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-- M I NUT E S Eugene City Council City Hall--Council Chamber May 9, 1988 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Freeman Holmer, Ruth Bascom, Cynthia Wooten, Roger Rutan, Robert Bennett, Debra Ehrman, Jeff Miller. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Emily Schue. The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Brian B. Obie. I. PRESENTATION OF URBAN FORESTRY REPORT Councilor Bascom said the Urban Forestry Report is completed and she will bring this item back to the council during a Wednesday work session. She asked councilors to read the report in preparation for that session. 4It Mayor Obie welcomed the Weblos Cub Scout Troop from Ellis Parker Elementary School. II. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Obie gave an opportunity to those who wished to address the council about subjects that are not scheduled for council consideration. Anthony Pomerleau, 4085 Potter Street, addressed the council regarding Ordi- nance 815.220, regarding obstructions on windows. Mr. Pomerleau said the ordinance is vague and is interpreted inconsistently by different individu- als. He termed the ordinance IIgrossly unfairll and said it was not uniformly enforced by the police officer. Mr. Pomerleau said the words IIprohibits and impairsll should be more clearly defined in the ordinance. He said if the ordinance should prohibit the use of tinted windows, it should also preclude businesses from installing tinted windows or to supply the materials to tint windows. Mr. Pomerleau recommended that both citizens and police have clear guidelines to follow regarding this issue. Monte Marshall, 1865 East 28th Avenue, discussed the Gateway Regional Shop- ping Mall. He noted that Springfield's Planning Director had recently ap- proved the application by General Growth to construct an 800,000 square foot regional shopping center on Gateway Road in Springfield. Mr. Marshall said e MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 9, 1988 Page 1