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James Lemmon, 461 West Quinalt Street, spoke as a representative of LEAD (Leadership, <br />Education, Adventure, Direction). He said that it was one of the few places where kids could get a <br />second chance. <br /> <br />Mr. Lemmon said that the levy would allow more programs like LEAD and urged the City Council <br />to put the levy for youth programs on the ballot. <br /> <br />Dustin Lemmon, 461 Quinalt Street, spoke as a representative of LEAD. He commented that <br />there needed to be more programs with teens leading teens under adult supervision. He added <br />that programs like LEAD helped develop social and practical skills and urged the council to put the <br />youth program levy on the ballot. <br /> <br />Charles Biggs, 2405 Willakenzie Street, urged the council not to approve the land bank site on <br />Willow Creek. He stressed the need to build affordable housing immediately and not at an <br />indefinite point in the future. He believed that appropriating Community Development Block Grant <br />money for the Willow Creek land was a misappropriation of the land bank process. <br /> <br />Mr. Biggs also remarked that the new Police Station Bond measure was the same as the one that <br />failed with the exclusion of the fire facility. He said that it did not take future use and expansion of <br />the police force into account. <br /> <br />Art Pope, 2621 Augusta Street, spoke as the executive director of NorthWest Youth Corps. He <br />spoke in favor of the levy for youth programs. He said that there was a tremendous demand for <br />youth programs in the community and added that the levy would increase access for youth to get <br />into programs. He commented that the levy was a progressive step. <br /> <br />Toby Hill-Meyer, 637 East 39th Avenue, spoke as a representative of the Youth Advisory Council. <br />He said that he had grown up in a system that was constantly underfunded. He urged the council <br />to fund programs that were not sports oriented. He said that the sports programs needed to be <br />funded as well, but stressed that not all kids were into sports. <br /> <br />Misha Seymour, 1313 Lincoln Street, spoke against the council endorsement of the City <br />Manager. He called for a citizen review board of for the police. He urged citizens to vote against <br />the police bond measure. <br /> <br />Jonathon Stafford, 437 East 11th Avenue, spoke as the Vice Chair of the New Library Advisory <br />Committee. He said that the committee was making choices between greenness and functionality. <br />He stressed that the design of the library was an integrated whole and changing the design of <br />one area would alter other areas. <br /> <br />Jim Hale, 1715 Linnea Drive, commented on the fact that the increased numbers of police were <br />not taken into account in the calculations for a new police station so that it would reach capacity <br />long before its 20 year projection. He said that the new building would be less than what was <br />needed. He went on to say that a more fair measure for getting funds needed to be found. He <br />asked Councilor Pap8 to comment on a potential conflict of interest regarding the proposed site <br />for the new station. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey called for council response. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 24, 2000 Page 2 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />