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Public hearing was closed, there being no further testimony presented. Mr. Keller moved second by Mr. Haws to recommend approval of the application. Motion carried unanimously. . E. Appeals, Bus Stop Locations -Appeal of Bus Stop Locations Jonathan Rode - 2176 Harris Street - NW corner Mrs. Cora Brady - 16th and Olive - SE Corner Memo from Marjorie Beck, City Manager's Office, has been distributed to Council. Mr. Keller lCOved seconded by Mr. Haws to schedule a March 8 public .hearing on the above matter. Motion carried unanimously. Comm 3/3/76 Pub Hrng Manager noted some 90 locations established for bus stops after considerable negotia- tion with property owners and others. All but two were accepted by the general public, he said, and are in operation. The two with which there was dissatisfaction were ap- pealed to the Council. 1. Northwest corner of 22nd and Harris - Jonathan Rode, 2176 Harris Street, appellant Note was taken of distribution to the Council of letter from Jonathan Rode ap- pealing staff decision on location of this bus stop. Ai Williams, traffic engineer, said the bus stops were needed primarily for reasons of safety. Also, they provided increased benefit to the Transit Dis- trict and increased ridership because previously there had been no regular loca- tions or stops for. catching buses. The Hadrrisd/LCC run, he said, was started ~ about a year ago w1th about 90 stops consi ere, resulting in 15 to 20 protests which could not be resolved. Administrative action was taken designating the stops, after which the appeal was filed by Mr. Rode on the location at 22nd and Harris, about two blocks away from the previous stop. This stop was pro- vided on the "far" side rather than where it would normally have been placed because the property owner at the southwest corner (the "near" side) needed the frontage available for access because of limited mobility. Because of the low volume of traffic at this location, Traffic Engeiner felt there was no legiti- mate reason for location of the stop at the "near" side location when consider- ing the basis of the protest to that location. Public hearing was opened. Jonathan Rode, 2176 Harris Street, objected to the bus stop on the northwest corner of 22nd and Harris because that was not the first location chosen. He said it was his understanding that lack of parking was not a valid excuse for not putting in a bus stop. He called attention to the fact that the southwest corner location was a corner lot with access on two streets, whereas the north- west location was adjacent to the only street frontage available; installation of the bus stop there would leav no on-street parking space at all. He felt the proposed location on the northwest corner was less desirable. I-A-2 Public hearing was closed, there being no further testimony presented. Traffic Engineer noted a letter had been sent to Mr. Rode stating the problem ~ and reason for the decision not to place the bus stop at the southwest corner. \~ He said staff would have no objection, and he was sure Lane Transit District would not object, to stipulating the bus stop would be changed to the south- ('-, 3/8/76 - 4 ~ . ~ 'I<