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some form, including initiating plan and code amendments to designate the area as Low-Density Residential and requesting a code interpretation of the Low-Medium Density Residential category to be applied during the interim period until plan and code amendments were in effect. She noted that the City Manager recommended shifting planning resources from other high-priority work to accomplish the code amend- ments quickly. She pointed out that plan revisions were simple in concept, required minimal changes to refinement plan text, and were supported by area residents and the neighborhood association. She saw no reason that processing the amendments should impact other high- priority tasks and also believed the quickest, lowest impact way to implement the requested code interpretation was for the Planning Director to issue it directly. Jason Georgianna, 765 Mimosa Avenue, Eugene, owner of Pacific Coast Cage Fights and a fighter himself, said he was encouraged that most councilors felt the need to learn more about the sport. He felt the sport was very misunderstood and there was a significant core that was not recognizable from the marketing tactics used. He said that although the sport was not regulated by the State, it was not totally out of control; the truth was somewhere in between. He was interested in moving toward regulation of the sport on the amateur level and was eager to work with the council. He listed some examples of precautions that could improve safety, such as ensuring participants were equally matched, having medical staff and supplies on hand during matches, and adhering to standard mixed martial arts rules. He encouraged councilors to visit his website at pccagefights.com or contact him personally for additional information about the sport. He said the perception was that the sport was devoid of any social value, but it was, in fact, the only empirical test for determining the effectiveness of various self-defense techniques. Charles Moss, 4255 Berrywood Drive, Eugene, Santa Clara Community Organization board member, spoke to the issues of the Lane County Local Government Boundary Commission and street annexation. He said Lane County had the only boundary commission in the State and legislation had been introduced to abolish it, but local legislators voted against it at the City of Eugene’s request. He questioned why the City would want to retain the boundary commission and said he would be watching the next legislature with interest to see if legislation to abolish it was introduced and whether City officials again tried to subvert the will of the voters of River Road and Santa Clara. Zachary Vishanoff, Patterson Street, Eugene, remarked on a letter to the editor from the director of the South Waterfront Project that appeared in The Oregonian. He read excerpts from the letter and said the project was a good example of “connecting the dots” on a wide range of issues. He discussed local projects that would use federal funds and said it was his responsibility to sort out federal pork and asked for someone to acknowledge that there was an issue. Joe Collins, PO Box 24411, Eugene, referred to an article in The Register-Guard related to the Police Auditor’s office and supervision of staff. He asserted that the City was mismanaged and administrators knew and ignored or were unaware of problems within the Police Department. He felt that the Police Department and its leadership were a disgrace and said that officers did not report problems because they feared reprisal. He urged that lie detector tests be administered to police officers every few months. He said that the district attorney was not on the side of justice. He asked the council to show strength of will and character and dismiss administrators he did not think were competent. Sherry Franzen, 910 Almaden Street, Eugene, stated that the will of the voters was to have a completely independent review of the Eugene Police Department. She said an investigation was promised by the police chief into why Roger Magana and Juan Francisco Lara were able to carry out egregious acts against women in the community while on duty, but there had not been a report yet. She witnessed police officers MINUTES—Eugene City Council August 14, 2006 Page 2 Regular Meeting