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M I NUT E S e Eugene City Council City Council Chamber February 28, 1983 7 : 30 p. m . COUNCILORS PRESENT: John Ball, Richard Hansen, Freeman Holmer, Mark Lindberg, Brian Obie, Emily Schue, Betty Smith, Cynthia Wooten. ABSENT: Mayor Gus Keller. Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by Council President Emily Schue, presiding officer. I. ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING GIRL SCOUT ~EEK City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced Carrie Payne of the Girl Scouts. Ms. Payne said that March 6 through 12 is Girl Scout Week. She presented background information on the history of the Girl Scouts and described the organization's activities in the Eugene area. Several representatives of local Gi rl Scout and Browni e troops presented boxes of cooki es to council ors. ~ II. PETITION RELATING TO SAM R STREET, 12TH AVENUE, AND WALLIS STREET Ms. Schue said that the council had received petitions from several citizens regarding street maintenance. She said that Ray Janisse would present testimony 'on the matter. e Ray Janisse, 84700 Arbie Lane, said that five years ago he had developed a subdivision at the end of Wallis Street and had been required by the City to develop two streets within that subdivision, at a cost of $80,000, and then to donate the streets to the City. He said he had done thi s with the expectation that access streets to the subdivision would soon be paved. Mr. Janisse said that 16 businesses, 4 dwellings, and a 40-member church were located in the subdivision, but that the access streets had never been paved. He said that the gravel access streets had deteriorated so badly that they were barely usable. Mr. Janisse said that Eugene Sand and Gravel had estimated it would cost $3,196 to bri ng the access streets up to Ci ty standards. He noted that he had di scussed the matter with Bob Hammitt of Public Works Maintenance and that he understood that the streets had been scheduled for maintenance but that the proposed ripping, graveling, and grading would probably last only three to four weeks before the streets deteriorated again. He said petitioners asked 1) that the streets be graded to City standards, not just patched; 2) that the streets be maintained on a regular schedule and that they be oiled as soon as possible; and 3) that paving of the streets be done as soon as possible. Mr. Janisse asked the City to demonstrate its new pro-business attitude by moving as quickly as possible to grant these three requests. He said it would be difficult or lmpossible to rent or sell property until the streets are improved. He said that dust from the unpaved streets was a major contributor to area air pollution. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 28, 1983 Page 1