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<br />RohHandy, 455..h River [(<.lad, opined that the Bethel Pedestrian Path was an important project for an <br />underserved sef:.~ment of the commxmity. He thanked the Puhlie Worb Dep<.trtinenL the Departmcnt of <br />Envi.ro:mnental Qu.<dity (DEQ), and the consultanti; tor Union..Pacitk Railroad t~:Jr tht.ir work on "gett1ng <br />SOlne of the kink;:;; out of this projee-t" and mnving it ti.Kw;;trd. <br />Mr. Handy mbted that ;;t rl~cent River R<.lad Counnunity {)rg:anir,,'lJion me<::ting had a big tU.rnouthecause <br />ofthe pot<;~ntial for <.t Rasor Park Mixed-Llse Center. He said r~idents \vere exdted about \vhat thii; could <br />mean for the ndghl:wrhood and supported the rl.-o"Cent application to the St.<!te for a Transportation (:irowth <br />Mmuge-Inent (TGM) gmnt He averred that more pwtedive infiH standards were w:::ed,;d in !}rder to <br />protQct t.he ehamckr and i;bhility {)f neighborhoods. He thought neighbodlood protection and higher <br />density i:lhould be eom.patibh:: goali;. He conveyed hi:.,. gratitude to the couU\::i! tor making the <br />N<::.ighborhDod Initiative a priority. He suggested that one thing the City could d(l wa~<;: to ensure tht: <br />hackJoad (!fstreet maintenaw;;e pf(~jects wa::; priorit.ized, ;;is well as \:Teate polide:, t{) fund and implernent <br />safe parks t"{)[ t:ami.lies to gather. He recormne.nded looking at Albany's dev;;::lopment ordirm:ne-e, which <br />enco\,raged developer~.. to meet with neighborhoods befnn: sdmrittal orland use applications, <br />Ivk Handy a~..ked the council t{) look tow'm'd the Ndghborhood u-<!de.rship Counc.H (NLC) and w'hat it <br />could do to hdp with citizen involvemenL <br />In cJ.osi:ng.fvk Handy expr.;si;ed dis<;Qmfort with the :4ance the County cmnn:os-si(lncrs took on the <br />tnterprise zone. He <.t:..;serted that the commissioners undermined the iment of \vhat the City Council <br />sought to accomplish. He af,ked if "staifhad w.bsed the boat on this," He wondered if the "puhlicly <br />funded }..ktw p.mtnership" Wilt.; '"involved in duplidty and the enC(lUmgem.ent ;A' contentiousness bdween <br />the commissioners and council." He thought th;;; City of Eugene should hx)k into an ind~'.Pend.ent audit.or <br />for the (':::ity. <br />Councilor Pding, seconded hy Couneilor Solmnon, rnon:d to extend the time by ten <br />minutes, Roll caH vote; tbe motion passed unanimously, 8:0, <br />Randy Prince, PO Box 927, Eugene, reiterated his concerns regarding c<'l:rthquake preparedm~i;sv He i;<rid <br />a recent geologic discovery indk,.:'lkd that '''giant'' earthquah:s did not happt:n randomly in this area, hut <br />rather h.appened at regular intervals- He ilVe!red that the "next one was due' and exprc::;sed concern that <br />nnt enough wa::; being done. He fdt the govf.:mment's role was to g<:1 info-rrn;;\!io-n 01.!t top<;opk site. <br />critical fadlities such as hospitals in tbe right phu:es, identify facilities needing retrd1tting such a::; da.ms, <br />and ensure the Emergency Managernent Sy::;tem wa::; workin.g correctly. He remark<::d th:at the big prohlem <br />was fear, He asserted that the City should ta.k<:~ on its fear by preparing ~u;-cl)rdingly, <br />Ruth Duemler, 1745 Fin:rest Drive, oppoi;~d the enterprise zone, She said the large amount of poverty in <br />Lane C\mnty a.nd the 'EUgfc'fl~ area becan"l(~ apparen.t when one read the lruited Way study. She ;.'\$serted <br />that citizens would be expected to pay hr those servk.es that $Orne busines;,.;es in th~ enterprise zone 'NGuld <br />be r~Heved of paying for. She ilHeged that schools and human se.rv1ce providers would k~.;e money. She <br />reca.lled that Hyn.ix had wme to town needing "che<lp" hbor and ah.undant water and said it did not need <br />tax breaks. She thmght tax hreaks were i.l thing of the pat..t and should be diminati..."f.l. She was ::;addend <br />by tl:l.<:: lack nf puhlk forum on this issue, She averred that voting on tb.t: t:ntt:rprbe- :.>:one during smnm.er <br />break ::>ought to underrnine public involvement She wanted a more open democratic process in th(~ <br />community. Whi1e sIlt thOlif.')"lt an enterprise zone could help srnaH bushle~::; people at th:n.es, the City <br />ihDuld fInd another way to support them WH:hOHt spendin.g and giving money away. <br />MINUTES..... Eugene City Council August 8,2005 .Page. 4 <br />Regular Session <br /> .' .................................................................__.....-..................... <br />