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Mr. Murray moved second by Mr. Keller that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the Council, and that enactment be considered at this time. e Councilman Haws said the $1,000 fee the McCown's would be paying under the arcade licensing provisions was not reasonable. He said he would like to have staff bring back some proposal perhaps later in the year along the lines pro- posed by Mrs. McCown whereby the fee would be less than would apply under this amendment. Vote was taken on motion for second reading. Motion carried unanimously, and the bill was read the second time by council bill number only. Mr. Murray moved second by Mr. Keller that the bill be approved and given final passage. Rollcall vote. All council members present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 17412. D. Appeal, Parking Removal/Bike Lane on Pearl from 11th and 16th to 19th Submitted by Farrell's, 1313 Pearl Street Appeal, Parking Removal/Bike Lane Pearl from 11th/16th to 19th - Farrell's, 131] Pearl Street - Council members viewed on tour the stretch of Pearl Street from which on-street parking is proposed to be removed to accommodate bike lanes (further carrying out the master bikew~y plan). In response to Councilman Haws, Assistant Manager explained the mid-block start- ing point between 11th and 12th was because existing right-of-way at the 11th Avenue end of the b.lock was wide enough to accommodate the bike lanes. It tit narrows, so the parking removal is necessary to accommoddt:e the bike lanes. C6mm Mr. Murray moved seconded by Nrs. Beill to schedule [>ubl.ic hCiJ.ring 7/2/75 on the appeal at the July 14, 1975 Council meeting. Motion carried, Pub Hrng all Council members present voting aye, except Councilman Bradley abstaining. I-B-4 Al Williams, traffic engineer, noted adoption of the Eugene Master Bikeway Plan which included this very important link in the major north/south, east/west bike path system. Implementation of this portion would require removal of parking from the east side of Pearl between 11th and 19th, from the west side of Pearl between 16th and 19th, and from the west side of High between 11th and 19th, he said, and notices were given owners of properties having frontage directly affected by the parking removal. He show~d slides of both Pearl and High and of overall bike plan showing proposed routes served by this couplet, an example of the on-street bike system, and the separator facility through Amazon Park terminating at the south end of South Eugene high school property. He cited traffic counts and alternates considered by staff and the West University Neighbros. Traffic move- ments, he said, determined from which side of the street parking would be removed to better accommodate both auto and bike traffic. Numerous alternatives were con- sidered in detail by staff to best serve the overall needs of the corridor to and from the central city. Assistant Manager noted letters in support of the proposed design previously dis- tri buted to Cound 1 members. e Public hearing was opened. Speaking in favor of installation of the bike lanes as proposed were Richard Gale, 3615 Glen Oak Drive; Les Childress-Ullman, 1845-1/2 University; Dan Herbert, II -A-l 4450 Hilyard Street; Clayton Brant, 2695 Jefferson Street; Dan Childress. ~14 7/14/75 - 7