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<br />Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing. <br /> <br />Bruce Mulligan <br />, 3056 Hendricks Hill Drive, vice president of the Hendricks Hill Homeowners Associa- <br />tion, supported acquisition of the 120-acre McDougal parcel, also known as the Ridgeline section, which <br />would connect Moon Mountain with the back side of the Laurelwood Golf Course. He passed out a copy <br />of the resolution unanimously approved by the Hendricks Hill Homeowners Association that supported the <br />acquisition, passed in 2005. He said they believed the acquisition of this parcel was critical as it was a <br />very time-sensitive parcel and contained prime riparian habitat. He urged the council to include the parcel <br />on the list for acquisition. <br /> <br />Joel Andersen <br />, 1327 Andersen Lane, coach and regional co-coordinator for AYSO, explained that AYSO <br />was an all volunteer-driven organization that provided soccer for anyone between the ages of 5 and 19, <br />regardless of skill or ability to pay. He related that four years ago, 400 kids were registered, but over the <br />past two seasons over 1,400 kids registered for AYSO soccer. He stressed that AYSO was the only soccer <br />organization that had no paid personnel. He stated that AYSO was one of three Class 1 youth sports clubs <br />that the City had directed to provide after-school sports through 4J schools. Though AYSO received no <br />funding from the City or the schools, it was still held responsible for helping to provide these programs. He <br />said this was a mandate that AYSO readily and willingly accepted. He reported that it was becoming more <br />difficult to find adequate soccer fields that were in good repair and not a danger to young soccer players. <br />He urged the council to add funding to the PROS project list to upgrade athletic fields throughout Eugene. <br />He stressed that no acquisition was being requested. <br /> <br />David Monk <br />, 3720 Emerald Street, spoke on behalf of the South Eugene Neighbors. He conveyed their <br />long-standing support for acquisition for open space. While he acknowledged the importance of seeking <br />balance in the project list, he asked that the council not add too many special projects. He called land <br />acquisition critical as the cost of land was increasing drastically. He noted that he played soccer, adding <br />that many adult soccer players prefer to play on natural grass. He asked that the council ensure that <br />School District 4J come up with its share of money for resurfacing. <br /> <br />Ed Fredette <br />, 2635 Moon Mountain Drive, asked that the Alton Baker Park canoe canal renovation include <br />a whitewater park in addition to the aquatic habitat restoration. He said the canoe canal had originally been <br />constructed for canoe and kayak recreation and concrete weirs were put into place that cut it off from the <br />main river channel. He noted that prior to the turn of the century it was part of the river channel. He stated <br />that the intake structure for the canoe canal was unsafe as it posed a threat to young people who chose to <br />swim near it. He explained that water was sucked in and then transported 300 feet underground to the <br />canoe canal. He said the main weir in the Willamette River no longer diverted water into the Millrace and <br />it posed a serious hazard to river travelers. Every summer, search and rescue staff was called out to rescue <br />people who were caught in the hydraulics created by the weir. He thought it would be possible to create <br />water features in a whitewater park that would meet the needs of a broad spectrum of participants. He <br />averred that such a project could garner funding from a number of sources, including the Oregon <br />Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), the department that was responsible for stocking the area with <br />fish. <br /> <br />David Sonnichsen <br />, 2435 Skyline Boulevard, chair of the Citizens Planning Committee for the Whilamut <br />Natural Area of Alton Baker Park, indicated his support for a whitewater park, especially the habitat <br />features of it. He noted that the canoe canal was shared by Eugene and Springfield and he thought it would <br />make a good shared project. He said that part of the proposal involved daylighting some of the canoe canal <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council April 10, 2006 Page 15 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br />
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