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City Manager Johnson introduced Paul Klope from the Public Works Department to answer any questions from the council. In response to a question from Councilor Rayor regarding the lane width on Delta Highway near Ayres Road, Mr. Klope said that, including the bike lane on the west side, the lane was 17 feet. He said the east side was approximately 13 feet. Councilor Rayor said that there had been a previous agreement to make the east side lane of the road at least 14 feet wide to address the tracking of long gravel haulers in the area. Mr. Klope said that the outer edges of the long vehicles used had been tracked in a computer program and the design had been altered to make sure that the vehicles did not intrude on the bike lanes. Councilor Rayor reiterated that an agreement had been made to make the lane on the east side 14 feet wide. He said that the computer program did not track the gravel hauler's vehicles correctly and the lane needed to be wider. In response to a concern raised by Councilor Pap8 regarding the notice for the remonstrance period, Mr. Klope said that the letter that was distributed to the affected property owners stated that they could remonstrate at the public hearing. He went on to provide the standard notice process and noted that there had been a notice in The Register-Guard ten days prior to the public hearing. In response to a question from Councilor Pap8 regarding a wetland delineation and a traffic study, Mr. Klope said that a wetland delineation had been done for both projects and the area surveyed for rare and endangered plants. Regarding a traffic study, Mr. Klope said that staff had followed the guidelines that were in the Arterial and Collector Street Plan. He added that the Transportation Division had also reviewed the design of the turn lanes. In response to a question from Councilor Pap8 regarding how many design charettes were held for the proposed projects, Mr. Klope called attention to council packet page 106 and 200 that showed all public meetings starting in October 1998. In response to a question from Councilor Pap8 regarding whether he felt that there was a normal public process for the proposed projects, Mr. Klope said that there had been greater than normal opportunity for public input on the projects. Councilor Bettman commented that three of the properties were receiving a subsidy and said that systems development charge (SDC) funds should be used to provide for those subsidies. In response to a question from Councilor Bettman regarding whether there was any way for the City to recover its contribution if the subsidized properties were ever sold, Mr. Klope said that, to his knowledge, there was no way for the City to recover the assessment. In response to a question from Councilor Bettman regarding whether properties that would directly access the street in the future would be assessed, Mr. Klope said that if a property received access to the street at a future date then an assessment would be due at that time. Councilor Kelly noted that the final design for Delta Highway had already been approved in March. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 25, 2001 Page 5 Regular Meeting