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<br />I <br /> <br />~ <br />4~D <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />!~'.' ._~, <. <br /> <br />:1 <br />i' <br />, <br />!i <br />II <br />I! <br />,I <br />ii <br />J <br /> <br />COUNCIL CHAMBERS, <br />EUGENE, OREGON. <br />JUNE 4, 1951. <br /> <br />l- <br /> <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />! <br /> <br />AN ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL WAS HELD IN THE CITY HALL ON MONDAY, JUNE 4, <br />1951 AT 5:00 P.M. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY HIS HONOR, MAYOR V. E. JOHNSON. THE <br />MEETING WAS HELD JOINTLY WITH THE AMAZON WATER CONTROL DISTRICT, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: <br />COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, GODLOVE, SMITH, KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER, AND WATSON. COUNCILMAN <br />ALLEN WAS ABSENT. <br /> <br />PRESENT FROM THE WATER CONTROL DISTRICT WERE: KENNETH NIELSON, PRESIDENT; AND THE <br />BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTING OF J. R. DAY, H. G. WHITE, W. A. DREWS, H. TYKSON, AND JOHN <br />PETERSON; ATTORNEY FOR AMAZON DISTRICT, CHARLES EDWARDS. <br /> <br />THIS JOINT MEETING OF THE COUNCIL AND AMAZON WATER CONTROL DISTRICT WAS HELD FOR THE <br />PURPOSE OF PASSING THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION: <br /> <br />"BE IT KNOWN, THAT WE, THE UNDERSIGNED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE <br />AMAZON WATER CONTROL DISTRICT AND THE UNDERSIGNED MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />C TY OF EUGENE, OREGON, BOTH MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE <br />LAWS OF OREGON, AT A JOINT REGULAR MEETING CONVENED THIS 4TH DAY OF JUNE, 1951, DO <br />HEREBY AFFIRM THAT: <br /> <br />WHEREAS, THE FLOOD CONTROL ACT OF 1946, PUBLIC LAW 526, 79TH CONGRESS, 2ND SESSION, <br />APPROVED BY CONGRESS JULY 24, 1946, AS AMENDED, PROVIDES THAT THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY <br />IS AUTHORIZED TO IMPROVE AMAZON CREEK, OREGON, TO PROTECT THE CITY OF EUGENE AND THE <br />AGRICULTURAL LANDS NORTHWEST OF THE CITY GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLANS <br />RECOMMENDED BY THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, AND <br /> <br />WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IMPROVEMENT OF AMAZON CREEK, OREGON, PURSUANT <br />TO THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT, AS AMENDED, IS IN THE INTERESTS OF FLOOD CONTROL, AND THE <br />NATIONAL DEFENSE, AND <br /> <br />WHEREAS, IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT CANNOT BE UNDERTAKEN AT THIS TIME, AND <br /> <br />WHEREAS, A PARTIAL IMPROVEMENT OF AMAZON CREEK HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED IN THE INTEREST <br />OF FLOOD CONTROL AND AS CONTRIBUTING TO THE NATIONAL DEFENSE, BEGINNING AT THE LOWER <br />END OF THE RECOMMENDED CHANNEL WITHIN THE CITY OF EUGENE AND EXTENDING DOWNSTREAM TO <br />FERN RIDGE RESERVOIR, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVAL AND AUTHORITY GRANTED BY THE <br />CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, MAY 10, 1951, BUT NOT TO EXCEED THE FUNDS ALLOTTED BY THE CHIEF OF <br />ENGINEERS, AND <br /> <br />WHEREAS, WE WISH TO EXPRESS OUR UNQUALIFIED APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE WORK, <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF EUGENE, OREGON, AND THE <br />BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AMAZON WATER CONTROL DISTRICT, WILL, FOR THE RECOMMENDED <br />PORTION OF THE AMAZON CREEK PROJECT WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE AND <br />EXTENDING TO FERN RIDGE RESERVOIR: <br /> <br />I . <br /> <br />PROVIDE WITHOUT COST TO THE UNITED STATES ALL LANDS, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS- <br />OF-WAY NECESSARY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT; <br /> <br />2. HOLD AND SAVE THE UNITED STATES FREE FROM DAMAGES DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION <br />WORK; <br /> <br />3. BEAR THE COSTS OF FENCES AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION AND REVISIONS; AND <br /> <br />4. MAINTAIN AND OPERATE ALL THE WORKS AFTER COMPLETION IN ACCORDANCE WITH <br />REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BE INCORPORATED IN THE MINUTES <br />OF THIS JOINT MEETING AND A COpy THEREOF BE SENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY." <br /> <br />IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE ABOVE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. <br />MOTION CARRIED. <br /> <br />IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE MAYOR, CITY MANAGER AND MEMBERS <br />OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL (BOOTH, CRUMBAKER AND SIEGENTHALER) BE AUTHORIZED <br />AND DIRECTED TO SIGN THIS RESOLUTION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF EUGENE AS REQUESTED BY THE <br />CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE AMAZON CHANNEL. MOTION <br />CARRIED. <br /> <br />IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WHITE, SECONDED BY MR. DAY THAT THE ABOVE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED BY <br />THE AMAZON WATER CONTROL DISTRICT AND THAT ALL OF THE ABOVE DIRECTORS AS LISTED ABOVE, PRESENT <br />AT THIS MEETING SIGN THE RESOLUTION ON BEHALF OF THE AMAZON WATER CONTROL D STRICT. MOTION <br />CARRIED. <br /> <br />UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED, AT 5:45 P.M. <br /> <br />- )' <br /> <br />RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,. <br /> <br /> <br />~NGc:f~, -- <br /> <br />CITY MANAGE.D <br />"'.~"!"':'_"~'~"'_'''''''''_da ".""-.;;............:':~.....";Pc\,.~_i";.. . _.' -c'> _.....,....<.___...... ,'" "0"". <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />;,;~ " <br /> <br />-';",~--<C_"""", ... , <br /> <br />..-*" <br /> <br />...... '...._'-...r. <br /> <br />~~~'"""'~'.~,~~-~--,.- <br />