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Item 2D: Adoption of Resolution Endorsing Ocean-Marine Reserves
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ATTACHMENT B <br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />Regular Meeting <br />Council Chamber—Eugene City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon <br /> November 23, 2009 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Chris Pryor, George Brown, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Mike Clark, Betty <br />Taylor, Jennifer Solomon, Alan Zelenka. <br /> <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. She wished everyone a happy <br />Thanksgiving. <br /> <br />1. PUBLIC FORUM <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. <br /> <br />Pauline Hutson <br />, 1025 Taylor Street, noted that she was also speaking on behalf of Josef Siekiel-Zdzienicki and the <br />Residents for Responsible Rapid Transit (3RT). She supported the suggested EmX Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route <br />ththth <br />that would go along the 6/7 Avenue/7 Place corridor. She believed it would cost the least amount in easement <br />costs and would facilitate the future development of a spur to Highway 99 or to the River Road area. She thought a <br />spur along Highway 99 North could also go out to the airport, where there was no bus service. She believed a non- <br />dedicated lane would be less disruptive to residences due to less construction. She thought some signal intersections <br />thth <br />could have bus stops. She related that the 3RT survey of residential addresses in the 6/7 Avenue environs, <br />thth <br />indicated that there were 197 residential units on 6 and 7 Avenues from Olive Street to Garfield Street, 274 <br />thth <br />residential units on cross streets within one block of 6 and 7 Avenues, and 200 motel units. She opined that the <br />goal of the Lane Transit District (LTD) to promote economic development along the BRT routes and the City’s <br />Multiple Unit Property Tax Exemption (MUPTE) ordinance coincided. She related that a 2003 survey conducted by <br />the Whiteaker Community Council had found that the neighborhood had a high rate of transportation-disadvantaged <br />persons residing there. She noted that this was a federal transportation term defined to mean people who were either <br />low-income, disabled, senior citizens, mass transit dependent, and/or too young to drive. She felt the BRT system <br />would benefit them the most. <br /> <br />th <br />Riley West <br />, 434 Brookside Drive, owned a store on West 11 Avenue called Riley’s Furniture. He had lived in <br />ththth <br />Eugene for 32 years. He was against development of an EmX route on West 11 Avenue. He said the 6/7 Avenue <br />alignment made sense to him. He felt that it could easily go out to Seneca Street, or out to the River Road area or the <br />Highway 99 North area from Chambers Street. He related that when he picked up people at the airport he took them <br />on a scenic route and avoided Highway 99 because it was unsightly and he did not want it to be their first impression <br />of Eugene. He thought development of the EmX route would beautify the highway. In closing, he commended the <br />councilors for their hard work. <br /> <br />Bob Rees <br />, P.O. Box 1196, Tillamook, thanked the council for listening to public comments. He explained that he <br />was a licensed charter boat operator and fishing guide on the north Oregon coast. He was also co-author of two of <br />the four sites on the Oregon coast that had moved forward for consideration as marine reserves. He noted that the <br />process had been long and arduous. He found it refreshing that the inland communities took an interest in the ocean <br />conservation issues. He averred that the ocean resources belonged to all Oregonians. He said as a professional <br />fisherman who spent approximately 150 days on the water annually, conservation played a large role in his long-term <br />business plan. He stated that an established network of marine reserves would allow them to understand <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council November 23, 2009 Page 1 <br /> Regular Meeting <br />
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