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Councilor Holmer said he shared the reservations already expressed but emphasized that the time to intercede in the project was at the submission of the grant e application. He said he also anticipated the reaction mentioned previously. In response to a question, Mr. Gleason stated that the project was incremental and it would be less prudent in each successive phase to voice opposition. Mr. Teitzel said that the parking concerns could be addressed by having personal contact with the property owners where parking would be removed. He said that any conflicts could possibly be incorporated into the final design. He hoped that all concerns to have been addressed by the time of the bid. He said he did not anticipate any major conflict with the property owners because of the time already spent with those individuals. In response to a question, Mr. Teit7el said the property owners realized that improvements would occur that would eliminate parking space, but they had not been specifically told so. He said the property owners had been shown the improvement and that several had requested the improvements. He said that staff would notify those property owners of the proposed loss of parking spaces. Mayor Keller stated that an interim report on direct conversations with those property owners would be appropriate. Ms. Smith also requested such a report. In response to a question, Mr. Teitzel said that the curbs would be moved into the street at the choker sites to provide more spaces for tree growth and other landscaping. He said the trade- off was either providing room for the trees to grow or repairing the sidewalks every few years. Councilor Hansen said he had discussed with staff the opportunity of completing the project in stages and asked that bids be obtained based on this idea. Mr. Teitzel agreed that it could be done but emphasized that the project would e be more costly if constructed in stages. He said staff recommended completing the project all at once. Mr. Gleason said that any problems with the project would be known within the next few weeks. He suggested that council allow staff to proceed with the next step and that any remedial action would be performed. Councilor Obie said he would like to see design alternatives that would retain the parking spaces, stressing that parking was already scarce in the area. He stressed that every option must be analyzed. Mr. Gleason emphasized that the process was becoming incrementally tighter as the project approached the bid stage. He said staff would attempt to give as much consideration to parking as possible and would develop alternatives if the parking problem was as bad as perceived. He said an internal review on the parking situation would be performed. Councilor Lindberg commented that the Traffic Engineering Division had advised against diagonal parking based on liability questions. He understood that modifications could be made to the mid-block chokers if the property owners were opposed to losing those parking spaces, but he stated that it would be impossible to abandon the end-of-block chokers which w-uld create the boundaries to the neighborhood. Councilor Wooten said she was impressed with the designs presented to the council. She said she appreciated the work already performed and that she was rea y to go forward with the project with the caveat that cooperation be obtained from the property owners who would lose the parking spaces. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 14, 1983 Page 12