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e e e Candace Syman-Degler, 1090 Brookside Drive, said she came home one day to find that the forest behind her house had disappeared. She said she assumed that as many trees as possible would have been preserved in the development of the property behind her house. She urged the council to adopt a mandatory approach to preserving trees. Mary Johnson, 1010 Brookside Drive, testified in support of a mandatory ap- proach to preserving trees. She said she lives in an area that is presently undergoing rapid residential development. Bob Tate, 3130 Willakenzie Road, testified in support of a voluntary approach to preserving trees. Bob Fauvre, 2979 Maranta Street, testified in support of a voluntary approach for preserving trees. Jeannie Loe, 2857 Greentree Way, said she was appalled after reading about the costs in administering a mandatory tree preservation program, which she said would not serve the needs of the community. She said she did not think trees in Eugene were endangered and urged the council to adopt a voluntary approach to preserving trees. Fred Lockhart, 39705 Little Fall Creek Road, Tree Commission member, said the UFMP is a comprehensive set of policies, of which the intent is to protect Eugene's urban forest. He said the UFMP seeks to establish the ground work for drafting new, workable, and effective tree ordinances. He said he felt confident that the citizen-involvement process would allow concerns to be expressed during the development of these ordinances. He said he shares concerns of the building community about adding bureaucratic red tape. He said it is important to take into account that the UFMP policies can be im- plemented over time and that costs of implementing new ordinances will re- place the cost of enforcing the current inefficient tree ordinance. Paul Gilbertson, 1312 Lincoln Street, testified in support of a voluntary approach to preserving trees. Chester Pietka, 1330 Lincoln Street, testified in support of a voluntary approach to preserving trees. He said he shared concerns already expressed about costs. He suggested providing an incentive for planting trees, such as reducing the cost of building permits. He also suggested encouraging the planting of trees that emit relatively less pollen. John VanLandingham, 335 North Grand Street, testified in opposition to a mandatory approach to preserving trees. He said the UFMP exempts single-fam- ily development, which he said comprises most residential development. He felt this singled out multi-family development and affordable housing. He said any added costs in housing development will increase the cost of afford- able housing development. He said the City has not succeeded in recovering the full cost of administering structural codes. He expressed concern about making it more difficult in meeting density goals. MINUTES--Eugene City Council 7:30 April 13, 1992 Page 11