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Mr. Lieuallen expressed reservations about the width of the street and the acquisition of right-of-way in this particular improvement 4It project. Mr. Haws said that he had reservations every time a street improvement was brought before the Council because of the necessity to assess property owners. He said obviously this street needed improvement, and there was a process the Council had to go through. He said the same problem occurred for all property owners who faced street improvements, that street improvements affect most everybody in the city at one time or another. The decision had to be made to either improve or not improve these streets. Mr. Obie noted that it was a difficult choice to determine when the situation was a concern to a particular neighborhood. He said there seemed to be accordance in the testimony that the street needed to be improved, but it was a matter of how it was improved. .iiHe felt the City did not have a good system for determining which 'streets are arterials and which are neighborhood streets, and that it ,was important that people be assessed only for improvements to normal neighborhood streets rather than arterial streets. Mr. Allen replied that both streets are considered to be arterial streets, and that the assessment used to be a charge to the equivalent of a 36-foot street for residential, but now the charge was to a 28- foot street and the difference between the costs would be picked up between the City and County. Mr. Delay said it seemed there was a definite safety problem in the area and that something had to be done, and wondered if it were ... possible to make adjustments in the design, if necessary. Mr. Allen ~ replied he would be glad to talk over the design with the Lane County officials and check out any other proposals that they might have. Mr. Haws noted that the people should be aware of the deferred assessment policy for persons in the low-income bracket. Mr. Hamel questioned whether it was appropriate to hold the decision to the next meeting while Mr. Allen and Public Works get together with Lane County to check out the possibility of other proposals. Mr. Allen replied that the proposal would not be going under contract until fall, and the only time crunch was getting rights-of-way, which could be a lengthy process. Mayor Keller noted that Council could instruct staff to proceed with those concerns that had been expressed, but that Public Works needed to get the process underway to avoid the escalation of costs. Motions on council bills 1435, 1436, and 1437 carried unani- mously and the bills were read the second time by council bill numbers only. Mr. Haws moved, seconded by Mr. Hamel, that council bill 1435 be. approved and given final passage. Rollcall vote. All Council members present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 17951. Mr. Haws moved, seconded by Mr. Hamel, that council bill 1436 be approved and given final passage. Rollcall vote. All Council members present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 17952. .. 4/11/77--8 ~81