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42~ --~~_._--, -------._----~._------._--~-- -_._-~--~~""-"_-p- ....; -.:.......-.-_._~~--_.~-- --_-----.:.._~--:.-.--.----- I '-11- ( I' I 7. Placine a stop sign on Polk at the intersection of 4th and 5th Avenues to control East-West traffic." ~ (-,;; I It was moved by Hawn, seconded by Hurley tha t the report of the Committee be ~i adopted. Motion carried. ........ .-\ ,,,;1<' ~ ~: i' I , i REPORTS OF OFFICERS !~';; "- 10 I i' . Receipt of a check in the amount of $726.00 as partial payment on the Ci ty',s share of crops at the Mahlon Sweet Airport buildings, total revenues from ~ the a~rport and the Eugene Airpark for the year to date aggregate $2600.00. I ,I would, like to mention that the ordinance passed by this Council last September setting up a schedule of occupational taxes and license fees for airpark operation has been widely publicized through municipal channels and we are receiving numerous requests for copies of this ordinance from all parts of the United States. . The Police Department report' for the month of January shows a further increase in our efforts to reduce traffic hazards on the streets of Eugene. As r a par:t of this program, a new Eugene Safety Council has been organized and it is 'I hoped: that the efforts of this group together with increasingly strict enforce- !:: .m.ent yvill make it possible to reduce the accident toll wi thin the City during 1946. r' .. ., I Steps are being taken by this office ,to dispose of :i supplies purchased during the war emergency. Certain of the :: used ~y our Police and Fire Departments while b.ids have, been I~ local hospitals on the sale of the supplies. I H ,I surplus medical equipment will be solicited from our Two ballot proposals relative to highway improvement and funds for recreational program'proposals will be formally submitted at this meeting. I should like to take this opportunity to endorse both of these measures and trust 'I that :they will be _g~ven serious consideration. I should like to request permission of the Council to participate in " the p.roposed new administrative council to be comprised of representatives from the cities of Eugene and Springfield, School Di.strict No.4 and County of Lane. It wi~l be the purpose of such a'Council to make detailed studies of the budgets of th,e different taxing jurisdictions wi th the thought 'of correlating our program in or~er that excessive tax burdens can be averted in any given year in the finanCing of various improvement proj ects. It It wa,s moved by Hawn, seconded by Johnson that the report be received and placed on file and that the recommendations contained therein be adopted by the Common Council. I A report from the Office of the City Manager, was submitted and read as follows: 11 ,"At the last regular meeting of the Common Council, your body went on iJ record as favoring the use of City :owned property bounded by Potter and Uni versi ty : betwe.en 23rd and 24th Avenues East for use by the Universi ty of Oregon for tem- porary G. I. housing. A group of students are now negotiating with the Univ.ersity concerning plans to erect 36 Q.uonset type units, on this property, provided t~at i certain ground preparation can be made by the City of Eugene.. At the present time, we have on hand plans and specifications for grading and improving the property for its eventual use as a park playground site., Such ground preparation would answer the needs for the housing installations and the buildings would be of ~uch , type as to not interfere with the use of this property as a playground fo~low1ng " removal of the buildings. i I' i " I: I ,~