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ATTACHMENT B <br /> <br /> MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> Council Chamber--Eugene City Hall <br /> <br /> July 12, 2004 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, David <br /> Kelly, Betty Taylor, Gary Pap~, Jennifer Solomon. <br /> <br />His Honor Mayor James D. Torrey called the regular meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. He <br />noted that the Eugene Weekly erroneously indicated a public hearing on the transportation aspects of the <br />possible siting of the McKenzie-Willamette/Triad Hospital at the Eugene Water & Electric Board <br />(EWEB) headquarters site was scheduled to occur at the meeting. He asked those who were present to <br />testify on the alleged item to provide their testimony during the Public Forum instead. <br /> <br />1. PUBLIC FORUM <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. <br /> <br />Ray Wolfe, 1473 Luella Street, opposed the proposed land trade in which a multi-acre site north of <br />Eugene was proposed to be exchanged for land in the Laurel Hill Valley area. He expressed concern at <br />the alarming rate at which farm land was disappearing. He alleged that 1.2 million acres of farmland had <br />disappeared in 2003, approximately equivalent to the size of the state of Delaware. He stressed the <br />importance of local food production. <br /> <br />Mr. Wolfe stated that 28 million barrels of oil were consumed every year while only 7 million barrels <br />were newly discovered. He said there were no adequate alternatives for oil, adding that modem farm <br />production was dependent on the usage of petroleum products. He provided his testimony in writing. <br /> <br />Laura M. Ohanian, PO Box 811, Eugene, conveyed her unhappiness with the proposal to locate a <br />hospital at the EWEB site. She opposed the loss of"prime riverfront," asserting that most places <br />preserved natural features such as this. She felt this feature made people more likely to invest in the <br />community and stay. She related a stow of driving around Lake Michigan toward Chicago, Illinois, and <br />observed that the industrialization had irrevocably marred the natural landscape there. She did not want <br />such development to occur here as it could never be adequately mitigated to its previous state. <br /> <br />Kathy Saranpa, 3015 Friendly Street, said she had spoken before the City Council four months earlier <br />about an "ill-conceived" proposal to redesignate Friendly Street, Storey Boulevard, and Crest Drive as <br />collectors. She related that the issue had been tabled pending further study. She reported that nothing had <br />been heard by the neighborhood and all that was known was that Satre and Associates had been hired as <br />consultants. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 12, 2004 Page 1 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />