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~5?O ..._'""'~...,._.... - - - .-- .- - - ...-..... ~ - ~,~ - - --.." .---- -...c--,,~ ,__ 1-- - .......- 3 A REPOR T OF THE HEALTH & RECREATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEES - RE: PURCHASE OF MCKy PROPERTY WAS SUBMI TTED AND READ A'S FOLLOWS: "A MEETING OF'THE HEALTH & RECREATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEES WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 10TH WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: COUNCILMEN BOOTH, CRUMBAKER, SIEGENTHALER,_ SMITH AND WA TSON; CITY MANAGER AND PARK SUPERINTENDENT. ! THE COMMITTEE, AFTER INSPECTING THE PROPERTY OWNED BY JACK MCKy ALONG THE WILLAMETTERIVER BANK BETWEEN 1ST AVENUE AND HIGH STREEJ AND THE FERRY STREETBRJDGE WITHHELD MAKING A RECOMMENDATION ON THE POSSIBLE PURCHASE OF THIS_ GROUND. UNTIL THE RECREATION COMMISSION HAD A CHANCE TO INSPECT IT AND GIVE THEIR OPINION AS TO WHETHER THEY FELT IT WAS JUSTIFIABLE FOR THE C I T.Y TO EXPEND NECESSARY FUNDS TO ACCUMULATE THIS ADDITIONAL GROUND TO THE SKINNER'S BUTTE PARK. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE APPLICATION FROM WARREN KORSTAD TO LEASE FROM THE CITY OF EUGENE THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 3RD AND -FE-R-R'y STR'HT. THE PURPOSE OF TH IS LEASE WOULD BE TO ERECT ADVERTISING SIGNS. IT .WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THA T THE POSSI Bill TY OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS AREA WOULD PROHIBIT :THE ERECTION OF COMMERCIAL SIGNS AS REQUESTED BY MR. KORSTAD. IT WAS THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT 'THIS REQUEST BE DENIED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. " IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE REPORT OF THE HEALTH & RECREATION AND FINANCE COMMI TTEES BE ADOPTED.' MOTION CARRIED. I 4 A REPORT OF THE HEALTH & RECREATION AND FINANCE COMM I. TTEES .... RE: MCKy PROPERTY WAS I SUBMITTED AND'READ AS FOLLOWS: -! ...- "A MEETING OF THE RECREATION AND FINANCE_COMMITTEES WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 12; '1951 WI TH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN BOOTH, SIEGENTHALER, WATSON; CITY MANAGER; CITY A TORNEY; FINANCE OFFICER ANDSUPERINJENDENT OF RECREATION. I . . _ THE COMM I TTEE FURTHER DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF THE CITY'S PURCHASE OF THE MCKY.PROPERTY ALONG THE SOUTH.BANK OF THE WI LLAMETTE RIVER ADJACENT AND EAST OF' SKINNER'S BUTTE PARK. THE CITy'MANAGER PRESENTED A RECOMMENDATIPN FROM-THE EUGENE RECREATION COMMISSION THAT THE'CITY COUNCIL PURCHASE TI:IIS PR OPER TY FOR RIVER FRONT DEVELOPMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY'S PARK AND RECREATION'PROGRAM AS OUTLINED UNDER THE TEN YEAR PLAN. THE C I TV MANAGER ALSO 'PRESENTED AN OPINION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY ADVlSING THAT THE CITY COULD ENTER I NTO 'A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE'OF THIS PROPERTY OVER"A PERIOD OF YEARS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER AMENDMENT PASSED BY THE ,CITIZENS OF EUGENE ON JUNE 29, 1951. THIS CHAR TER AMENDMENT PROVIDED A TAX LEVY OF ONE M I'LL FOR TEN YEARS TO BE USED FOR PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS INCLUDING AN ESTIMATED $68,900 FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LAND. IT WAS THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OPINION THAT. THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD HAVE AUTHORITY TO ENTER THIS LAND SALE CONTRACT PROVIDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR PARK PURPOSES PROVIDED THA T PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE OVER A PERIOD OF NOT TO EXCEED TEN YEARS AND THAT SAID MONEY SHOULD BE PAID OUT OF THE CI,lPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS, NOT TO EXCEED $68,900.00. THE CITY MANAGER _ ~ 4 . . . . . . _ . . TO MR. MCKy AS I PRESENTED A TENTATIVE PLAN ACCEPTABLE FOLLOWS: PURCHASE PRICE $ 25 000.00 : CASH 5,000.00 BALANCE 20,000.00 : BALANCE PAYABLE . . AUG.~ 1952 7,000.00 AUG. 1953 7,000.00 AUG. 1954 6,000.00 .$ 20,000.00 MR. MCKy WOULD OCCUpy PROPERTY UNTiL AUGUST I 1954. AT NO REN.TAL TO CITY. No INTEREST RATE WOULD BE CHARGED. CITY WOULD. OWN PROPERTY AND MR. McKv WOULD f'AY NO TAXES. THE COMMI T_TEE FURTHER ANALYZED THE USE OF THIS $25,000 FOR THE PURCHASE O,F THIS PROPERTY WHEN OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS ARE SO BADLY NEEDED IN THE CENTRAL SECTION OF THE CITY WHICH SHOWS A HIGHER RATE OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. THE COMMITTEE STRESSED THE FACT THAT EVERY DOLLAR OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAM SHOULD BE SPENT WHERE I T WI LL PROVIDE THE MOST BENEFITS TO THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND NOT TO CONCENTRATE THE PARK DEVELOPMENT IN ANY ONE AREA. I ~