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e Chris Ramey, U of 0, said he and U of 0 Housing Director Mike Eister were present to urge the council to approve the alley vacation request and to ask the council to reduce the assessed figure. He said the U of 0 has requested the reduction for two reasons: 1) the U of 0 believes that the vacation should be viewed as the transfer of land from one public agency to another; and 2) the U of 0 feels that the land has no value. He added that the U of 0 has maintained the alley since it purchased the surrounding properties. Martin Dale Montoya, 1757 East 17th Avenue, said he resides in the house adjacent to the alley. He said he was amazed to learn that the City has not been receiving part of the revenue from the U of O's parking fees. He said that when he attended the council meeting last month, he was angry about the construction that had begun before the alley vacation request was approved by the council. He said he did not object to the alley becoming U of 0 proper- ty, but urged the council to not allow the U of 0 to use the alley uncondi- tionally. He expressed concern about the noise level produced by traffic in the alley. He said he did not agree with the U of O's statement that the alley was minimally used. He questioned how the volume of traffic would be monitored. There being no other requests to speak on this item, the public hearing was closed. Responding to a question from Ms. Bascom, Mr. Ramey said the parking lot would be paved to meet City standards. Ms. Ehrman said that paving the alley would reduce the noise level. e Responding to a question from Mr. Boles, Mr. Ramey discussed the avenues through which Mr. Montoya could have addressed his concerns. Mr. Montoya said that he attended meetings pertaining to this request. Referring to Mr. Ramey's testimony about the property not having any value, Mr. Green asked for a report on the costs of maintaining and policing the property. Mr. Gleason said that if the request is approved, the U of 0 would be responsible for maintaining the property. CB 4344--An ordinance vacating the north-south alley between 15th and 17th avenues and Columbia and Moss streets. Mr. Rutan moved, seconded by Mr. Boles, that the bill, with unanimous consent of the council, be read the second time by council bill number only, and that enactment be considered at this time. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Council Bill 4344 was read the second time by number only. Mr. Rutan moved, seconded by Mr. Boles, that the bill be ap- proved and given final passage. Mr. Boles asked if a buffer could be installed that would resolve Mr. Montoya's concerns about the traffic volume in the alley. Mr. Ramey said the e MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 2, 1991 Page 7