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T~ Mayor Keller asked if the council would like to look at the diverter situation in that area again. Ms. Miller stated that the council had already looked at . it. It is located next to Willamette High School. She did not wish to discuss that diverter again. Ms. Wooten asked whether Mr. O'Donnell believes that this particular street will eventually be paved as are all streets in the city. Mr. O'Donnell said he does not think that is the case unless it is City policy for all steets to be paved. Role call vote; motion carried unanimously. Public hearing was opened on the balance of the projects. There being no testimony, public hearing was closed. Ms. Miller moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to award the remaining projects to the low bidders. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. B. Cheshire Street Entrance-Only Diverter--Staff Report (memo and addi- tional information distributed Mr. Gle~son introduced Jim Hanks, Public Works. Mr. Hanks stated that the issue is whether or not to remove a temporary diverter placed on Cheshire Street in Skinner Butte Park east of North Lincoln Street. A number of alternatives were considered in deciding whether to recommend further . testing: realigning Cheshire Street, installing a diverter east of High Street on 3rd Avenue. providing an alternative route for through traffic that currently uses Cheshire Street, as well as some other options such as the establishment of toll booths. The results of the study were much as staff had projected them to be. The west-bound traffic has decreased substantially. East-bound traffic has also decreased, although less so. Traffic on 3rd Avenue between High and Pearl streets has increased more than 40 percent. This total increase can be attrib- uted to the diverted west-bound traffic. Traffic volumes on High Street have also decreased slightly. The results of a survey show that 27 people are in favor of retaining the diverter and making it permanent; 93 are opposed to making the diverter permanent, and three people had no opinion. The majority of the people in the West Butte area are in favor of retention. In the East Butte area, 51 residents of Park View Terrace were against the diverter. He showed the results of the survey on the map. Due to the frequent delays caused by trains, 5th, 6th, and 7th avenues are unacceptable alternatives since they require at least one crossing of the railroad tracks. Area businesses are generally opposed to the diverter. Similar objections would be raised to any diverter in the area. In addition, staff has contacted the Police Department, Parks Design, and School District 4-J, all of whom were against making the diverter permanent. The Eugene Fire Department was neutral. Ms. Wooten asked how much of a reduction there was east of Lawrence Street. Mr. Hanks stated that 3,700 trips per day were reduced to about 860. Ms. Wooten stated that with the reduction of 3,000 trips per day then the balance of the cars must be using alternatives. Mr. Hanks agreed but there are other possi- . MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 10, 1981 Page 5