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~ 1;~ v e - -- I COUNCIL CHAMBERS, E, U G ENE, OR EGO N . FEBRUARY 23, 1954. THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE HELD ON FEBRUARY 8, 1954 AND ADJOU~NEQ TO FEBRUARY 23, 1954 WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS BY HIS HONOR, MAYOR V. E. JOHNSON WITH THE FOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: BOOTH, KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER, WATSON AND OWEN. COUNCILMAN CRUMBAKER TOOK HIS SEAT IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 8:00 P.M. COUNCILMEN GODLOVE AND CONE WERE ABSENT. THE MINUTES OF THE LAST REGULAR MEETING HELD FEBRUARX 8, 1954 AND ADJOURNED TO FEBRUARY 23, 1954 WERE READ AND APPROVED. REPORTS OF OFFICERS e A REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER - RE: BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I "A PRELIMINARY MEETI~G OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE WAS HELD AT THE CITY HALL ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1954 WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER, WATSON, CONE; BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBERS HILL, S ALSBERG, EVERSON AND WILLIAMSON; CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY; CITY ENGINEER; FIRE CHIEF; DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND CITY RECORDER., THIS MEETING WAS HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF GI'VING DISCUSSION TO AND MAKING RECOMMEN~ATIONS 'ON ANY ISSUES INVOLVING BOND ISSUES OR LEVIES THAT SHOULD BE SUB- M,ITTED TO THE VOTERS AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION ON MAY 21ST. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, IT WAS MOVED, DULY SECONDED AND CARRIED THAT MR. DELBERT HILL BE NAMED CHAIRMAN PRO TEM OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE~ . THE MATTER OF CONSIDERING A LIBRARY EXPANSION PROGRAM WAS DISCUSSED. THE POSITION OF THE LIBRARY BOARD WAS PRESENTED BY MR. WI LLIS WARREN, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. IT WAS MOVED, DULY SECONDED THAT THE SUBJECT OF A NEW LIBRARY BUILDING PRO- GRAM BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL AT ITS NEXT REGULAR MEETING WITH THE REQUEST THAT I T BE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR STUDY AND A REPORT. MOTION CARRIED. THE NEXT SUBJECT CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE WAS THE PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FIRE SUB-STATION IN THE SOUTH SECTION OF THE CITY. FIRE CHIEF SURFUS EX- PLAINED THE NEED FOR THE STATION AND GAVE SOME FIGURES ON PROBABLE COST OF CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION. AFTER A RATHER COMPLETE DISCUSSION~ IT WAS MOVED AND SECONDED THAT IT IS THE SENSE OF THE MEETING THAT THE CITY MAKE PROVISION FOR A FIRE STATION IN ~HE 1954-55 BUDGET AND THAT FINANCIAL PLANS BE RREPARED TO THAT END. MOTION CARRIED. I THE MATTER OF RENEWING THE SEWER CONSTRUCTION LEVY (5 MILLS FOR FIVE YEARS) WHICH EXPIRED WITH THE BUDGET YEAR 1953-54 WAS ALSO DISCUSSED. A PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SEWERS WAS OUTLINED BY THE CITY ENGINEER. HIS ESTIMATE FOR NEEDED SANITARY TRUNK SEWERS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IS $860,000.00. I IT WAS MOVED AND DULY SECONDED THAT IT BE RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL THAT A PRO- POSAL BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION TO AUTHORIZE A LEVY OF $175,000 OUTSIDE THE 6% CONSTITUTIONAL LIMIT EACH YEAR FOR THE:'NEXT FIVE YEARS TO CONSTRUCT TRUNK SEWERS. MOTION CARRIED." e I T WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY OWEN THAT THE REPORT OF, THE CI TY MANAGER BE ADOPTED AND THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE THE NECESSARY RESOLUTION TO PLACE THE SEWAGE AND DRAINAGE LEVY ON THE BALLOT AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 2 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - RE: P~TITION TO PAVE 17TH AVENUE FROM WALNUT TO FAIRMOUNT; COMMUNICATION FROM GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH - ALLEY VACATION; REQUEST OF LANE COUNTY FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY; REQUEST OF HARPLD WELLS TO PURCHASE CITY PROPERTY; ENGINEERING STUDY ON WASHINGTON-.JEFFERSON OVERHEAD; APPRAISALS ON PROPERTY UNDER FERRY, STREET OVERPASS WAS SUB- MITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: MAY,OR J~HNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, KOPPE; CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY; CITY ENGINEER AND CITY RECORDER. I THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MET ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY I I, 1954 TO DISCUSS A NUMBER OF MATTERS REFERRED TO IT FOR DELIBERATION AND FOR RECOMMENDATIONS. THE MEETING WAS PRECEDED BY A FIELD TRIP TO VIEW THE SITES OF TWO PROPOSALS. THE COMMITTEE'S ACTION IS AS FOLLOWS: e ~