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M I N U T E S Eugene City Council Regular Meeting Council Chamber—Eugene City Hall October 22, 2007 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Andrea Ortiz, Chris Pryor, Betty Taylor, Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Jennifer Solomon, Mike Clark, Alan Zelenka. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the regular meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. 1. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Piercy reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. Gary Rayor , 2373 Washington Street, noted that he had been a practicing civil engineer for 33 years. He related that he had been asked by a Crest Drive resident who was a bicyclist to review the area streets. He stated that the design of streets was governed by the Eugene Arterial/Collector Study. He said the study indicated that for City initiated projects after the process included input from affected property owners and affected persons the council approved the design the city engineer determined to be safe and functional. He recalled that the City Engineer had stated that a safe and functional street design had 10-foot wide lanes and shoulders. He averred that the resolution under consideration was more of a plan change and was not in accordance with the Eugene street development standards, the policy on geometric design of highways and streets, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) guide for the development of bike facilities, and it was not in conformance with the Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. He questioned whether this was the correct way to amend the Eugene Arterial/Collector Study. He asked if it was wise for the council to consider less than the minimum city and national standards. He thought it would put the City into a potential liability situation. He underscored that the AASHTO codes were based on driver performance and one of the main tenets was “shy distance,” in that whenever a driver felt he or she MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 22, 2007 Page 1 Regular Meeting