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e Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, to table the matter to the next regular council meeting (October 11, 1989). Roll call vote; the motion carried 5:1, with Councilor Boles voting against. At this point, the council took a five-minute break and Ms. Bascom resumed the role of chair. Councilor Bascom presided over the rest of the meeting. IV. PUBLIC HEARING: AMENDMENT TO ADOPTED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the topic. Teresa Bishow, Planning and Development Department, reported that the amendment before the council concerns a potential bridge connecting River Road to Goodpasture Island Road. The current Capital Improvement Program (CIP) refers to this bridge as the Valley River Bridge. The amendment would indicate the City's willingness to participate in the project and would ensure the commitment of County and private sector matching funds. Written testimony was received from Cheryle Hawkins, president of the Whiteaker Community Council. Councilor Bascom opened the public hearing. Dick Hansen supported the proposed amendment. He reviewed recent development e on Goodpasture Island, specifically the construction of The Bon and an additional expansion of Valley River Center that will add between 26,000 and 30,000 square feet. Mr. Hansen anticipated the construction of major medical clinics, additional apartment projects, and another neighborhood shopping center in the area and said it is important to plan now for the bridge that will be needed to serve the additional traffic generated by these projects. There being no additional requests to speak, Councilor Bascom closed the public hearing. Answering a question from Ms. Ehrman regarding Ms. Hawkins' testimony, Public Works Director Chris Andersen said the preliminary studies for which the amendment would secure funding will address many of Ms. Hawkins' concerns. Citizen involvement and public review would be part of the planning process for any project in the area. Ms. Andersen said that Federal and State funding are not anticipated and that the project would be funded locally. Ms. Bascom said it would be a mistake not to include reference to the east bank bicycle/pedestrian trail as part of the environmental analysis that would result from the amendment. She commented that the riverbank corridor forms the spine of the bikeway system and should be included as part of the initial study of transportation needs in the area. Ms. Andersen said funding constraints limit the preliminary study to looking e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 9, 1989 Page 7