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II -A-3 Ed Weber, taco Bell restauranf,'said the improvement was petitioned to provide ade- quate ingress and egrees and to obtain proper stOrm drainage. He felt the improve- ment would benefi.t the neighboring properties. J. S. Whitworth, one of the owners e of property at 2621 Oak Street, said a lease was signed with the obligation to pro- vide an alley. The area was blacktopped, he. said. However, improper drainage had caused deterioration, making the property inaccessible from 26th Avenue and result- ing in a hazard because of the traffic entering and leaving the Taco Bell parking lot. ..In response to Councilman Keller,.Mr. Allen said there were.sixproperty owners in- volved - two wanted the improvement, four were opposed. He added that cost of the improvement would be assessed under the new ordinance, weighting front footage and square footage according to zoning - one-half was commercial, one-half was R-l. . According to the new formula, 59% were in favor of the improvement. If the old method of figuring percentage on a front foot basis only was used, 56% would be against the improvement. Mr. Murray moved second by Mr. Keller to award contract to the low bidder on Item 3 (paving alley between Willamette and Oak from 26th to the south). Councilwoman Beal said she would vote against the motion because she didn't think these improvements should be "pushed through" when the majority of the property owners who would have to pay for it were opposed. Rollcall vote was taken on the motion as stated. Motion defeated - Councilman Bradley voting aye; Council members Murray. Keller. Beal. Harne 1. Haws. and Shirey voting no. e Item 4 - Paving and sidewalk on Agate from Cameo south 1100 feet to existing curb Lou Wagner. 1610 Cameo Street, objected to the improvement as designed. He didn't feel the project as designed met previous Council action. It provided for 30- II - B-1 to 32-foot width and would accommodate on-street parking. Mr. Wagner felt that would create a safety hazard because of the steep grade. Neither did he feel the cost for fill to permit the extra width should be borne by the property owners. Environmental considerations were also of concern. The extra width plus sidewalk, he said, would require removal of one older, large tree. perhaps two. He believed the project as bid was not as authorized by the Council. that it should be redesigned, taking out the parking. lowering the cost. and reducing the impact on the environment. Mr. Allen said the project as bid contemplated 24-foot paving from Cameo south to the north boundary of EWEB property (south boundary of 10th Addition to Nob Hill). From there south to the existing paving. he said. curb would be installed on the east side only. The only difference between the project as bid and what staff was directed to do was interpretation of matching the curb and section on the east side to the existing paving. To provide for proper drainage, he said. a crown and overlay of existing street were added in order to match curbs. grades. etc. Mr.Allen con- tinued that if any improvement was done to this street. it should be done in a pro- gressive method to ensure that upon addition of the west curb and completion of the entire project, the street would meet city specifications. He emphasized that this particular project in no way committed the city to construction of a 24- or 32-foot width. That decision would be made when the west side was paved. ..... Mr. Allen explained that the properties on the west side would be assessed for one- half the sidewalk on the east side as well as a portion of the overlay on the west e side of the centerline. Mr. Wagner commented that he found out just thiscday that properties on the west side would be assessed for the overlay west of the centerline. that previously the city had anticipated paying that cost. Mr. Allen for clarifica- tion noted that assessments for the project would be handled under a separate hearing and worked out at that time. He said Mr. Wagner was aware of that. 450 8/11/75 - 13