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City of Springfield
Work Session Meeting
MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION MEETING OF
THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2009
The City of Springfield Council met in a work session in the City Manager's Office, 225 Fifth
Street, Springfield, Oregon, on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 5:03 p.m., with Mayor Leiken
presiding. From the City Manager's Office, they left to tour the Lokey Laboratory, 1443 East 13th
Avenue, Eugene, Oregon.
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ATTENDANCE
Present were Mayor Leiken and Councilors Lundberg, Wylie, Leezer, and Pishioneri. Also
present were City Manager Gino Grimaldi, Community Development Manager John Tamulonis,
Planning Commissioner Frank Cross, and City Recorder Amy Sowa.
Councilor Ralston was absent (excused).
1. Tour ofVniversity of Oregon (VoID) Lokey Laboratorv.
The Mayor and Council met at the City Manager's Office at 5:00pm, then transported over to the
VoID Lokey Laboratory.
Greg Rikhoff, VoID Director of Community Relations, welcomed the Mayor, Council, and staff
to the Lokey Laboratory. He introduced VoID President Dave Frohnmayer who was attending the
first part of this meeting. He also introduced Rich Linton, Vice President for Research and
Graduate Studies.
Mr. Linton provided a power point presentation highlighting the successes of the research
programs and the facility.
Following the power point presentation, Mr. Linton introduced Dr. Ron Stock, Medical Director
from PeaceHealth, and Jill Hoggard Green, Chief Operating Officer of PeaceHealth. Mr. Stock
and Ms. Green talked about the partnership they had with the university and Lokey Laboratory
and their hopes for future ventures.
Dave Johnson, VoID Chemistry Professor and Director with Center for Advanced Materials
Characterization (CAMCOR), spoke about CAMCOR and how it was used as a high tech
extension service. This lab was open for use by other universities and businesses, and was a great
asset to our community.
Chris Larson, General Contact for Lokey Laboratories, discussed how they used this facility as a
selling point when talking with businesses considering Oregon as a site to locate.
John Donovan, VoID Microanalytical Facility Director, said the attendees would split into small
groups for the tour. Before they started, he introduced Garrett Cogburn, a Thurston High School
senior who had served as an intern with Mr. Donovan. The attendees split into small groups and
toured the facility. Other staff from the programs that were present and assisted with the tour
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Council Work Session Minutes
May 26, 2009
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were Kurt Langworthy, Manager, CAMCOR Nanofabrication and Imaging Facility, and Dr. Lev
Azkharov, Director, X-Ray Crystallography Facility.
Mayor Leiken thanked the staff members for the wonderful presentation and tour. He hoped the
City of Springfield and the Vniversity of Oregon could partner in the future.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at about 7:30 p.m.
Minutes Recorder - Amy Sowa
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