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the needs of the neighborhood, and furthered LCC’s vision of extending education to the broadest possible <br />segment of the population. He urged the council to support LCC’s efforts. <br /> <br />th <br />George Cole, <br />West 11 Avenue, Eugene, said he was a lifelong Eugene resident. He owned property on the <br />th <br />south side of West 11 Avenue, east and west of Conger Street, and it was occupied by a family business <br />that had been in existence for over 50 years and supported his family well. He had tried to assemble his <br />property so that it could be developed and if EmX was routed along Amazon Creek it would destroy that <br />potential. He was also concerned that a bus rapid transit corridor was being developed when there was no <br />funding to operate it after it was developed. He said that would hurt those who relied on the bus for <br />transportation. He said the cost of construction and the cost to riders should be closely examined. <br /> <br />Majeska Seese-Green, <br />Eugene, commented on the topic of homeless camping and Eugene Code provisions <br />related to overnight sleeping. She was working on a pilot project for ACT Lane County. She said the <br />County’s recent count of homeless people indicated the population was over 4,000. Regarding the vehicle <br />camping program, she said many homeless people did not have a vehicle and should not have to acquire one <br />in order to be in the program. She said the code addressed camping on private property with the owner’s <br />permission, but imposed many conditions, including sanitary facilities. Failure to meet those conditions <br />subjected the property owner to fines. She said there were some homeless people who slept on properties <br />near her house and they did not have access to sanitary facilities, but were somehow managing and were <br />good citizens in the neighborhood. She asked the council to address the onerous fines to which property <br />owners who wanted to provide space to homeless people could be subject. <br /> <br />th <br />Tabatha Bailey, <br />West 6 Avenue, Eugene, stated that she was currently homeless and was speaking on <br />behalf of others who were homeless. She said people did camp out and there were sanitary facilities they <br />could use. She said some places barred people with pets and that was one of the reasons for the camping <br />program. She said many people regarded their pets as part of their family. She said there were more <br />facilities for homeless people with alcohol and drug problems than for those who did not abuse substances <br />and it would be helpful if more property owners were able to provide space. It would be safer for everyone. <br /> <br />th <br />Steve Dodrill <br />, West 13 Avenue, Eugene, staff chair of the Lane County OSU Extension Service, said that <br />65 percent of the people who used the service were Eugene residents. He said the Extension Service <br />partnered with the City on the compost specialist program, which had been highly successful for 13 years. <br />He said work through the compost and master gardener programs, promoted sustainability and was <br />consistent with the work of the Sustainability Commission. He explained the services provided statewide <br />through the OSU Extension Service. He said the offices in some counties had been closed due to loss of <br />local funding and the Lane County office, which had provided services since 1914, had struggled to remain <br />open after its local funding was lost in 2008. He distributed information about the funding situation and <br />asked the council to help spread the word to their constituents about supporting the Extension Service. <br /> <br />th <br />Karren Cholewinski, <br /> West 13 Avenue, Eugene, Lane County OSU Extension Service, explained the <br />nutrition education program. She said the program had been in place since the mid-1970s and worked with <br />local school districts, human service agencies, housing organizations and many other community partners to <br />help educate people about proper nutrition. It was particularly important to help young people develop <br />healthy lifestyles and habits to reverse the increasing incidence of childhood obesity. She hoped the council <br />would support the Extension Service and its work. <br /> <br />Allen Hancock, <br /> Alder Street, Eugene, commented on the Riverfront Research Park. He said many decades <br />ago Oregonians recognized the value of public participation in land use decisions and better results were <br />achieved when people were involved. He said examples of that were the West Eugene Collaborative and the <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 22, 2010 Page 2 <br /> <br />
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