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/..'. " '( Mayor Anderson said the university area was discussed in the subcommittee. However, he felt the University should be recognized as part of the total community and not segmented into a separate constituency. Councilman Murray agreed, saying the problem :stemmed not from the size of the University population but from the size of the Willakenzie area which was too large to comprise one ward and too small for two. . The most logical attachment of part of that ward was to contiguous'areas to create the most equitable representation. He commented on the importance of the Council's keeping in mind that the proposed ward structure as devised would go far beyond the terms of present Council members; the long-term interest of the City should remain the prime concern. 'Councilman Hershner sympathized with Mrs. Beal's concern about the university com- :munity, calling attention to the difficulty of representing the diverse neighbor- hoods making up the ward he represented. He wondered whether the number of Council members was set by Charter, referring to the suggested increase in number of wards to 10 or 12. City Attorney answered that the number was set by Charter - eight. , , ,I !Councilman Wood said he felt the University POPulation, being spread throughout the City, could not be compared ,to a neighborhood identity in the usual sense. ~' . Vince Farina, member of the Downtown Development Board, suggested consideration of : primary election for Council positions, with the two receiving the most votes ru~i~g for th~ posi!i?n i~~~~e general election, there~~ ?iving the winner, ~h~ ." (majority 'of votes in' any particular ward. Mayor Anders.on said 'that' suggestion in :past Council consideration had not met with unanimity. He added that the subcom- mittee would welcome any suggestions in its deliberations on further changes in the ward boundaries. Councilman Keller suggested holding any boundary change until after the first of the year if a decision could not be reached immediately. , IHis concern was the disadvantage for potential candidates not knowing which ward . t!2e.!f "'!9ul~Jile from for fall elections. _ ___ _ _ _, , . _ '..' _ ._._....._,",~_r J.Rezoning between 1-105 and Kins Row, Centennial Boulevard K. (Earl Green) -,See page 1 these minutes. L. Bicycle Race, Street Closure ~ Councilman Murray introduced Mr. Zagorin~ ASUO, \ who requested Council authorization for closure of streets around the Student Union (University, 13th, Agate, 15th) for the purpose of holding a bicycle race. , Mr. zagorin said the race'would be held between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 7. Other sites had been considered but these streets were most ;desirable in order to gain greater participation of University students and .community in general. He said contact with staff had resulted in a negative 'response and because of deadline to prepare promotional material authorization from the Council was requested. \ I I ,Manager said the request had come to staff on Monday (25th) and reviewed by 1 !both traffic and parks departments. Negative response was due to insufficient ; ,detail - whether parking was requested to be removed, who would bear the cost I of providing street barricades and handling of traffic, liability in the event 1 'of damage or injury, etc. General policy has been to carefully restrict privately! sponsored use of city streets. Manager called attention to a sketch of streets ! proposed to be used for the race and noted that they were under consideration for ~vacation and would eventually become University property. He said the parks de- ,partment doubts such a race would be sanctioned by the Amateur Bicycle League. !The department now sponsors several bike races during the summer months. In .addition other similar events are held throughout the county. Staff felt generally that the time schedule was too short to allow for proper analysis of the request to determine the city's commitment and give a firm answer with re- gard to costs and responsiJ:dli ties. . Councilman Keller wondered what would be done about cars parked overnight on the streets in that area. In respo1)se to Councilwoman. Campbell it was explained that the city's liability insurance would not cover privately sponsored events. . , I 1 \ Other suggestions were that the city might co-sponsor the event, or that the i i group could sponsor the race over the Skinners Butte route use for city-sponsored I races. Mr. Zagorin said each entrant in the race would be required to sign a \ .waiver of liability, but it was the City Attorney's opinion that such a waiver ! would not remove the city's liability. Mr. Zagorin felt cars parked on the street would not be a significant problem. With regard to time element, he pointed out that because of other similar events in the Northwest, April 7 was the only open date until next fall on which to attract spectators from other areas.. They felt use of the Skinners Butte route would not give the desired exposure. He said the group would welcome city co-sponsorship or any other help. Councilwoman Beal suggested the Council give tentative approval of the request providing arrangements could be worked out with staff. She didn't want to dis- courage the holding of such a race but felt details would have to be worked out ; ,/ J ~ \0"7 4/8/74 - 11