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Ms. Rubel asked if she was being denied her three minutes of public comment. Mayor Piercy responded that the City Attorney was the City’s legal staff and that there were rules they had to adhere to by law in regard to quasi-judicial issues. Ms. Rubel reiterated that her testimony had nothing to do with substantive issues. Mayor Piercy replied that it was her belief that if the testimony had anything to do with the McKenzie-Willamette Hospital application it could not be given at this time and would have to be provided at the public hearing on October 23. Ms. Jerome encouraged Ms. Rubel to call the City Attorney’s office or the City Manager’s Office on the following day for further information. Ms. Rubel opined that the process was “flawed and biased.” Lisa Warnes , 5020 Nectar Way, stated that she had been with the Southeast Neighbors for four years and was now serving as the Vice President. She commended former Neighborhood Manager for the Community Services Division, Beth Bridges, for her dedication and hard work. She always found Ms. Bridges to be “warm and kind.” She predicted Ms. Bridges would be a “tough act to follow.” She conveyed her concern that the neighborhood program might now “fall apart.” She expressed her gratitude for Ms. Bridge’s hard work and said she would be missed. th Drix , 305½ 14 Avenue, asked how many eyes were there in Eugene and said the answer was all of them. He said we are all here in Eugene and a part of it. He related that he had attended the Burning Man Project and the Lane County Fair. He felt they were all a slice of life. He had attended the Eugene Celebration. He averred that the City of Eugene was blessed on many levels. He reiterated that the community would build on the two holes in the downtown by pooling resources and working together. Zachary Vishanoff , somewhere on Patterson Street, expressed concern regarding the older bridges around the country. He asserted that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) had “culture problems” and things had “gone horribly wrong.” He believed that the bridges on the way to Springfield were beginning to crumble. He thought the council should talk about traffic calming in the University neighbor- hood less and should talk about forming “special teams” that were not affiliated with ODOT that could give MINUTES—Eugene City Council September 10, 2007 Page 2 Work Session