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Mr. Kullby reported that staff and Councilor Scott Meisner had attended recent meetings of area residents and the applicant/developer. He also reported that additional public testimony had been received and that copies had been distributed to councilors at the beginning of the meeting. He referred to maps on pages 251 and 252 entitled "Conceptual Local Truck Access Control" and "Traffic Plan" included in the packet of information distributed with the agenda of the meeting. Mr. Kullby requested that if the council decided to postpone a decision about the application, direction be provided regarding findings to be prepared by staff. Mr. Kullby introduced Traffic Engineering Operations Supervisor Gary McNeel and said he was available to answer questions from councilors. Ms. Nathanson said she did not believe signs were adequate to prevent the use of neighborhood streets by trucks. She asked if it was possible to design streets to prevent such use. Mr. Kullby replied that there were no plans for street design improvements with the applicant's request. He noted that Public Works Department administers a program for constructing traffic calming devices in public streets and that approximately 150 street improvements for traffic calming devices were on the current project list. Mr. McNeel said that the council could direct that a traffic diverter be constructed without consideration of a "waiting list" for traffic calming devices. He said that traffic diverters could prevent penetration of neighborhood streets by trucks. He noted that the area under consideration was well patrolled and that police enforcement of street use prohibitions was likely. Ms. Swanson Gribskov requested that a summary of concerns regarding the development be prepared for the council. She said she was impressed with the seeming desire of the owner to create a "win-win" situation for his project and the neighborhood. She asked if immediate action on the vacation requests was required. Mayor Torrey replied that he understood there would be a motion presented to postpone action and keep the record of the public hearing open. Mr. Tollenaar asked how assessments for the proposed vacations had been determined. Mr. Kullby reviewed City procedures for recommending assessments. He explained that the use of comparable property sales for similar properties formed the basis of the proposed assessment. Mayor Torrey determined there were no other questions from councilors. Mr. Meisner moved, seconded by Mr. Tollenaar, (1) that the City Council hold the scheduled public hearing on the A & K development; (2) that the record for the hearing remain open until 5 p.m. October 26, 1998; and (3) that a council work session for discussion and possible action on the vacation applications be set for a time after the public record had closed. The motion was adopted unanimously, 8:0. Mayor Torrey opened the public hearing. Kitty Piercy, 1371 West 4th Avenue, stated that she lived in the neighborhood of the proposed vacations and supported the decision of the council to postpone action on the applications and keep open the public record. She described her neighborhood as an historic, working class neighborhood that is located close to the urban center of the city, and a buffer on the edge of an MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 12, 1998 Page 4 7:30 p.m.