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Jerry Oltion, 750 Brookside Drive, submitted written material into the record. He stressed the importance of protecting trees. Phillip Carroll, 1054 Van Buren Street, said the tree protections in the older version of the Eugene Code were not adequate for protecting trees from developers. He encouraged the council to retain as much of the LUCU tree protections as possible. Louise C. Wade, 573 Covey Lane, commented that trees were the essence of Eugene. She opined that developers were cutting down the trees that drew people to the city in the first place. She stressed that tree assessment should precede development plans and approval of those plans. Rob Zako, 1280 East 20th Avenue, spoke as one of the four citizens who filed to intervene on the appeal of LUCU to the Land Use Board of Appeals. He said that Eugene preferred growth accommodated in a way that protected parks and open space and the livability of the community. Tom Slocum, 1950 Graham Drive, urged the council to scrap the proposed ordinances and pay closer attention to State goals. David Hinkley, 1350 Lawrence, urged approval of Ordinance A as proposed by staff. Lauri Segal, 120 West Broadway, urged the council to take proactive steps toward putting Goal 5 tree protections in place. She called for a forum before the Eugene Planning Commission and an additional public hearing before the adoption of the ordinances. David Monk, 3720 Emerald Street, raised concern with the speed of the process. He commented that accommodating the homebuilders association and the Chamber of Commerce did not help establish appropriate tree protections. He stressed the importance of working towards the establishment of a Goal 5 inventory. Jim Welsh, representing the Eugene Association of Realtors, went on record supporting the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce and the Homebuilders Association. He said that addressing the concerns of the homebuilders association and the Chamber of Commerce would help to avoid a complex and unworkable code and future expensive litigation. He commented that overly complex and restrictive rules established an economic environment where growth was stifled and government revenue was in continual decline. Al Johnson, 2303 Southeast Grant Street, Portland Oregon, representing the Eugene Chamber of Commerce, submitted written material into the record. He said the chamber supported the general structure of the changes made by staff in addressing the LUBA remand. He stressed that the chamber wanted to work with the City in addressing the issues of the new code. Bill Kloos, PO Box 11906, spoke representing the Lane County Homebuilders Association. He submitted a letter containing specific comments on the proposed ordinances from the association. He urged the council to take the time necessary to make changes in the code update based on actual case studies. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 8, 2002 Page 10 Regular Session