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redevelopment of the Hilyard campus by PeaceHealth. He was tentatively prepared to support the substitute motion. Councilor Kelly acknowledged the lack of a legal requirement for a site plan and added he did not feel the need for such a plan at this time. Councilor Kelly expressed disappointment that the hospital had not provided more specific information in the supplemental materials regarding the type of construction anticipated or the jobs to be created. He asked the applicant to prepare a statement that the hospital would be redeveloping the Hilyard campus within a given time period with a rough time line for completion. Councilor Taylor opposed the substitute motion, saying that the application was premature and there was no clear demonstration the vacation was in the public interest. Those currently using the alley would have to go someplace else, and the council needed to consider that. She pointed out that the adjacent market required deliveries and loading and unloading, which necessitated access to the alley. Councilor Nathanson reminded the council that six months' previous it had been working to get a much larger redevelopment in the area in question, which would have necessitated many, many more significant changes beyond the alley vacation. She said that if the council wanted to see redevelopment, it seemed to be nitpicking an issue it would have been able to easily overcome earlier. Councilor Nathanson wanted to ensure that certain issues were addressed; she cited the bus stop on Hilyard and the need for Lane Transit District's involvement in the site planning process, and a review of bicycle travel patterns and how bicycle lanes were marked, noting the danger created by an increasing number of bicyclists traveling out of direction in the area. To the extent the vacation redirected some bicycle traffic, she wanted to improve how lanes were marked. Councilor Nathanson was also concerned about sidewalk widths, requesting staff exploration of appropriate sidewalk widths to accommodate additional pedestrian traffic. Councilor Rayor was also inclined to support the substitute motion. He wanted to ensure that the alternate route was protected, such as by limiting driveways onto East 11th Avenue, that PeaceHealth paid to relocate the utilities in the alley, and that PeaceHealth work with the City and the Lane Transit District on alternative modes on adjacent streets. In response to a question from Councilor Rayor regarding how the vacation request could be modified to address his concerns, Mr. Klein indicated the ordinance adopted by the council approving the vacation could include conditions that stipulated the vacation took effect when the conditions were met. Councilor Bettman indicated she could support an ordinance adopting the vacation with the conditions suggested by herself and other councilors. She wanted reassurance from the Transportation Division that those issues could be addressed. She did not think that pedestrian and bicycle traffic could be routed to East 11th Avenue because of the Bus Rapid Transit route, and said the City needed to determine what was needed to accommodate the changes that would result MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 26, 2001 Page 12 Regular Meeting