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Councilor Ortiz echoed Councilor Pryor’s comments. She wished to thank the families from the Golden Gardens Park area for sharing their stories with the council. Councilor Papé concurred with the preceding comments, indicating that he had not been aware of the particularly dangerous nature of the area at Golden Gardens Park. He said the council obviously needed to address the situation. Councilor Papé asked City Manager Taylor for further information regarding the railroad and quiet zones. City Manager Taylor recalled that the council asked staff to come back with what it would cost to create different kinds of barriers that were required in order to have a quiet zone. He said as part of the budget process, staff intended to present a study about two different types of barriers and those choices would be part of the budget presented. Councilor Papé said he heard that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) potentially had grants to help in the area of railroad quiet zones. He asked staff to look into this and get back to council in a memorandum as to what might be available through such grants. He also wondered if a feasibility study could be part of the budget. Additionally, Councilor Papé conveyed his support for the LEAD teens. He applauded the young man who raised his grade point average from 1.9 to 4.0. Councilor Solomon thanked the Friends of Golden Gardens Park for coming to the council meeting and sharing with the councilors their tragic stories and the safety hazards at the ponds. She stated that the council would be hearing more from the group. She conveyed her intention to bring a request for $50,000 to conduct a feasibility study forward through the budget process. She believed that Ms. Hansen had a point about the City owning an “attractive nuisance.” She wondered if the City was also in violation of a 1971 State statute regarding mining reclamation. She asked staff to look into this and provide her with a memorandum. Councilor Kelly thanked everyone for taking the time to attend the meeting and testify. He asked for a memorandum from the Parks staff on how to work on the Golden Gardens Park situation. Councilor Bettman echoed councilors’ appreciation for the Friends of Golden Gardens Park for alerting the council to the safety issues at the park. She asked why the park had to wait for a feasibility study from the budget process. She wanted a memorandum on how the money could be channeled to move forward with the project. Councilor Bettman commented that she was very impressed by the LEAD teens. Mayor Piercy thanked everyone for the “high quality” Public Forum. MINUTES—Eugene City Council April 10, 2006 Page 8 Regular Meeting