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MINUTES Eugene City Council Council Chamber--City Hall September 14, 1998 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Pat Fart, Tim Laue, Bobby Lee, Scott Meisner, Nancy Nathanson, Laurie Swanson Gribskov, Betty Taylor, Ken Tollenaar. Mayor Jim Torrey called the September 14, 1998, meeting of the Eugene City Council to order at 7:35 p.m. I. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Torrey described the purpose of the Public Forum and explained guidelines for providing testimony in it. Misha Seymour, 1313 Lincoln Street #306, referred to a slogan advertising the Eugene Celebration and expressed concern that music was being "piped in" with the intention of driving certain persons from the West Broadway mall area. He said he believed the mall should be a place for fun that is used by everyone. Chris Brintnall, 455 West 1st Avenue, stated that he was a rider for Pedalers Express, a project of the Center for Appropriate Transport. He said he believed a significant portion of trips taken by the "hundreds of City vehicles" could take advantage of an alternate mode of transportation which does not pollute and is timely and efficient. He said that he believed it was the responsibility of the City to improve Eugene's livability by addressing such problems as traffic congestion and the pollution and noise it generates. Annie Trambley, 455 West 1st Avenue, described the routes of delivery of Pedalers Express, the number of full-time riders available, and the schedule of its delivery services. She distributed copies of documents containing information related to the delivery services. She recommended that councilors read the article entitled "When Cities Take Bicycles Seriously" from the September/October edition of World Watch included with the distributed documents. Nick Antone, Jr., 512 Honeysuckle Lane, stated that he had lived at his home for 33 years and that for 10 years he had been dealing with issues related to nuisance and zoning violations on his property. He said he had received a letter which had led him to understand that issues related to the violations and concerns of neighbors would be considered at the council work session held earlier in the evening. He said he did not believe resolution of the concerns had been attempted or that all options had been considered. He said reliance on neighbor's complaints was unhelpful. He said a Municipal Court order requiring abatement would be a more effective procedure than the one followed by City departments because a Municipal Judge had authority to order a mental evaluation of parties involved. MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 14, 1998 Page 1 7:30 p.m.