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suggested that people did not need much information to confirm something they already thought was true. Dr. Lake said that others he worked with who were white did not have the same experience. Kristin Taylor, 132 East Broadway, Suite 200, TGS Architects, represented The Register- Guard. She spoke in support of Resolution 5051. She said adoption of the resolution was essential if potential Eugene sites were to be selected by the Veterans Administration for an outpatient clinic. Bill Kloos, 375 West 4"' Avenue, #204, spoke in support of the Resolution 5051 on behalf of Aquas Development. The company hoped to be the developer selected to develop a Veterans Administration Clinic on The Register -Guard site. He acknowledged there was likely to be opposition to the council's interpretation from other potential developers. Mr. Kloos believed that if the council passed the resolution it would not be picking a site but rather would be expanding the number of sites available for such a use. He said that the interpretation merely identified a Veterans Administration clinic as a government service and the interpretation would not impact the Zoning Code. There would only be one such clinic in the community and the issue was where it would be. Mr. Kloos recalled that his client requested such a code interpretation from the Planning Director, who provided the interpretation but was subsequently reversed by the Hearings official. Staff sought council action because a private parry could not. He believed adoption of the resolution placed the council be in a defensible position in the case an appeal was filed. Bob Macherione, 1994 Brewer Street, expressed his support for Councilor Poling and advised members of Occupy Eugene that if they wished to change people's opinions they should avoid attacking people's families and children. He said one must earn respect to receive it. He said Mr. Youngblood was not a martyr; instead, he was a victim of Occupy Eugene. His death happened at Occupy Eugene. He attributed the situation to the council's decision to allow the encampment in a public park without a permit or bond to indemnify the taxpayers against the cost of something going wrong. Mr. Macherione said the council placed Councilor Poling in a difficult position and recommended it apologize to him. He believed the council had divided and polarized the community and any support he had for the cause of Occupy Eugene was eroded by its actions. He said that Occupy Eugene should have been required to follow the rules. Dennis Randazzo, 1851 NE 60"' Avenue, Portland, expressed opposition to Resolution 5051. He referred to a packet of materials he had provided to the council. He did not think the resolution was about improving the I -1 zone but about competing for a real estate deal. He said the Hearings Official had determined that a Veterans Administration clinic was not an appropriate use and declined to approve an interpretation involving the same property, same owner, and same developer. He agreed with that decision. He believed staff was asking the council to "wave its magic wand" when it had not done the due diligence to determine the impact such a facility in an 1 -1 zone would have. He thought that should be considered and asked the council to decline to adopt the resolution. Charles Hibberd, 5555 West 11 Avenue, noted the mayor had placed an emphasis on jobs in her recent State of the City speech but Eugene had a perception as a bad place to do bring a business. He was unsure how the City could overcome that perception. He apologized to Councilor Poling for the behavior of those who protested at his home. He said that when the Tea Party held a protest it went through the permitting processes and left the area clean. He said that laws prohibiting camping were in place for a reason and he believed that those in charge should have known the situation would grow out of control. . James Mattheson expressed support for the establishment of a Veterans Administration outpatient clinic. He then turned to his son and confirmed he was very upset when he had to leave the Occupy Eugene MINUTES— Eugene City Council January 9, 2012 Page 4 Regular Meeting