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Public hearing was opened. Speaking in favor: Mark lindberg, 1750 Olive Street, Board of Directors of the Neighbor- ~ hood Housing Resource Center, expressed appreciation for the staff ,., work and shares the council concerns. He finds it regrettable that cooperatives were included because it will penalize low-income, non-profit cooperatives. He urged the councilors to approve the condominium ordinance but to remove the language dealing with cooper- atives. Including cooperatives at this time would be premature and more information is needed before dealing with them. He suggested the task force should continue its review of cooperatives. Rick Goldstein, 1610 Jefferson, stated he is from the Jefferson Area Neighborhood Executive Committee and supports the position stated by Mr. Lindberg. He feels that a $500-per-unit charge will inhibit low-income residents from forming low-income, non-profit cooperatives. Laurence Hawkins, 1080 Patterson, stated he lives at Patterson Towers and agrees with Mr. Lindberg that cooperatives should be eliminated from the ordinance. John Vanlandingham, 2207 Harris, lane County Legal Aid, stated he had testified in November. He has concerns about "moving trauma" of the special-category tenants, and fear that conversion may cause a reduction in rental housing stock in Eugene. He noted the task force met 15 times and every meeting was open to the public. He urged inclusion of a life tenancy section for special-category tenants but supports the present ordinance. He is concerned about Mr. Delay's ... proposal and feels it could be a loophole. He would request the task . force to come back with more information. Anne Mahler, 1080 Patterson, stated she would not testify because her concerns had been addressed. Charles Strong, 495 West 26th Avenue, is a member of the Eugene Aging Commission and its task force on condominium conversion. He noted his . statement would refer to the ordinance only as it affects the elderly, handicapped, and low-income persons (called special-category tenants), who .are the people that originally apprised the City of the impending conversion problem. The task force and staff have worked long and hard to produce the proposed ordinance, and it is a good improvement over previous drafts, but it is still flawed in the area of comparable housing as: 1) no consideration is given to the tenant whose physical and/or mental condition makes a move to new housing traumatic or possibly fatal; 2) no consideration is given to amenities which may be more important than physical features, such as pets, noise, dust, garden, etc.; 3) new housing costing 50-percent more per square 6/9/80--10 e