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There is increasing pressure for the City to make those improvements. Therefore, there exists the possi bil ity of di srupti ng any tree pl anting e that might be done before the reconstruction was completed. Mr. Allen also said the staff was trying to find alternate funding participation guch as. flom the State to assi st in tne imp'r~vement pro{ect. It mi ght e pOSS1D e to lncorporate tree-plantlng wit the stree improvements. Mr. Delay also agreed the area needed to be made more attractive. He felt it would behoove City Council and staff to consider ordinances to make such improvements a requirement of future development, i.e., requiring buffer zones. Jim Saul, Planner, commented the amendment Council passed several months ago regarding landscaping and commercial parking areas spoke to that need. However, it did exclude industrially zoned areas. Mayor Keller wondered if the issue would be dealt with in the West Industrial Study Process. Mr. Saul said the initial draft of the study is out, with the Planning Department meeting \'lith property owners Thursday. The Planning Commission will consider the study in January. However, the study does not deal with the cosmetic treatment of West 11th. Ms. Smith supported the concern, and raised the question of receiving tentative cost factors involved. Mr. Delay reiterated the study should be comprehensive and includ~ prevention of such situations as the City continues to develop. Mr. Williams noted it was a city-wide problem, and a very difficult one to tackle. It was consensus of Counci 1 that the Council Assi stants in coopera-e ti on with the staff and Manager waul d be requested to develop a possible program for the cosmetic treatment of West 11th, with alternatives to financing; and suggestions as to requirements of such a program for future new development. C. Sister City: Kakegawa, Japan--Mayor Keller distributed a letter received from the Mayor indicating their City Council would consider support of the Sister City Program at its meeting in December. D. Results of November 1977 Public Opinion Survey--Mayor Keller requested a report from staff as to how the City government has responded to the citizen answers and opinions. He also requested information about how the survey results might be related to Eugene taxpayers' positions rel ative to Ballot f'/leasures 6 and 11 at the November el ecti on. Manager responded the purpose of the survey was to aid the Council in finding out what the total public thought in terms of services and taxati.on. It was an attempt to counteract special interest groups demands during the budget process. The survey of 1,100 interviewees got at some basic questions of City services. He said at the November 1 Council meeting, staff would present some of the statements in terms of the top five to ten concerns and what the staff and City has - 10/25/78--2 100