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e C. Approval of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Minutes of July 17, 1990 Ms. Bascom requested that item B be removed from the Consent Calendar to allow further council discussion. In the City Council minutes of June 27, 1990, page 1, Ms. Bascom said her reference to a request for a donation to assist an effort to bring an International Physicists' Conference to Eugene in 1993 should be corrected from $25,000 to $10,000. Referring to page 5 of the minutes of June 20, 1990, Mr. Bennett did not recall making a statement attributed to him: "Mr. Bennett noted that because the nature of residential areas changes over time, the need for sidewalks varies according to the ages of people living on the street. He questioned whether mandatory sidewalk requirements should eventually become a part of the policy." He thought he had said that he could not foresee a situation where a sidewalk on at least one side of the street would not be important. He requested that the tape recording of the meeting be reviewed and the minutes corrected, if appropriate, to reflect his clarification. Mr. Boles recommended that in the future, minutes of the City Council Intergovernmental Relations Committee should not be included as part of the consent calendar. Ms. Schue commented that items the committee identifies as significant issues are brought to the council for its separate consideration. By consensus, councilors agreed to Mr. Boles' recommendation. e Ms. Schue moved. seconded by Mr. Rutan, to approve item A as corrected and item C as presented on the City Council Consent Calendar. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. IV. PUBLIC HEARING: RESOLUTION RE: 12TH AVENUE VEHICLE RESTRICTION City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the topic. Dave Reinhard, Transpor- tation Division, reported that the Eugene Clinic has proposed closing the eastern half of the east-west alley known as 12th Avenue to motor vehicle traffic in order to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety. Mr. Reinhard reviewed positive aspects of the proposed closure which support the recommendation of the Downtown Commission, the Bicycle Committee, and City Transportation Division staff to approve the closure. Mayor Miller opened the public hearing. Duane Lucas-Roberts, Eugene Clinic, emphasized that landscaping is an integral part of the project and approximately 50 trees would be added on the property as part of the development. He explained that an alternate connector between Olive and Willamette streets is being provided a half block south of the present alley. Mr. Lucas-Roberts said that most of the traffic e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 10, 1990 Page 2