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A. An Ordinance Concerning Land Use Regulations; Re-adopting and Amending Portions of Ordinance No. 20224; Providing a Severability Clause; and Providing an Effective Data; and B. An Ordinance Concerning Land Use Regulations, Amending Sections 9.6730, 9.6820, and 9.8325 of the Eugene Code, 1971; Providing a Severability Clause; and Providing an Effective Date; and C. An Ordinance Concerning Land Use Regulations, Amending Sections 9.8320, and 9.8440 of the Eugene Code, 1971; Providing a Severability Clause; and Providing an Effective Date Councilor Nathanson left the meeting at 9:45 p.m. Mayor Torrey opened the public hearing. Councilor Kelly noted that if the ordinances were passed, all of the tree protections in the old land use code would still be in effect. He stressed that there would be no less tree protection than there was on July 31, 2001. Emily Jerome submitted letters from David Hinkley, Al Johnson, and Bill Kloos into the record. City Manager Carlson noted that the public hearing would be for all three proposed ordinances. At the request of Councilor Bettman, Ms. Jerome noted that the evening's public hearing was not actually required under State law. She said the council was exceeding its legal requirements by opening the public hearing to parties other than those who participated in the LUBA appeal. Whitey Lueck, 2755 Potter Street, submitted a photo of Timber Village as an example of tree- friendly development. He said that type of development had been done once in Eugene and was done in many other communities. Nathaniel Sperry, 605 Howard Avenue, spoke as a hired consultant, a commercial arborist, and a concerned citizen. He stressed that the City Council's job was to work for the betterment of the community and added that the tree protections in the Land Use Code Update were superior to those that were previously in the code. Jonathon C. Brandt, 4660 West Hillside, President of the Eugene Tree Foundation, commented that citizens of Eugene loved their trees but noted that the City did not do a good job of protecting trees from developers. He said Eugene's tree protections were weak compared with other cities and that the older code provisions were not adequate to protect the City's trees. He cited south hills developments as an example of this lack of proper protection. He urged the council to make tree protection a top priority. John Kline, 693 West 10th Avenue, submitted written material into the record. He noted that there had been a shift in development in Eugene by wholesale removal of trees before beginning construction projects. Michael Duran, 1473 McKinley Court, expressed his support for strong tree protections in the City. He stressed that trees were central to Eugene's community heritage. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 8, 2002 Page 9 Regular Session