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, ; B. Public Works Contracts (memo distributed, tabulations attached) e 1. Paving on Fir Acres Road from Bond Lane to Willagillespie Road (1864). 2. Paving, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer within Summeroaks Industrial Park (1473). Mr. Gleason introduced Bert Teitzel, City Engineer. Mr. Teitzel said the Fir Acres Road paving project was intially originated by a petition from the property owners and a poll of property owners was conducted because it is a gravel road. Numerous complaints have been made about dust in the area. As of this after- noon, there was a 52-percent petition in favor, by combining current petitions and poll responses with previously filed petitions. At this time, there is a 39.8-percent petition in favor of the project with a remonstrance of 56.6 percent of the property owners. This is a residential street, and it has been the past practice of the Council to only consider paving residential streets with a 50-percent petition. Therefore, the staff recommendation is to drop the project and not award the contract. Councilor Schue said that elimination of road dust is part of the air pollution plan for this area. She asked for staff comment on the dust. Mr. Teitzel said this project is in the category that would be cost-effective to pave the road. There is no mandate from Department of Environmental Quality for the City to proceed to pave the project. The last response to DEQ was that it is a project that may be supported by the property owners, but there are some right-of-way problems with it. e Councilor Hamel asked if certain mileage had been okayed by DEQ and LRAPA and would have to be paved within a certain period of time. Mr. Teitzel said any requirement is in the form of the amount of dust, not the mileage. To date, the Public Works Department has given DEQ reports on what is being done and has no mandate that more should be done. Mr. Gleason said the accumulative effect of the unpaved road is a substantial amount of particulate, which has been the concern of LRAPA and DEQ. The Council has, on these types of roads, because of the air pollution and the overall street network, agreed to pave those streets with at least 50-percent support for the project. Council can override the remonstrance. Councilor Miller asked how this fits in with the latest round of field burning agreements and negotiations. Mr. Sercombe replied that there was no quid pro quo in the field burning arrangements that were considered two years ago. Councilor Obie asked if the petition was valid for the council to consider. Mr. Sercombe said at least 50 percent of frontage property owners have remonstrated, and it is a valid remonstrance that would require a two-thirds vote of the council to proceed further to award the bid. Public hearing was opened on both projects. , The following citizens spoke on the proposed paving of Fir Acres Road: e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 26, 1982 Page 4