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e e e the small segments served. Ms. Bishop said the Bicycle Committee requested that the City Council accept the plan with no changes. Mr. Holmer asked whether the Bicycle Committee had looked at the impact on bike paths of Valley River Center and new developments in that area or whether the committee had any plans to examine those impacts during the coming year. Ms. Bascom said residents of the condominiums on the east river bank had called asking when the path would be installed. She said easements had been obtained, and further review would be acceptable to the committee, but her impression was that the committee would reach the same conclusion, that the connection was very important for the city. Mr. Rutan said the City was looking at potential development in the Delta Ponds area, and one problem was putting a bike path through the wetlands area or perhaps installing a bridge. He said he thought the amount of development that had occurred and was occurring in the area would make it worthwhile for the Bicycle Committee to keep a close watch on that portion of the bike path. Mayor Obie opened the public hearing. There being no requests to speak, the public hearing was closed. Mr. Holmer moved, seconded by Ms. Bascom, to adopt the recommendation of the Eugene Bicycle Committee. Roll call vote; the motion carried 7:0. Ms. Ehrman suggested that the committee examine whether an annual review was needed or whether every other year might be sufficient. III. PUBLIC HEARING: CODE AMENDMENT CONCERNING THE SIGN CODE BOARD OF APPEALS City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item. John Weber of the Public Works Department presented the staff report. He said the amendment would replace the Sign Code Board of Appeals with a hearings official in the appeal process, a change that was in keeping with the council's policy on streamlining planning and development applications and procedures. He noted that the zoning appeal process had been changed to a hearings official approximately three years ago, and this amendment would make the two processes identical. Mr. Weber said the City averaged one or fewer sign appeals per year, the council subcommittee supported the amendment, and the City Manager's Office had held further appointments to the sign board for council action. He said the members of the sign board did not support the amendment, and the Citizen Involvement Committee and the Planning Commission recommended approval. Mr. Weber said the Planning Commission had asked staff to look into the possibility of expanding the role of the Building Codes Advisory Committee (BCAC), to include input on sign code matters. He said the Building Division had found that the present structure of the BCAC would MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 22, 1988 Page 15