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Planning Commission about why the meetings should not be broadcast. He said during the commission’s <br />meeting that morning the issue of form-based code prohibiting development of car-oriented business in the <br />Walnut Station area, which would force residents to travel out of the neighborhood for those services. He <br />said parking reductions of 50 to 75 percent on new development was also discussed and that would <br />exacerbate parking problems that would arise with construction of the new arena and student housing. He <br />said using eminent domain to seize property along the north and south sides of Franklin Boulevard for a <br />multiway boulevard was always discussed and all of those issues were important to the public and should be <br />televised. <br /> <br />Richard Herman <br />, Eugene, executive director of Metropolitan Affordable Housing, thanked the Allocation <br />Subcommittee of the Housing Policy Board (HPB) and the board itself for selection of the Willakenzie <br />Crossing affordable housing project. He said the review and selection process was very thorough and the <br />questions being raised about the project had been addressed through that process. He said that 16 of the <br />units in the project would include support services for those with developmental disabilities. He stated his <br />organization’s commitment to working with neighbors and the Willakenzie Grange Hall and being sensitive <br />to the historic significance of the grange. Design concepts honored the grange hall and the site and were <br />responsive to neighbors’ concerns. Metropolitan Affordable Housing had been a good neighbor with all of <br />its previous projects. He thanked the Mayor and council for their continued support of critically needed <br />affordable housing. <br /> <br />Kevin Matthews <br />, Eugene, president of Friends of Eugene and Southeast Neighbors, said it was exciting to <br />see the council engaged in the ECLA process. He hoped that the framework of collecting advisory <br />committee comments within the next five days would not be misinterpreted as limiting future comments from <br />the CAC. He said the consultant team was still in the process of working on accounting for actual mixed- <br />use - commercial and residential - development and even though the CAC was not scheduled to meet again <br />he hoped they would be able to review and comment on that work. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy closed the public forum and called for comments from the council. <br /> <br />Councilor Clark thanked the students for sharing their experiences. He said there was no intent to limit <br />future citizen input. He appreciated the comments regarding cleaning up downtown and intended to request <br />a work session to discuss strategies. <br /> <br />Councilor Zelenka thanked the students for being ambassadors from Eugene. He said the council was aware <br />of the employee furlough situations; very difficult decisions had to be made to address the $12 million <br />budget shortfall and it was a choice between impacting a few people deeply or affecting everyone a little bit. <br /> <br />Councilor Poling thanked the students for representing the community so well. He said questions about the <br />affordable housing project were raised at a recent Harlow neighborhood meeting and hoped those could be <br />addressed when that agenda item was considered. He did not view the request for comments as limiting <br />public input; it was an effort to obtain clarification on a very specific and complex issue. He understood the <br />impact of budget cuts on employees, but current financial conditions required tough decisions. <br /> <br />Councilor Ortiz applauded the students who visited Korea and their articulate descriptions of their <br />experiences. She would support a request for a work session regarding how to address problems in <br />downtown and was aware of the concerns of businesses in the area. She said other organizations were also <br />experiencing financial problems and shared her family’s experience with budget cuts. She supported the <br />City Manager’s difficult decisions. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council September 28, 2009 Page 3 <br /> <br />
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