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use less congested residential streets. She said she hoped alternate entrances and exits to the business would be considered. Ms. Kominck said that she also spoke for Darrell Judd, 1440 West 4th Avenue, who was concerned about traffic impacts on the safety of children. She said Mr. Judd believed that the signs would not prevent truck traffic from entering the neighborhood and disrupting the peace and quiet of the neighborhood. She said he believed that enforcement of the truck traffic route would be difficult and would not be effective. She said he hoped that concerned citizens would be given ample opportunity to communicate their concerns. Bruce Stockton, 439 Almaden, stated that he had concerns about increased automobile traffic generated by A & K Development's employees, in addition to the concerns expressed by others about truck traffic. He described traffic issues created by already existing businesses and expressed a concern about the possibility of A & K Development adding evening and midnight working shifts at some time in the future. He said he was upset that the issues raised by neighbors had not been addressed before building permits for the business were issued. He said he appreciated that the time provided by the council had been extended for the submission of additional testimony regarding the vacation requests. Mayor Torrey determined that there were no additional persons wishing to testify and closed the public hearing. Ms. Swanson Gribskov said she hoped staff would address public notice requirements and concerns expressed in the hearing about other ways notice would be appropriate. Mr. Johnson pointed out that the Agenda Item Summary provided a record of the public notice requirements and how they had been fulfilled. Mr. Fart said that he agreed with the request of Ms. Swanson Gribskov for information about improving public notice practices. Ms. Nathanson stated that she had previously presented information about public notice requirements in other cities. She described the use of large display signs put up at the expense of the property owner which effectively presents development proposals under consideration. She encouraged discussion of such requirements in Eugene. Ms. Nathanson said that she was concerned about testimony from citizens who had experienced difficulty accessing information about the applications through telephone calls to City Hall. She suggested that those who receive inquiries be trained to proactively undertake finding out information for callers. Ms. Nathanson asked that information be provided about whether streets in the area of the proposed vacations were built to industrial use standards. Ms. Nathanson asked whether a guarantee could be provided regarding future use of the proposed "crash gate." Ms. Nathanson asked that information be provided about the extent of traffic restrictions that exist near the proposed vacations by the use of other businesses along Taylor Street. MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 12, 1998 Page 7 7:30 p.m.