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e of the City of Eugene. He indicated that he was not aware of the poll and asked who administered the survey. Mr. Stevens responded it was done by residents of the Gillespie Butte area. Mr. Lindberg asked if they were in favor of acquisition or against it. Mr. Stevens said that he did not take part in administering the poll, but copies were distributed to the councilors. He listed the items on the petition. Mr. Lindberg noted that it did sound more like a petition than a survey and he was intrigued by the 95 percent of the people who signed the petition being against the acquisition. He asked if the other five percent simply did not sign. Mr. Stevens responded that that was correct.' Mr. Lindberg asked how many names were on the petition. Mr. Stevens stated that there were over 100. Mr. Lindberg asked if he thought they had contacted 100-125 people. Mr. Stevens said he thought that was correct. An unidentified woman in the audience stated that 106 people were contacted and 100 people signed. Ms. Wooten stated that Mr. Stevens said he was representing the residents of the area and asked if he was part of the Spyglass develop- ment. Mr. Stevens stated that he was representing those who signed the peti- tion. He was asked by several people to voice their shared opinion. Ms. Wooten asked if he was active in the Spyglass pun Association. Mr. Stevens stated that he was not but other people are. e Mr. Lindberg noted that one person had mentioned historic designation as as possibility for this area. He asked if that could be a potential funding source. Mr. Drapela stated that Judith Rees, HCC, should reply to that, but they are probably just as desperate for funds as the Parks Department is. Mr. Haws stated that if this issue comes back to the City Council again, he would like to see what options are available to the council, such as rezoning or historic designation, and he would also like to know the City's legal position. Ms. Wooten stated that she appreciates the staff suggestion to refer this back to the EWEB Board. They should be aware of the full sentiments that the council received tonight. She urged people to contact EWEB Board members and ask for a public hearing as soon as possible. She supports continued use of this area as park land open space. She is distressed over EWEB's position. She does not oppose selling land for a reasonable profit from one public agency to another, but a $6,000 purchase price and a $475,000 asking price is too much. It is ironic that EWEB supports public preference when buying power from another public agency, but not in this situation with the City of Eugene. She would hope for a quick settlement to preserve this land. Mr. Obie stated that $150,000 is allocated out of the former serial levy money to be used in the Willakenzie area for park purchase or acquisition of park land. He would like to see the residents poll in a fair and equitable manner e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 26, 1981 Page 8