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e Bruce Starkweather, 2173 Alder; Helmut R. Plant, 2034 Alder; Dan Neil, 2241 Alder; Noel Parstak, 2324 Alder; Jane Colgren, 1926 Alder; and Dan Jeppesen, 2223 Alder, all indicated their support for permanent traffic diverters being installed on Alder Street. They indicated pleasure with the way the City had worked with the neighborhood organization with this problem, and felt that the traffic diverters had been extremely successful in reducing the amount of motor vehicular traffic and increasing the amount of bicycle traffic making the streets much more livable, humane, and safe for the children in the area. All indicated they were in favor of Council action for permanency of these diverters. Mr. Cliff Codding, 2109 Alder Street, said he was against the traffic diverters. He said he had no objection to the peace and quiet or to the bicycles, but he was concerned about the precedent being set for the city, wherein a small neighborhood could design the streets to make them safer for the children living on the street and that he didn't think the neighborhoods had the right to say that other townspeople could not travel on their streets. He indicated he had 22 signatures opposed to the traffic diverters, 18 of those who signed living on Alder Street. He indicated he was opposed to the traffic diverters based on general principles. - Donald and Sharon Piper, 2170 Alder, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Butzirus, 1915 Alder, expressed written support for the traffic diverters. Public testimony was closed, there being no further testimony presented. Mr. Haws moved, seconded by Mr. Hamel, to adopt City Manager's administrative order regarding Alder Street traffic diverters on 19th and 24th avenues, and to include findings of the Public Works Department. Motion carried, with Haws, Bradley, Delay, Lieuallen, Obie, and Smith voting aye; Hamel and Williams voting no. I-A-5 F. Request for official assessment of open space land: 10th Addition Nob Hill Homes Association (OS 76-2) Recommended by Planning Commission January 4, 1977. Manager indi- cated this property was located east of Cameo Drive and southwest of 30th Avenue, east; east of Agate Street and Stony Ridge Road, and was a request for a special assessment for open space land. He said that persons may apply for reduced assessment for property which remains open and unimproved and the Planning Commission's recommendation was unanimous. Mr. Saul said the Planning Commis- sion had recommended this property for open space based on Oregon state statutes which indicate that a determination for open space assessment is based on whether the property is suitable or whether the property meets certain standards. It was the evaluation of the Planning eommission, based on these criteria by state e 81 2/14/77--5