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