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Mayor Torrey summarized the discussion by saying that proposed motions 3 and 5 would be taken up in a future meeting. VI. WORK SESSION: DRAFT ARTERIAL & COLLECTOR STREET PLAN Dave Reinhard, Public Works Transportation, and Allen Lowe, Planning and Development Department, narrated a slide presentation on the Arterial and Collector Street Plan. Mr. Reinhard said the plan has been developed over the last couple of years to provide specific direction to adopted transportation policies. Mr. Reinhard reminded the council of its public hearing scheduled for June 14, adding that staff was available for consultation as needed. Mr. Kelly complimented staff on the draft plan. He noticed that design standards are adopted by resolution, but not the design guidelines, which set up a hierarchy, and wondered why. Mr. Reinhard said he would consult the City Attorney for direction. Drawing the council's attention to the last line in Section 2 on page 316 of the meeting packet, Mr. Kelly said it makes it possible for the City Engineer to make changes to the design standards without review by the council. He asked staff to review the public input with respect to Garden Way and its intended classification, noting that the proposed width for the redesign is narrower than the minimum for a minor arterial. Referring the council to pages 47-51, Mr. Kelly pointed out redundant references to both the design standards and guidelines. Finally, he said, in the adopting ordinance, what is adopted is a separate document that appears to be an excerpt or reformatting of the information. Addressing a question from Mr. Kelly, Mr. Reinhard said staff would review page 74 and clarify the requirement for planting street trees. Mr. Kelly added that he would like to have interruptions in long running fences mandated, rather than suggested. Mr. Rayor shared input he received about a bike lane on 13th Avenue and asked staff how these problems will be solved. Mr. Lowe said TransPlan has information regarding streets and associated components, e.g., bike lanes. He explained that the purpose of the parking bay design is to remove some inherent conflicts of trying to include many elements in a street where there is insufficient room. Referring to page 53, of the draft plan, Ms. Nathanson said that in some cases there will be insufficient room to retrofit sidewalks to include planting strips and wondered if staff had considered low physical barriers as an alternative. Mr. Reinhard said staff would analyze other options. Mr. Lowe said staff tried to incorporate flexibility in the report to entertain suggestions, adding that this particular suggestion is not precluded by the plan. Ms. Nathanson wondered why parallel parking "is always the preferred method" as stated on page 58 of the draft plan. Mr. Reinhard said parallel parking takes up less space and allows for other things, such as bike lanes. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 19, 1999 Page 7 5:30 p.m.