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business plan. He stated that an established network of marine reserves would allow them to understand the impacts <br />humans had on marine ecosystems and how to protect the economic, social, and ecological benefits that the resources <br />should provide for years to come. He said they were at a key crossroads because the Department of Fish and <br />Wildlife was selecting advisory members for the remaining four near-shore sites that were forwarded for further <br />review to be implemented as marine reserves. He averred that this key commitment by the state agencies assured that <br />fishermen like himself were seated at the table working in collaboration to ensure they were moving forward with an <br />ecologically significant designation without causing significant economic harm to the communities that depend on <br />these resources. He hoped that the City of Eugene would join other communities such as Cannon Beach, Yachats, <br />and Lane County in declaring public support for the collaborative process and to embrace the nearly unanimous <br />support that House Bill (HB) 3013 received in the State Legislature. <br /> <br />th <br />Dennis Gabrielson <br />, 360 South 10 Street, Creswell, had wanted to rebut City Manager Jon Ruiz’ assertion, made at <br />the meeting held two weeks earlier, that a $250,000 savings had been achieved at the library. He was not going to <br />dispute his figures, but he still believed that the $100,000 job that was being posted externally could have been <br />avoided. He believed that all Mr. Ruiz had to do would be to appoint another exempt employee to fill that position <br />until they knew the position would be needed. <br /> <br />Guadalupe Quinn <br />, 3820 Greenwood Street, asked the council’s support for forwarding a resolution in support of <br />federal legislation called the Dream Act. She explained that the legislation would create an opportunity for <br />undocumented immigrants to be able to continue their education and, with some criteria, to adjust their status. She <br />said they were asking the council to join hundreds of other organizations that have signed on for this. She understood <br />that immigration was a hot issue in this country and this community, but she wanted the councilors to consider the <br />request for support of the Dream Act as a way to invest in the future of the country’s young people. She underscored <br />that the people that this would help were people who had only known this country and community as their home and <br />had lived nowhere else since coming to the country and who would hopefully be able to be contributors to the <br />community in the future. She left some information regarding the Dream Act for the council’s review. <br /> <br />Joy Marshall <br />, 5166 Alpine Way, thanked the councilors for their service on the council. She spoke regarding the <br />Ballot Measures (BM) 66 and 67, which she said were small revenue measures that were very seriously needed. She <br />related that School District 4J had cut $20 million from the budget “just to keep the doors open.” She said the Bethel <br />School District had to cut $9 million from its budget. She stated that her daughter had come home with a chemistry <br />problem that she was unable to answer and she had been unable to get her teacher’s help because the classroom was <br />crowded with 40 students. She noted that a friend’s math classroom contained 56 students. She averred that this <br />was hurting the quality of life in the community. She asked the councilors to help get the word out. She underscored <br />that the budget cuts also impacted the University of Oregon and Lane Community College (LCC) as well as cutting <br />millions from human services and public safety. She said the first measure would only impact the top 2.5 percent of <br />Oregonians and the second measure was in two parts and would ask people to pay a little bit more. She asserted that <br />presently the $10 minimum corporate income tax was being paid by two-thirds of corporations. She said they were <br />asking them to step up and pay the extra $150 per year. She noted that her family’s business taxes would be <br />increased from $10 to $150. She added that the most profitable businesses would experience a 1.3 percent tax <br />increase on profits over $250,000 and most of the tax increase would be temporary and in the year 2013 would go to <br />profits over $10 million. She called the ballot measures modest, fair, and “incredibly necessary.” She hoped the <br />council would consider endorsing a measure to get the word out to the community. <br /> <br />Debbie Schlenoff <br />, P.O. Box 51347, conservation coordinator for the Lane County Audubon Society, spoke in <br />support of establishing a network of marine reserves off the coast of Oregon. On behalf of the Audubon Society, she <br />encouraged the City of Eugene to adopt a resolution of support for Oregon’s marine reserve system and to support <br />the evaluation and potential designation of Cape Perpetua as an important component of that network. She said they <br />were fortunate to live close to the coast and recognized the importance of ocean health on its citizens’ environment, <br />economy, and public health. She stated that research had shown that the decline of ocean health negatively impacted <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council November 23, 2009 Page 2 <br /> Regular Meeting <br />
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