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Jeremy McMillan, 1274 Dee Court, spoke in favor of the renaming of Centennial Boulevard to Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. He said people would forget important history if they did not have daily reminders. Yvonne Webking, 638 Spy Glass Drive, said Mayor Torrey was a great asset to the City of Eugene. She stressed that Eugene needed more than just minimum wage jobs. She commented that there were too many government jobs in the City and opined that this was the reason why the land use process was so confusing. Vicki Bell, 34051 Mount Tom Road, Harrisburg, spoke in opposition to a soup kitchen on 8th Avenue sponsored by Food for Lane County. She said that the homeless people were upsetting the clients of her salon. She said that the City should have helped Food for Lane County find a location that did not disturb clients and other citizens. Paul Conte, 461 West 10th Avenue, spoke in favor of the soup kitchen sponsored by Food for Lane County. He said it was unfortunate that some of the clients had disturbed nearby businesses. He acknowledged that there had been some problems but stressed the importance of the dinner program. He said the dinner service should not be allowed to continue until an action plan was provided that would help to limit collateral damage. He believed that City staff had failed to anticipate the problems and to help prevent them. Scott Bartlett, 1445 East 21st Avenue, urged the council to rename Centennial Boulevard as Martin Luther King Boulevard. He remarked that Eugene did not have to ask Springfield's permission to change the name of the street. He stressed that it would not be a difficult thing to do. Bob Richards, 2893 Timberline Drive, reported that Buckley Center was already feeling the effects of the failure of Ballot Measure 28. He said the requests for beds and drug detox services had already gone up. Hope Marsten, 3040 Ferry Street, spoke in favor of renaming Centennial Boulevard to Martin Luther King Boulevard. She said it was a worthy action Jeremy Jacobs, west Eugene, spoke in favor of a living wage. He said it was unconscionable that the motion for the living wage had failed as well as the motion to dedicate extra money to social services. Mayor Torrey closed the Public Forum and called for council comments. Councilor Meisner said there had been unintended consequences of siting the soup kitchen at the 8th Avenue location and asked the City Manager to prepare a report of the costs to the City for dealing with the problem. Councilor Solomon reiterated Councilor Meisner's request and asked that suggestions for solving the problem be included in the report from staff. Councilor Pap~ thanked those who testified. He noted that the council had unanimously voted to move forward with the renaming process for Centennial Boulevard. He stressed the importance of moving forward with a "kind hand" with the City of Springfield on the issue. MINUTES-Eugene City Council February 10, 2003 Page 3 Regular Meeting