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Manager suggested contact be made with State Highway Department to determine which of their peaple will be invalved befare Cauncil actian is taken an appaintment af the committee. :, il I! I ii " " :1 Comm:l 1/12/72 File e Mayor said it would be preferable if "disciplines" were indicated rather than individual pursui ts in makeup of the commi ttee; it is possible one person could cover several disciplines. He suggested adaptian of some indication as to kind of disciplines to be represented, then check with the Highway Department and bring the item back for a deci si on. O. Bicycle Safety - Copies of a letter from County Commissioner Jess Hill were dis- tributed to Council members together wi th a reply from Police Chief Allen with reg?J.xd to concern of Lane County Advisory Committee for Safety and Accident Prevention for lack of enforcement action against unsafe operation of bicycles in the, metropoli tan area. The letter asked possible implementation of an enforcement system whereby convicted affenders cauld be sent to. a bi cycle safety schoal. Chi ef Allen's response explained present safety programs maintained in grade schools and ci ted expense which would be involved in conductif)g a safety school or having a special force 'of officers devoting its entire attention to bicycle violatians. I Mr. williams expressed his concern about use of bicycles on road asked if there is any legal way of dealing with that situation. have a legal right to use the same roads used by autorriJbiles. used by cars and As it is now, bicycles Mrs. Beal cammented on the hazard of bicycles on the Ferry Street Bridge and suggested signs to the effect they should be ridden on the sidewalk only. Manager said it could be considered, however pedestrians also use that right-of-way. Mr. Hershner asked if by ordinance bicycles could be required to use only sidewalks. Attorney said since it is a matter of local concern, Eugene could pass an ordinance more restrictive than State law. Comm 1/12/72 File Mrs. Campbell called attention to a meeting of the Bicycle Study Committee an January 20, 1972 at 12:30 p.m. and said Council's suggestions on this subject could be passed to. them at that time. P. Protest Sewer Assessment (between Friendly and Lorane Highway), Emery (70-07) - The Public Works Director explained Enat Mr. W. T. Emery, 2885 Mon+oe Street, wrote a let- ter of protest prior to the hearing on this assessment in March 1971. The letter was not presented to the Council at that time since the Public Works staff felt the problem was resolved with their explanation of procedure for assessment of cost against the 38-foot strip in Mr. Emery's ownership for the sewer constructed on Friendly Street. Mr. Emery requested Council consideration, although the assessment has been made and the only action possible is for the cost to be borne by the City if it is decided the property should not be assessed; the amount ($275.25) is not large enough to warrant refiguring the entire assessment to spread the cost to. other properties served by the sewer. Public Works Director said assessment procedure requires assessment of the property; the sewer is there and can be used, other adjacent sewers cannot be used because of gravity problems, future sewer construction cannot overlap this area so there could be no other sewer assessment. He recommended that the assessment stand. I e Mr. Emery said he feels the assessment is unfair because he doesn't believe there will be construction on the property; if it is developed, it would have to be servi ced by sewers fram another directian; He displayed a plat of the area showing location of the property in relation to the sewer and gave a general explanatian af his request far waiver of the assessment. He said he had been granted waiver of the stub charge. Mrs. Emery remarked about assumption on the part of the City that the protest had been resolved; they thought a letter before the hearing was sufficient to gain the Council's consideration. She feels sewer charges should be borne by properties on Friendly Street served and does not think charges should be collected after the fact from the City either. General discussion followed 'between Council members and staff wi th regard to possible development of the property should it be sold in the future and comb~ned with ad- jacent properties, whether other sewers could service the area, possible assessments in the future, assessment procedure, etc. I Councilman Mohr left the meeting. Mr. Emery suggested the Cauncil grant a waiver af the assessment until the property is deuelaped and will use the sewer. e 1/24/72 - 9