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to issue new uniforms to the DPS of
ficers and inform the public about
them.
Hicks said DPS uniforms, which
have the "LAPD blue" color, are "vir
tually identical" to other Oregon
University System public safety offi
cers' uniforms.
He said several features differenti
ate DPS uniforms from those of EPD
or other security agencies. First, there
is a shoulder patch reading "Public
Safety OUS, University of Oregon,"
and a badge reading the same thing,
he said. Second, he said the officers
are issued patrol jackets that use a
combination of light and dark blues,
which help them stand apart from
EPD uniforms.
Parisi said other security agencies
were worried they would have to
continue changing uniforms if EPD
were to make uniform changes. A
possible solution would be to add a
clause to the ordinance stating a se
curity agency would not be consid
ered non-compliant if EPD changed
its uniform, she said.
Parisi said the basic purpose of the
commission is to compare various
types of uniforms used in Eugene
and determine whether they are con
fusing to Eugene citizens.
One of the group's first tasks was
to research how other cities have
dealt with this issue. Parisi said the
group has found about a dozen ordi
nances dealing with uniform confu
sion, and the group used them as ex
amples to work on creating a
possible Eugene ordinance.
The task group also has held meet
ings to get feedback from public and
private security agencies, Parisi said.
But any proposed ordinance will
have to clear a few hurdles before it
would go into effect.
First, the task group must recom
mend the ordinance to the Police
Commission. If the Police Commis
sion agrees with the recommenda
tion, it must then pass the Eugene
City Council.
If the recommendation makes it
through all of these steps, various se
curity agencies would have ample
time to make the necessary changes
before the ordinance would be en
forced, Parisi said.
In the meantime, the task group
will meet with DPS and the Police
Commission to discuss the issue.
"(DPS) is an organization that we
want to work closely with and create
a win-win (situation)," Parisi said.
"The last thing the Police Commis
sion wants to do is strain the rela
tionship between DPS and EPD."
Brown said a decision about the
potential recommendation will be
made in the fall, when students re
turn to Eugene.
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have much effect because stores such
as Wal-Mart and Costco have already
moved to Eugene.
"The horse is kind of out of the
bam," he said.
He added that he has not seen evi
dence that big-box stores negatively
affect the community, saying restric
tions should be "empirically based,
not attitudinally based."
Ward 8 City Councilor Nancy
Nathanson said other cities have giv
en large subsidies to volume retail
ers, causing economic problems in
those cities that would not happen
in Eugene. Nathanson also stressed
that restrictions in Eugene would
force shoppers elsewhere, increasing
traffic.
"People would just drive farther to
go to their next favorite retailer," she
said. "I'm still very dubious that any
kind of restriction we adopt will
have the intended effects. We're not
going to turn around the ship of
consumerism."
She also said the moratorium
might hurt local businesses that
want to expand.
"I think we're trying to address
too many things and these are the
wrong solutions," she said.
Ward 6 City Councilor Jennifer
Solomon agreed, saying she gladly
shops at Wal-Mart.
"I have a right to shop (for) the
lowest prices," she said.
Solomon also said big-box stores
attract other ancillary businesses,
helping the economy.
Torrey admonished the council to
consider the "real reason" it was de
bating the issue, saying he would use
his first veto if the council approved
a moratorium.
"I'm definitely opposed to some
thing that would stop the process
right now," he said. "We shouldn't
pick on those things we don't like."
After the first motion for a mora
torium failed, Ward 1 City Coun
cilor Bonny Bettman proposed that
the mayor's Economic Development
Committee address the issue, which
passed unanimously.
Hope Marston, organizer for the
Eugene-Springfield Solidarity Net
work/Jobs with Justice, said she
favored a moratorium, but the coun
cil's decision was expected.
"It was not surprising to me at all
that the moratorium was defeated,"
she said. "There was a lot of compar
ing apples and oranges at the meet
ing."
She added that citizens should
have a say in approving big-box con
struction in the city.
"We just need a chance to have a
shot at protecting our community,"
she said.
Wal-Mart's Northwest Communi
ty Affairs Manager Eric Berger said
the government should not tell cus
tomers where to shop.
"These types of actions limit cus
tomers' choice," Berger said. "We're
against these types of actions."
Berger also said concerns that
Wal-Mart stores hurt local
economies are unfounded, adding
that local Wal-Mart stores are en
couraged to give back directly to the
community.
"We pay our workers at a rate
above minimum wage," he said.
"We believe that we provide good
jobs for the community and associ
ate with fair wages and good bene
fits."
Sophomore Daniela Balboa said
she has seen large retailers affect
smaller shops in the Tualatin area.
She said the council should investi
gate the effects of big-box stores, es
pecially because Eugene has many
small shops.
"It's something that should defi
nitely be looked into," she said.
"City Council should have a lot of
say in what shops come into the
area."
Balboa said big-box stores provide
jobs but may take business away
from existing stores.
"I'd personally rather work for a
small mom-and-pop store than a
large, impersonal store," she said.
Graduate student Tim Young
agreed.
"I typically like to go to mom
and-pop businesses because the
money is going to be reinvested in
the community," Young said.
Contact the city/state politics reporter
at parkerhowell@dailyemerald.com.