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forced to smoke only in their homes. He said that adults smoking in bars would at least take it out of the view of children. Matthew Ferrelli, 85188 Forest Hill Lane, spoke as a nonsmoker. He opined that a smoking ban would bring down business in the city and said that smoking was an issue of adult choice. Oksanna Schpankyn, 3250 West 18th Avenue urged the council not to ban smoking in adult establishments. She said it would send smokers out to where children were present to be influenced by it. She said that such a ban would be creating a new problem and not getting rid of an old one. Clark Hansen, PO Box 21635, supported the first two parts of the proposed smoking ordinance but urged the rejection of the third part that would ban smoking in adult establishments. He said that it was an issue of choice and rights for adults. Emily Russo, 1530 Washington Street, supported the smoking ban in areas where children could be present, but noted that it was still a free country and adults had the right to smoke at adult establishments. David Marshall, 2620 West 10th Avenue, said that banning smoking in bars would endanger people by putting more drunk drivers on the roads heading out of town to places where they could smoke. Aspen Rosen, 512 West 18th Avenue, said that people should have the choice to smoke at adult establishments. Cory Fisher, 333 River Avenue, spoke as a representative of Bingo Mania. He said that it was an issue of rights and choice for people to smoke and called for exemptions for bars and bingo halls from the proposed smoking ordinance. Tammy Cole, 3854 Kirsten Street, raised concern over a possible smoking ban in adult establishments. She said that instances of drunk driving would escalate. She added that there would be a corresponding loss of business to the city as smokers went to places where they were allowed to smoke. She said that smoking was an issue of rights. Jim Cole, 3854 Kirsten Street, urged the council not to take the rights of its citizens away by passing the proposed smoking ban. Tonie Nathan, 3065 Delta Pines Drive, said that the proposed smoking ordinance was intrusive. He urged the council not to make the city into a dictatorship. He said that the citizens of Eugene did not need government "babysitting" and called on the council to encourage personal responsibility. Lucas Mericantante, 2494 Blackburn Street, raised concern over possible increases in drunk driving that would occur if a smoking ban were enforced in Eugene bars. He called for exemption for adult establishments. Corrie Heselius, 1543 Hilyard Street, said that smoking was an issue of rights and personal choice. MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 25, 2000 Page 2 Regular Meeting