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"... 9 0 NOVEMBER 28, 1960 e COUNCIL CHAMBER 11/28/60 EUGENE, OREGON I , II I THE REGULAR MEETING or THE COMMON COUNCIL or THE CITY or EUGENE WAS HELD NOVEMBER 17, 1960 AND ADJOURNED TO NOVEMBER 28, 1960 AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO I, I ORDER BY HIS HONOR MAYOR E. E. CONE WITH THE fOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: I' , MR. SHEARER, MRS. LAURIS, " , MR. MOLHOLM, MR. MCGA~FEY, MR. CHATT, MR. MOYER, MR. WILSON AND MR. SWANSON. '. II Ii THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. DAVID WHITE. I' THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD NOVEMBER ,I 17, 1960 WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR APPROVAL AS :i OF THIS DATE AND WERE HELD OVER UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING. :1 Ii INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS I, I' Ii " 'i I i: COUNCILMAN SHEARER STATED AT, THE RECENT LEAGUE OF OREGON CITIES MEETING HELD IN SALEM, A NUMBER If d II OF PAPERS WERE PRESENTED AND A NUMBER or INDIVIDUALS SPOKE ON THE SUBJECT OF ANNEXATION. HE SUG- I GESTED THAT COPIES or THESE PAPERS BE OBTAINED FROM THE LEAGUE OF OREroN CITIES orFICIALS ANO THAT SUCH COPIES BE rORWARDED TO THE LANE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, IN HOPES THAT SOME ACTION ON THE ANNECATION QUEST~S MIGHT BE TAKEN BY THE LEGISLATURE, WHI~ CONVENES IN JANUARY, 1961. COUNCILMAN SHEARER SUGGESTED THAT EXISTING STATE LAWS ARE SOMEWHAT ARCHAIC. HE ALSO PROPOSED p THAT A MEETING BE HELD WITH THE LEGISLATIVE DELtGATION ON THIS AND OTHER SUBJECTS, A~~HAT THE " e I: SPRINGrlELD CITY COUNCIL BE INVITED TO THIS MEETING. IT WAS rURTHER SUGGESTED THAT THE MEETING NOT " " I, BE CONFINED TO PROBLEMS OF ANNEXATION, BUT THAT IT COVER A NUMBER OF THE PROBLEMS CU~~ENTLY BEING rACED BY THE CITIES, SUCH AS ANNEXAT~, FINANCING AND OTHER AREAS THAT MIGHT BE REMEDIED BY STATE- WIDE LEGISLATION. THE MAYOR,SUGGESTED THAT SUCH A MEETING BE SET UP. No rORMAL ACTION WAS TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL. 2 THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED HE,HAD HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVES or SCHOOL DISTRICT #4 I ON THE POSSIBIL'ITY Of ACQUIRING SOME PORTION or THE SO-CALLEO FRANCIS WILLARD PROPERTY LOCATED IMMEDIATELY SOUTH or THE LIBRARY BUILDING. HE STATED THE WHOLE OF THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN PRICED AT $125,000 AND SUGGESTED THAT A 60 FOOT PARCEL IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE LIBRARY AND RUNNING FROM OLIVE TO CHARNELTON STREET MIGHT BE OPTIONED AT A PRICE OF $35,000 TOTAL PRICE, WITH THE OPTION TO BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 1962. THE COUNC I L HELD SOME 0 I SCUSS 10 N ON TH I S PRO POSAL. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THIS ITEM BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. MOTION CARRIED. I, ,. " I' " 3 SOME DISCUSSION WAS HAD AMONG VARIOUS OF THE COUNCH MEMBERS WITH REGARD TO THE CONTINUATION II OF nE CONCRETE CHANNEL LINING FOR AMAZON CREEK. