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Councilman Bradley asked with regard to subcommittee proc~dures whether . recommendations of the subcommittee forwarded to the comm~ttee-of-the-whol~ would be acted upon at that time or placed on the consent calendar for act~on at the following formal Council meeting. Mrs. Beal answered,that because of time pressures in some instances the Council, in fairly rout~ne .matter~ hav- ing unanimous decision of the subcommittee, should back up test~mony g~~en. However, discussion could take place at the committee-of-the-whole meet~ng, then the item would be on the consent calendar where there would be oppor- tunity also for discussion if desired. Manager explained that there could be a two-and-a-half-~eek ~ag between 'committee considerat:ion and an official meeting, so actH:~n ,m~ght h~ve to be 'taken in Salem before an item could be handled at an off~c~al meet~ng of the Council. He suggest that Council members should express serious concerns at committee-of-the-whole meetings and a judgment made at that time whether the city's representatives in Salem could state a position. Counciiman Williams called attention of new Council members to recent revision of the city's policy on presenting testimony at the Legislatu~e which,pro- vided that testimony presented would be approved by the Counc~l, bU~ ~n t~e event time element prevented Council action, the city manager, or h~s des~gnee, was specifically authorized to speak for the city. Vote was taken on the motion to approve the recommended endorse- ments. Motion carried unanimously. H. Code Amendment, Curb'cuts - Recommended by the Planning Commission on December 16, 1974. The amendment would revise the code rdth regard to driveway and curb cut dimensions, locations, and maximum number per ownership; processing of driveway and curb cut applications in conjunction with commercial and industrial uses and on specially designated streets and thoroughfares; revocation procedures; and re- lated amendments, inCluding approval of the map entitled "City of Eugene - Major Streets Requiring Special Driveway Approach Control." Copies of the December 16, 1974 Planning Commission minutes and the street map were previously distributed to Council members. ' .' Gary Chenkin, assistant planning director, reviewed specifics of the changes pro- posed as set out in the Planning Commission minutes. Councilman Murray expressed concern about the possibility of property owners on primarily residential streets being required to widen driveways. He Wondered'if the new requirements would be applied oniy tp permits for new curb cuts. Mr.Ch~nkin answered that they would. There could be exceptions, he said, where existing con- ditions proved hazardous; 'that would depend upon individual streets. However, in such instances the,situation would have careful review of the traffic engineer and that review would be based on criteria spelled out in the regulations. Councilman Williams wondered why the question was raised. He didn't read the pro- posal as making obiigatory a wider curb cut. Mr. Chenkin said that was true un- less there was a reason for overcoming a specific hazard such as the need to get traffic from a high-speed lane into a driveway. But in that type situation the traffic engineer would review. He added that there was provision for. appeal of the traffic engineer's decision to the ci ty manager, and again there was specific cri- teria on which to base decisions. Mr. Murray moved seconded by Mr. Williams to schedule public hearing on the proposed amendment. Motion carried unanimously. I. City Position on Legislation re: Mobile Homes - Recommended by the Planning Commis- sion December 23, 1974. Copies of Planning Commission minutes setting out positions on mobile home legislation as suggested by Betty Niven, member of the Joint Housing Commi ttee, were previou[Jly distributed to Council members. The recommendations were that (1) new language should be added to t,he landlord-tenant law to define the rights of mobile home owners in rented spaces, (2) state law should be amended 1/27/75 - 16 32 . e Comm 1/22/75 Approve e