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e officer), the issue could be brought to the board as an appeal from that decision. He said the board would be expected to establish its own bylaws and rules. Mr. Boles called attention to page three of a memorandum from the City Attorney's Office to Mr. Wong and Mr. Mounts and asked whether ambiguities regarding the adult congregate living facility had been resolved. Mr. Martin pointed out that the ordinance defines adult congregate living as being operated lias a nonprofit corporation which undertakes through its ownership or management to provide housing, meals, and the availability of other supportive services for the elderly and handicapped." He emphasized the limitation to those populations. Answering another question from Mr. Boles, Mr. Martin said that decisions of the authority would be subject to legal challenge if perceived to fall outside the scope of the ordinance. Ms. Ehrman asked whether a list of facilities that might perform services not available at Sacred Heart General Hospital was available. Mr. Wong said that analysis was not available yet. Councilor Schue opened the public hearing. Clark Winston Cox, Jr., 1085 Patterson Street, #9, spoke as a hospital volunteer, neighborhood resident, and former patient. Mr. Cox supported the proposal before the council as a means of reducing the cost of health care to e residents of the community. Kitty Piercy, 1371 West 4th Avenue, spoke against the proposed ordinance which she said would benefit Sacred Heart General Hospital. She spoke on behalf of organizations and individuals who view abortion as a fundamental right of choice and said that Sacred Heart declines to perform first trimester abortion services and requires that its aligned clinics under the Oregon Medical Group also refuse to offer that service. Ms. Piercy urged the council to refuse support to an institution which she said limits women's constitutional rights and said such support would represent an encroachment of religious philosophy in the community. Richard Greene, 766 East 13th Avenue, identified himself as president of the University Small Business Association and said he supported the establishment of a hospital authority that would allow Sacred Heart to expand its facilities in an effort to remain current with new developments in medical technology. Mr. Greene considered Sacred Heart a good neighbor and cited its creation of a citizen review panel to consider its latest expansion as an example of its concern for the community's needs. He urged the council to approve the creation of a hospital authority. David Oaks, 330 Howard, #1, spoke against the City's credit being used by Sacred Heart Hospital for a tax break. He considered the primary issue to be one involving human rights (specifically the informed consent process for electroshock) and accused the hospital of not being accountable to the e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 9, 1989 Page 3