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Carol DeFazio, 1437 West l0th Avenue, also represented CAFHN. She shared the perspectives of the previous three speakers. She felt cut off from effective involvement in the height and mass standard. She wished to make clear that CAFHN was not asking the CNR project team or the City to agree with everything the group had recommended. She related that CAFHN expected the process to produce a proposed standard that would protect the character and stability of the neighborhood. She called what had happened with the mass and height standard a "fundamental failure" to fully engage the public in meeting one of the project's most important goals. She reiterated that the standard would allow for the construction of 40-foot structures in a neighborhood where most dwellings were approximately 20- to 22-feet high. She underscored the neighborhood's repeatedly expressed objections to this "incompatible standard." She noted that staff indicated that no public support had been expressed for the consultant's proposal. She related that the project director encouraged the group to give testimony at the Planning Commission hearing on June 28. She opined that three-minute testimony was not a productive way to genuinely involve the public. She asked the council to encourage the City Manager to find a way to have the CNR project team re-engage representatives of area neighbors to spend a "few hours" to find a suitable alternative proposal prior to the hearing before the Planning Commission. Adam Walsh, 307 East 14th Avenue, president-elect of the Association of Students of the University of Oregon (ASUO) and member of the Board of the West University Neighbors (WUN), wished to speak about the City's plan for repaving alleys throughout the City of Eugene. He stated that as the first neighborhood slated for these improvements, his neighborhood had the "privilege" of working with City staff on this issue. He said while not all members of the WUN could agree on the merits of the project, all of them were grateful for the City's level of involvement. He wished to thank Civil Engineer Steve Gallup of the Public Works Department for his numerous presentations at meetings and his willingness to take into consideration the desires of the neighborhood. He also thanked Councilor Kelly and Program Specialist Steve Norris, who helped the WUN evolve into a forum for concerned neighbors. He conveyed the neighborhood's gratitude for Mayor Piercy's attendance at a recent meeting. He expressed hope that the work done by staff and the level of involvement the City had shown in the project with the neighborhood association would serve as a model not only for City involvement in neighborhood associations as a whole, but for City projects in the future. He underscored that this collaborative intent on the part of the City had not gone unnoticed. Debbie Jeffries, 3800 North Delta Highway, spoke in regard to the draft plan for Parks, Recreation, and Open Spaces (PROS). She said she and a neighbor both had property listed for acquisition in the plan though neither of them had participated in the process. She pointed out that the draft plan had cost the City $200,000 and was slated to plan out to 2025. She asserted that development of the plan had not been coordinated with other City departments and the plan had identified numerous sites outside of the UGB. She wished to bring the plan to the attention of the council because it had been discussed in budget hearings and the Public Works Rates Advisory Committee meetings. She alleged there were "serious flaws" in the plan as it omitted over 2, 850 acres, including 2,500 of the West Eugene Parkway and 300 acres of golf courses, two of which were designated as Park and Open Space on the Metro Plan. She also wished to call attention to 1,300 acres that were not included because of being part of the Goal 5 inventory. She averred this comprised 25 percent of the current property within the City limits as parks and open spaces. She did not believe the plan should not be used for any council decision unless it included every piece of land. She alleged there was a lack of coordination between departments. She averred the Parks and Open Space Division was making plans for acquisition outside the UGB at the same time that PDD maintained that all development should occur within the UGB. She felt the draft appeared to suggest expansion of the UGB. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 9, 2005 Page 5 Regular Session