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Regarding the comments made by Mr. Cooper, Councilor Kelly said that he would ask staff to follow up on his comments and get back to him with information. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Pap~, moved to extend the deadline for public comment on the issue to October 13, 2000, at 5 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. V. PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance concerning a Special Response Fee; and Adding Section 4.775 to the Eugene Code, 1971 Mayor Torrey opened the public hearing. Bob Teague, 3900 Coburg Road, supported the proposed ordinance. He said that it was about public accountability and expressed his support for the proposed fee. He stressed that it was on the second call in 90 days when the ordinance became viable. Robert Siegmund, 755 Foothill Drive, spoke as a property manager in the community. He supported the proposed ordinance. He opined that the 90-day period was workable and fair. He believed that the ordinance would be an effective tool for the City and for property managers to respond to large gatherings. He urged the council to adopt the ordinance as written. Charles Parker, 818 East 15th Avenue, spoke against the ordinance. He spoke as the president of Lamda Kai Alpha Fraternity. He urged the council to vote no on the proposed ordinance since it would make his fraternity guilty by location. He noted that the location of his house was in an area where people leaving from local drinking establishments regularly passed and congregated. He commented that the fact that members of his house could be charged a fee for other people's actions made no sense to him. Jay Breslow, 2250 Patterson Street, spoke as the president of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon (ASUO). He expressed a desire to build partnerships with the City and the Eugene Police and to repair relationships that had eroded between students and the Eugene Police. He commented that the proposed ordinance would tear down relationships between the police and the student body since it was unfair and targeted students. He submitted an ordinance written by the ASUO as an alternative to the proposed ordinance from the police. Christa Shively, 441 East 16th Avenue, spoke in favor of the ordinance written by the ASUO. She urged the council to look at both of the proposed ordinances critically. She raised a concern that relationships were already worsening between citizens and the Eugene Police Department and the proposed ordinance would only aggravate that problem. Ms. Shively expressed a desire to see an ordinance that was as specific as possible. She acknowledged that parties of 50 to 100 people were difficult to break up, but noted that, the way the ordinance was currently written, gatherings of 10 people over a duration of 90 days were counted as frequent parties with a significant number of people. She stressed that the ordinance should address the specific problematic situation. She opined that the ordinance would perpetuate negative attitudes between the Eugene Police and students and other community members. MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 10, 2000 Page 5 Regular Meeting