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to the organization. He said that the City had granted the right to park cars on game days to WlSTEC. As proof of his statement, he called the council's attention to Clause 17 of the lease agreement between WISTEC and the City of Eugene. He opined that every person who parked their car in the WISTEC parking lot on a game day was a patron of WISTEC. Mr. Burgess believed that putting a transit station on the lot that WlSTEC used for parking would interfere with the non-exclusive rights granted to WlSTEC by its lease agreement with the City and would therefore be a violation of that lease agreement. Brian Fitzwater, 22 West 17th Avenue, spoke as instructor at WlSTEC. He said that allowing a transit station to be put on the City-owned parking lot used by WlSTEC patrons would endanger a great learning resource for kids. He said that there were alternate sites on University property that would serve as well as the WlSTEC option. He urged the council to support WlSTEC in its decision. John Applegarth, 1915 Terresa Avenue, said that WISTEC was a positive resource for kids in the area that helped bring quality of life to the region. He raised concern over the potential loss of this resource if the University was allowed to build a transit station in its parking lot. David F. Clark, 925 West Broadway, urged the council to vote against Option 1 of the proposed amendment that would allow a transit station to be built on the parking lot that WlSTEC used. He said that kids needed WlSTEC and raised concern over the loss of revenue that would occur if the facility lost the parking revenue it brought in on game days. Charles Christianson, 2012 McLean Boulevard, urged the council to deny Option 1 of the proposed amendment. He said WlSTEC would lose a third of its annual budget if the transit station were allowed to built on the parking lot that WlSTEC used since it would eliminate parking revenues brought in on game days. He opined that there were suitable sites on University property that would accommodate a transit station. He reiterated the importance of the council denying Option 1 and urged the council not to shut WlSTEC's doors on the children of the community. Gracie Beaver and Natalie Jenson spoke of their positive experiences at WISTEC. They urged the council to keep science within reach of kids. Ms. Jenson added that the choice was a great loss to the community or a transit station. They submitted a petition with 40 signatures supporting the idea of putting the proposed transit station on University property. Jim Krumsick, 85193 Appletree Drive, said that sports were not the answer for all kids. He said WlSTEC met the needs of many kids in the community and urged the council to support WISTEC. Gene Holloter, 1385 Oksanna Street, spoke as a representative of the Citizens Planning Committee for East Alton Baker Park. He said that there was a management plan for East Alton Baker Park that was approved in 1996 by Willamalane Parks and Recreation District. He added that there was a County referendum that called for East Alton Baker Park to be preserved as a natural area for passive recreation. Mr. Holloter said that his committee expected major impacts to East Alton Baker Park as a result of the stadium expansion and the extra people it would bring through the park. He said that the TDM plan did not speak adequately to the mitigation of those environmental impacts. He said that the committee felt that the approval should be delayed until MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 25, 2000 Page 6 Regular Meeting