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Ms. Taylor said she was "always for parks." Mr. Pap6 thanked those who spoke for attending the meeting. He agreed with statements made by Ms. Nathanson at an earlier meeting; it was not that the community did not have housing standards, it lacked standards with regard to mold and spores and he questioned whether the City had the resources to create those standards. He said the issue was enforceability rather than standards unless something could be done about mold. Mr. Pap6 noted he had been on the council for six years and Mr. Meisner had been on for eight years, and this was the first time the issue of housing standards had formally come before the council in that time. Mr. Papd thanked Mr. Johnson, Mr. Farley, and Ms. Cuellar for their work on the parks planning committee. Ms. Nathanson noted her previous work on housing standards. She said no one had referenced a 1997 report on housing standards done by Marshall Kandall that she hoped council members would review. It had proposals for solutions. Ms. Bettman apologized that the council had to reduce the time available for individual speakers during the Public Forum. She thanked those who testified and said it was heartening to see so much participation about such a wide variety of issues. She indicated she would like to hear more about the topic of electrical services during the upcoming work session. Regarding the possibility of the council holding a work session on a parks funding measure, Ms. Bettman indicated she would like to see some firm numbers associated with the committee's proposal and how that would impact a potential bond measure for a civic center and the impact of compression. In addition, she would like information about the increased cost of operations and how that would impact the library, for example. Mr. Poling noted his attendance at a recent performance of "Miss Saigon" and thanked IATSE members for the work they do. Speaking to the issue of housing standards, Mr. Poling indicated his interest in more information and thanked Ms. Nathanson for offering the council a motion to hold a work session on a date certain, allowing staff to get more information and the council to hear from more members of the public. He said such a program would need mediation and arbitration as well, and hoped to hear more about those topics at the work session. Mayor Torrey called for a five-minute break. Ms. Nathanson left during the break. 3. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes - February 20, 2004, Goals Session - February 21, 2004, Goals Session - March 8, 2004, City Council Meeting - April 12, 2004, City Council Meeting MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 10, 2004 Page 7 Regular Meeting