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. C. Protocol at Council Meetings Mr. Miller said usually the council president makes the motions at council meetings, but sometimes it would be appropriate for another councilor to do so. He wondered about the protocol. Mayor Obie said the tradition of having the president make motions and the vice president second them was developed to facilitate action. However, any councilor can make motions. He suggested the staff prepare an amendment to the Council Bylaws which indicates that any councilor can make or second a motion. D. Deterioration and Replacement of Streets Mr. Miller is concerned about the deterioration and the replacement of city streets. He said some of the streets in his ward are in terrible shape and some streets in other areas are also deteriorating. He is especially con- cerned about the streets that are used by the public and Lane Transit District (LTD) buses. They are not necessarily collectors or arterials. He said he is bothered by the City policy that indicates streets should be brought up to City standards. He said some streets never will be brought up to City stan- dards if present practices are not changed because some property owners cannot pay the assessments for bringing streets up to City standards. He wonders how the problem can be solved. He has been told the council does not override remonstrances. e Mr. Miller said lack of action by the council perpetuates unimproved streets and, consequently, allows one section of the city to become run down. He said rental properties on bad streets are not maintained, the value of those properties goes down, and a ghetto is created in the older sections because the streets in sections of the city that have been recently developed are improved. He said the problem will increase if the River Road/Santa Clara area is annexed. Discussing solutions, Mr. Miller suggested a ballot measure that would ask if all the arterials, collectors, and minor collectors in the city should be brought up to City standards. He suggested the streets, such as Marshall, be listed on the ballot. He said Bancroft loans could help finance the assessments. Ms. Schue pointed out the council can order the improvement of any street. Answering a question from Ms. Ehrman, Ms. Schue said it takes the approval of six councilors to override a remonstrance. Mr. Gleason said the council overrode many remonstrances to order the improvement of gravel streets that caused air pollution problems, but the council does not like to override remonstrances. Mayor Obie wondered if the problem is big enough to neces- sitate a city-wide vote. Mr. Holmer said the revisions to Chapter 7 of the code indicates how much it will cost to bring all streets in the city up to City standards. Ms. Ehrman asked the staff to present an estimate to the council of bringing all collectors or above rights-of-way up to City standards. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 17, 1986 Page 3