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number of undesirable persons who used the provisions of the ordinance and about children who were involved. Erin Kuch, 2295 Riverview Street, commended business owners negatively affected by provisions of the ordinance for their efforts to deal with its negative impacts. She said she supported extension of the ordinance with adjustments to eliminate the cost to businesses in industrially zoned areas. She said she was willing to become involved as a catalyst to develop conversation between business owners, homeless persons, and female employees. Danielle R. Smith, West 7th Avenue, described her bus motor home. She expressed appreciation to the council for the ordinance because it had given her a winter of peace and she encouraged that it be extended. She thanked owners of businesses affected by overnight parking for their patience and support. She described her experience as a person not living in a conventional house and said she often was made to feel like a second-class citizen and a scapegoat for community problems. She urged Lane County and the City of Springfield to join in the efforts of Eugene to find solutions to problems of homelessness. Tom Musselwhite, 458 Blair Boulevard, stated that he believed the role of government was to mitigate the effects of a market economy on persons who were poor. He discussed issues related to affordable housing. He said the ordinance did not address the need for appropriate shelter, but that it was "morally turning a corner." He said he believed issues related to addiction and homelessness could be addressed and that he would continue to press for increased affordable housing opportunities. He said he supported extension of the ordinance. Jake DuDell, 890 West 12th Avenue, expressed appreciation to the council for its continuing support of programs dealing with issues of homelessness. He said he supported extension of the ordinance. He described his work with church groups participating in the program enabled by the ordinance and said that the number of vehicles in church parking lots could be increased. He said he was sympathetic with the concerns of businesses negatively affected by the ordinance, but said he believed the issues would be solved by better management, not elimination of the ordinance. Rudy Vallejo, 2642-B Ross Lane, said that he had participated in the church parking lot program and described the trailer, electricity, and sanitation facilities provided. He encouraged the council to keep the ordinance which make the program possible. He suggested that businesses work with the council to devise agreements which would address their concerns. James A. McDermott, 4924 Cone, said that he was opposed to continuation of the ordinance. He described his experience of numerous burglaries and trash dumpster problems since the institution of the ordinance. He said he had invited homeless persons to park in the lot of his business. He said he did not believe police protection for business owners was adequate. Dave Vitus, 2358 West 7th Place, stated that his family had owned and operated an electrical business in Eugene for three generations and that it had never experienced a burglary until the ordinance was enacted. He described the damage and danger he has experienced and suggested that he did not support continuation of the ordinance because it created the possibility of armed conflict. MINUTES-City Council May 11, 1998 Page 8