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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/13/1988 Meeting e M I NUT E S Eugene City Council Conference Center--OINeill/Williams Room June 13, 1988 7 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Freeman Holmer, Ruth Bascom, Robert Bennett, Debra Ehrman, Jeff Miller, Roger Rutan (until 8:50 p.m.), Emily Schue, Cynthia Wooten. The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon was called to order by His Honor Mayor Brian B. Obie. 1. PUBLIC HEARl NG: REMONSTRANCE CONCERNING IMPROVEMENTS TO HONEYSUCKLE LANE (JOB #2346) City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item. Les Lyle, City Engineer, presented the staff report. He said the Honeysuckle Road improvement is a paving project approximately 250 feet in length. He said the improvements were initiated by a petition submitted by 75 percent of the property owners e fronting the street. Mr. Lyle said the Hearings Official conducted a hearing May 31. The City has since received a remonstrance petition signed by 75 percent of the property owners. Twenty five percent of the property owners are still in favor of the improvements. Mr. Lyle said the improvements will cost an estimated $43 per front foot, which is less than projects of similar size. He said the improvements will resolve drainage and long-term maintenance problems in the area. He said one of the concerns cited by people filing the remonstrance is that they do not have enough income to support the cost. He said there are provisions in the City Code that allow deferrals of payment. Based on the minutes and the Hearings Official's recommendation, he said staff recommends the project be approved. Ms. Bascom asked about the deferral program. Mr. Lyle said the program allows property owners meeting a 62-year age limit as well as income requirements to defer the assessment until a change condition occurs. Mayor Obie opened the public hearing. Dale Fields, 3512 Sisters View, said none of the property owners on the street are in favor of the improvements. He said the person who instigated the petition gave property owners phoney information and said the e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 13, 1988 Page 1 e improvements would cost $26 a foot. He said he has been retired for 12 years and cannot afford the improvements. Vera Bartley, 370 Honeysuckle Lane, said she is receiving medical, disability and retirement payments and will not be 62 until next year. She said she cannot afford the improvements and added the street is better left the way it is. John D. Mills, 3509 Mallon, said he signed the original petition in favor of the improvements. However, he said he failed to read the fine print and did not understand what he was getting into. He said he is 59 years old and may have to take early retirement. He said there is no way he will be able to afford the improvements. He said the Bancroft payment program sounds good to a younger person. But he said it is not fair for him to defer the payments to his wife and children. He said he is not against progress, however he said Honeysuckle does not need the improvements. Jim Kragness, 330 Honeysuckle, said he is recently married and cannot afford paying for street improvements. He said paving the road will promote thievery and vandalism on the street as well as raise property values. He said he is not in favor of the improvements. Mayor Obie closed the public hearing. In response to questions from Ms. Ehrman, Mr. Lyle said there are five parcels on the street. He said four out of the five who originally agreed to e the improvements have changed their minds. He said the City has spent between $5,000 and $6,000 in staff time on the project so far. Mr. Bennett asked if the improvements are important to the City. Mr. Lyle said Honeysuckle Lane is a local street and City was responding to the pet it ion. Ms. Schue asked about front footages. Mr. Lyle said Mr. Hyde has 125 feet and would pay $5,400; Mr. Fields has 109 feet and would pay $4,700; Ms. Bartley has 63 feet and would pay $2,700; Mr. Kragness has 78 feet and would pay $3,300; and Mr. Mills has 125 feet and would pay $5,400. Mr. Lyle said the individual who did not remonstrate the project has 125 feet of frontage. Ms. Ehrman said she is inclined not to go forward since the property owners on the street are changing their mind on their own. Mr. Bennett said he concurs with Ms. Ehrman, although he said he does not agree with the testimony that paving the street will promote vandalism and thefts. Ms. Schue said the City's usual policy is to pave streets. However, she said there were clearly misunderstandings in this case, Mr. Holmer moved, seconded by Ms. Bascom, to abandon the improvements at this time. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 13, 1988 Page 2 e II. MINUTES AND FINDINGS OF HEARINGS OFFICIAL AND APPROVAL OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (27TH AVENUE) (JOB # 2364) City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item. Mr. Holmer moved, seconded by Ms. Bascom, to adopt the Hearings Official's minutes and findings of May 31, 1988, and to approve improvements for paving on 27th Avenue from University Street to Elinor Street. