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For Ward 4, Councilor Kelly introduced and thanked Jim Holmes, John Lindamood, and Scott Skelton. He said that these volunteers had planted 53 trees in Ward 4. For Ward 5, Councilor Pap~ expressed his pleasure that the City had been recognized as a good place to plant trees. He introduced Lori Choat, Shawnee Hitchcock, Charles Biggs, and David Hopkins. He said that these volunteers had helped to plant 46 trees in his ward. For Ward 6, Councilor Fart introduced and complimented Suzanne Keeting, Edward Fishier, and Dan Bud. He noted that these volunteers had helped plant 54 trees in his ward. For Ward 7, Councilor Meisner introduced Jim Bloomer, who accepted for ©'Hara School, Kelly Townsend, and Mary Benson. He thanked these volunteers for planting 50 trees in his ward. For Ward 8, Councilor Nathanson introduced John Brown, for South Town Rotary, Greg Harper, for Boy Scout Troop 22, Bethany Meeker, Collin Gray, accepting for Rachael Carson, Megan Burry, for Girl Scout Troop 390, and Megan Anderson for Girl Scout Troop 432. She said that these volunteers had helped to plant 115 trees. Mayor Torrey stressed his appreciation for City staff efforts put forward on the project's behalf. He called for everyone involved with the NeighborWoods project to stand up and receive an ovation from the audience. Mr. Snyder stressed his pleasure at recognizing the Hendricks Park Department Advisory Committee for their efforts, over the past two years, in the development of a forest management plan for Eugene's oldest park. He noted that it was the first ecosystem-based management plan for a park in the City of Eugene. He said that the plan had been formally adopted by administrative rule on May 2, 2000. Mayor Torrey read the names of the committee members: Kat Beal, John Moriarty, Stanton Cook, Jim Gent, Robert Fraser, Rich Aaring, Sandy Tepfer, Richard Cundiff, Diana Bus, and Ron Friedland. He called on Mr. Cook, as honorary chair, to receive a recognition award. Mr. Cook complimented Public Works staff and "David Reed and Associates" for their work on the plan. He also complimented the City Council for the decision to call for the management plan. He stressed that the plan could be a model for the management of other parks. Mayor Torrey offered his thanks to the young people in the volunteer programs for showing how important they were to the community. ii. PUBLIC FORUM Jan Spencer, 1266 West 5th Avenue, urged council consideration of a World Trade Organization (WT©) resolution. He stressed the ecological importance of using recycled materials for product manufacture and noted that the WT© had called for no restrictions on how products were produced. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 8, 2000 Page 2 Regular Meeting