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e support of the Fern Ridge Bikepath and a Cal Young Neighborhood representative testified in support of the Delta Ponds Hydrological Study. He reviewed the written testimony received by the council from Mary Ann Rombach, Ray Klappenbach, and Monte Marshall. Mr. McKinley said Budget Committee members could not reach a consensus about designating a serial levy as a funding source for the Fire Redeployment Plan, the redesign of Willamette Street between 8th and 10th avenues, the conversion to two-way traffic of Willamette Street between 13th and 20th avenues, the Fern Ridge Bikepath, and a funding strategy for improvements to Mahlon Sweet Airport. He said some committee members pointed out that the redesign of Willamette Street and the conversion of Willamette Street to two-way traffic are in the Urban Renewal Plan Update and the Central Area Transportation Study which the council has not yet considered. Mr. McKinley said the Planning Commission reviewed the CIP. He said the commissioners expressed concerns about the 14 projects in the CIP that are not in adopted City plans. He said the commission recommended that the council adopt the CIP with the assumption that projects will not be implemented unless they are in adopted plans. If the council adopts the CIP, Mr. McKinley suggested the motion indicate that the Asbestos Management project should be moved from the Library projects on page 56 to the Building Upgrade Program of the Public Works Department on page 92, that changes on the CIP Errata Sheet should be incorporated into the document, and that $200,000 for the Willamette Street Redesign/Reconstruction from 8th Avenue to 10th Avenue should be moved from the second year of the CIP to the first year of the CIP. e Answering a question from Ms. Ehrman, Mr. McKinley said the Budget Subcommittee of the Downtown Commission recommended that $200,000 for the Willamette Street Redesign/Reconstruction be available in FY87/88 for feasibility studies and preliminary design work. He said approval of the recommendation would result in $700,000 for the project remaining in FY88/89. Ms. Ehrman opened the public hearing. There being no requests to testify, Ms. Ehrman closed the public hearing. Ms. Schue emphasized that several projects in the CIP have not been approved by the council and several projects are listed as studies in City plans. She emphasized that including projects in the CIP does not guarantee that the projects will be approved by the council. Ms. Bascom said the proposal to open Willamette Street to two-way traffic from 13th to 20th avenues seems to have its own momentum. She said she needs more information about it. She said neither that project nor the opening of Willamette Street to vehicular traffic between 8th and 10th avenues has been approved by the council. She suggested moving those projects into the second year of the CIP so that the council will have considered the Central Area Transportation Study (CATS) and comments at the February 26 public forum on the Urban Renewal Plan Update before making a decision about the projects. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 9, 1987 Page 13