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airport could adequately advertise carrier services with $295,000 and the $45,000 would reinstate the services at the cattery. She stressed that the long-term solution was to increase spaying and neutering of animals, adding that she and many others were working toward that end. She asked the council to revisit the issue at its earliest convenience. Kim Heddinger, 1935 Charnelton Street, said that she was speaking on behalf of her father, a citizen of Eugene and a graduate of the University of Oregon, who had been shot down over Vietnam in 1972. She stated that his remains had not been found until 1990 and had not been positively identified and returned to her family until May 2000. She requested, in his honor, and out of respect to the families that did not yet have the kind of closure that her family had, that the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) flag be raised on Skinner Butte on September 19, the day of remembrance for POWs and MIAs. Heather Cranor, 41775 Madrone Street, Springfield, asked the City Council as a body to make a statement on the courthouse issue. She expressed her sadness, as a lifelong Lane County resident, at having to address this issue at all. She related that, as a member of the Lane County Human Rights Advisory Committee, she and the committee had sent the GSA notice that a redesign of the courthouse was necessary. She stressed that elevators were not entirely reliable, noting that she had once spent three hours at the University of Oregon Knight Library waiting for an elevator repair person and that, had the building been on fire, she would not be alive. Ms. Cranor called the building of the courthouse in its current design the "biggest step backward" in accessibility for people with disabilities. She reiterated her plea for the City Council to issue a statement as one body to the GSA and, specifically, to Judge Michael Hogan. Nick Urhausen, 2858 Warren Street, explained that he was present to reiterate his request that the POW/MIA flag be flown on the same flagpole with the flag of the United States on Skinner Butte. He stressed that it was "doable." He advocated for flying the POW/MIA flag 365 days a year, as the people that the flag honored were POWs and MIAs 365 days a year. Mr. Urhausen noted that his group had held a picnic with some of the members of the Korean community and several of them had come to speak in the Public Forum. Kenneth Yi, 100 East 18th Avenue, spoke in support of flying the POW/MIA flag on Skinner Butte. He called Eugene "his city," stating that he had moved here from Southern California in 1985. He said that one unique aspect of Eugene was that every differing opinion came together to make a whole. Judi Greig, 2043 Smithoak Street, said that her group had followed up with City staff and councilors regarding the flying of the POW/MIA flag on Skinner Butte. She related that her group was anxious to receive an answer as National POW/MIA Day was September 19. She expressed appreciation for the reception that they had received from staff and councilors. MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 11, 2003 Page 5 Regular Meeting