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Arvy Wong, 2135 Northwest 160th Avenue, Beaverton, joined in Ms. Zhao's remarks, and requested the City Council's support for those who were persecuted for practicing Falandafa. He called attention to information provided to the council about the persecution facing those who practiced the exercises, and described an incident of repression in China. He asked the council to consider adopting a resolution in support of Falandafa. Carol Feinberg-McBrian, 1875 West 15th Avenue, called attention to the council's goal regarding accountability to the people and respect for all people. She said it appeared that many councilors would be moved around if the Indigo ward boundary scenario was accepted, and she did not think changing citizens' councilors demonstrated accountability. She feared a situation where liberals in the community would not be well-represented. She thought the councilors in place represented the will of the people in their district as evidenced by the vote on the West Eugene Parkway, and urged the adoption of the Violet scenario. Rob Handy, 455-1/2 River Road, spoke of the long effort put into the adoption of TransPlan, wherein road projects were prioritized in light of their need, expected performance, and benefit to the system. He said the plan was intended to guide the community away from limited access bypass highways. Mr. Handy said while campaigning against the parkway, voters made it clear to him they wanted road projects that perform well at an affordable price. He said the parkway's minimal performance value would render it obsolete before the completion date. He asked what projects would be dropped from the constrained TransPlan project list to accommodate the parkway. Mr. Handy said that henceforth, no new transportation facilities will be built that do not incorporate the alternative performance measures agreed to by the Department of Land Conservation and Development. He noted the impact of those measures on new facilities. Nick Urhausen, 2852 Warren Street, advocated for redistricting that resulted in wards with a roughly equal number of voters. Mr. Urhausen termed redistricting based on current representation "insane." He said no councilor deserved a guarantee of a seat. He suggested that if the council selected the Violet scenario, it would be building a stronger case for citywide elections of councilors. Jim Hale, 1715 Linnea Avenue, preferred the Indigo redistricting scenario with modifications, copies of which he distributed to the council. He discussed his proposed modifications, suggesting the scenario was inadequate in that it divided the Bethel area into three rather than two wards, and would result in major overhaul of the boundaries similar to what was being proposed. He was also concerned that the remaining scenarios did not address the council's criteria regarding the undersizing of wards in growing parts of the community. Mr. Hale supported ward-based elections, and disagreed with those who thought citywide elections would provide a different result. He said that there were clearly two cities, and the issues MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 26, 2001 Page 2 Regular Meeting