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Mayor Keller asked staff to schedule a council dinner session on the subject of e the 6th/7th Corridor project. Mr. Gleason said staff would do this. Public hearing was opened. There being no public testimony, public hearing was closed. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, to adopt the amendments to the T-2000 Transportation Plan and recommend endorsement of the T-2000, as amended, to the Metropolitan Area Transportation Committee. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. IV. 1982 ACCESS GUIDEBOOK FOR THE DISABLED--DISTRIBUTION (memo distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced Collin Gray, President of the Eugene Commission on the Rights of the Handicapped/Disabled. Mr. Gray said that the commission had been working for a long time on making such a guidebook available. He hoped people would make good use of the book. Mr. Gray said that the commission had worked with the Independent Living Program (ILP) on the guidebook. He introduced Darrell Ackerman of ILP, who had spearheaded the effort to publish the book. Mr. Ackerman said that, under current Oregon law, no construction could be done that would make a building less accessible, and new construction must provide accessibility. He said that, to prevent the book from becoming rapidly outdated, accessibility evaluations were done by building rather than by use, so that if e the use of a building changed, the information would still apply to the new use. Mr. Ackerman noted that while no facilities had met the stringent accessibility requirements of the State struCtural codes, numerous facilities received good ratings because they are considered functionally accessible. He said that Eugene City Hall had reasonably good accessibility for those who could park near the downstairs elevator entrance, but that those who had to park elsewhere would have difficulty entering the building. Mr. Ackerman said that the text of the guidebook was stored in a way that would make it relatively easy to bring the book up to date. He asked those agencies or firms which wished to be included in the next edition to contact the Handicapped Commission. Responding to questions and suggestions from councilors, Mr. Ackerman described the process planned for distribution of the guidebook. Councilors congratulated Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Gray on the excellent job and thanked them for their work. Mr. Lindberg noted that the Hilton Hotel had received some of the best accessibility ratings in the book. Responding to comments from Mr. Lindberg, Mr. Ackerman agreed that Eugene was an outstanding City in making provisions for the handicapped. Ms. Smith suggested that copies of the book be sent to all those included in the book, so that they could be alerted as to their accessibility rating and needs for improvement. Ms. Schue urged that copies of the book be made available to the public at City Hall. Mayor Keller thanked Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Gray, and all those who had worked on the guidebook for their efforts. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 20, 1982 Page 5