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e e e mended by the planning team. The commission also disagreed with the Planning Team's recommendation that the street between Gilham and County Farm roads be discontinuous. The commission thought that in order to serve its function as a collector, it needs to be continuous. Mr. Tollenaar drew attention to the commission's response to the Planning Team's letter of April 10, 1992. He said that the commission unanimously concurred with the staff response. He clarified that Greg Evans concurred with the staff response, but did not sign the letter. Jim Kovack, 60 West 22nd Avenue, addressed revision 38, which calls for the installation of sidewalks on the portion of North Delta Highway between Green Acres and Ayres roads. He said that the road is a main access road between Valley River Center and the downtown area. He thought that installing side- walks on the west side would interfere with that access. However, he ex- pressed concerns about safety in the area. He suggested that sidewalks and bicycle paths on the east side of Delta Highway would be sufficient. He thought that the sidewalks on the east side of Delta Highway would not inter- fere with traffic travelling 45 miles per hour. Debbie Jeffries, 3800 North Delta Highway, stated that she had submitted writ- ten testimony on her objections to the proposed sidewalk on the west side of Delta Highway between Beltline and Ayres Road. She noted that the draft plan does not include this sidewalk because a large portion of the property on the west side was outside the UGB. She said that the Planning Team believed that assessing property outside the UGB for urban facilities was inappropriate. She said that the recommendation of adding the sidewalk arose at a Eugene Planning Commission work session during which Planning Team members were not permitted to testify, although they were present. She said that staff be- lieved that the assessment could set a detrimental precedent and that amend- ment 13, on page 107, should be dropped. Ms. Jeffries said that the team members represent the residents of the area and their wishes to retain the character of the area. She said that the amendments developed by the commission and staff amended major portions of the plan. She noted that although John Brown attended the work sessions, he was not allowed to testify and felt that the land Conservation and Development Commission (lCDC) Planning Goal 1 was not met. John Brown, 1824 Happy lane, Chair of the Willakenzie Planning Team, said that the team exceeded residential densities required in the Metro Plan by 1,000 units. He requested that staff research this item further before final adop- tion of the plan. He stated that the reason the Willakenzie area is the fast- est growing in Eugene is because residents prefer low-density development patterns and lifestyles. He said that allowing too many people in the area would destroy the character and the success of it. Regarding safety issues, Mr. Brown drew attention to page 119 of the draft plan. He said that response time for the area must improve before more devel- opment is allowed. He strongly suggested opening fire station 6. MINUTES--Joint Elected Officials April 29, 1992 Page 4