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Mr. Poling recommended that staff talk to Steve Korth of the Oakway Mall for his thoughts on access <br />management as it had been instituted on Coburg Road. He expressed interest in seeing comparative <br />information on traffic and accident counts on that stretch of Coburg Road before and after the institution <br />of access management. Mr. Henry agreed to provide that information. <br />Ms. Taylor questioned if the City could compel property owners to share parking areas and provide for <br />access between adjacent parking lots. Mr. Henry said that the City Code allowed the City to require such <br />access between lots when redevelopment occurred, so it occurred incrementally. Ms. Taylor asked if the <br />code allowed the City to compel the construction of missing sidewalk segments. Mr. Henry said the City <br />lacked a program compelling such improvements, which were generally assessed to the abutting property <br />owner. <br />Ms. Ortiz determined from Mr. Mansur that the City of Salem worked with private property owners on <br />Lancaster and Market streets to voluntarily reduce access points along those roads. There was considera- <br />ble give and take in such situations, and Salem had installed new signals and rebuilt intersections to <br />provide better and safer access to businesses. <br />Ms. Ortiz was also concerned about the businesses on West l I Avenue. She did not support any changes <br />in policy at this time other than those that could occur through redevelopment. Many of the business on <br />West 11 d' Avenue were small businesses with single access points owned by people operating in a difficult <br />economy and she did not want to negatively impact them. She supported voluntary efforts to reduce <br />access points. <br />Mr. Zelenka was also concerned about businesses having access but pointed out that many such <br />businesses would benefit from an increase in safety and the land made available for additional parking <br />when driveways were eliminated. He asked how the City could spur improvements on the part of ODOT. <br />Mr. Henry said that such improvements needed to be identified in the State Transportation Improvement <br />Program (STIP). At this point, the Greenhill Road project was in the STIP, but the Beltline project was <br />not. Transportation Planning Manager Rob Inerfeld noted the limited funding for State transportation <br />projects and suggested additional funding would require a legislative strategy. <br />Mr. Zelenka was also interested in the subject of completing the sidewalk system. He also noted the other <br />benefits from signal timing improvements, such as a reduction in greenhouse gases and savings in fuel <br />use. <br />Ms. Ortiz emphasized her priority for improving Highway 99 and said if the City was going to seek more <br />transportation funding, she wanted to ensure it sought funding for improvements along that road. Mayor <br />Piercy suggested the council needed to determine what it wanted to achieve in that area to be prepared <br />when funding opportunities arose. <br />B. WORK SESSION: <br />Endorsement of Willamette River Open Space Vision and Action Plan (A Refinement of the <br />Rivers to Ridges Vision) <br />The council was joined by Parks Planning Manager Neil Bjorklund and Senior Planner Jeff Kroeger of the <br />Lane Council of Governments, who were present to request the council's endorsement of the Willamette <br />River Open Space Vision and Action Plan. They provided a PowerPoint presentation regarding the plan <br />and the partnership behind it. <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council July 12, 2010 Page 5 <br />Work Session <br />