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Cliff Barney, 3700 Babcock Lane, raised concern over the Eugene Water & Electric Board's Telecommunications Project and stressed that no rate payer money was supposed to be involved. Nick Urhausen, 2858 Warren Street, raised concern over the ballot measure authorizing the council to go forward with construction of the West Eugene Parkway. He opined that the ballot measure was "phony" and added his belief that the ballot language was purposely made unclear. Mike Lewis, 2765 Agate Street, opined that the move of PeaceHealth from Eugene to Springfield was the result of bad staff advice. He also commented that the councilors who voted to downzone the Crescent property originally intended for the hospital relocation should resign. David Monk, 3720 Emerald Street, opined that Eugene had been "taken for a ride" by PeaceHealth and added his opinion that the hospital had intended to move to Springfield the whole time. Deborah Jeffries, 3800 North Delta Highway, spoke regarding the planning on Ayres Road redesign. She noted that a City Councilor had asked why the citizens along Ayres Road had supported the design plan and stressed that none of the citizens along Ayres Road had supported the plan and that City staff had misled the council into believing they had. She said that the council's perception was not factual in terms of the property owners' approval of the design. She called for better direction to staff to improve the "customer service" aspect of public perception. Ruth Barney, 3700 Babcock Lane, noted that her husband had written a letter to the mayor and council and had yet to receive a reply. Richard Szakatski, 2115 Brittany Street, and that the result of the PeaceHealth relocation should never have happened. He expressed his surprise that Councilor Kelly had been surprised at the hospital's decision to move to a Springfield location. He said that the council was "off base" and "missing it." He complimented Mayor Torrey and councilors Papd and Farr for their efforts and opined that the rest of the council was leading the community toward an economic recession. Rob Zako, 1280 East 28th Avenue, urged the adoption of TransPlan that evening. He stressed that good ideas were waiting for adoption and it was time to implement them. Lauri Segel, 1000 Friends of Oregon, spoke in support of adopting TransPlan. She said that few people recognized the significance of its passage. Councilor Bettman thanked Marilyn Mays and the participants of ACT-SO for helping in the success of their program. Regarding the implementation of a customer service plan as suggested by Jeffries, Councilor Bettman said that if the City were to engage in such a philosophy, it would have to make a decision as to who to satisfy and who to disappoint. She stressed that City staff was committed to serving the entire public. Regarding TransPlan, Councilor Bettman thanked citizens for their input in the plan. She remarked that the plan was much better than it would have been without the public process. MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 10, 2001 Page 2 Regular Session