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need to discuss with legal counsel for the applicant about why he suggested they were separate issues. He added that Oregon Revised Statutes gave councils broad (but not unfettered) discretion in dealing with vacations. He said he would check to see if there were court cases that limit what a council could require before vacating a right-of-way. Ms. Taylor said that she appreciated that the council had determined that additional time would be devoted to consideration of the applications. She said she hoped the deliberations would generate additional options about the concerns of neighborhood residents. Ms. Taylor asked if it was true that the applicant was willing to contribute to the construction of traffic control devices for neighborhood streets in the area of the vacations. Mr. Kullby replied that the property owner was willing to do so. Mr. Anderson also confirmed his willingness to do SO. Ms. Taylor said that she believed improvements needed to be made to public notice practices and that City staff needed to coordinate and improve how citizen inquiries were answered. 6. APPROVAL OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM HEARINGS OFFICIAL AND PASSAGE OF AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS AND ACCESS RAMPS IN 24 VARIOUS LOCATIONS (CONTRACT #97-18) (JOB #3411) AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Mr. Johnson announced that the council would consider Council Bill 4665, relating to an ordinance levying assessments for construction of sidewalks and access ramps in 24 various locations. Mr. Fart moved, seconded by Mr. Tollenaar, that Council Bill 4665, with unanimous consent of the council, be read the second time by council bill number only and that enactment be considered at this time. Ms. Taylor asked why the ordinance was considered an emergency. City Engineer Les Lyle replied that assessments included in the ordinance had been calculated to the date of its proposed adoption by the council and that a 30-day delay would require recalculation, which would result in increased assessments for the effected properties. The motion was adopted unanimously, 8:0. Mr. Johnson announced that the council would consider Council Bill 4665 by number only. Mr. Fart moved, seconded by Mr. Tollenaar, that Council Bill 4665 be approved and given final passage. The motion was adopted unanimously, 8:0. 7. WORK SESSION:CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION REGARDING BALLOT MEASURE 65. MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 12, 1998 Page 9 7:30 p.m.