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. e . Roll call vote. Motion carried 6:2, with Councilors Smith, Miller, Obie, Haws, Schue, and Wooten voting aye, and Councilors Lindberg and Hamel voting no. Mayor Keller noted that it was now 10:50 p.m. and said that all remaining agenda items would be postponed for a future meeting, with the exceptions of items II-C, III, and IV. Councilor Hamel left the meeting. C. Public Works Bid Awards (tabulations attached) Mr. Teitzel indicated that there were several bids to award. He reviewed the Williams Street bid, since there were several citizens present to speak regard- ing this item. He indicated that the Williams Street paving and storm sewer project would be assessed to property owners at the rate of $29.10 per frontage foot for paving, $1.90 per square foot for concrete drive, $.45 per square foot for asphalt drives, and $650 for each sewer service hookup. He said that the improvements were initiated by a petition to the council and that since initia- tion, 25 percent of the property owners had signed a second petition withdrawing their names from the original petition. He indicated that there are several minor subdivisions on the street which were required to file a petition for paving as a requirement for receiving the minor partition. Counting the people who signed the original petition and the people required to petition in connec- tion with minor partitions, 54.3 percent were in favor of the improvements. Mr. Haws asked if property owners who were required to partition for improve- ments as part of the minor partition process could subsequently withdraw. Mr. Teitzel said that a condition of their receiving the minor partition had been that they would not object to the paving. Ms. Wooten asked what percent of property owners remained in favor of the petition if those involved in minor partitions were allowed to withdraw. Mr. Teitzel responded that this would leave 39 percent in favor of the improvements. Ms. Wooten asked if there had been similar cases before the council in the past. Mr. Teitzel could not think of any specifically. Ms. Wooten said that she was not inclined to consider improvements if less than 50 percent were in favor. Mr. Obie noted that it was important to remember that the minor partition probably would not have been granted if the property owners had not agreed to petition for the improvements. Responding to a question from Mr. Gleason, Mr. Teitzel said that this was a residential street. Mayor Keller opened the public hearing on item 2, Williams Street from Harriet to Royal Avenue. Speaking in favor of the street improvements: Lauri Patterson, 943 Williams, said that she was in favor of the improvements as a means of correcting the drainage problem which exists on the street. She said that the drainage problem had been complicated by creation of nine panhandle MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 11, 1981 Page 21