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Mr. Tollenaar said he believed the motion could be improved if a public hearing before the council following completion of the design stage of the project was not required. Mr. Fart requested that the second clause of his motion be amended, as follows: that prior to proceeding with acquisition and bidding phases of the project, a public hearing beJ~ before the City Council be considered, followed by a work session, and subsequent action session regarding it. Mayor Torrey determined there was no objection to the request of Mr. Farr. The motion to authorize the design phase of the North Delta Highway project and consider a public City Council public hearing regarding it was adopted unanimously, 7:0. D. Improvements to Garden Way Mayor Torrey announced that Consent Calendar Item 3E was under consideration. Mr. Farr moved, seconded by Mr. Tollenaar, that staff be directed to move forward with the design phase of proposed improvements to Garden Way from Sisters View Avenue to Centennial Boulevard, and Commons Drive from the Q Street Channel Bridge to Kinsrow Avenue, and Kinsrow Avenue from Commons Drive West 250 feet; and that prior to proceeding with acquisition and bidding phases of the project, a public hearing before the City Council be considered, followed by a work session, and subsequent action session regarding it. Ms. Swanson Gribskov said it was clear that the best interests of the public would be served by improvements to Garden Way, but that concerns about high assessments for the improvements were legitimate. She suggested that additional public dialogue regarding the project would be helpful. Ms. Taylor asked if design work on the project would include area residents. Mr. Lyle replied that design work would definitely involve persons living in the area. Mr. Meisner said he did not believe there was any immediacy about the project under consideration. He stated that improvement of streets to City standards had historically been accomplished through assessments paid by home owners and developers. He pointed out that Growth Management Policies required that new development pay the cost of extending City infrastructure, but that consideration had not been given to costs required by improvements needed as the result of impacts from outside an immediate area. Mr. Tollenaar said that he agreed with the comments of Mr. Meisner. Ms. Nathanson expressed appreciation for the deliberations of councilors on issues related to assessment policies. She said she would continue to work to correct inequities. MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 7, 1998 Page 10 7:30 p.m.