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MINUTES Eugene City Council Council Chamber--City Hall February 22, 1999 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Scott Meisner, Nancy Nathanson, Bobby Lee, Betty Taylor, Gary Rayor, David Kelly. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Pat Farr, Gary Pap~. Mayor James D. Torrey called the council meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. 1.PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Torrey outlined the rules for the public forum. Pamela Carpenter, 2163 Lawrence Street, owner of Prose Dress, 13th Avenue and Lawrence Street, stated she was representing the Westside business and residential district and asked the council to retain on-street parking in the neighborhood. She had a petition to present to the council with the signatures of those in support of her position. Ms. Carpenter described the mix of businesses on 13th Avenue and questioned why it was not included in TransPlan as a business district since she believed that the neighborhood was a model for nodal development. She asserted that there was sufficient bicycle lanes in the neighborhood and asked the council to remove the striped bicycle lanes on 13th, 15th, and 17th avenues and from Washington and Jefferson streets from the City's Arterial and Street Collector Plan. Ms. Carpenter said that State law stipulated that minor arterials do not need bicycle lanes if adequate alternate bike lanes were available. Jason Elmer, stated he was homeless and a young artist. He read a poem to the council. He said that he was told by many people he was not supposed to be here but he was here because he was an artist and art was linked with healing. He said art was all around us, "everywhere, and all you have to do is live it and love it and it will take care of you." David Hinkley, 1308 Jefferson Street, stated that on-street parking was a "necessity" in residential and retail commercial areas. He said that when parking was removed, such areas were less viable, and such parking was needed for friends and guests. Mr. Hinkley said that he was working with a group on a proposal to permit row housing as infill development on arterial and collector streets, but the Homebuilders Association was concerned about locating row housing on arterials because of the potential removal of parking, which the association maintained made the row housing no longer marketable. He said that it was difficult to locate small grocery stores in neighborhoods with sufficient on-site parking, while one or two spaces in MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 22, 1999 Page 1 7:30 p.m.