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Responding to a question from Councilor Bettman, Mr. Rhay clarified that alcohol consumption was allowed at the picnic shelter in the park. City Manager Johnson added that was the location of the Arts in Vineyard event. Chief Hill said that the department would be enforcing all applicable ordinances. He said that the area would be patrolled with bicycles and foot patrols. Councilor Taylor asked what the event would cost the City. City Manager Johnson responded that additional resources such as fire and police services required by the event would be paid by the event organizers. Mayor Torrey supported the motion and hoped the council would support it. Roll call vote; the motion to adopt Item E passed, 5:2; councilors Meisner and Bettman voting no. Referring to Item G, Councilor Kelly thanked Human Resources and Risk Services Department Director Lauren Chouinard for his work on the City Manager's evaluation form. He said that he pulled the item to get council concurrence on a change to the survey scale, which was on a one-to-five scale, as opposed to the council goals survey, which was on a one-to-four scale. There was concurrence. Roll call vote; the motion to adopt Item G passed unanimously, 7:0. 4. PUBLIC HEARING AND POSSIBLE ACTION: AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR WHICH PROPERTY WAS CONDEMNED UNDER ORDINANCE 19660 City Manager Jim Johnson introduced the item. He recommended that the council hold the record open. Responding to a question from Councilor Kelly, Mr. Klein disagreed with the landowner's representative that the notice of the hearing was legally insufficient. The recommendation to hold open the record was to give Ms. Ruth, the former landowner, an opportunity to develop a legal argument. Mayor Torrey opened the public hearing. Wayne Maynard, 1574 Coburg Road, representing the former property owner, Laurita Ruth, said if the City Council was willing to delay the issue until May 7, 2001, he did not have much to say. He urged the council to postpone the item. He disagreed with Mr. Klein regarding the issue of notice, and said the attorney for the owner, Larry J. Anderson, would be willing to tell the council why. The property was taken under the threat of condemnation, and the property owner would like time to develop a legal argument as to why the change should not be made by ordinance. He said the consequence of a failure to delay could be expensive litigation. There being no further requests to speak, Mayor Torrey closed the public hearing. Councilor Rayor requested information about the status of the proposed road aligmnent. Mike Sullivan of Planning and Development Department said there was a preliminary road design. The City had a contract to appraise the property using that configuration. Councilor Rayor asked for information on what the road proposed to go through the property did, and if it was needed, where the road would be in the future. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 23, 2001 Page 5 Regular Meeting