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. III. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING PASSAGE OF COUNTYWIDE LIBRARY LEVY City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item. Res. No. ~--A resolution of the Eugene City Council ex- 4001 pressing support for the passage of a Countywide Library Levy June 28, 1988. Mr. Holmer moved, seconded by Ms. Bascom, to adopt the resolution. Mayor Obie asked Jim Meeks, City Librarian, to explain what impact the levy would have on the Eugene Library if it failed to pass. Mr. Meeks said the library would have to discontinue the Bookmobile and close Sunday and Monday. e He said the levy represents approximately $240,000 a year for the City's library. Mayor Obie asked to what extent are the outside communities dependent on the serial levy. Mr. Meeks said the levy represents between 6 and 10 percent of the budgets. Ms. Wooten said she appreciates the resolution and hopes there are other ways the council can show its support. She suggested the council hold its next meeting at the Eugene Library to demonstrate its support for the levy. Mr. Gleason said staff will investigate that possibility. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Obie recessed the meeting for ten minutes at 7:25 p.m. IV. PUBLIC HEARING: NUCLEAR FREE ZONE ORDINANCE City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item. Mayor Obie said the council has a mandatory adjournment time of 10:30 p.m. He said people who have not had an opportunity to speak by that time may submit their comments in writing. Mayor Obie opened the public hearing. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 13, 1988 Page 3 e Brad Stewart, 292 N. Grand Street, said he is opposed to the Minimally Revised Version (MRV) of the nuclear free zone. He said he owns a socially conscious, local business that manufactures software and alternatives to pesticides. He said the MRV threatens his business and is written so subjectively that anything that has to do with defense is suspect. He said the MRV will hurt the entire community because businesses do not like areas that have excessive regulation. Paul Lantz, 721 West 5th Avenue, #1, said he is disgusted and appalled by the City Council and its attempts to sabotage the democratic process. Because both mayoral front runners, Mr. Miller and Ms. Schue, are opposed to the nuclear free zone, he said he has great doubts about the quality of leadership in the community. Dick Briggs, 80 West 23rd Avenue, said the City Council should remember two things: 1) moderation is important because Eugene does not want bombs and does support peace; and 2) the City does not need to spend any more money on nuclear free zone discussions. He urged the council to support version B. Charles Strong, 1080 Patterson Street, #307, said the City Council is not qualified to pass judgement on the legal issues in the existing nuclear free zone ordinance. He said administration of the ordinance should be handled like any other City budget item. With regard to economic diversification, he said the voters are responsible for the effect of the ordinance. He said this is not a responsibility of the City Council. He recommended that the e council administer the ordinance as directed by the voters to the extent that funds are available. He recommended that as an alternative the council adopt version A with the following amendments: 1) omit the food irradiation provision; 2) omit the reference to the City Manager; and 3) omit the reference to the State and Federal governments. Vicki Dietmeyer, 44 West Broadway, said she is testifying on behalf of the Eugene/Springfield Metropolitan Partnership. She said nobody argues the intent behind the ordinance. However, she said the council should carefully review the specific language of the ordinance and its implications on the local economy. She said the business community is concerned most with language on remote sensing, electronic communications, and their supporting hardware and software components. Ms. Dietmeyer said a recent survey by the Chamber of Commerce showed that over 50 percent of the responding firms believe the ordinance would be detrimental to their business and would not locate in Eugene because of it. She said the types of firms surveyed are the same ones the Metropolitan Partnership is attempting to recruit, She said existence of a Nuclear Free Zone ordinance would harm the local economy and show that Eugene is against business. Glen Carpenter, 123 Thomason, said being in favor of a Nuclear Free Zone does not mean one is against business. It means one is against nuclear business. He said Eugene is a unique and different place to live. He said the people e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 13, 1988 Page 4 e elected the City Council to serve. The people spoke by voting for the Nuclear Free Zone in November 1986. He said he has no idea why the council is not serving the people's will. Mayor Obie called a recess at 7:50 p.m. Mayor Obie reconvened the meeting at 7:55 p.m. He said applauding after testimony can intimidate people on both sides of the issue from speaking. He said the council is attempting to hold a hearing that is fair and impartial to everybody. He asked members of the audience