chamber--Eugene City Hall April 9, 2001 8p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, David Kelly, Nancy Nathanson, Gary Rayor, Gary PapS, Bonny Bettman. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Pat Farr, Scott Meisner. CITY COUNCIL MEETING Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting to order. 1.CEREMONIAL MATTERS Mayor Torrey read a proclamation declaring April 7, 2001, as Arbor Day in the City of Eugene. Mayor Torrey read a proclamation declaring April 19, 2001, as Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Day. Mayor Torrey read a proclamation declaring April 22, 2001, as National Volunteer Week. Mayor Torrey read a proclamation declaring the month of April 2001 as Child Abuse Prevention Month. 2. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Torrey reviewed the rules of the Public Forum and noted each speaker would have three minutes to offer testimony. Council members would have an opportunity to follow up with questions and comments. Randy Gicker, 336 Clark Street, described several personal encounters he and his son had with the Eugene Police Department that negatively affected his perception of City government. Mr. Gicker said that he subsequently had become a member of the Independent Police Review Project (IPRP). He reviewed the mission of the IPRP, which was to monitor police performance and policy in Eugene and report to the community. Sherry Franzen, 2635 Oak Street, identified herself as a founding member of IPRP. She called for an external police review process. Ms. Franzen described an encounter she had with a police officer after a call she made for assistance. The response was not satisfactory as the officer had refused to do his duty and enforce a restraining order. Ms. Franzen had not filed a complaint about the officer because she consistently MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 9, 2001 Page 1 Regular Meeting