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e 9.402 (d), requiring that before temporary outright uses are established, the public agency involved must provide opportunity for review and comment by neighborhood residents and property owners. Mr. Chenkin noted that 8 percent of the land in the City is zoned PL. He said that the proposed ordinance would apply to all such land that is declared surplus by the agency controlling it. Mr. Chenkin noted that, in addition to materials distributed to councilors prior to the meeting, a letter from Community Services of Lane County and a list of the current State-licensed private vocational schools had been distributed this evening. Mayor Keller noted for the record that the council had received and reviewed copies of all the written testimony submitted at the Planning Commission meeting and a summary of the testimony and discussion at that meeting. Councilor Wooten referred to Section 9.402 (b) of the proposed ordinance, which states that community resource centers must correspond to designations in adopted refinement plans. She asked if this item was included with specific reference to the Laurel Hill area. Mr. Chenkin responded that this section applied particularly to the Willow Creek area. Mayor Keller asked councilors to declare any exparte contacts or conflicts of interest. Councilor Miller said that she had been contacted by several people regarding this item and that she had urged them to speak at the council hearing. She did not feel that these contacts would affect her ability to make her decision on the basis of testimony given at the public hearing. Councilors e Wooten and Lindberg both said that they also had been contacted by members of the public but did not believe that the contacts would affect their ability to make a decision on the basis of testimony at the hearing. Staff notes and minutes were entered into the record. Public hearing was opened. Those speaking in favor of the ordinance: Mary Alice Brown, 1966 Garden Avenue, represented Community Services of Lane County (CSLC). She said that the Laurel Hill Elementary School had been closed since June 1982, and that CSLC had applied to lease a portion of the building. She said that the area they wished to lease was that furthest from the playground and that the commercial kitchen and the office space in the Laurel Hill building were ideally suited to the vocational training offered by CSLC. Ms. Brown said that CSLC had spent five months searching for ,a suitable building and had looked at 40 possible sites before selecting the Laurel Hill building. Ms. Brown said that in mid-June CSLC had contacted the Laurel Hill Neighborhood Association and had met with the group's executive board to discuss the proposed use of the building. She said that the neighborhood group seemed pleased with CSLC.s offer of neighborhood meeting space and community use of the building. Ms. Brown said that some residents of the area were concerned with possible impacts of CSLC on the neighborhood. She stressed that CSLC is neither a - hospital nor a psychiatric clinic and does not administer medication. She said that alcohol and drug abusers and people with a tendency toward violence are MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 9, 1982 Page 2