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e squadll that had formed up to intervene, although intervention had not been necessary. He compared that approach to the "low-key and non-intimidating" prevent i ve exp 1 anat ions offered by Lane County pol ice offi cers and by Springfield police on the mornings of May 5 and 6 at North Eugene High School, Shilo Inn, and the Red Lion Inn. Mr. Beard said no problems had occurred at those encounters. He also described the arrest at Parker Elementary School of Susan Chubb as "an inefficient overreaction" by Eugene police. Mr. Beard said an instance not mentioned in his letter had occurred at Madison Middle School, where State police again had used two officers to intervene early and where no problems had occurred. He said some instances over the past two weeks may have requi red "1 arge massed forces, \I but he thought that on many occasions, Eugene police had overreacted and had dispatched many more cars and officers than was necessary. He suggested that Eugene police consider the role model provided by the three other jurisdictions and their methods. He asked why extensive amounts of force appeared to be the rule rather than the exception, and he said he thought the city needed a police policy of initial, low-key, non-intimidating intervention, not a "riot squad menta 1 ity. \I Mr. Beard noted that an addendum to his letter offered to provide a video of the "overreaction" in which more than 20 officers had been used to arrest five teachers at Cal Young Middle School on May 7. He added that he appreciated the council IS time. e Ms. Wooten said numerous councilors had inquired as to responses of the Police Division during the strike, and some of them had met with the City Manager and with representatives of the Police Division. She added that additional information regarding the incident at Cal Young School also had been requested, so concerns were not going unnoticed or unheard. II. PUBLIC HEARING: RIVERFRONT PARK SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (CA 87-3) Assistant City Manager Dave Whitlow introduced the item. Pat Decker of the Planning Department presented the staff report. Ms. Decker said the establishment of a Riverfront Park Special Development Di stri ct was the second step in a several-step process i nvo 1 vi ng the Riverfront Research Park and would implement the Riverfront Park Study adopted two years ago. She said the issues at tonightls hearing included whether the district was consistent with special district code provisions, the Riverfront Park Study, the Metropolitan Plan, and other policy documents. Ms. Decker noted that staff notes described issues that had been raised during consideration of the district by the Riverfront Design Advisory Committee, the Riverfront Research Park Commission, and the Planning Commission. She added that the Planning Commission had received and considered public testimony in making its recommendations. Ms. Decker said the district would set parameters for future development of the Riverfront Research Park, and she reviewed some of the sections in the . MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 11, 1987 Page 4