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"'IIIl 1 J li' e 12/27/60 " I II SHALL SUBMIT IT TO-THE VOTERS Of THE CITY AT THE NEXT' ELECTION HELD NOT'LESSTHAN Ii 90 DAYS AFTER IT WAS FIRST PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THE COUNCIL MAY ORDAIN Ii THE ORDINANCE OR AMENDMENT AND REfER IT TO THE PEOPLE OR IT MAY ORDAIN SUCH ORDI- NANCE WITHOUT REfER~ING IT TO THE PEOPLE. If THE LATTER IS DONE IT SHALL BE SUB- JECT TO REfERENDUM PETITION IN LIKE MANNER AS OTHER ORDINANCES. I f THE COUNC I L REJECTS THE ORDINANCE OR AMENDMENT OR TAKES NO ACTION ON IT, IT MAY'ORDAIN A COM- PETING ORDINANCE OR AMENDMENT, WHICH SHALL BE SU8MITTED BY THE . . . . . . RECORDER .... . TO THE PEOPLE Of THE CITY AT THE SAME ELECTION AT WHICH THE INITIATIVE PROPOSAL IS SUBMITTED. SUCH COMPETING ORDINANCE OR AMENDMENT SHALL BE PREPARED BY THE COUNCIL AND ORDAINED WITHIN 30 DAYS ALLOWED fOR ITS ACTION ON THE MEASURE PROPOSED BY INI- TIATIVE PETITION. THE MAYOR SHALL NOT HAVE POWER TO VETO EITHER Of SUCH MEASURES. If CONfLICTING ORDINANCES OR CHARTER AMENDMENTS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE PEOPLE AT THE SAME ELECTION, AND TWO OR MORE CONfLICTING MEASURES ARE APPROVED BY THE PEOPLE, THEN . THE MEASURE WHICH RECEIVED THE GREATEST NUMBER Of AffiRMATIVE VOTES SHALL BE PARA- MO UNT IN ALL PARTICULARS AS TO WHICH THERE IS CONfLICT, EVEN THOUGH SUCH MEASURE MAY NOT HAVE RECEIVED THE GREATEST MAJORITY." e BASED ON THE REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE OF THE COUNCIL, SOME ACTION WOULD HAVE TO, BE TAKEN BY COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER ON OR BEfORE THE REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD JANUARY 23, I g~ I, UNLESS A SPECIAL MEETING WERE CALLED. If NO ACTION IS TAKEN BY THIS TIME, THEN I WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PLACE THIS ON THE NEXT ELECTION BALLOT fOR AN ELECTION TO BE HELD AfTER MARCH 27, 1961. I AWAIT YOUR INSTRUCTIONS." I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE REPORT BE HELD OVER FOR A COMMITTEE Of THE WHOLE SESSION. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES , , ~ A REPORT Of THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD DECEMBER 15, 1960 WAS SUBMITaED AND READ AS fOLLOWS: OJ C\j "PRESENT: COUNCILMEN SHEARER, LAURIS, MOLHOLM, MCGAffEY, CHATT, MOYER, WILSON AND SWANSON; ': ~ CITY MANAGER; C,TY RECORDER; CHIEf Of POLICE; PARKS AND RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT; CO DIRECTOR Of PUBLIC WORKS; CITY ATTORNEY; TRAffiC ENGINEER; PLANNING CONSULTANT; CO ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT; COUNCILMEN-ELEC~ CHRISTENSEN AND DEVERELL; MRS. NIVEN; MRS. BUTLER; MR. ED ALLEN; MR. EUGENE VENN; MR. FRED BRENNE; TOM JACQUES AND DAN WYANT, EUGENE REGISTER-GuARD; AND OTHER INTERESTED CITIZENS. I I. REQUEST fOR SIDEWALKS ON EAST SIDE OF CHAMBERS STREET BETWEEN 13TH AND 14TH AVENUES - A LETTER fROM THE SECRETARY Of THE IDA PATTERSON PTA, REQUEST I NG THAT 51 DEWALKS BE INSTALLED IN THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED AREA TO SERVE CHILDREN GOING TO AND fROM THE IDA PATTERSON SCHOOL, I, WAS PRESENTED. IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THE PROPERTY IS OWN~D BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERN- MENT AND IS USED BY THE U. S. ARMY RESERVE TRAINING CENTER AND THAT UNDER EXISTING STATUTES THIS PROPERTY COULD NOT BE ASSESSED fOR SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT. THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE POSSIBLE SIDEEALK INSTALLATION AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPER fEDERAL DEPARTMENT BE CONTACTED AND THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BE ASKED TO INSTALL SIDE- I WALKS UPON THE ARMY RESERVE PROPERTY. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT ITEM I Of THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 2 2. REQUEST FOR OVERSIZE CUR8 CUT AT 750 MCKINLEY STREET - A REQUEST FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER AT 750 MCKINLEY STREET fOR A 79 fOOT CURB CUT TO SERVE A WAREHOUSE STRUCTURE 'WAS PRESENTED.' THE COMMITTEE NOTED THAT THIS PROPERTY IS IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND RECOMMENDED THE e APPROVAL Of THE REQUESTED CURB CUT. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT ITEM 2 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 3 3. ACQUISITION Of ROY F. LOE PROPERTY AS ADDITION TO SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT fACILITY - THE DIRECTOR Of PUBLIC WORKS SUBMITTED A REPORT WHICH WAS READ AND WHICH EXPLAINED THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS UNDER CONSIDERATION ,THE FEASIBILITY OF ACQUIRING THE ROY F. LOE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO PROPERTY NOW IN CITY OWNERSHIP fOR PROPOSED fUTURE EXPANSION Of THE SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT. IT WAS ALSO POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT A TRADE MIGHT BE MADE FOR CERTAIN CITY PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE ROY F. LOE PROPERTY FOR PARTS Of THE LOE PROPERTY W~ICH WOULD BE MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY. FOLLOWING SOME GENERAL DISCUSSION IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT PROPER CITY OffiCIALS BE AUTHORIZED TO PROCEED ON THE DISCUSSION ON THIS MATTER AND TO OBTAIN APPRAISALS AND SUCH OTHER INfORMATION AS IS NECESSARY FOR A fUTURE REPORT TO THE COUNCIL. MOTION CAR- I RIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MRS. lAURIS THAT ITEM 3 Of THE COMMIJTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. e ....