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Speaking to Ms. Bettman's information request, Mr. Kelly said the HRC had, as part of its work plan development, discussed the issue of homelessness but he was unaware of any presentation being planned. He reported that there was an HRC work group looking at the intersection between mental health issues and homelessness. Mr. Kelly reminded the council that the Human Rights Commissioners had established council contacts, and asked the councilors to return phone calls from their commission contacts because they were often seeking council input on particular human rights topics. City Manager Dennis Taylor had no items. Mayor Torrey noted the controversy surrounding the proposed Santa Clara Park, and said if the public did not want a regional park in that area he wanted to ensure that the council had a sense of that soon so that planning could begin for a park in another location to serve the neighborhood. City Manager Taylor indicated he would follow up. Mayor Torrey said he attended a Local Officials' Advisory Committee meeting and it was made clear to participants that Governor Ted Kulongoski's office would not request new taxes for operations, mainte- nance, and preservation from the State legislature. He said the council should be prepared to act on its own to maintain local roads. B. WORK SESSION: An Ordinance Amending the November 1999 Street Classification Map Adopted by Ordinance No. 20181 to Designate Collector Streets in the Crest Drive Neighborhood City Manager Taylor recalled that when the council last discussed the item, it directed staff to do further outreach to the neighborhood residents potentially affected by the designation of collector streets in the Crest Drive neighborhood. He said Public Works staff was present to discuss that outreach and the recommenda- tions of the Planning Commission. City Engineer Mark Schoening was present for the item. He introduced Gary McNeel of the Transportation Division and Rick Satre of Satre & Associates, who was retained by the City to assist with a public outreach effort to neighbors of the Crest Drive area because of his firm's expertise and independent status. Mr. Schoening reviewed the history of the issue, recalling that in 1999 the Planning Commission forwarded a Street Classification Map to the council. That map classified all streets in the city with the exception of the Crest Drive area. The commission recommended the council direct staff to conduct a transportation study in the area before further action was taken. That study had been done. In April 2004, the commission reviewed the results of the study and recommended that portions of Friendly and Crest streets, and Storey and McLean boulevards be classified as neighborhood collectors. Mr. Schoening reminded the council that in April 2004, it directed staff to perform additional public outreach to the neighborhood regarding the recommendation. Mr. Schoening briefly discussed why the City had classifications, saying a hierarchy of streets provided a framework for the comprehensive transportation system serving all modes of travel. The City employed a matrix based on five criteria to classify streets. Those criteria were quantifiable, measurable criteria, including such things as average daily traffic, modes of travel on a street and whether existing or planned, the length of a street, the spacing between parallel streets of like classification, and the connectivity to streets MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 25, 2004 Page 2 Work Session