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too narrow to accommodate the rails. The widening project on the east side will have appropriate rails, he noted. . Mr. Keller moved seconded by Mr. Haws to authorize the agreements as recommended. Motion carried unanimously. Comm 4/7/76 Approve George Boehnke, 344 Foxtail Drive, commented on the recent decision not to pursue a business license tax and said that spending this money ($140,000 for one; $90,000 for the other) was "one of those cadillacs." He thought in future city budget talks, con- sideration should be given to construction of this type of project by community service clubs or people who ride bikes, rather than with tax money. When informed that half of the project cost would be funded by grant money, Mr. Boehnke said he thought the match- ing funds should be provided by contributions (rather than tax money). In answer to questions from Sol Cuddeback, 2022 Jefferson Street, Manager described the proposed bike route, approaching the bridge on the north side and leading downt to the riverbank to avoid crossing the street under the bridge. Another section would run from the bridge downstream to the pedestrian bridge, forming an important link between the two bridges. Don Allen, public works director, explained that the structure on the east side of the bridge would involve widening the sidewalk and installing a down ramp. Existing walkways would still be used by pedestrians. Mayor Anderson expressed his personal opinion that the installation would provide a viable means of transportation, noting the increasing number of people in the com- munity who were using bikes. He thought the city could be proud of the forward thinking which was establishing bike paths. Use of bikes would be encouraged, he said, and as more and more people turned to bikes for transportation there would not be the conflict with autos that now exists. . R. Request to Release $22,000' from"Revenue -Sharing for County Home Repair Program April 2 memo from Joint Housing Committee has been distributed to Council requesting continuation of funding of the low-income home repair program. Robin Cushman, staff member for the Joint Housing Committ:ee, said the program has been funded using revenue sharing money for the past two years for a total of $44,667. Crawford Lyle of the Lane County Social Service Housing and Home Repair Program noted there have been 232 houses serviced since the start of the program. Also, beginning in July, 1975, qualifications were changed. Prior to that time home repair was for seniors. Now it is low-income home repair. The ratio now is 76.5% low-income seniors to 23.5% low-income non-seniors. The average assessed value the way it was set up was to be $15,000 or less and it has been averaging slightly over $8,000. The average income is $247.45 a month which is a $5,050-a-year standard set by Eugene. The most common types of repair jobs are plumbing related i terns and the most expensive jobs are roofing repairs. Mr. Keller moved seconded by Mr. Haws to approve the request to release $22,000 from Revenue Sharing as recommended. Motion carried unanimously. Comm 4/7/76 Approve . s. Vacating of West 2nd Avenue from Jefferson Street to Madison Street (SV 74-7) - (Jon geward/Howa rd) Map has been distributed to Council as well as Public Works memo stating the vacation was recommended by the Planning Commdssion January 13, 1975, Council voting on March 24, 1975, to hold final reading pending negotiations on valu~ of the land to be vacated. The petitioners have agreed to values of the land as established by staff, and agreements have been executed now. ~OO 4/12/76 - 27