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Charles Peters, 2435 Potter, a volunteer at the WOW Hall and board member of the CCPA, thanked Ms. Ging for speaking on behalf of the CCPA as CCPA member, but reminded the City Council that Ms. Ging did not speak for the CCPA. He added while her opinions were valued, the board did not share her fear that this was the end of the WOW Hall. Mr. Peters stated that if the council did not approve the Metro proposal, it would be the end of the WOW Hall, because the Metro plan was being done with federal funds that required sound mitigation measures. He added that Metro was willing to provide funds to the WOW Hall for a cooler to help attenuate the sound in the summer time. He emphasized that Metro was working with the WOW Hall "left, right and sideways." He added that City staff was working with the WOW Hall, and was researching availability of matching city funds. He concluded that the board was very happy to be working with Metro and very afraid that if the Metro proposal was denied the highest bidder would buy the site and build without any opportunity for input from the WOW Hall. He urged the council to accept the HPB recommendation. He concluded saying that the WOW Hall had been thinking about the changes for a year. Metro was a non-profit organization that was working with the hospital and Lane Community College, to provide housing for students. He emphasized that this was not the end of the world for the WOW Hall. Mayor Piercy called on the council for responses and comments. Councilor Kelly thanked all who spoke. He had two requests of City Manager Taylor. He asked that any written record of the CCPA board's decision and recommendation come to the council before any council action. He said he had not heard that anyone expected the parkway to be completed by 2010. He asked how such a finding was included in the site review for the Home Depot that would seem to contravene fact. He also asked if there was a mechanism in the code that allowed revisiting an approved site review or traffic impact analysis if, after the comment period ended, an error of fact was found. Referring to Mr. Robinowitz's concerns, he asked for a written response to Mr. Robinowitz's contention that the Home Depot site review was approved in part because it presumed the completion of the West Eugene Parkway by 2010. Councilor Taylor stated that she was interested in having a public hearing on the WOW Hall. She expressed alarm to see action on the March 7 agenda about the West 8th Avenue site. She did not feel action should be taken until the council had conducted a work session and a public hearing. She added that the West 8th Avenue business group had an interesting proposal that deserved some discussion. Councilor Solomon said the comments made by Jana Jackson were consistent with at least three phone calls she had received from constituents related to traffic concerns. She asked for a work session, noting that Ms. Jackson had addressed the issue of the good people of Eugene being taken advantage of by transient criminals who came to town and the criminal mischief makers. She stated the City needed to be clearer about its boundaries, asserting that the community did care about homeless people, as Ms. Jackson had clearly articulated. City Manager Taylor suggested that the task force currently studying solicitation, trespassing, panhandling, and homeless issues would be able to incorporate Councilor Solomon's concerns. He agreed to get back to Councilor Solomon with the task force timeline. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 14, 2005 Page 4 Regular Session