to respect the process and refrain from clapping. Robert R. Bennett, 85334 South Willamette Street, told the council about a fictional high tech company that would like to come to Eugene because of unique meteorological conditions and good quality electric power. He said the company does not make nuclear materials. However, he said the company chose not to come to Eugene because the Nuclear Free Zone is vague and capricious and poses potential legal problems. He said he knows of four companies that are considering moving if the original ordinance is kept or if the MRV is adopted. He urged council members not to poison Eugene's economy with a vague ordinance. Jonathan Aleck, 4431 Fox Hollow Road, said the some of the testimony so far has been seriously inaccurate. He said the MRV does not prohibit the manufacture of a variety of software for electronics materials. The ordinance prohibits only those items whose primary purpose is for nuclear weapons. He added the survey conducted by the Chamber of Commerce does not constitute a valid survey by any measure of social science. e Ronna Friend, 1047 West 10th Avenue, said she questions the need for this public hearing. She said the Nuclear Free Zone was voted in a year and a half ago, although the City Council has delayed its implementation. She said the legal issues in the original ordinance were remedied by the MRV. She said the community expects the council to stop the sequence of delays and comply with the democratically stated will of the people. Nancy Willard, 296 East 5th Avenue, said she is concerned about the lack of clarity in the original ordinance and MRV. She called the council's attention to an opinion from the City Attorney that stated certain definitions in the MRV are not suffiCiently clear to determine who should be prosecuted under the ordinance. She said the council should not focus on larger issues such as world peace at the expense of individual civil rights. She added the MRV will have a significantly severe impact on economic development efforts in the City. With regard to the process used by the Nuclear Free Zone Task Force, Ms. Willard said specific attempts should be made at the outset of any future task forces to break down the barriers of distrust that existed with the Nuclear Free Zone issue. Martha Evans, 2748 Agate Street, said the people of the City of Eugene retain the ultimate power. She said the Nuclear Free Zone ordinance was passed by the people and not the City Council. She said the council should remember e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 13, 1988 Page 5 e the will of the people who approved the ordinance. She said she would hesitate to rely heavily on a survey that had only 58 out of 300 responses. She pointed out the phrase "primary intended purpose" has been adopted by the City in other ordinances. She said the people in this community were speaking on more than a symbolic level when they voted in favor of a Nuclear Free Zone. Eugene Emge, 2181 Washington Street, said he works as a certified public accountant and has several business clients who chose to locate in Eugene because of the social environment. Mr. Emge offered a demonstration to illustrate the falsity of the "security blanket of nuclear weapons." He dropped a single bb into a bucket to demonstrate the total destructive power of weapons used during World War II. Then, he spent approximately 90 seconds pouring bb's into a bucket to illustrate the destructive power of the worldls current nuclear arsenal. Gretchen Miller, no address given, said it would be a mistake to have the Nuclear Free Zone locked into the City Charter. However, she said the council should also remember that the Nuclear Free Zone has been passed twice by voters. She suggested the council proceed gently with the argument that the voters did not know what they were voting on when they approved the Nuclear Free Zone. Bill Lioio, 3676 Sisters View Avenue, said it is a terrible thing for the City to make it illegal for a citizen to engage in what has been established as the bipartisan national defense policy. He said Congress should make e those types of decisions. He said the Nuclear Free Zone is an idealistic goal that dishonors people who have worn armed service uniforms. Robert Rounsley, 476 East Broadway, said the council should take note of all the people in the audience who support a strong nuclear free zone. He said the council should not be afraid to give peace a chance. Peter alDay, 2425 Jefferson, said he is a scientist who works with statistics every day. He said 59 percent of the businesses responding to the Chamber of Commerce's survey indicated they would not move to Eugene if nuclear power was outlawed. He said nuclear power is already outlawed in Eugene and those results should have been thrown out of the survey. He said the survey shows that 70 percent of the respondents would settle in Eugene despite a Nuclear Free Zone, while 30 percent said they would not care. He said the City Council should disregard the information contained in the survey since both the president and vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce have admitted the survey is not valid. Cynthia Muntwyler, 131 North Grand Street, said she supports a broad