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MINUTES Eugene City Council Council Chamber--City Hall November 22, 1999 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Scott Meisner, Nancy Nathanson, Bobby Lee, Gary Rayor, Betty Taylor, David Kelly, Gary Pap~. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Pat Fart. Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. I. PUBLIC FORUM Artemio Paz, 86950 Cedar Flat, spoke as a representative of the North West Eco Building Guild. He raised concern over the building design of the new public library. His concern was regarding the out gassing of chemicals from materials used in the finished library. He stressed the importance of proper ventilation in the Library and the importance of operable windows that would allow for the ingress of fresh air. He also raised concern over the use of synthetic carpet in the children's area of the Library. He submitted a document that the Salem-Kaiser school district used, through its risk management department, that dealt with creating healthier buildings. He noted that the school district would not design a building that had carpet in the classrooms because of the out gassing of chemicals. Mary Bauer, 33 Sunset Drive, stated that her children were chemically sensitive and would not be able to use the new public library because of the use of synthetic carpet in the building. She also cited examples from the Salem-Kaiser school district that allowed for a more healthy building environment. She suggested a book called "Is This Your Child's World" that addressed building design health issues. Kathy Ging, 2878 Harris Street, raised concerns over the materials used in the new library. She also raised concern over the health risks to children by the installation of synthetic carpet in the building. Valerie Wedel, 2310 Grant Street, raised concern over the health risks to children in the new public library if synthetic carpeting was installed. She added that the data on the subject left no doubt about the toxic chemicals out gassed from the finished product. Jan Spencer, 1266 West 5th Avenue, addressed the upcoming meeting of the World Trade Organization (WT©). He provided a shod history of the WT©'s work against the Clean Air Act and the Endangered Species Act. He read a list of contributors to the WT© meeting in Seattle and MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 22, 1999 Page 1 7:30 p.m.