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main intersection of 11 th Avenue and Chambers Street. He agreed that oil production was peaking. He noted two articles in the local paper that were related to declines in oil production, one on the increase in airline fuel costs which caused hikes in fares and the other that discussed faltering earnings at FedEx due to fuel costs. He quoted from a letter he had received from Walter Youngquist, geologist, in response to an opinion piece he had written for The Register Guard. Mr. Youngquist, who studied and lectured on alternative energy sources for more than 40 years, said there "is no comprehensive substitute for oil" and he predicted the coming transition to a renewable energy resource economy would be traumatic. In particular, Mr. Bolman wished to register his opposition to the transformation of prime farmland into "cookie cutter tract house sprawl." He predicted that in 10 to 15 years, the area would not have tractor- trailer rigs bringing food from many miles away due to fuel costs. He thought it likely that Interstate 5 would fall into disrepair. He urged the council to familiarize itself with the concept of peak oil production. Zachary Vishanoff, Patterson Street, asked if the Eugene Police Department (EPD) was acquiring tazers. Regarding the SBI, Mr. Vishanoff asked that there be a public input opportunity at meetings. Mr. Vishanoff asserted that there was collusion between the Nike company and the military on weapons projects at the University of Oregon. He alleged there was an overlap between Nike's research goals and the Department of Defense. He provided a list of articles for the council to conduct a Google search on in order for the council to understand how the "weapons projects and sportswear projects meet." He said the reason he read the list was that the campus planning committee was going to receive a copy of the proposal from the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute and he was worded that approval of the proposal would happen while University students were gone for the summer. He averred that he raised the issue of the "militarization of the University" with Councilor Kelly and he reiterated his hope that the council would not let the university "sneak this through" over the summer. In conclusion, Mr. Vishanoff felt more discussion was needed on alleged toxic waste dumps located at the Eugene Water & Electric Board site. Carol McBrian, 1875 West 15th Avenue, said she had been a Eugene resident since 1982 and had always bought as much food as she could at alternative food stores. She did not want to see any developments that could threaten those establishments. She observed that five small bookstores had gone out of business since Borders had opened. She averred that competition usually meant many businesses were competing, but since the arrival of Borders Bookstore there was less competition. She did not want to see this happen with the food economy in Eugene. She compared bringing Whole Foods to Eugene to bringing in a major league team to play against the Eugene Emeralds and providing the major league team with the best equipment. She urged the council to "help the home team." She shared her love of Eugene and asked the council to keep in mind the uniqueness for which the city of Eugene was known. Jan Spencer, 212 Benjamin Street, registered his appreciation for the vote against the Santa Clara land swap. He also supported the recent vote on the Goal 5 inventory which recognized the need for the study on pileated woodpeckers. Mr. Spencer asked that the SBI Task Force be publicly accessible. He added that he thought there were good people among the membership of the task force. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 27, 2005 Page 4 Regular Session