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, , e Jan ca71e, 1001 Fir Acres Drive, said she owned Buffalo Jeans, located in the Hammer Furtick Building. She felt that shoplifting problems in her business would increase due to loitering that she felt would occur if the proposed bus stop was located in the area. She was also concerned with the safety of her employees. She noted that buildings near other bus transfer stations have high vacancy rates and said she did not wish this to happen in the area of her business. George Burwell, 77 West 11th, said his business, Shamrock Press, was located in the Hammer/ Furtick Building. He felt tht elimination of the parking spaces would be detrimental to his business. Bonnie Jorden, 1960 East 17th, said she was the Assistant Manager of the Eugene Plasma Corporation. She said her business was working to improve the image of plasma centers and was particularly working to eliminate loitering in front of the business. She felt that placing the bus stop in the area would increase the loitering problem and could create a problem with litter as well. Jean Gay, 77 West 11th, said she was an employee at the Eugene Plasma Corporation. She concurred with Ms. Cagles' remarks. Ellen Bevington, 1775 West 17th, said she was the Planning Administrator for Lane Translt District. She said that LTD requested the council sustain the staff decision. She said that having a stop for buses at this location was essential to the safe and efficient operation of the new transfer site, which was jointly funded by the City and LTD. She distributed supplemental graphics e indicating the layout of the new transfer site and used these graphics to explain why LTD felt there was a need to have a bus stop at the location in question. She said that buses entering the transfer site traveling west along 11th and then turning north onto Olive needed a location where they could pull in and change their signs before they entered the transfer site. She said that in this way people waiting for the bus could read the correct destination signs as the buses pulled into the transfer site. She indicated that the new layout of the site would include departure points for specific neighborhoods and that this made accurate signage especially important. She said that LTD was also attempting to minimize the walking distance for patrons transferring from one bus to another and that this consideration had played an important role in the layout of the site and thus in the need for the requested stopping and sign change area. Ms. Bevington said that LTD was sympathetic with the concerns of the merchants but noted that the businesses were adjacent to two major downtown free parking areas. She also noted that the district brings 6,000 people to the mall each day. There being no further testimony, public hearing was closed. Mr. Hanks emphasized that the bus stop in question would not be a layover point and that buses would only be in the stop periodically and for short periods of time. Responding to a question from Councilor Schue, Ms. Bevington said that buses would use the stop in pulses, with three buses arriving approximately every 15 minutes and remaining in the site for approximately 10 to 15 seconds each. - MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 17, 1982 Page 5