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evaluation. Mayor Torrey called for a second round of council comments and questions. Councilor Bettman said her concern about Mr. Cabell's suggestion was how to determine the source of the damage. She wanted to ensure that the inspectors were qualified. She also supported the creation of a dedicated fund. Speaking to concerns raised by those in opposition to the ordinance that no evidence of the living conditions giving rise to the need for the ordinance had been provided, Councilor Bettman maintained that the council had heard very moving testimony in the past from people who had shared their experiences living in substandard housing, the difficulty they had accessing the court system, how much easier a City program would be for them to use, and how much safer they would feel. Councilor Nathanson indicated she supported the ordinance to ensure that residents living in habitable conditions, but she continued to have concerns about the administrative cost of the program. 5. PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance Amending the Laurel Hill Plan Land Use Diagram to Redesignate Property Identified as Tax Lots 199, 200, 300, Assessor's Map 18-03-03-2 3 from Low-Density Residential to Commercial and to Rezone the Property from R-1 Low-Density Resi- dential to C-2 Community Commercial; Adopting a Severability Clause; and Providing an Effec- tive Date Due to a lack of time, this item was not addressed. 6. PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance Concerning Real Property Compensation; Adding Sections 2.070, 2.075, 2.080, 2.085, 2.090, and 2.095 to the Eugene Code; 1971; Declaring an Emergency; and Providing an Immediate Effective Date Due to a lack of time, this item was not addressed. 7. ACTION: Appointments to Boards, Commissions, and Committees Due to a lack of time, this item was not completed. The meeting adjourned at 9:58 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dennis M. Taylor City Manager MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 8, 2004 Page 13 Regular Meeting