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Councilor Kelly noted that sometimes he bicycled to council meetings and the only way for him to bike home was through a park on a bike path. He raised concern that the ordinance would make it illegal for him to bike through a park if a meeting finished after 11 p.m. Councilor Taylor noted that a City ordinance already prohibited travel through the parks after 11 p.m. and therefore Councilor Kelly was already acting illegally when traveling through a park after that time. She also noted that if people came out of a concert at the Cuthbert Amphitheater and wanted to take the bike bridge across the river after 11 p.m. that would be illegal as well under the current ordinance. She expressed a desire to change the ordinance to allow for travel through parks after 11 p.m. In response to a question from Mayor Torrey regarding why he thought the desires of council were not appropriate from the standpoint of the Police Department, Chief Buchanan said the only way to effectively patrol the parks was visually. He said encouraging more activity in parks at night would necessitate more park patrols that the department could not afford. City Manager Carlson asked the council to consider Council Bill 4799, an ordinance concerning acts prohibited at night and amending section 4.680 of the Eugene Code, 1971. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Pap~, moved that the bill, with unanimous consent of the council be read a second time by council bill number only and that enactment be considered at that time. In response to a question from Councilor Farr regarding whether all of bike paths were lighted, City Manager Carlson said that the ones currently being constructed had associated lighting. Councilor Meisner, seconded by Councilor Fart, moved to amend the motion by changing Section 1(2) by adding the words: "...or officially designated bicycle paths and sidewalks." following the words "...within the public street right-of-way." Roll call vote; the amendment passed unanimously Roll call vote; the main motion passed unanimously. City Manager Carlson asked the council to consider Council Bill 4799, as amended, by number only. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Pap~, moved that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously. MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 12, 2002 Page 6 Regular Meeting