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e Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. D. Changes in Public Improvement Hearing Process (memo, charts distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced Bert Teitzel, City Engineer. Mr. Teitzel said that over a period of several months the public improvement process had been reviewed by City staff and such groups as the Planning Commission, Citizen Involvement Committee, and neighborhood associations. He said that a new process was proposed, which would provide for a hearings officer to conduct the initial hearing and the assessment hearing on improvements and to make a report to the council for adoption. The council would make this adoption without holding a public hearing, except in cases where there was a remonstrance of over 50 percent. Mr. Teitzel noted that the council had previously approved an ordinance that would allow this move to a hearings officer process. He said that, as per the City Charter, there would be a six-month delay before implementation of this revised assessment process. Responding to questions from Councilor Obie, Mr. Teitzel said that a remonstrance is an appeal petition against an assessment. He said that under the proposed process if owners of more than 50 percent of the frontage remonstrate, the council must consider the matter and hold a public hearing. Approval in these cases would require at least a two-thirds vote of the council. e Councilor Wooten asked what effect this would have on situations in which a public agency, such as the State of Oregon, owned a majority of the frontage involved. Mr. Teitzel said that the City would continue to follow its existing policy of considering publicly owned property as neutral. Public hearing was opened. There being no testimony, public hearing was closed. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to adopt the new process. Roll call vote on the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Councilor Wooten, council IS representative on the Citizen Involvement Committee, requested a report be brought back to the Citizen Involvement Committee on the effectiveness of the new process and its impact on citizen involvement. She asked that this report be made six months after initiation of the new process. Mr. Gleason indicated staff would follow up with this report. II. IMPROVEMENTS TO SPRING BOULEVARD A. Contract Award for Paving, Sanitary Sewer, Storm Sewer, and Sidewalk in Spring Boulevard from 30th Avenue to Dogwood Street (Job #2019) (memo distributed; tabulation attached) e MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 25, 1983 Page 4