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Harry Able, 3031 Staff Drive, spoke in opposition to a living wage. He said it was very discriminatory to workers who were not working or contracting with the City. He raised concern that Eugene taxpayers would have to pay for better wages for City employees. Joe Gillian, 30300 Southwest Parkway Avenue, spoke on the transportation maintenance fee. He raised concern that the fee was really a property tax and it violated the uniformity clause of the Oregon constitution. He said the fee would set a bad precedent as it was proposed. Peter Desser, 623 South 44th Street, Springfield, spoke in support of postponing the implementation of the verified alarm response ordinance. He requested that the council direct the City Manager to order an extension of the implementation date until January 1 . Nick Llrhausen, 2858 Warren Street, speaking as the local post commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, expressed his appreciation for Mayor Torrey and the Police Department but raised concern over charges for police services at the Veterans Day parade. He suggested that the City partner with the Veterans Day Committee to avoid these charges. Laurel Laing, 87947 Applegate Court, Veneta, spoke representing the Lane County Veterans Day Parade. She noted that it cost a significant amount of money to put on a parade. She urged the City to support its veterans by waiving charges for police services during the parade. She said that in return for support, the veterans would put the City logo on its posters. Thomas Lang, 87947 Applegate Court, Veneta, spoke as a Vietnam veteran. He urged the council to help the living veterans by supporting the Veterans Day Parade. Joan Obie thanked the council for its support of the school funding levy. She said that by helping local schools the council was saving children. She expressed concern that the State of Oregon would not find sustainable funding for schools until there was a "train wreck" that forced it to address the issue. Nichole Pomiteer, representing Friends of the Children, reported that the national nonprofit organization had opened an office in Eugene. She said the organization supplied professional paid mentors to seriously at-risk children. She said the mentors guided students from first grade until graduation from high school. She thanked Eugene for being receptive to the program. Tim Anderson, 748 Goodpasture Island Road, urged postponing the verified response ordinance until January 1. Andy Peara, 410 East 34th Avenue, spoke on behalf of Eugene's charter schools. He submitted written material to the council. He spoke in support of the youth services levy and suggested an alternative allocation formula since the current formula was inequitable. He urged the council to reconsider the school levy to make it more equitable to charter schools. Berry Kessinger, 2825 Dapple Court, urged the council to reconsider the verified response ordinance. He said there were too many false alarms because the City had failed to enforce its existing policy. Mayor Torrey called for comments from the council. MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 12, 2002 Page 2 Regular Meeting