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e Mr. Boles moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, to add the wording in Revision I to the plan thereby strengthening the current site review process. The motion carried unanimously, 7:0. E. Revision U Revision U has to do with the location of the riverfront bike path in Glenwood. Robert Moulton, representing industrial land owner J. Oldam, requests that the bike path be eliminated in the industrially designated portion of Glenwood's riverfront. Staff recommends that the path be shown along the entire length of the riverfront but that a clarification be added to the text to explain that the path may not be able to follow the river's edge along its entire length. The board did not support either of these options and, in fact, it did not support a bike path along the river at all. They expressed concerns about the need for such a path since there is one on the other side of the river. They were also concerned about public safety and private property rights. The planning team supports the staff recommendation. Ms. Bascom stated that the presence of a bike path on the other side of the river does not preclude the need for continuation of the South Bank Trail. Eugene citizens use both sides of the river bank corridor for transportation as well as recreation and because of this, it is necessary to have the bike trail on both sides of the river. Ms. Bascom expressed her support for the staff recommendation that a continuous path system be constructed on the South Bank Trail, but that it not be necessary for the path to have river frontage where it is not feasible. e Mr. Bennett questioned the feasibility of constructing a bike path on the south side of the river and asked whether the presence of a continuous path system would encourage increased bicycle usage. In light of the industrial nature of the area in question, Ms. Schue asked whether the construction of a bike path is appropriate in this area. Mr. Boles said that the staff recommendation appears to accommodate Mr. Moulton's concerns and offered his support for the staff recommendation. Ms. Jones clarified that Mr. Moulton's proposal states that in those areas that are currently designated industrial, the City would not be allowed to do a bike path easement unless some change was made. The City currently has plans that propose a bike path along the river bank eventually. Mr. Bennett expressed concern that with a bike path easement proposal, industrial land owners would be forced to accommodate easement any time they needed to make even minor changes--even when bike path easement would not have otherwise been projected for some time. Ms. Jones affirmed Mr. Bennett's concern, but indicated that in light of recent court decisions, there is some question as to whether the City will even be able to obtain bike path easements for minor site changes. Responding to a question from Ms. Schue, Ms. Jones said that the Willamette Greenway boundary extends down Franklin Boulevard. In those cases where e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 10, 1990 Page 7