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b~fore it was authorized: Mayor Anderson' felt' there were too many unanswered questions and that the staff would be left with the decision. Discussion con- tinued between Council members and Mr. zagorin with regard to cost of policing 'the event, liabili ty, and Council's general approval of the event if details could be worked out with staff. Manager said it was a matter of how much staff time and effort was expected to :be put into exploring the problem. He noted considerable amount of staff time land effort would be necessary just to remove parked cars. He said if it was felt the race was so desirable that staff effort should be expended, it could be done but it would remove that effort from other things. His general reaction because of the short time before the race was to be held was that staff would 'be involved in a lot of effort which might or might not be productive. ~Ernie Drapela, assistant parks director, in answer to Councilwoman Campbell's !suggestion that the parks department might help the group, said when members of ~the group approached them about sponsoring the race the parks department did ,not feel the proposed race was in the best interests of cycling because there :were too many questions being raised about it. He said the sponsoring group was not a member of the Amateur Bicycling League which inspected courses for sanctioned races. The course proposed in this instance had too many precarious situations, he said, and a lot of responsibility would rest with an unrecognized, group for this type of event. In answer to Councilman Williams' question with regard to physical hazards, Mr. Drapela said there were breaks in the streets ~ which would be a hazard to racing tires, in the event of rain the surface would be slick curb situations were a detriment, crowd and dog control would be a ./ , ------- tremendous problem, .etc. ;'rn ails'wer to Councilwoman Beal about use of the skinners But'i:e course, Mr. Drapela said that funds were budgeted to cover manpower and materials . for the four races planned by the parks department and sponsoring this event 'on that course would mean dropping one of the four planned events. . Councilwoman Campbell asked about city policy when streets are closed to accom- . modate parades. Manager explained the permit procedure involving the police and traffic engineering departments, designation of routes, police escort and barricading, etc. 'Council consensus was that more time would be needed for a better analysis of city's involvement. Manager commented that if this group or similar groups wished to pursue this kind of activity on a planned basis for subsequent years, the city would be willing to give it consideration in its regular program through the budgeting process. M.Truck Routes - Councilwoman Beal reported calls received with regard to trucks on 11th and 13th and wondered whether there was any word received from the State Highway Department in that regard. Manager said logging trucks had been rerouted to 6th and 7th rather than 11 th :and 13th in response to a previous inquiry. Polk was being used only between 6th and 2nd to get to their destination. However, signing I-5 so that trucks coming into the city from the south would travel I-105 rather than Franklin ,Boulevard was not allowed by Federal highway standards. Traffic Engineer said :State Highway staff had approved keeping trucks off 11th Avenue and it was assumed that Commission approval would follow. The next phase, community-wide ,truck route, was under review by the State staff and hopefully would be before the Commission at its next meeting. The only alternative to preventing trucks Ifrom entering the city from the south on Franklin Boulevard, he said, was if the Council wished to pursue the issue with the Commission itself. It wasunderJ stood that Council would be kept informed with regard to Commission action on j the truck routes in the city. N..Land Use Conference - Councilwoman Beal called attention to Land Use Conference sponsored by the League of Women Voters scheduled for March 28 and 29 at the Eugene Hotel. o.Reception, Information Systems Users - Council was invited to a reception in J ihonor of Lane County and Eugene Information Systems Users at Valley River Inn ;on March 27, 5:00 p.m., hosted by a delegation of visiting data processing l ;people from France and England. / ,O~ 4/8/74 - 12 ., . ~. ; t " 'Comm 3/27/74 File :.' ~-' Corom 3/27/74 File Corom 3/27/74 File Comm 3/27/74 File . ~