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAD HAD !! VARIOUS DISCUSSIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS ON THIS SUBJECT BUT THAT NOTHING HAD THUS FAR BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN CONGRESS TOWARD THE EXTENSION OF THE CHANNEL LINING. FOLLOWING SOME DISCUSSION IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED By'MR. MCGAFFEY THAT THE ADMINI- " STRATIVE STAFF BE INSTRUCTED TO PURSUE THE SUBJECT or ADDITIONAL CHANNEL LINING ON AMA~N CREEK AT 'I BOTH ENDS OF THE EXISTING CHANNEL LINING, AND THAT THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION BE CONTACTED TO THIS il END. MOTl ON CARR I ED. 4 THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED ON A VARIANCE WHICH HAD BEEN GRANTED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 18TH AVENUE AT PIERCE STREET FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A LAUNDROMAT. HE STATED THAT THE HOLDER OF THE VARIANCE ;i HAD COMPLIED WITH THE TERMS OF THE VARIANCE WITH REGARD TO A SETBACK FOR A FIVE FOOT PLANTING STRIP I; II ON THE WESTERLY SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. IT WAS FURTHER INDICATED THAT THERE MAY BE SOME QUESTION AS " TO THE SETBACK' FROM THE STREET, THAT THIS MATTER WOULD BE VERifiED AND REPORTED ON. No FORMAL ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THIS SUBJECT. I 'I REPORTS OF COMMITTEES I' .! " Ii I: A REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 23, 1960 i! ii I PRESENT: MAYOR CONE; COUNCILMEN SHEARER, LAURIS,MoLHOLM, MOYER, WILSON, SWANSON; COUNCILMEN ,/ELECT CHR I STENSEN ArID DEVERELL; C I T Y MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; DIRECTOR OF PUBLICWORKS; CH EF OF POL ICE; TRAFFIC ENGINEER; PLANNING CONSULTANT; ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT; CITY ATTORNEY; LT. SMARTT; MESSRS. e JONES AND LINDSTROM FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON; MRS. NIVEN; MRS. BUTLER; DAN WYANT OF THE EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD AND WENDY RAY OF RADIO STATION KUGN. ,: I' 5 !! I . REQUEST FOR CURB CUT EXTENSION ON CHARNELTON STREET AT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 220 WEST 7TH - REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMITTEE OBSERVED THE REQUESTED CURB CUT LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF i' I I " " CHARNELTON STREET, JUST SOUTH OF 7TH AVENUE, WHICH THE PROPERTY OWNER REQUESTED FOR APPROVAL. HE ,I II ASKED THAT AN EXISTING CURB CUT BE EXTENDED FROM 37 FEET TO 45 FEET. THE REQUEST STATED IF SUCH I: I CURB CUT WERE ALLOWED IT WOULD BE EASIER FOR CUSTOMERS TO ENTER THE STATION FROM CH~RNELTON STREET THAN IT IS AT THE PRESENT TIME. THE COMM I TTEE CONS I DERED THE MATTER AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE EXTENS I eN ii: BE GRANTED, WITH THE EXTENSION TO BE TO THE NORTH Of THE EXISTING CUT. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSL~. ~ : IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAUR'S THAT ITEM I OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE I' APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. , I' :i " I: : 6 2. REQUEST FOR CURB SIDEWALKS - I A. FRIENDLY STREET BETWEEN 24TH AVENUE AND 25TH AVENUE. A REQUEST FROM A PROPERTY OWNER LOCATED I AT 2467 FRIENDLY STREET FOR A CURB SIDEWALK WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE WITH A RECOMMENDATION II i OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT THAT SUCH CURB SIDEWALKS BE ALLOWED. THE PUBLIC WORKS DEP~TMENT ALSO H RECOMMENDED THAT CURB SIDEWALKS BE ALLOWED ON BOTH SIDES OF FRIENDLY STREET BETWEEN 24TH AVENUE AND ,: I 28TH AVENUE. THE COMMITTEE VIEWED THE REQUESTED CURB SIDEWALK AT 2467 FRIENDLY STREET, AS WELL AS ,I ;i' THE WHOLE OF FRIENDLY STREET BETWEEN 24TH AND 28TH AVENUES AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CURB SIDEWALK BE " 'I ALLOWED AT 2467 FRIENDLY STREET AND THAT CURB SIDEWALKS BE APPROVED ALONG BOTH SIDES OF FRW,ENDLY il STREET BETWEEN 24TH AND 28TH AVENUES. MOT'ON CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. I: e :, ~