Nuclear Free Zone. She said she is angry that she has had to vote twice on the issue, She said she is appalled at the narrow scope of the businesses that responded to the Chamber of Commerce's survey. By approving the Nuclear Free Zone, she said the citizens of Eugene showed that their first priority is e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 13, 1988 Page 6 e making their local community safet and that their second priority is the economy. Dick Millert 2640 Malabar Drive, said he is appearing as president of the Eugene Chamber of Commerce. He said the chamber is concerned about the administrative costs to the City if the MRV is adopted. He said the chamber recommends that the council adopt version B. Mr. Miller said the chamber does not claim that its survey is statistically valid. However, he said there are thousands of communities begging for industries to move to their areas. He added the ordinance is pre-empted by Federal authorities if it impairs Congressl war powers. Dan Jones, 2638 Hawkins Street, said there are two different drummers, one that supports commerce, jobs, etc., and the other that represents the popular opinion of the community. He said he is not sure what to do to have the council listen to the popular drum beat of the community. Jerome Garger, 3460 Pearl Street, urged the council to represent the majority of the people in the community by supporting a strong Nuclear Free Zone. He said the members of the council should expand their aware~ess and pull their heads out of their profit and loss statements. Vip Short, 1740 East 25th Street, said the council needs to realize that the community got the issue right the first time. He said if peace cannot be achieved in Eugene, it cannot be achieved anywhere. He said he does not e trust the government officials in Washington DC and Moscowt and said he is having a difficult time trusting the City Council. Mayor Obie recessed the meeting for ten minutes at 8:40 p.m. He said he is calling the recess because certain members of the audience refuse to respect his request to refrain from applauding. He pointed out that by holding tonight.s public hearing, the council is respecting the wishes of people who last year complained there was no public hearing. Bayard McConnaugheYt 1653 Fairmount Boulevardt said the City should be cautious about randomly attracting businesses to Eugene that might contribute to a deterioration in the quality of life here. He said the City should begin with those companies it wants and have strict restrictions on what is allowable. He said the council should make an honest effort to carry out the mandate of the earlier votes. He said he would feel betrayed if the intent of the votes is deliberately changed. Evelyn McConnaugheYt 1653 Fairmount Boulevard, said she objects to the council.s refusal to implement the Nuclear Free Zone that was approved by almost 60 percent of the voters. She pointed out the Nuclear Free Zone that has been in effect since 1986 has not proven to be a deterrent to economic development. Richard Hansent 2744 Tomahawk Lanet commended the council for taking the time to carefully review the issue. He said trying to compromise on the issue e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 13t 1988 Page 7 e will not satisfy those with an extreme position. He said the local employment level is important, and said the council should adopt option B. Edward McNichol, 1668 High Street, said he voted on May 17, 1988, to continue a Nuclear Free Zone that has not yet begun. He urged the council to adopt the MRV. Willy Gibboney, 820 West 25th Street, said the City Council should listen to what the voters have approved twice. He said the council should adopt the MRV. R. Joseph Fowler, 357-1/2 North 16th Street, Springfield, said he is a Vietnam veteran who fought for the democratic process that the City Council seems to be ignoring. He said the glitter of high technology businesses is often a flash in the pan. He said the Nuclear Free Zone should be adopted as originally stated. Randall Hledik, 2677 Chad Drive, said he cannot argue with those who are sincerely interested in ridding the world of nuclear weapons. However, he said the council cannot ignore the negative economic impact that adoption of the ordinance is projected to have. He suggested that the council invite its counterparts in Eugene's Soviet Sister City, Irkutsk, to join Eugene in adopting a Nuclear Free Zone. Harold Lidbom, 1377 Arthur Street, said he is angered that the Mayor and City Council, with the exception of Ms. Ehrman and Ms. Wooten, have subverted the e will of the people. He said the additional expenses to study the Nuclear Free Zone issue were brought on by the City, not the voters. Dennis Todd, 84550 Laughlin Road, said he is chairman of the University of Oregon's Arms Control Forum, and an assistant professor at the University.s biology department. He said he supports the MRV and urged the council to stop dragging its feet and to adopt the MRV. Judith Eisen, 2425 Jefferson Street, said the right to vote is the most cherished aspect of our way of life. She said she is outraged that the City Council thinks it can change what the voters approved. Betsy Brown, 665 West 5th Avenue, said she supports the