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e ,31~ I ~ )1':' C() < ~ <.t e I . I e I e 4 5 6 , [: Ii ,I II I! II " '1 II ii d IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER) SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE APPOINTMENTS BE CONFIRMED. MOTION ,CARRIED. THE CITY MANAGER GAVE A REPORT OF DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES) INCLUDING A SPECIFIC ANALYSIS OF THE PROGRESS OF THE RHODODENDRON AND CAMELLIA GARDEN IN HENDRICKS PARK. AFTER HEARING OF THE AMAZONG NUMBER OF CAMELLIAS, RHODODENDRONS AND AZALEAS WHICH HAVE BEEN PLANTED IN THIS GARDEN BY MEMBERS OF THE RHODODENDRON AND CAMELLIA SOCIETY) I T WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT MAYOR JOHNSON WRITE A LETTER COMMENDING THEM FOR THEIR FINE CONTRIBUTION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PARK. THE CITY'MANAGER ADVISED THAT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAD APPROVED THREE MERCURY VAPOR LIGHTS TO BE INSTALLED AT THE MAHLON SWEET JUNCTION WITH HIGHWAY 99 AND THE CITY WAS PLANNING ON ~NSTALLING A LARGE SIGN AT THIS INTERSECTION IDENTIFYING MAHLON SWEET AIRPORT. A LETTER WAS ALSO READ THAT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WAS lIGHTING A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION AT THE Y JUST EAST OF SALEM AND THAT THE CITY MANAGER HAD WRITTEN A LETTER REQUESTING THAT THE ELMIRA JUNCTION AREA ALSO BE LIGHTED FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. A LETTER WAS ALSO PRESENTED FROM THE HIGHWAY COMMISSION ADVISING THEY HAD, APPROVED THE INSTALLATION OF A FULL-ACTUATED VOLUME DENSITY SIGNAL CONTROL FOR 6TH AND HIGH STREET AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $3,500 TO BE PAID FOR 1/2 BY THE CITY AND 1/2 BY THE STATE. PREVIOUS APPROVAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL HAD AUTHORIZED THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THIS SIGNAL. IN APPOINTING LOUIS BORDE AS DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE, MAYOR JOHNSON COMMENDED THE WORK AND EFFORTS DONE BY KEITH FENNELL WHO HAS RECENTLY RESIGNED AS CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR FOR THE CI TV OF EUGENE. '\ IT'WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER BE RECEIVED ,AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES " A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE - RE: ApPLICATION FOR BEER LICENSE FOR MARKETERIA WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON MARCH 6, 1953 WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: COUNCILMEN SIEGENTHALER AND CONE; AND CITY MANAGER. THE APPLICATION FOR A PACKAGE STORE) CLASS A LICENSE FOR THE MARKETERIA AT 2390 AGATE STREET WAS REVIEWED. INASMUCH AS THESE PREMISES WERE PREVIOUSLY LICENSED AND THAT THIS IS MERELY A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP TO MR. AND MRS. A. E. GLASGOW, THE COMMI TTEE CONCURRED IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CITY MANAGER THAT THIS LICENSE BE GRANTED." IT WAS MriVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE, BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - RE: STUDY OF ZONING PROBLEMS; OFF-STREET PARKING STUDY; VARIANCES - BEST PIE COMPANY; FRANK WALKER; ANDREASON; AND IMPROVEMENT PETI TIONS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "A MEETI NG OF THE PUBL I C WORKS AND FI NANCE COMMI TTEES WAS HELD ON MARCH 6, 1953 WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: COUNCILMEN CRUMBAAER) BOOTH, SIEGENTHALER, WATSON AND CONE; CITY MANAGER; CITY AT~ORNEY AND CITY RECORDER. I. THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE BENEFITS TO BE DERIVED FROM ENGAGING MR. CHARLES BENN~TT, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING OF THE CITY OF Los ANGELES, IN THE STUDY OF OUR OVER-ALL ZONING PROBLEMS. IT WAS GENERALLY FELT THAT THE EXPENDITURE OF $350.00 FOR CONSULTING FEES AND EXPENSES IN THIS CONNECTION WOULD BE WELL WORTH WHILE. MR. BENNETT WOULD WORK VERY CLOSELY WI TH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE SPECIAL COUNCIL COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE PLANNING CONSULTANT 'AND CITY MAN~GER IN ANALYZING OUR COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT MR. BENNETT BE INVITED TO COME TO EUGENE ON APRIL 20TH. 2. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THAT HE HAD DISCUSSED WITH MR. FAUSTMAN, THE PARKING CON- SULTANT FOR SACRAMENTO, THE POSSIBiliTY OF ASSISTING US IN THE PRESENT OFF-STREET PARKING STUDY. AT A RECENT MEETING OF THE COMBINED OFF-STREET PARKI NG COMMITTEES OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE) IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT SOME EXPERT BE CONSULTED IN CONNECTION WITH OUR OFF-STREET PARKING LOTS AND ADVISED THAT HE WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST US IN OUR STUDY AT AN OVER-ALL COST OF APPROXIMATELY $250.00. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO INVI TE MR. FAUSTMAN TO COME TO EUG~NE AND ASSIST US IN THIS STUDY AT AN AGREEABLE TIME EARLY IN APRIL. 3. VARIANCES - A. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE REQUEST OF MR. AND MRS. ANDREASON TO CONDUCT A REAL ESTATE BUSINESS AT 2202 FRIENDLY STREET. MR. AND MRS. ANDREASON STATED THAT NEARLY ALL OF THEIR BUSINESS WAS TRANSACTED BY TELEPHONE AND THAT ONLY ONE ELECTRICAL IDENTIFICATION SIGN, 7" X 26" WAS NEEDED. INASMUCH AS THIS WAS IN A WELL DEFINED RESI- DENTIAL AREA, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THE PETITION BE DENIED. ~