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. e e Road to minor arterial status. Those who testified expressed concern about existing old trees and transmission lines along the road. Testimony requested that the proposal be relocated, and indicated that Opportunity Area A was undeveloped and that a street could easily be developed in that area if devel- opment was planned. The preferred option was to construct an east/west col- lector across Opportunity Area A. The plan recommends a north/south collector street. Mr. Lowe indicated that an east/west collector would disturb a tenta- tively approved subdivision. He added that it would be difficult to integrate a new collector street with the street system in that subdivision. Also, such a proposal shifts the issue from property owners on Ayres Road to those in other locations, who have not been actively involved in the process. He added that a new street alignment would need to bridge a major drainage channel that exists in that area. Mr. Lowe said that the street has not been designed, and staff is confident that the design will take into account significant trees and power lines, and could be limited to two lanes along most of the corridor, widening to three lanes at intersections. G. New Collector Street South of Gilham School Mr. Lowe presented overheads of proposed street configurations. He said that the Planning Team recommended a barrier restricting through traffic. Staff recommends that the street be a through street. Mr. Lowe presented several proposed street designs. One design was for a straight line between Gilham Road and County Farm Road. Other designs con- tained "jogs," for the purpose of minimizing through traffic and reducing traffic speed. Mr. Lowe emphasized that the street has not been designed, and he added that staff is confident that the concerns of the residents can be met during the design phase of street construction. He said that the street could become narrow at various intersections to provide safe, easy street crossing. He said that the street should be accessible to LTD, and that LTD approves of a street configuration that contains IjogS." In response to a question from Mr. Robinette, Dave Reinhard, Public Works Department, said that during the design construction phase of the street, there is opportunity for citizen input. Mr. Lowe added that the policy in the plan calls for working with the neighborhood. Mr. Robinette said that the school district should also be involved. H. Revisit of Previous Issues The council briefly discussed the proposed Gillespie Butte height limitations. Ms. Bascom thought that a limitation of 588 feet would provide the needed flexibility, but Mr. Boles pointed out that that would not address lot 200. Mr. Nicholson pointed out that although the Planning Commission did not want to prohibit development, height restrictions are necessary. In response to a question from Mr. Nicholson regarding the expectation of property owners, Mr. Lowe said that currently, there is no height limitation on Gillespie Butte, MINUTES--Eugene City Council 5:30 p.m. June 8, 1992 Page 6