strongest possible version of a Nuclear Free Zone. She said the nuclear arms bUild-up fuels the climate of fear and paranoia of men against women. She said she read the ballot and knew what she was voting on when she voted in favor of the Nuclear Free Zone. She said the sponsors of the original measure made efforts to make the ordinance clear to the public. Benjamin Sturgill, 59 West 18th Avenue, said the issue is no longer a nuclear free issue; it is now a democratic issue. He said he supports the MRV and is distressed that the council refuses to implement what the people voted in. John Stewart, 675-0 Conger Street, said people seem to think that economic development only comes from large companies. He said a significant amount of e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 13, 1988 Page 8 e business comes from small companies. He said his business has a lot of contact with high technology companies and confirmed that the results of the Chamber of Commerce's survey are accurate. He said most high technology entrepreneurs are individuals who do not want to come to a place that is anti-business. He said the City of Eugene is starting to get a reputation similar to Berkeley, California. Julie Bowers, 7 Madison Street, said the community has spoken twice at the polls. She said she would like to the see the City of Eugene be the strongest Nuclear Free Zone possible. Ed Kelly, 2565 Quebec Street, said there has never been an expert opinion consulted throughout the entire Nuclear Free Zone debate. He said the discussions so far have been emotional, not factual. He said the money spent on studying the Nuclear Free Zone issue could have been better spent on issues such as homeless people, drugs, and the library. David Oaks, PO Box 11284, Eugene, said one of the reasons for the current recession is the large amount of military spending that is occurring. He said the council should adopt the MRV. Shawn Boles, 105 North Adams Street, said there has been significant public affirmation of the original Nuclear Free Zone ordinance that was passed in 1986. He said the MRV reflects the will of the community. Mr. Boles said public officials sometimes have to take action on issues they do not want. However, because of the two previous votes, he said the council has no choice e but to adopt the MRV. David Zupan, 972 West Fourth Avenue, said he is tired of the disparaging comments that are being directed toward the proponents of the Nuclear Free Zone. He said they are lies and fabrications being spread by a minority of the population. He said Mayor Obie is the reason the City spent $150,000 studying the issue. He said he supports a strong Nuclear Free Zone, and added that a charter amendment might be the only way one can be adopted. Benette K. Rauch, 935 West Fifth Avenue, said she supports a strong Nuclear Free Zone that would prohibit all nuclear materials. She said the City should encourage people to engage in the types of businesses that can benefit everyone. Rhonda Rauch, 935 West Fifth Avenue, said if people think that business and returning graduates are important, they should remember their daughter could be like one of the victims of Hiroshima or Nagasaki. David W. Sohm, 85425 Dilley Lane, said he is in the real estate appraisal business and is worried about the liability that the ordinance places on him since he is obligated to inform clients about local laws. He said option B carries the spirit of the MRV without the negative connotations. David Sommerville, 950-1/2 West 11th Avenue, said he is a biologist and a new businessperson in the community. He said he has no problems with the council e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 13, 1988 Page 9 e implementing the MRV because that is what the people voted for. Jeanne Bowers, 7 Madison Street, said she fears that the City will be a place where nuclear power will be produced and food will be irradiated. She said option B is not the ordinance that people voted for. Brian Hoop, 2715 Potter Street, said the council should promote alternative businesses such as solar energy. He said he is in favor of the MRV. Quincy Sugarman, 549 West Broadway, said the Nuclear Free Zone is a democratic issue and not an economic issue. He said he expects the council to implement the MRV. Lisa Gilman, 2715 Potter Street, said the council should listen to the public and enact the strongest possible Nuclear Free Zone. Bruce Moore, 1990 West 25th Avenue, said the current Nuclear Free Zone and proposed MRV are legal nightmares. He said people who do not support the MRV are still caring, anti-war people. Nevertheless, he said the MRV is too broad and has a chilling effect on business that outweighs its impact on the anti-war effort. He said the community deserves the opportunity to discuss other options, and added he supports option B. Maureen Culligan, 972 West Broadway, said the council needs to look beyond short-term economic gains. She said she supports a broad Nuclear Free Zone and added that what happens in Eugene has an impact on the rest of the world. e Joe Wayman, 1819 Columbia Street, said an industry that designs and builds nuclear weapons does not deserve to come to Eugene. Bryan Gjevre, 2715 Potter Street, said he supports the MRV because