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MINUTES
<br />Eugene City Council
<br />Bascom/Tykeson Room, Eugene Public Library
<br />100 W. 10'' Avenue - Eugene, Oregon 97401
<br />October 22, 2012
<br />7:30 p.m.
<br />Councilors Present: Mayor Piercy, George Brown, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Mike Clark,
<br />Pat Farr, Chris Pryor, Andrea Ortiz
<br />Mayor Piercy convened the October 22, 2012, City Council meeting.
<br />1. PUBLIC FORUM
<br />• Regna Meritt, Portland, supported Resolution 5065, opposing transport of coal.
<br />• Deb Frisch suggested the Register -Guard is a bad influence in our community.
<br />• Lynn Anderson opposed coal transport citing declining property values and huge costs to taxpayers.
<br />• Debra McGee opposed coal transport, citing health issues.
<br />• Sally Crum opposed coal transport, citing health issues.
<br />• Jim Olmsted opposed coal transport through Eugene.
<br />• Mel Bankoff opposed coal trains, citing health and protecting the earth for youth.
<br />• Laura Ohanian opposed coal transport citing environmental concerns.
<br />• Paul Cosgrove, Portland, opposed some of the language of the bag ban; supported eliminating fee.
<br />• B Rivers, opposed coal transport and wanted jobs discussions to happen - visioning session for jobs.
<br />• Leroy Marney supported coal transport citing jobs needs.
<br />• Jere Rosemeyer opposed coal transport, citing hazards, derailments, and risk.
<br />• Brock Nelson, Union Pacific, supported transport of coal by train.
<br />• Carla Hervert opposed coal transport through Eugene.
<br />• Juan Carlos Valle opposed Deerbrook Development and coal transport; supported acquisition of
<br />Amazon Headwater Lands.
<br />• Benton Elliott opposed coal transport citing health and environmental concerns.
<br />• Donald Burton opposed coal transport through Eugene.
<br />• Sabra Marcroft, Ward 7, supported bag ban, citing environmental concerns.
<br />• Greg Peden, Portland, NW Alliance of Exports, supported coal transport for job creation.
<br />• Gordon Levitt, UO law student, opposed coal transport, citing health concerns.
<br />• Kyle DeBord opposed transport of coal, noting extraction and export of 'pollution' is not good.
<br />• Annski Williams Simrat opposed coal mining, use and transport, citing environmental concerns.
<br />• Joe Tyndall opposed coal transport.
<br />• Sarah Higginbotham, Environment Oregon, supported the plastic bag ban.
<br />• Charlie Plybon supported the plastic bag ban, citing problems with plastic for future generations.
<br />• Sage Fox, age 14, opposed coal transport, citing health and environmental concerns.
<br />• Cameron Fox opposed coal transport, citing environmental concerns, safety issues and high risk.
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