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. , e Dillard, which has a sharp dip at one point and a blind, sharp curve, would create safety hazards. Ms. Scott sai d she 1 i ved in the 01 d co ach house referred to by Ms. Acklen. She said if the street were improved, the sidewalk would be ten feet from the front door of the house, or, taking into consideration the 10-foot slope easement, one foot inside the existing house. She said there was no way to design improvements with two separate directional bike lanes on Dillard and suggested that bikes should use East and West Amazon. There being no further testimony, the public hearing was closed. Mr. Gleason responded to Mr. Kimmel's questions. He sa i d that the General Fund dollars were shown in Fund 312. He said that two years ago the Budget Committee had asked that one quarter of federal revenue-sharing funds be removed cumulatively each year. He said this was discretionary money in the budget. He said that items in the capital budget were not line items and that estimated figures were therefore used. Mr. Gleason said each individual project would have a separate planning, design, and budgeting process. He said the proposed weatherization would be accomplished through requests for proposals, a feasibility statement, and letting of bids. Counc i 1 or Wooten asked if the City were el i gi b 1 e for weatherization funds from the Bonneville Power Administration. Mr. Gleason responded affi rmatively and said that $100,000 in BPA funds had been used for weatherization this year but that City funds also had been used. Mr. Gleason said he would recommend that staff not respond to specific design questions raised in testimony on the Dillard Road improvements, since he did not feel that level of detail was appropriate at the CIP stage. ,_ Councilor Smith said the need for the Dillard Road project should be reviewed by staff. She asked staff to gather that infonnation and return to the council for direction on proceeding with or eliminating the project. Councilor Obie said he had several questions for staff and suggested that the council hold over consideration of the CIP until his and other councilors' questions could be answered. He was concerned with inclusion of $75,000 in the CIP for construction at Fire Station #6 when the City was unable to meet operating and staffing expenses for satellite stations. He referred to the item for lighting of the Amazon Bike Path and noted that the path is currently in disrepair. He felt funds should be used to fix the path as opposed to lighting it. Council or Obie referred to an item for construction of the Fern Ridge bike path from Beltline Road to Bertelsen Road. He questioned whether the amount of $60,000 was sufficient to build this path. He asked what bicycle arrangements would be made from Bertelsen to Bailey Hill Road. Mr. Obie said he did feel the City should proceed with the Dillard Road project without further infonnation and justification. - tlIINUTES--Eugene City Counci 1 December 13, 1982 Page 12