he does not trust nuclear weapons, nuclear power, or irradiated food. Gary Kutcher, 85560 Svarverud Road, said he is in favor of the MRV. He said it is clear that a majority of the council is not representing the majority of the people of Eugene. He said if the council is truly listening to the people, the decision would not be difficult to reach. He asked if this public hearing is a symbolic act or if its purpose is to really listen to the people. Thorn Alberti, 38 North Grand Street, asked where Mr. Rutan went. He said Mr. Rutan should be present to listen to the testimony. Mr. Alberti said he is angry that the council has taken so long to implement the Nuclear Free Zone. Stephane Trustorff Luchini, 1458-1/2 Pearl Street, said the problem so far has been that the City Council is not listening to the people. He urged the council to follow the democratic process. Karla Hill, 1449 Lincoln Street, said a recent livability study by the Fantus Corporation rated Eugene as an excellent place to settle. She noted that study is available to businesses that are looking to move to the City. She e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 13, 1988 Page 10 e said the people of Eugene do not want indiscriminate business recruitment. She said she supports the MRV. Cynthia Smith, 111 West 31st Avenue, said she is struck by the similarities between the behavior of the City Council and adolescents. She said she is trying to have faith that the council will vote their consciences. Leila Snow, 3530 High Street, said she is impressed by the council's leadership, responsiveness, and efforts to bring about a compromise between the different interests on the Nuclear Free Zone. Since the community has failed to reach an agreement, she said the council has a duty to implement the majority opinion as expressed by two separate votes of the people. She urged the council to adopt the MRV immediately. Lorraine Miller, 740 West 23rd Avenue, said there are lots of uses for high technology businesses other than nuclear weapons. She said the community should be careful about the types of businesses it attracts. Jeff Pincus, 32508 Dillard Road, said he resents the fact the City has failed to implement the Nuclear Free Zone and in the meantime has spent over $100,000 studying the issue. Barbara Keller, PO Box 3197, Eugene, said Eugene has been accepted as the site for the next International Conference of Elected Officials of Nuclear Free Zones. However, she said the mayor and City officials have refused to meet with her to discuss the upcoming conference. She asked why the council e is refusing to take advantage of economic development opportunities that are being handed to it. She said there have been no efforts by council members other than Ms. Wooten to make the leaders of the group welcome. She said the council should vote for a Nuclear Free Zone it can be proud of when the leaders of the world's nuclear free zones come to Eugene. Cathy Cowlson-Currin, 3780 Emerald Street, said she would like to think that the City Council will reflect the stated will of the people. She asked how the council can not vote for a strong Nuclear Free Zone when it knows that nuclear power and radiation are not healthy. Ray Wolfe, 1926 Potter Street, said he recognizes the need for a strong defense. However, he said international strategic weapons development is beyond control. For this reason, he said he supports the MRV. He said he also supports making the Nuclear Free Zone Board appointive rather than elective since the board will already be under indirect voter control through the elected council. Roscoe Caron, 1255 West 12th Avenue, asked why the City Attorney's Office could not draft a legally viable ordinance in the first place. He also asked if it is wise to base the economic future of Eugene on a nuclear war. Steve Andresen, 2640 University Street, said there is no question the council must choose to adopt the MRV. He said council members should also consider resigning if they cannot support the will of the people. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 13, 1988 Page 11 - ./ ,_ Willie Johnson, 1350 East 25th Avenue, said he and the employees of Sundance Natural Foods urge the council to adopt the MRV. He said it is distressing that the leaders of local government are not responding to what citizens are telling them. Wayne Burke, 176 North Grand Street, said the council should adopt the MRV as it currently exists. The following was submitted as written testimony: Craig Patterson, 2410 Monroe Street, said council members should resign if they cannot execute the will of the people. Mayor Obie closed the public hearing. He said he appreciates people taking the time to attend the hearing. He said conflicts of history are often between good people trying to do good things. Although there are differences of opinion, he said there is not a lack of sincerity on anybody's part. He said the council will make its final decision on the issue at its June 27, 1988 meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 10:36 p.m. to June 15, 1988. Respectfully submitted, ~~A'" e Micheal D. Gleason City Manager --< (Recorded by Todd Nissen) mncc061388 e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 13, 1988 Page 12