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Museum. He related that they discussed the establishment of an outreach gallery for the University of Oregon. He thought this would be a bridge to the “town and gown” issue the town faced. He suggested the County-owned “butterfly” parking lot location for a new City Hall site. Jan Swanson , 489 Covey Lane, stated that she had bought a home in the Quail Run neighborhood because of the quality of construction. She wanted EWEB to take responsibility for the accident that occurred on May 21 and replace and relocate all of the poles. Carolyn Kranzler , 2660 Cresta De Ruta, urged the City of Eugene and the council to take a proactive role in the development of the city center as a comprehensive cultural center. She averred that adopting the theme “arts and outdoors” was a first step. She said the next step would be to provide funds and the direction to facilitate that development. She asked that the City retain the current City Hall complex as a cultural center. She thought the building was well-suited for it. She envisioned a mixed-use facility with arts-related retail, galleries, art schools, and live theater. She suggested that the Council Chamber could be used for films, videos, and cultural presentations. She asked the council to imagine the surrounding plaza as a sculpture garden. Noting she was an architect, she registered her objection to razing a serviceable building. She asserted that the City had done this many times in the past. She objected strongly to the expenditure of $500,000 “just to clear the site.” She also thought relocating city offices twice was a waste of money. She echoed Mr. Stender’s recommendation that the “butterfly” lot be utilized for a new City Hall site. st Lisa Arkin , 436 West 21 Avenue, a member of the SBI Task Force, thanked Mayor Piercy for convening the task force. She remarked that she had gone into the process with the idea that she knew a lot about sustainability, given that she was the executive director of the Oregon Toxics Alliance, but the task force experience had taught her how little she knew. She commended the work of Bob Doppelt and his interns for the leadership they provided, especially given that there were 16 members. She related that she had participated in a day-long retreat and had been paired with fellow member Rusty Rexius to explore the concept of sustainable purchasing. She said they spent three hours talking about it and determined they could “barely make the thinnest of recommendations” because of the vastness of the subject. She recommended the City lead by looking into a process by which products with toxic elements could be identified and by finding readily available alternatives. She hoped the council would take the task force’s recommendation seriously and create a commission and an office for the future. Pauline Hutson , 1025 Taylor Street, said she watched the City Council discussion on the Jefferson- Westside Neighborhood and had become concerned that there might be some misunderstandings about the economic circumstances of some of the residents there. She wished to underscore that she and her partner had lived in the neighborhood for five and a half years; they were a one-income family that could not afford to move. Their vehicles were more than 20 years old and they could not afford to replace them. She said the neighborhood featured diversity in households and economic backgrounds, with a mixture of renters, homeowners, and landlords. She noted that she and her partner were active members of the Chambers Area Families for Healthy Neighborhoods (CAFHN), which had a continuing interest in ensuring that the neighborhood remained attractive and safe. She added that 40 percent of the residents in the CAFHN area were renters. Jozef Siekiel-Zdzienicki , 1025 Taylor Street, did not believe bed and breakfasts were zoned correctly. He stated that such a business could have up to five rooms to let but was not required to provide off - street parking, though motels were required to do so. He said bed and breakfasts were 24-hour commercial MINUTES—Eugene City Council September 25, 2006 Page 4 Regular Meeting