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<br />Ms. Colbath clarified that Alberta Shelton was Dr. Shelton's daughter and became Mrs. McMurphey. <br /> <br />Mr. Belcher asked if there was a limit to the number of characters in a street name. Mr. Nystrom said the <br />limit was 20 characters. <br /> <br />Mr. Carroll asked if the word "doctor" could be spelled out instead of abbreviated. Mr. Flock pointed <br />out the road naming guidelines in the agenda packet confirmed that the limit was 20 characters. With <br />respect to the use of "doctor," Mr. Solin thought that would also lead to some confusion with emergency <br />calls. <br /> <br />Mr. Carroll agreed it was important to pay attention to safety issues in order to proceed with orderly <br />development and the best interests of the City. He remained cognizant that the existing Shelton Drive <br />was quite short and while he wanted to limit safety conflicts he wanted to honor the intention of the <br />Council and the Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson Board. <br /> <br />Mr. Belcher said that Shelton McMurphey was 16 characters and asked if that would limit the street <br />designation to "way." Mr. Nystrom said that there would not be a problem if boulevard was abbreviated. <br /> <br />Mr. Hledik suggested Thomas Shelton as an alternative. Mr. Kullby said staff research had determined <br />there were already a number of streets with Thomas in the name. <br /> <br />Mr. Lawless said he sensed that Shelton McMurphey Boulevard was gaining favor as a name and asked <br />if any commissioners had an alternative they wished to offer for discussion. <br /> <br />Mr. Belcher said he was tom between the historic nature of the word "boulevard" and his perception that <br />the street was not a boulevard. He could live with boulevard but would be happier with another suffix. <br />He said that Shelton McMurphey was at the top of his list. <br /> <br />Ms. Colbath observed that there appeared to be consensus on Shelton McMurphey and it remained to <br />determine the suffix. <br /> <br />Mr. Belcher said that while he preferred Shelton McMurphey he was not opposed to submitting a <br />prioritized list for consideration by the council as suggested by Mr. Carroll. <br /> <br />Mr. Lawless stated that he had a preference for "boulevard" because of the reference to the original <br />Shelton Boulevard and a desire to link the present and past together as much as possible. <br /> <br />Mr. Belcher suggested separating the questions of a proper name and suffix. <br /> <br />Ms. Colbath called for a straw vote on the name Shelton McMurphey as the top priority. She announced <br />that the straw vote was unanimous. <br /> <br />Mr. Carroll commented that it was not necessary to prioritize the names but rather make it clear in the <br />report to the council that other names were considered. <br /> <br />Mr. Nystrom asked the commission to consider whether Mr. Carroll's suggestion needed to be part of a <br />motion and noted that the Council would see the Commission's minutes. He also suggested that if the <br />commission was moving away from the council's original proposal that could be cited in the motion <br /> <br />MINUTES - Eugene Planning Commission <br />Public Hearing <br /> <br />March 14,2006 <br /> <br />Page 5 <br />