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Mayor Torrey noted that there was a speaker asking to be recognized who had signed up after the 7:45 p.m. deadline. He called for input from the council on whether to allow the speaker. Councilor Lee, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to extend the time allowed for the public forum. In response to a question from Councilor Pap8 regarding whether this was a one-time allowance or a routine thing, Councilor Lee said that he would generally be in favor of allowing an additional speaker after the deadline. Councilor Pap8 said that he would support the motion for that single time but wanted the rules to be followed in the future. Councilor Nathanson stressed the importance of getting the word out about the rules for the public forum. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Tom Halferty, 4510 Manzanita Street, distributed written material to the council. He urged the council to acquire the property around the headwaters of the Amazon. Moshe Immerman spoke against the expansion of Hyundai. He commented that corruption was rewarded and that morality and science seemed to mean less and less in today's world. Councilor Meisner agreed that there was an over concentration of social services in the downtown area and said that the issue had been of concern to him for some time. He reiterated his support for a social service dispersal policy. Councilor Meisner noted that Mayor Torrey had tried hard to find an alternate site for a previously proposed clinic without success. He noted that the clinic in question was a for-profit business. Councilor Meisner called for more information from staff. Councilor Rayor questioned how the clinic could be opened when the conditional use permit was for the previous owner. Regarding the prostitution ordinance, Councilor Rayor said that the penalties were a graduated response for repeat offenders. He called for stiffer penalties against "johns" who cruised for prostitutes. Councilor Kelly commented that it was important to have a methadone clinic in the community. He added that it was clear that there could be a better location than the proposed one. He encouraged the neighbors to look at code enforcement issues regarding the clinic, given that the council had no authority to stop the clinic from locating as proposed. Alternatively, he encouraged them to work with the clinic to seek an another location. Councilor Nathanson reiterated that neighbors to the proposed clinic should closely examine code enforcement issues. She noted her concern about the high ratio of nonowner-occupied housing in the neighborhood in question and hoped the City could work to reduce that percentage. Councilor Taylor commented that she had been trying to get the City to purchase the Amazon headwaters for some time. MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 7, 2000 Page 2 Regular Meeting