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streets." She said CAFHN was a grassroots group of approximately 35 people that included owner- <br />occupants, renters, landlords, and investors. She underscored that the destructive impact of infill on the <br />west side neighborhood was an important issue for the group. She related that since the initial CNR <br />meeting in the fall, CAFHN had been collaborating to help identify infill impacts and to get effective <br />standards written and adopted. She shared that the group grappled with some of the same issues the <br />council did, such as how to grow wisely and how to grow in a way that preserves the health and residential <br />nature of the City's traditional core neighborhoods. She did not think the City could afford to ignore those <br />questions. She conveyed the group's support for smart growth, adding that truly smart development did <br />not squander the established neighborhoods that provide examples of successful, pedestrian-friendly, <br />transportation-efficient lifestyles. She said the group's commitment had caused members to spend <br />hundreds of hours on research and discussions and the result of this work, the Chambers Node Revisited <br />Interim Neighbors report, was in the council packets for this meeting. She encouraged the council to read <br />the report and visit the referenced Web site. <br /> <br />Matt Purvis, 1391 West Broadway Street, said he had attended most of the CNR meetings and was <br />involved in the previous Chambers area project a few years earlier. He explained that he had moved to <br />that neighborhood because he valued the livability of the area and the easy access to downtown. He <br />related that during the last few years he had witnessed a myriad of infill projects that severely <br />compromised the quality of nearby existing homes. He noted that the coming weekend he would be <br />helping another family move out of this neighborhood due to the diminishing of neighborhood quality. He <br />opined that the qualities of the west side neighborhood were worth preserving. <br /> <br />David $onnichsen, 2435 Skyline Boulevard, stated that six years earlier he had been appointed to the East <br />Alton Baker Citizens Planning Committee and he had found it difficult to find a context for the work the <br />committee was intended to accomplish. He said much progress had been made since then and now each <br />councilor had a copy of the most recent report from the group, now named the Whilamut Natural Area <br />Citizens Planning Committee. He related that he had asked committee members to craft a statement <br />communicating the one thing they wanted others to know about the park and to mention some of the most <br />recent accomplishments of that group. He provided copies of those statements to the councilors for <br />reference purposes as they made new appointments to the group. <br /> <br />Deborah Jeffries, 3790 North Delta Highway, clarified that her statement was not about whether the <br />Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) should be sold, but about the process. She clarified that she was <br />not present for the recent EWEB hearing on the issue, but had extrapolated her information from the <br />media. She called Councilor Bettman's remarks "bureaucratic bullying." She had not read nor was she <br />aware of any council authorization for Councilor Bettman to state to the EWEB board the intent of future <br />council action and whether it would support its use or financial contribution a particular buyer of that <br />property. She believed a clarifying statement should be forthcoming if the council had made that decision <br />in an executive session or another session. She likened the comments to "s!gning a blank check of <br />support" prior to determining the real economic costs. <br /> <br />Rob Handy, 455-1A River Road, discussed concerns about the future of the Union Pacific Railroad yards, <br />including how pollution would be mitigated and how to proceed with planning for development in the <br />event the railroad company did sell the property. He asserted that the City supported a comprehensive <br />public planning process for the railyards, including a focus on tax exemptions for development of <br />brownfield sites. He also acknowledged that tax abatement was harmful to schools. But he recognized <br />the clear, demonstrable benefit of tax exemptions in the development of the economy and, more <br />specifically, living wage j obs. He thought economic redevelopment of the railyards could include an <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 28, 2005 Page 2 <br /> Regular Session <br /> <br /> <br />
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