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<br />- <br /> <br />(0001) <br /> <br />M I NUT E S <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL <br />February 24, 1975 <br /> <br />Adjourned meeting - adjourned from February 10, 1975 - of the Common Council of the city <br />of Eugene, Oregon was called to order by His Honor Mayor Lester E. Anderson at 7:30 p.m. <br />on February 24, 1975 in the Council Chamber with the following Council members present: <br />Neil Murray, Gus Keller, Wickes Beal (left early), Tom Williams, Ray Bradley, D.W.Hamel, <br />Eric Haws, and Edna Shirey. <br /> <br />I - Presentation of ,P'faques was made by Mayor Anderson in recognition of service on <br />various boards and commission: Harold Thorin, Room Tax Allocation Committee <br />Sally Smith, Budget Committee <br />Ervin Molholm, Charitable Solicitations Committee <br />Les Hardie, Building/Housing Code Board of Appeals <br />Norval Ritchey, Airport Commission <br /> <br />Others receiving plaques but not present for the recognition were: <br />,H. C . McDonald, Council member <br />Wyman Hammer, Budget Committee <br />Ann Woeste, Human Rights Commission <br />David G. Sparks, Library Board <br />Catherine Lauris, Room Tax Allocation Committee <br />Bruce Smith, Zoning Code Board of Appeals <br /> <br />" <br />(0115) II - Public Hearings <br />A. Eugene Master Bikeway Plan - Planning Commission recommendation of February 4,1975 <br />to adopt the plan with conditions was read (see committee minutes below). <br /> <br />Eugene Master Bikeway Plan, copies of which were previously distributed to Council <br />members, was recommended for adoption by the Planning Commission on February 4, 1975 <br />as well as an addendum to the Plan - Eugene Bicycle Committee Responsibilities and <br />Work Elements. The Commission also recommended that the present membership composi- <br />tion - five lay and five city staff members - remain the same, and that the first <br />annual review of the Plan include an analysis of sharing off-street bicycle paths <br />with walkers and joggers, findings resulting from that analysis to be implemented <br />by revision of.policies and provisions for bikeway design and construction. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />(0161) <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Mr. Murray moved seconded by Mr. Keller to schedule public hearing on the <br />Bikeway Plan at the February 24 Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />Comm <br />2/19/75 <br />Pub Hrng <br /> <br />Public hearing was held with no testimony presented. <br /> <br />Resolution 2375 - Adopting Eugene M~ster Bikeway Plan with addendum was <br />read by number and title. <br /> <br />Mr. Murray moved seconded by Mr. Keller to adopt the resolution. Motion <br />carried unanimously. <br /> <br />B. Code Amendment, Human Rights <br /> <br />Code Amendment, Human Rights Ordinance - Copies of proposed amendment to Human <br />Rights ordinance previously distributed to Council members were found not to be <br />the final draft and copies of the draft to be considered for adoption were dis- <br />tributed with explanation that there were no substantive differences. Memo from <br />John Arnold, city attorney's office, was read explaining the major changes which <br />'MOuld be effected by the amendment recommended by the Human Rights Commission: <br />: (1) Makes city ordinance equivalent with state law which prohibits discrimination <br />based on age, physical or mental handicap, or marital status; (2) includes in <br />duties of the city's hearings official the evaluation of complaints filed on the <br />Huma~ Rights COmmUssion's own ini~iative, thereby changing the existing procedure <br /> <br />b9 <br /> <br />2/24/75 - 1 <br />