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also concerned about the proposal for incorporating a parking garage in the construction of the new Library. Bern Johnson, 1290 East 25th Avenue, said that he favored removing the $800,000 item in the ClP targeted for expenditure on the Riverfront Research Park. He said that public funds should not be used for development in the park. He pointed out that a "road to nowhere" already existed in the park which was an example of poor fiscal management and bad planning. He said the proposed expenditure contradicted Growth Management Policy 17 about protection and enhancement of air and water quality and habitat and Policy 18 about parks and open space. Jori Kline, 693 West 10th Avenue, said that he was a member of Board of Directors of the Eugene Tree Foundation. He said he supported the "mini-park" on Willamette Street between 11th Avenue and 13th Avenue included in the ClP. He explained that the funds involved had been made available by Tree Replacement fees generated from the Broadway Plaza project. He encouraged the council to approve the expenditure Lucas Spiegel, 77 West 24th Place, urged the council to remove the $800,000 in the CIP designated for development of the Riverfront Research Park. He said he believed open spaces needed to be a priority in Eugene. He encouraged councilors to oppose development in the park north of the railroad tracks. Willie Thompson, 800 East 18th Avenue #2, said he also urged the council to remove the $800,000 in the CIP designated for development of the Riverfront Research Park. He said he enjoyed walking by the river and believed it was a fine thing to do and for development to occur in the area would be a shame. David Hinkley, 1308 Jefferson Street, stated that he supported the addition of $40,000 to the CIP designated for traffic calming. He said that each project cost approximately $30,000 and that, at such an allocation rate, current projects under consideration would not be completed for more than one hundred years. He said additional funding was needed and suggested that $300,000 proposed for airport parking lot expansion be reallocated for traffic calming. He said that he also supported street tree projects, adding street lights, and increasing the allocation for sidewalk improvement. Dick Briggs, 80 West 23rd Avenue, stated that he was concerned that storm water system expenditures in the CIP did not provide for purchasing property along the Amazon Natural Resource Corridor. He said that the fee-supported program spent only 18.5 percent of its revenue on capital improvements from 1993 through 1998. He said the Stormwater Plan only provided for overview of expenditures by the Budget Committee and council and that the practice should be changed. Douglas Serrill, 2766 Alder Street, stated that he was concerned about funding in the ClP for roads in the Riverfront Research Park north of the railroad tracks. He asked that the council consider deleting the $800,000 allocation and have additional public hearings on the subject. He said the opinions of University of Oregon students had been marginalized in the process which reviewed the research park. He said he supported maintaining the area in question as open space and for study of biodiversity. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 8, 1999 Page 4 7:30 p.m.