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<br /> COUNCIL CHAMBER I
<br /> EUGENE,: OREGON I
<br /> 'AUGUST -I " 1958
<br /> A SPECIAL MEETING Of THE COMMON COUNCIL Of THE CITY Of EUGENE WAS. HELD ON AUGUST I, 1958 AT
<br /> 12:00 NOON IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. "IN THE ~BsENCE Of HIS HONOR, MAYOR J. J. MCGI~TY, THE MEETING WAS
<br /> I CALLED TO ORDER BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND MAYO"R PRO TEM C. r. SHEARER WITH THE fOLLOWING COUNCILMEN
<br /> MR. HARTMAN, MR. SHISLER, MR. EDMtJNDs,_MRs. LAURls, MR. , LINDEEN, MR. MOLHOLM AND MR'.McGAffEY.
<br /> PRESENT:
<br /> j PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
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<br />I II COMMUNICATION DATED AUGUST I, 1958 fROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS Of EUGENE RE RELATION BETWEEN
<br /> II COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION WAS PRESENTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS:
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<br /> "THE EUGENE LEAGUE Of WOMEN VOTERS 15 AN ORGANIZATION Of WOMEN INTERESTED
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<br /> Ii IN THE MOST EffECTIVE PARTICIPATI~N BY CITIZENS IN GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE ,AS TH.E
<br /> COUNCIL MEMBERS NO DOUBT REMEMBER, WORKED fOR THE ESTABLISHMENT Of THE PLANNING e
<br /> I COMMISSION AS AN INSTRUMENT OF THIS GOOD GOVERNMENT THAT ALL Of US WANT. THE
<br /> I I NTEREsT Of THE "EUGENE LEAGUE IN CITY PLANNING HAS, IN THE LAST fEW YEARS, BEEN
<br /> i WIDENED TO INCLUDE THE fiELD Of URBAN RENEWAL.
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<br /> ! IN 1954 THE LEAGUE BECAME INCREASINGLY CONCERNED OVER THE CITY COUNCIL'S
<br /> i OVERRULING Of THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON A NUMBER OT OCCASIONS. WE- THOUGHT"
<br /> THAT THE REASONS BEHIND THE RECOMMENDATIONS Of THE PLANNING COMMISSION WERE I
<br /> I SOUND AND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DID NOT SHOW CLEARLY THEIR REASONS fOR OVER-
<br /> I RULING IT. WE D ro NOT AND DO NOT IMPLY A BL"ANKET APPROVAL OF THE PLANN I NG COM-
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<br /> I MISSION SINCE ALL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE C~NSIDERED O~ THEIR MERITS. BUT WE DO
<br /> BELIEVE THAT ANY IGNORING OR OVERRULI~G ~f THE PLANNING COMMISSION BY THE
<br /> j COUNCIL REQUIRES A CLEAR STATEMENT BY THE COUNCIL Of THEIR REASONS fOR SO ACTING.
<br />J REGARDLESS Of HOW ABLE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO SERVE AS COUNCILMEN, AND EUGENE HAS
<br /> I BEEN VERY fORTUNATE IN HAVING ABLE AND INTELLIGENT MEN AND WOMEN SERVING ON
<br /> ITS COUNCIL, THE PROBLEMS 'Of THE- CITY ARE BETTER SOLVED If THE MEMBERS ARE AIDED
<br /> I BY A WIDE GROUP Of INTERESTED CiTIZENS, SUCH AS THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND ITS
<br /> I COMMITTEES, IN WORKING OUT THE SOLUTION Of THESE PROBLEMS.
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<br />II WE fEEL THAT THE NEW CITY HALL IS AN IMPORTANT MATTER AND THAT THE CITY
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<br /> i COUNCIL SHOULD USE ALL Of ITS RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE ADVICE Of THE PLANNING
<br /> I COMMISSION, BEfORE MAKING A fiNAL PROPOSAL TO THE ELECTORATE. WE URGE THAT
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<br /> I UNDUE HASTE BE AVOIDED IN THIS VITAL DECISION AND THAT THE IMPLICATIONS Of A
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<br /> I POSSIBLE URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAM BE DULY CONSIDERED."
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<br /> I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. EDMUNDS SECONDED BY MR. HARTMAN THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED
<br /> j ON fILE. MOTION CARRIED.
<br /> RESOLUTIONS
<br />2 ' RESOLUTION - RE: SUBMITTING TO ELECTORS AT NOVEMBER 4, 1958 ELECTION QUESTION Of AMENDING CHARTER
<br />11 Of CITY Of EUGENE TO ALLOW ISSUANCE AND SALE Of $1,050,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS fOR LOCATION AND I
<br /> CONSTRUCTION Of CITY HALL WAS PRESENTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS:
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<br /> "BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND COMMON COUNCIL Of THE CITY Of
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<br /> i EUGENE, OREGON, THAT THERE BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORS Of SAID CITY, fOR THEIR
<br /> ,I APPROVAL OR REJECTION AT A SPECIAL CITY ELECTION TO BE HELD TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4,
<br /> I 1958, CONCURRENTLY WITH THE GENERAL STATE ELECTION, WITHIN THE CITY Of EUGENE,
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<br /> i THE FOLLOWING CHARTER AMENDMENT, TO-WIT: '
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<br />" CHARTER AMENDMENT
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<br /> I AN ACT
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<br />1 To AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY Of EUGENE BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER THERETO
<br /> AUTHORIZING, DIRECTING AND EMPOWERING THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY Of EUGENE
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<br /> i TO ACQUIRE THE SITE SELECTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY Of EUGENE AND TO
<br />I DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT THEREON A NEW CITY HALL EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT A fIRE STA-
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<br />1 TION IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AND TO EQUIP THE SAME; AND TO ISSUE AND SELL NEGO-
<br />I TIABLE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS Of THE CITY Of EUGENE
<br />I IN THE TOTAL SUM Of
<br />i $1,050,000.00 OR SO MUCH THEREOf AS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ACCOMPLISH SAID CITY
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<br />, HALL PROJECT; AND SAID COMMON COUNCIL SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND THE PROCEEDS
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<br />, FROM THE SALE OF SAID BONDS TO COMPLETE SAID CITY HALL AND FIRE STATION CONSTRUC-
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<br />Ii TION PROJECT, AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE fOREGOING POWER, DUTIES
<br /> AND BOND ISSUE.
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<br /> BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE or THE CITY or EUGENE:
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<br />I THAT THE CHARTER Of THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON, BE AMENDED BY ADDING THERE-
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<br />I TO A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS fOLLOWS:
<br />\ SECTION I . THE CITY or EUGENE, THROUGH ITS COMMON COUNCIL, IS HEREBY
<br /> AUTHORIZED, DIRECTED AND EMPOWERED TO ACQUIRE BY PURCHASE, CONDEMNATION OR OTHER-
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