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Referring to the ten-foot lane width, Mr. Kelly said that requirement was also in the Local Street Plan and <br />applied to streets in general. He was unaware of any improved streets that were less than 20 feet in width <br />although there were some old substandard streets that might have less than 20 feet of pavement left. He was <br />comfortable with the ten-foot lane width standard, which was very narrow by national standards, but agreed <br />with Ms. Bettman's comments about the need for flexibility in some situations. He said if flexibility was <br />allowed it should be reflected in both street plans. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman commented that the street plans did provide that flexibility. Mr. Schoening agreed and said <br />there were two aspects to the neighborhood's discussion of lane width; one related to the lane width for the <br />entire length of the street and the other related to an extenuating circumstance such as a heritage tree. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman asked whether lane width flexibility under very specific circumstances would be a part of the <br />discussion with the neighborhood and could be a part of the ultimate design. Mr. Schoening said it could be <br />part of the discussion and said the council could see that element in the design, but there could be a minority <br />opinion from Lane Transit District or Fire and Emergency Medical Services on how that would impact <br />service delivery. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman asked if a motion was necessary to direct the City Manager to imbue staff with the ability to be <br />flexible where appropriate with lane width. City Manager Taylor replied that the City's standard design <br />guidelines included criteria for exceptions and Mr. Schoening had indicated an understanding of that and a <br />willingness to work with the neighborhood. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor reiterated her request that staff stop using the term ~minimum" to refer to lane width when <br />meeting with neighbors as it indicated there were no exceptions. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy thanked everyone for their work and adjourned the meeting at 1:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Dennis M. Taylor <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Lynn Taylor) <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 29, 2005 Page 10 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />