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e M I NUT E S Eugene City Council Council Chamber--Eugene City Hall October 14, 1991 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Roger Rutan, Shawn Boles, Ruth Bascom, Debra Ehrman, Bobby Green, Paul Nicholson, Kaye Robinette. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Randy MacDonald. The regular meeting of October 14, 1991, of the Eugene City Council was called to order by His Honor Mayor Jeff Miller. Mayor Miller welcomed Boy Scout Troop 50 in attendance at this meeting. Mayor Miller noted that Minutes Recorder Traci Northman was leaving the City of Eugene staff. He presented her with a letter of commendation for her work and thanked her for her service with the City Council. 1. PUBLIC FORUM e Mayor Miller explained that the rules governing public testimony would pro- hibit Martin Montoya from testifying on the public hearing postponement for the University of Oregon's alley vacation request. Mr. Montoya said that he is frustrated by the public hearing postponement and inquired about the sta- tus of the construction on that site during the postponement period. Mr. Gleason clarified that the item was placed on the consent calendar only to establish a future public hearing date for the issue. Staff stated that because a price for alley vacation has not yet been negotiated, the public hearing has been postponed. Mayor Miller said that staff will contact Mr. Montoya to respond to his questions. Mr. Boles encouraged citizens to raise these types of concerns with the City's Public Service Officer. Bill Blair, 350 Pearl Street, testified in support of having a whistle-free zone in Eugene. He noted that as resident of the Ya-Poh-Ah Terrace, he is often bothered by train whistles as they pass through Eugene. He proposed that City officials request that the Southern Pacific Railroad in San Fran- cisco send an official to visit Eugene to observe the problem. He suggested that the whistles be required to stay within the limitation established by the City's noise ordinance. He also voiced concern that trains are exceeding the 30-miles-per-hour speed limit when passing through the city limits. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 14, 1991 Page 1