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Bayard H. McConnaughey, 1653 Fairmount Boulevard, stated that he was a 49-year resident of Eugene and an advocate for parks. He said he believed the City was missing an opportunity by not developing the Riverfront Research Park property as a public park. Steven Mueller, 65 Lund Drive, stated that he was a member of the River Road Neighborhood Association and Rasor Park Support Group. He expressed appreciation for the recommendations of the Mayor's Parks and Open Space Committee and asked about the status of Rasor Park in the proposals. Mr. Smith explained that Rasor Park had been removed from the specific project list of the committee. Mr. Mueller described the work of his support group and asked to be informed of how its work could be provided as input to City plans for the park. Misha Seymour, 1313 Lincoln Street #306, stated that he believed funds provided to area businesses through tax reduction incentives should be used to develop City parks. He reported that a sink in a public park near 20th Avenue was non-functional. He said he believed children's programing should be re-instituted at Petersen Barn Community Center, that a "peace park" should be built on Skinner Butte, that benches should be returned to Washington Park, that more tennis courts and not athletic fields should be built, and that parks should promote cooperative activities. Roger Haxby, 2247 Bedford Way, stated that he was a new resident of Eugene and that he had been informed that City-owned property would not be developed into a park in the near future. He said that a neighborhood association newsletter had informed him that the property was to be included in improvements paid for by the parks and open space bond proposal under consideration. He said his neighbors were unaware of the possibility and were concerned about the impacts of parking, noise, and security issues. Charles Warren, 86260 Lorane Highway, stated that he was a member of the Mayor's Parks and Open Space Committee. He said he believed the council should approve the priority listing of bond expenditures as included in the committee's report because of its careful construction to reflect the varied views of representative citizens and the community. Larry Hendricks, 1826 Mill Street, stated that he had been Facilities Directory of Kidsports for eight years. He described the program of the organization and its cooperation with the City and area school districts. He encouraged the council to support the recommendation of the Mayor's Parks and Open Space Committee because it would increase the number of fields available for use by his organization. Dave Perez, 2803 Almaden Street, stated that he was the Executive Director of the Eugene YMCA. He said he supported the recommendation of the Mayor's Parks and Open Space Committee as a needed first step. He described the shortage of athletic fields available for participants in activities of his organization. He complimented the committee for bringing together the interests of a wide variety of groups. He said referring the recommendation to voters was an opportunity for leadership and to express care about children and youth of the community. MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 13, 1998 Page 4 7:30 p.m.