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MINUTES Eugene City Council Regular Session Council Chamber--City Hall February 14, 2005 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Poling, David Kelly, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Solomon, Chris Pryor, Andrea Ortiz, Bonny Bettman, Gary Papd. Mayor Kitty Piercy called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. Mayor Piercy announced that she had signed a proclamation recognizing the 100th anniversary of Rotary International on February 25, 2005. She expressed her thanks on behalf of the City of Eugene for its service to the community in numerous ways. 1. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Piercy reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. Bruce Miller, PO Box 50968, Eugene, stated that he had distributed copies of an article from the February 13, 2005, edition of the Oregonian entitled Lessons from Washington First ora two-part series, A study in higher ed success, Washington's commitment to colleges pays educational and ecomomic dividends Oregon lacks. He said the article presented a comparison between the University of Washington and the University of Oregon (UO), and asked the councilors to read the article. Mr. Miller urged councilors to also read a booklet entitled Pioneers Administrators of the University of Oregon, which was available at the UO bookstore. He expressed concern that the Pioneers Administrators of the University of Oregon did not accurately depict the UO's leadership. David Helton, 878 Glory Drive, spoke on behalf of the Woodmen of the World/Community Center for the Performing Arts (WOW/CCPA). Mr. Helton addressed the Housing Policy Board (HPB) Request for Proposal (RFP) process for affordable housing on property adjacent to the WOW Hall's property. He said the CCPA Board of Directors had endorsed the Metropolitan Affordable Housing (Metro) proposal on the following conditions: 1) the WOW Hall be allowed to purchase a lot adjacent to the WOW Hall referred to as the back lot; and 2) Metro be required to make the investments in the WOW Hall and to Metro's building to address noise abatement concerns. He added that the WOW Hall, Metro, and the City of Eugene had agreed to the conditions. Mr. Helton reported that some members of the community were claiming that the residential development would cause the WOW Hall to be shut down. Conversely, the WOW Hall board and staff acknowledged the facility existed in an urban community and that the area around the facility was bound to redevelop. He added it provided an opportunity to make investments in the WOW Hall to address existing noise concerns. Metro had committed to funding several thousands of dollars in noise abatement measures. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 14, 2005 Page 1 Regular Session