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"'lIIIl 41,5 e 12/26/61 I' " I I I , ., , , REPORT OF COMMITTEE MEETING AELD DECEMBER 21~ 1961 WAS PRESENTED: , "PRESENT~MAY6R CONE; COUNCILMEN LAURIS, MOLHOLM~ CHATT, MOYER~ CHRisTENSEN AND DEVERELL; CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; CITY ATTORNEY; ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT; DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS; RALPH RODERICK, CORNELL~ HOWLAND, HAYES & MERRYFIELD; AND OTHERS. I I. EWEB BONDS - HENRY BEISTELOF THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD REQUESTED THE COUNCIL TO SET A DATE FOR OPENING AND AWARDING BIDS ON THE WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,850~000. THE COMMITTEE ON CHRISTENSEN-DEVERELL MOTION RECOMMENDED OPENING THE BIDS AT 11:00 AM ON FEBRUARY 27, 1962 AND HAVING AN ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE COUNCIL AT 4:00 PM ON THE SAME DATE TO AWARD THE BIDS. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM I OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 2 2. MOTOR VEHICLE CODE REVISIONS - A DRAFT OF A PROPOSED ORDINANCE WAS DISCUSSED BRIEFLY e BY THE CtTY MANAGER, AND THE COMMITTEE REQUESTED EACH MEMBER BE SENT A COPY OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR STUDY WITH THE MATTER TO BE BROUGHT BACK FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 26, 1961. ,. .., IT WAS.MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. SWANSON THAT THE MATTER BE TABLED. MOTION CARRIED. ,-' 3 3. SIGNING PACIFIC FREEWAY - A LETTER DATED DECEMBER 20, 1961 FROM THE STATE HIGHWAY I ENGINEER WAS READ INDICATING THE SIGN IN THE GORE AT THE FRANKLIN BOULEVARD OFF-RAMP FROM THE FREEWAY WOULD BE RAISED AND LUMINAIRES INSTALLED; ALSO THAT OTHER ADJUST- MENTS WERE STILL UNDER ADVISEMENT. THE LETTER WAS RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. ALSO READ WAS A LETTER DATED DECEMBER 18, 1961 FROM THE STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER RE- GARDING THE COUNCIL'S REQUEST THAT CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO SUPPLEMENTING THE SIGN- ~ ING FOR NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC AT THE FRANKLIN BOULEVARD OFF-RAMP FROM THE NEW FREEWAY 0: BY ADDING "To THE COAST" AND STATING THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT DOES NOT FtEL THIS C\1 IS GOOD SIGNING PRACTICE SINCE IT WOULD DETRACT FROM THE PRIMARY DESTINATION "EUGENE." r:.r... ON MOLHOLM-CHATT MOTION THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE CITY MANAGER REPLY TO THE LETTER f'V", ...... EXPRESSING THE COUNCIL'S DISAGREEMENT. CO IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. lAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 30F THE COMMI T-TEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 4 4. STATE-WIDE SISTER CITY COMMITTEE - A LETTER FROM PORTLAND MAYOR TERRY SCHRUNK WAS READ REQUESTING COUNCILWOMAN LAURIS TO ACCEPT APPOINTMENT ~O A STATE-WIDE SI~TER CITY COMMITTEE BEING FORMED WITHIN THE LEAGUE OF OREGON CITIES. ON CHRISTENSEN- MOLHOLM MOT ION THE COMM I TTEE RECOMMENDE'D APPROVAL. IT WAS MOVED BY MR~MoLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 40F THE COMMITTEE REPORTG BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 5 5. CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION COMMISSION RE MOTOR VEHICLE TAXES - A NOTICE WAS READ RE- I GARDING A HEARING TO BE HELD SATURDAY, JANUARY 6~ 1962, ON THA~ PART OF THE CON- STITUTION HAVING TO DO WITH MOTOR FUEL TAXES AND MOTOR VEHICLE FEES WHICH ARE NOW EARMARKED FOR THE HIGHWAY FUND. DISCONTINUANCE OF THIS SECTION WOULD ACCRUE THESE MONIES TO THE GENERAL FUND MAKING LEGISLATIVE-APPROPRIATION NECESSARY. THE COM- MITTEE ON MOLHOLM-CHATT MOTION RECOMMENDED THE CITY MANAGER ATTEND THE HEARING OR APPOINT SOMEONE TO ATTEND IN HIS PLACE. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 5 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. e MOTION CAR~IED, MR. CHRISTENSEN VOTING NAY. . , , A LETTER WAS READ FROM THE EUGENE CHAMBER OF COMMERC~ STATING THE CHAMBER'S POSITION AS BEING IN FAVOR OF RETAINING IN THE REVISED CONSTITUTION SECTION 3 OF ARTICLE IX OF THE PRESENT CONSTITUTION WHICH PROVIDES THAT THOSE REVENUES DERIVED FROM GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE TAXES BE ALL0CATED TO, THE HIGHWAY FUND RATHER THAN TO' THE GENERAL FUND. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WILSON SECONDED BY MR. SWANSON THAT THE C,TY MANAGER BE INSTRUCTED TO STATE THE COUNCIL'S POSITION AT THE HEARING AS BEING IN FAVOR OF RETAINING SECTION 3 OF ARTICLE IX AS IT IS AT PRESENT ALLOCATING GAS AND MOTOR VEHICLE TAX-MONIES TO THE HIGHWAY fUND. MOTlON CARRIED, MR. MOYER VOTING NAY~ 'c 6. CROSS ON SKINNERS BUTTE - AT THE REQUEST OF MONTaEMoNTGOMERY THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED 6 GRANTING PERMISSION FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE CROSS DESTROYED IN JANUARY 1961 ON SKINNERS BUTTE, AND ON CHRISTENSEN-MOYER MOTION RECOMMENDED THE REPLACEMENT BE ALLOWED, MRS.LAURIS I VOTING NAY. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 6 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED; MRS. LAURIS ABSTAINING. .J ~, BoARD OF ApPEALS REPORT, 7. DECEMBER 13~ 1961 : 7 A. SIGN VARIANCE 1850 OAK~ DONALD D. SOUTH - REFILED FOR VARIANCE TO ALLOW A SIGN ~T' RIGHT ANGLES TO THE BUILDING CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS REQUIRING SIGNS IN THIS ZONE TO BE FLAT AGAINST TH~ BUILDiNG, THE BOARD OF ApPEALS HAD RECOMMENDED DENIAL. e THE COMMITTEE ON MOLHOLM-C ATT MOTION RECOMMENDED THE REQUESTED SIGN BE APPROVED. ~