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e Gut.1I She said she thought it was worth trying an innovative approach for a test year or for one summer. She added that she did not believe the City had the luxury of continuing without a better solution. Mr. Holmer said he favored the ordinance because he thought it was the responsibility of the City to protect individual liberty and property, both of which were challenged by misuse of liThe Gut.1I He said that if activity was corrected, designation of a congested area would not be necessary, and he thought the ordinance was a reasonable effort to address the problem and was the best plan being offered. Ms. Ehrman thanked speakers for attending the hearing, which she said she had found one of the more informative. She said she did not support the ordinance, because she thought negative behavior by some, rather than cruising itself, was the problem. She said she was sympathetic to neighborhood concerns, but signs had been installed, and she favored waiting until summer to see what happened. Ms. Ehrman said she disagreed with the fines imposed by the ordinance, and she did not expect that continued work on the ordinance would persuade her to support it. She said she would like the youth commission and others to continue to work on the problems, adding that while problems might be dispersed in the short term, she thought they would boomerang in vandalism and other impacts throughout the rest of the community. Ms. Ehrman added that she believed costs of the ordinance would grow and selective enforcement would occur because it would be impossible to enforce equally. e Roll call vote; the motion carried 7:0. Council Bill 3023 was read the second time by council bill number only. Mr. Holmer moved, seconded by Ms. approved and given final passage. failed 2:5, Councilors Holmer and Councilors Ehrman, Miller, Rutan, nay. Bascom, that the bill be Roll call vote; the motion Bascom voting aye; Schue, and Wooten voting Mayor Obie complimented speakers and said cruisers had won the vote tonight, and they would win on South Willamette Street, by playing by the rules. The meeting was recessed for a five-minute break at 9:20 p.m. II. PUBLIC HEARING: ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EUGENE BIKEWAYS MASTER PLAN e City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item. Diane Bishop of the Public Works Department presented the staff report. She said the Eugene Bikeways Master Plan had been adopted in 1975 and was reviewed annually by the Bicycle Committee. She said the committee recommended no changes to the plan but had received three requests from citizens. She said two of the requests for funding priorities would be considered in future Capital Improvements Program lists, and the third request, for a short neighborhood connector, had been tabled by the Bicycle Committee. She said connectors generally were not included on the master plan because of MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 22, 1988 Page 14