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>. M I NUT E S EUGENE CITY COUNCIL October 25, 1978 e Adjourned meeting _ from October 23, 1978, of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon~ was called to order by His HQnor t4ayor Gus Keller, 11:30 a.m., October 25, 1978, at King's Table, Oakway Mall, with the following Councilors present: D. W. Hamel, Ray Bradley (arrived late), Tom Williams, Eric Haws (arrived late), Jack Delay, Scott Lieuallen, Brian Obie, and Betty Smi th. I. ITEMS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL A. Code Revisions--Jack Delay requested status of possible code revisions regarding Mom and Pop grocery stores, and requirements for bike-storage facilities in new construction. John Porter, Planning Director, said the Budget Committee had deleted Code amendments from its list of priorities, so work had not been done directly on those. However, he said the Mom and Pop Grocery Store Amendment is a recommendation in the Westside Downtown Report. If Council wished, it could designate that as a priority item. B. Cosmetic Improvement of West 11th--Mr. Obie recognized the variety of industrial businesses alung West 11th, indicating it was somewhat of an eyesore. He requested possible development of a program to e extend street-tree planting out to the city limits on both sides of West 11th as a cosmetic improvement. He requested the Council's opinion as to whether this was an item which should be pursued. Mr. Lieuallen agreed the appearance needed to be improved. He wondered if the business people in that area would be interested in supporting the program. He felt total City support of such a program would create a financial problem. Mr. Obie recognized there was not a uniform organization of the business people in the area. He wondered if staff could investigate the possible support of the business people. In response to a question from Betty Smith, Ed Smith, Parks Director, said such a program would have to be considered in the work program for next year. That work program could assess the problem and alter- native solutions. Don Allen, Public Works Director, noted a serious, problem for Councir.~ With the adoption of the T-2000 Plan, the Amazon Parkway had been eliminated. The existing area of We~t 11th between Chambers and Seneca needs major reconstruction as it is not up to standards. - 10/25/78--1 bct, .~~. '. ........'___+....~'4. .. _"_" . .- .' .-.... ...-..-.-.-...,.....',. ....""., ... ',' '''-'-''. . ..--:.....,.... -" -'-".- -- '-.-_.. -..- .~. ...---.-.- ,-~, -"'.....~--"...-