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<br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />Regular Meeting <br />Council Chamber—Eugene City Hall <br /> <br /> October 8, 2007 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Andrea Ortiz, Chris Pryor, Betty Taylor, Bonny Bettman, George Poling, <br />Jennifer Solomon, Mike Clark, Alan Zelenka. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the regular meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br /> <br />1. PUBLIC FORUM <br /> <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. <br /> <br />William Ivanoff <br />, 1810 Harris Street, #336, cited two quotes, the first of which was “those who forget the <br />past are doomed to repeat it.” The second quote was “the definition of crazy is doing the same thing over <br />and over while expecting a different outcome.” He cited an article by Rachel Weber entitled Equity and <br />Entrepreneurialism: The Impact of Tax Increment Financing on School Finance which examined the case <br />of tax increment financing. Ms. Weber postulated that entrepreneurial policies created conflict between <br />taxing bodies as higher levels of government take on some of the fiscal burden of the redistributed functions. <br />He likened the current debate on the downtown renewal district to the debates that preceded it in the 1980s <br />and earlier. He quoted an article from the newspaper that discussed a developer considering a major <br />retail/theater/restaurant development in the downtown that sought to rejuvenate downtown, printed in 1985. <br />He averred that the only difference between then and now was the date on the calendar and the cast of <br />“characters” involved in the current urban renewal proposals. <br /> <br />Jozef Siekiel-Zdzienicki <br />, 1025 Taylor Street, cited Statewide planning goals and guidelines Goal 12 Article <br />4, which stated that major transportation facilities should avoid dividing neighborhoods. He stated that the <br />thth <br />west side of the City contained an urban social unit. He believed that 6 Avenue and 7 Avenue would be a <br />th <br />good alternative for a westward EmX route. He felt that 13 Avenue was a bad choice. He underscored his <br />feeling that neighborhoods should not be bisected. <br /> <br />James R. Seaberry <br />, 1475 Green Acres Road, Space 162, asked the council to consider making a good park <br />for musical performances. He said Springfield’s Island Park had a raised stage and averred that Eugene <br />should have one as well. He felt a stage was needed at Washburne Park for the acoustical and visual <br />benefits of the audience. He related an experience he had while attending a Eugene Symphonic Band concert <br />in a park in which he had difficulty hearing and seeing. He offered to help raise money to build such a <br />stage. He noted that the stage in Island Park cost $55,000 to construct and he anticipated that one could be <br />built today for $75,000. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 8, 2007 Page 1 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br />