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Charles Christenson, 2012 McLean Boulevard, called for a vote against the Autzen parking lot expansion proposal. He said that WlSTEC's financial future rested on parking revenues. He stressed WlSTEC's dedication to providing a science and technology experience for the region's youths. Bob O'Brien, 3525 Gilham Road, supported the decision to not continue with the West Eugene Parkway. He said that there was not enough money to do the project without eliminating other priorities in TransPlan. Mary O'Brien, 3525 Gilham Road, expressed her support for the council decision on the West Eugene Parkway. Mike Lund, 2630 Emerald Street, called for a BMX freestyle facility to be built in Eugene. Jan Wostmann, 2645 Riverview Street, thanked the council for its vote on the West Eugene Parkway. Mr. Wostmann also called for more groups to be involved in the neighborhood ward redistricting. He suggested the involvement of the Neighborhood Leaders Council. He stressed the importance of as a broad a representation of city residents as possible during the redistricting process. Kevin Hornbuckle, 375 Adams Street, said that the proposed West Eugene Parkway would destroy the wetlands in the planned location. He said that the Chamber of Commerce had orchestrated a "smear" campaign against the council because of its vote on the parkway. He said that he would vote for the incumbent councilors because they had voted for the public interest. Karl Sorg, 1555 West 18th Avenue, said that he had attended a meeting of the Charter Review Committee and was astonished at what he called an incorrect interpretation of the intent of the scope of the examination of the City Charter. He said that his impression was that there would be examination of the potential of in-house legal council instead of having an attorney that represented corporations in town. He raised concern over a conflict of interest and called for the entire charter to be reviewed. David Hinkley, 1350 Lawrence Street, commended the council decision not to continue the West Eugene Parkway. He commented that there was no way to fund the project and that sending the issue to the voters would have been a waste of public time and money since there was no money to pay for the project anyway. Charles Biggs, 2405 Willakenzie Road, spoke against the proposed code exemptions for the Autzen Stadium project. He said that granting the code exemption before the State Emergency Board had received an updated financial report (due by the end of January and since Phil Knight's withdrawal of funding was putting the "cart before the horse." Bill Moos, 2834 River Walk Loop, spoke in favor of the proposed Autzen Stadium code exemptions for the expansion of Autzen Stadium. He said that the approval would allow the University to support other sports by creating more revenue streams. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 22, 2001 Page 3 Regular Meeting