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was important to take the time to do nodal development, or whatever nomenclature it fell under, correctly and to fully involve the citizens. Councilor Taylor congratulated the Nectar Way/Dillard Road citizens and the SCCSPOS people for forming an alliance. She felt they had much in common as they were both dedicated to doing what they thought was right for their respective communities. She wanted to know who paid for the Santa Clara parks survey. She thought it was "push polling" and that it was inappropriate. City Manager Taylor responded that the City paid for the survey. Councilor Ortiz also thanked everyone for coming to the Public Forum. She thanked the members of the firefighters' union in particular for coming out and sharing information with the council. Councilor Kelly also thanked everyone for coming down to speak. He thanked Ms. Perle for bringing copies of the Santa Clara parks survey for the council. He had been involved with a number of surveys and thought it was not unusual to ask questions in the ways that the survey had sought to do. He said, however, that this strategy was effective only if the statements made to the survey-respondent were absolute fact. He questioned whether the statements in the survey would qualify as fact. Councilor Bettman conveyed her gratitude to those who testified. She understood that the council had not approved the draft Parks and Open Space Comprehensive Plan, but had merely voted to accept it. Regarding the CAFHN and CNR issues, Councilor Bettman felt the issues could be resolved by more advance work with neighborhood representatives. She thought the CAFHN proposal was modest and was in line with the standards for nodal development. She remarked that since staff's objective was to remove obstacles to higher density projects in neighborhoods, would not additional regulation in terms of standards be considered obstacles? She wondered how the City would be able to implement character standards in the face of Ballot Measure 37. She noted she had requested a work session on mixed-use development. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes April 11, 2005, Work Session April 11, 2005, City Council Meeting B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda C. Ratification of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Actions of March 17, March 24, March 31, April 7, April 14, 2005 D. Resolution 4834 Approving the Eugene-Springfield Five Year Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development for Submission to the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development E. Approval of 2005-06 Funding Allocations for Federal Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, and American Dream Downpayment Initiative Programs F. Adoption of Resolution 4835 Adopting the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the Standard for Incident Management in the City of Eugene G. Approval of Minutes, Findings, and Recommendations from the Hearing Official and Adoption of Resolution 4833 Forming a Local Improvement District for Alley MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 9, 2005 Page 7 Regular Session