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Mayor Keller noted that this sounds like the Dogwood Drive situation in another . part of town. People do not mind traffic unless it is in their part of town. He would like more information on where the diverted traffic would go and to him it sounds as though it is being encouraged to go on 6th and 7th. /lmazon Parkway seems to be compatible with Amazon Park and this seems like a similar situation. Stop lights do work and that might be an alternative. He would like more discussion on this item before anything is done on a permanent basis. Ms. Smith moved, seconded by Mr. Lieuallen, to approve the recommendations of the plan in the December 8, 1980, meeting with installation of the trial diverter for January 15, 1980, and a report brought back for further consideration at a later date. Mr. Obie stated that he would vote for this motion since it is a trial project, but he would like a report back from the Parks & Recreation Department as to how this street might be used if it were to be permanently closed. He noted that Mr. Hamel had sent a memo to the other councilors regarding diverters and the City's reluctance in the use of arterial streets. Mr. Obie feels that a problem is occurring because traffic is not being moved as it should be on the arterials. Mr. Lieuallen stated that in regard to the diverter policy, it has been used in other places. If they choose to reverse this action, they would have to include Cheshire as an arterial street, which it was not designed for. Deve l- oping the arterial streets is a capital improvement problem. If arterials were used the way they were intended to be, this would be a better way to resolve the s ituat ion. Mr. Delay indicated agreement with Mr. Lieuallen. He encouraged . staff and council to look at the prediction of future traffic flows, but noted the City's traffic problems are nothing in comparison with what other cities are f ac i n g . Ms. Miller stated that it is not necessary that inner-city neighbor- hoods bear the brunt of traffic. They must develop a broader map for origins and destinations of drivers. Mr. Hamel stated that he is against the diverter program and has been against it since the beginning. He noted that Martha Filer had written him a letter and that he had sent her a copy of the memo he had distributed to council that was mentioned earlier tonight. He will not ,vote for the diverter, as he understands the problem to be with the use of arterial streets. This could have been solved in 1972, but expansion of arterial streets was turned down by the voters. He feels the entire problem should be faced. Roll call vote; motion carried 6:1 with Councilor Hamel voting no. D. Public Works Bid Awards (tabulations attached) Mr. Henry stated that the bids received were good ones and would cost about ten cents per square foot, which is about one-half of what the property owners had been told. He introduced Don Gilman, Public Works, to provide additional information. . MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 8, 1980 Page 14