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e e e M I NUT E S Eugene City Council Olive Plaza, 1133 Olive Street April 15, 1987 12:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Debra Ehrman, Freeman Holmer, Emily Schue, Cynthia Wooten, Ruth Bascom, Roger Rutan, Jeff Miller, Rob Bennett. The adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by City Council President Debra Ehrman in the absence of His Honor Mayor Brian B. Obie. Before the meeting, councilors ate lunch with Olive Plaza residents and participated in a brief ceremony in recognition of National Community Development Week. After Ms. Ehrman called the meeting to order, Vesta Baker, President of Olive Plaza, presented Ms. Ehrman with a Certificate of Appreciation for the $20,000 in Community Development Block Grant Funds used in the construction of the Nutrition Center in Olive Plaza. I. ITEMS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND CITY MANAGER A. Fern Ridge Bike Path Ms. Bascom said Lane County Commissioner John Ball lead a bicycle ride from Jefferson Park to Fern Ridge Reservoir on Saturday,' April 11, 1987. The purpose of the ride was to dramatize the planned off-road pedestrian/bike t~ail from Mount Pisgah to Fern Ridge Reservoir that is in the Eugene Bikeways Master Plan. She said the City will write the United States Corps of Engineers to indicate concern about the delay in developing the bike trail. B. City Council Legislative Subcommittee Ms. Schue reported that the City is supporting the fundi ng for hi ghways proposed in the report titled "Making the Right Turn" but she is not sure the legislature will approve the proposal. She said committee members are told the current legislature is conservative and it is hard to protect city interests. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 15, 1987 Page 1