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the citizens of Eugene had spent $107 million in taxes on the war. He provided examples of what that money could have paid for in local services. He urged the council to approve the resolution. Tom Mitchell , 3355 North Delta Highway, #45, indicated his support for the resolution to oppose the Iraq war. Mr. Mitchell thanked Councilor Solomon and the committee on manufactured home parks for the good work on the proposal regarding park closures. He related that the Housing Policy Board (HPB) approved the recommendations of the committee with a few amendments. He understood from staff that the City Attorney was preparing a draft ordinance and the tentative timeline called for a review by the City Council in a work session on April 18, with a possible public hearing on May 21 and possible action on June 11. He said whatever could be done to expedite action on the park closure issue would be appreciated. He hoped that the council would not delay action because of concern regarding the State preemption provision proposed by the coalition in House Bill (HB) 2735. He related that he and many manufactured home owners traveled to Salem and testified in opposition to the preemption clause. He noted that another hearing was scheduled for March 26. He attributed the groundswell of opposition by park residents to HB 2735 to underrepresentation of approximately 67,000 homeowners in the State. He related that of the 17 members of the coalition who had set forth HB 2735, only two were park residents. He asserted that 12 of them appeared to be related to park owner groups. He felt that homeowners were more fairly represented on the HPB subcommittee. Barbara Mitchell , 3355 North Delta Highway, #45, expressed support for the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations Committee (CCIGR) decision to oppose HB 2735 unless it was amended. She noted that the CCIGR discussion focused on elimination of the preemption provision. She said other problems with HB 2735 included “woefully inadequate” compensation for evicted residents, particularly when homes could not be moved. She called HB 2735 the “park owners’ bill.” She averred that Senate Bill (SB) 837 offered good protections for homeowners. She asked that the council support SB 837. Gordie Albi , 1696 Adkins Street, averred that the President violated the trust of the American people. She said in a democracy everyone shared a part of the responsibility. She recounted a story in which German students blamed the lack of action against Adolph Hitler on fear. It had been pointed out that people who harbored Jews were tortured and were frightened and yet they maintained their opposition. She alleged that 90 percent of the dead in wars were women and children. She felt that the council was the only voice the people of Eugene had and asked that the council please speak out against the war. Noah Mrowczynski , 795 Fremont Avenue, related that he had been to Iraq. He said it was insulting that he had been sent overseas on “nothing but lies.” He opposed the loss of the 600,000 Iraqi people and American soldiers in the war. He considered the deployment of the Oregon National Guard to be exploitation. He pointed out that many National Guardsmen do not get the benefits of the GI Bill because of the requirement that a person be on active duty for 24 months. He asserted that the National Guardsmen serve 18 months and come back to nothing. He shared some of the challenges he had faced since returning from Iraq. He supported the resolution against the war. Dan Goldrich , 2262 Birch Lane, spoke in support of the resolution against the war. He wished to emphasize the proactive clause that called for the United States government to pursue regional diplomatic efforts with bordering countries with the goal of producing regional stability. He felt the City’s resolution sought to stop the next “worst war” before it began. MINUTES—Eugene City Council March 12, 2007 Page 2 Regular Meeting