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much of the remaining 10 percent would be threatened by the plan. He explained that old growth forest conditions take over 1,000 years to regenerate and ultimately ecological conditions could not be replicated. Jeff Devore , 85816 Parklane Circle, noted that he had served as president of the McKenzie Flyfishers in the previous year. He had helped its board to craft a letter in opposition to the WOPR. He had also served as the McKenzie Flyfishers representative on the McKenzie Watershed Council (MWC) and had participated in a letter from the MWC opposing the plan. He wished to speak as an individual in support of the “no action alternative.” He resented the amount of money spent working on a plan that basically changed all of the plans that were already in place. He averred that if money had been spent on improving the existing Northwest Forest Plan there could have been more logging and thinning on second growth forests and no one would be arguing about cutting down old growth. He had lost faith in the Forest Service and the BLM to protect the forest; their charter was to protect those forests and it was what they were paid to do. th Mike Russo , 1975 Potter Street, wished to speak about a proposed building for the corner of 19 Avenue and Alder Street. He stated that speakers opposing the building were supported by the South University Neighborhood Association Board, which recognized and supported the neighbors as they tried to have this project modified through discussions on zoning and allowable heights and densities on that street. He said the building was proposed to be seven stories tall and would maximize the number of units while minimizing the setbacks and parking. He added that the “out of town developer” planned to build four-bedroom units and expected to rent to students, but because the required parking was based on the number of units and not on occupancy, the code only required between 39 and 62 parking spaces and the developer’s plan included 40. He believed the project would saturate the neighborhood with parked cars and increase traffic issues. He found it “shocking” that the developer had not committed to retaining an onsite manager to provide support and supervision for the tenants. Mr. Russo declared the building to be “grotesquely” out of character for the neighborhood and a direct contradiction to Growth Management Policy #6, which sought to increase the density of new housing development while maintaining neighborhood character. He acknowl- edged that change would come over time, but area residents were worried that the debate regarding infill was only framed in terms of “up or out.” He felt there was a “wide zone of acceptability” for infill that would balance the need for increased density with an economic return to development and with the need for livability in that neighborhood. He asked for the council’s help to “protect the neighborhood.” ndth Nancy Meyer , 1135 East 22 Avenue, averred there was a huge problem with the R-4 zoning on 19 Avenue that would allow a long wall of very tall buildings that would house hundreds of people. She said the zoning would impact the South University Neighborhood Association, the West University Neighbors, the Fairmount Neighbors, and the University and Olympic Trials. She supported “reasonable density” but believed that inappropriate infill threatened core neighborhoods. She acknowledged that residents who chose to live in the University neighborhood understood they lived in an increasingly dense area filled with students. She felt that “injecting” a seven-story building would defy growth management policies that sought to maintain the character and livability of such neighborhoods as it would be “wildly out of character” with its environs. She noted that the University was capping building height in order to maintain architectural integrity of its campus. She listed similar buildings in town, which included Sacred Heart Hospital, a six-story building, and underscored the traffic issues they created. She asked the City Council to set a deadline for the code amendments and that they request the City Manager to direct staff to spend time with area neighbors to craft a development plan for the neighborhood. Ken Kato , 2060 Agate Street, noted that a packet of images and maps had been included in councilors’ packets. He said he was speaking as a neighbor and also as a topographer. He explained that the two scale drawings he had provided demonstrated that a seven-story building could be 80 to 100 feet tall; in his MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 11, 2008 Page 3 Regular Meeting