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e He said the timeline had been developed after meetings between City and State staffs, and a supplemental environmental report was scheduled to be issued in mid- to late April. Mr. McKinley said a public information session, similar to the one last fall, would be conducted after the report was issued. A City Council hearing would be held in early June, he said, with State staff making a presentation on results of the report. In July, the Oregon Department of Transportation would issue a hearing study report, which Mr. McKinley explained would include a recommended alignment for the entire project. He said the City Council in late July would be asked to call for a November 4 election. e Mr. Weishar described the routes under consideration. He said some minor adjustments had been made to alternate #1 at grade, and he reviewed the costs, advantages, and disadvantages in the summary. He noted that two at-grade railroad crossings currently served about one train per day, and while the other crossing was not now in use, Goodwill had expressed some interest in possible future use. Mr. Weishar said alternate #1 elevated would require an extra lane to allow trucks to accelerate up the ramp, so the westbound roadway would be elevated above southbound Highway 99, beginning east of Pay IN' Pak. Mr. McKinley added that the Citizen Advisory Committee had suggested lessening right-of-way impacts by installing concrete walls, but costs for the ROWand for the wall would be about equal. Mr. Weishar reviewed the advantages, disadvantages, and costs in the summary, adding that local access would occur at 5th Avenue. Responding to Ms. Bascom's question, staff said the Willamette Company still would be affected. Mr. Weishar reviewed alternate lA at grade. He said proximity of the two intersections would mean cutting off access to 5th Avenue from Highway 99, so Wilson Street would be extended to provide an entrance to 5th Avenue. Mr. McKinley said the Citizen Advisory Committee had suggested moving the access entrance, but intersections then would be too close together and would pose safety problems. Mr. Weishar reviewed the advantages and disadvantages of alternate lA at grade. Mr. McKinley noted an additional advantage of the route was that it would provide a convenient connector for eastbound traffic turning north onto Highway 99, while all other alternatives would require traffic to travel to Garfield before turning north. He added that the connector route was considered to have low demand. Mr. Hansen asked why it was necessary to cut off 5th Avenue access. Mr. Weishar said the angle was not a safe one for intersections and Conger Street would be quite close to the intersection. Mr. Hansen asked whether the angle could be changed. Mr. Weishar said avoiding businesses to the north presented a limitation, and he added that curves would be made more difficult to negotiate. Mr. Obie asked how access would be provided to the area beyond the cul-de-sac. Mr. Weishar said a Tyinn Street extension would be built. Mr. Weishar also said the State was considering leaving open the intersection at 5th and Seneca on all alternatives, instead of installing a cul-de-sac, but he added that no left turns out would be permitted. He said alternate lA at grade had not been included in the EIS before. e MINUTES--City Council Dinner/Work Session March 13, 1986 Page 2