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He averred that the property would not support the services needed for development. Ben Mondragon , 3265 Wintercreek Drive, also spoke in opposition to the annexation item. He said when he and his wife bought their home they had been led to believe they were not within the UGB. He underscored that they had purchased it because they wanted a “certain lifestyle and ambiance.” He echoed Mr. Irwin’s concern regarding the possible loss of the pond. He averred that in looking at some of the developers’ projects he felt they had a “scorched earth policy,” removing every tree and then asking the new home buyers to replant with trees not native to the area. He was also concerned there would be issues with the runoff. He believed there was currently an excess housing inventory in the south hills. He also expressed concern there would not be adequate access for emergency vehicles. He requested that the council deny the annexation. Del Johnson , 3247 Wintercreek Drive, spoke in tandem with the previous three speakers. He had bought his house ten years earlier and had been assured at that time that the land behind him would not be developed. This had contributed to the decision to purchase his home. He felt like they lived in a wildlife refuge. He expressed concern about the underground springs in the area, noting there were flooding issues in one area of his yard. He declared that this annexation flew in the face of what Eugene stood for. He said there were developments all around his property. He felt traffic would be an issue as well. He urged the councilors to vote against Consent Calendar Item D. Micheal M. Reeder , 800 Willamette Street, Suite 800, indicated he represented the owners of the properties on Wintercreek Drive. He said staff had suggested the item be pulled and allowed to go to a public hearing in September. He believed the annexation request represented an end run on the UGB expansion process in violation of Goal 14 and the Eugene Code (EC) 9.7825(1). He noted that he had submitted a packet of information to the council that included a diagram of the property and the UGB. He alleged that what was being proposed would expand the UGB to the south and would erroneously enter potentially developable property without going through the UGB expansion process. He reiterated the residents’ request for the council to deny the annexation. He also took issue with the application, averring that it was “quite incomplete.” He asserted that it did not show that services could be adequately provided to the property. He referred the council to Exhibit 3 in the written testimony. Zachary Vishanoff , somewhere on Patterson Street, declared that the council’s public hearing scheduled for July 21 was “incredibly important.” He alleged that the University’s arena project could “balloon” to $300 million. He did not believe the project would be built. He hoped everyone would come and testify at the hearings for alley vacations. He believed any decision could be appealed to the Land Use Board of Appeals th (LUBA) for a nominal fee. He said a dorm had “popped up” over the course of the summer at 16 Avenue and Moss Street. He felt that the University’s style of development was “unilateral and secretive” and “spiraling out of control.” He predicted that the dorm would throw the arena project off. He also asserted that the person chairing the Historic Review Board had a conflict of interest because she was the Univer- sity’s “developer.” He believed the University was breaking the law and the City was abetting. Joe Collins , PO Box 24417, related that he had visited a Web site that featured vocabulary multiple choice tests and for each word defined correctly, 20 grains of rice would allegedly be donated to poor people. He had also gone to a breast cancer site that provided free mammograms for women based on the number of clicks. He thought it would be great to have a site like that wherein every time someone clicked in a penny would be donated by sponsors to the needy of Eugene. He said there could be sites for people whose needs were not being met for dental or medical care, for addiction services, to hire a cop or fix a pothole, to find a job, repair glasses, and to provide free showers, bathrooms, and beds. He averred that these were things that MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 14, 2008 Page 2 Regular Meeting