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e e e this year's Neighborhood Improvement Program, a three-year project which inten- sively works with residents to design and implement solutions to multiple problems in an identified area. The Urban Renewal Project, which has already been approved and funded with Block Grant funds, 'also requires council actlon at this time. Public hearing was opened. Speaking in favor: Jerry Gillespie, 914 East 18th Avenue, president of the South University Neigh- borhood Association, said he is in favor of the Block Grant Program and would like to thank them for funding West University Park. Other proposals from this area will be forthcoming. Alan Garten, 119 West Adams, stated he hopes that the recommendations will be followed and feels the proposals are worthwhile. Darcy Marentette, 1513 Fairmount, said the Fairmount Neighbors had not received adequate notice of this hearing. They had requested low-level lighting on Aqate Street between 17th and 19th, and the proposal was not recommended. Condon School staff and parents group are working on this project to try to deter and/or end violence in the area. She stated this request had the backing of the Public Works Department until problems with the budget arose. She referred to an article in the March 3 issue of the Register-Guard which stated that people had been assaulted at 17th and Agate the night before at 10 p.m. She said the cost for the installation would be about $18,000, but there would be a great impact on bike and pedestrian users. Mark Lindber~, 1750 Olive Street, representing Jefferson Neighbors, stated his support of t e proposals. He said one project being funded is a small jogging trail which would be attached to Patterson Community School. All of the labor would be done by the neighborhood and community school people. He said there were two other projects they had proposed which were not funded and felt the reason for this was because Jefferson would be a Neighborhood Improvement Pro- ject (NIP) area in one year, but he did not feel this was adequate justifica- tion for not funding these proposals. He said he felt the Block Grant Program is great. There being no further testimony, public hearing was closed. Ms. Smith moved, seconded by Mr. Lieuallen, that this item be held over until Wednesday, March 26, 1980. Roll call vote: motion carried unanimously. III. ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING A. Approve Hearings Panel Minutes of March 17, 1980 Ms. Smith moved, seconded by Mr. Lieuallen, to approve Hearings Panel minutes of March 17, 1980. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. 3/24/80--15