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<br />~ <br />47'7 <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />3/26/62 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />COUNCIL CHAMBER <br />EUGENE, OREGON <br />MARCH 26, 1962 <br /> <br />i! <br />II <br />Ii <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />THE MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, ADJOURNED FROM THE MEETING OF MARCH 12, <br />1962, WAS HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER ON MARCH 26, 1962 A1 7:30 PM. THE MEETIN~ WAS CALLED TO ORDER.BY <br />HIS HONOR MAYOR EDWIN E. CONE WITH THE FOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: MRS. LAURIS, MESSRS. .MOLHOLM, <br />CHATT, MOYER, WILSON, SWANSON, CHRISTENSEN AND DEVERELL. <br /> <br />THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. CLARENCE FORSBERG, FIRST METHODIST CHURCH. <br /> <br />THE MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF FEBRUARY 27, 1962 AND OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 12, <br />1962, AS MAILED TO MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WERE APPROVED. <br /> <br />COMMITTEE REPORTS <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />COMMITTEE MEETING HELD MARCH 15, 1962: <br /> <br />"PRESENT: MAYOR CONE; COUNCILMEN MOYER, SWANSON, CHRISTENSEN AND DEveRELL; CITY RECORDER; <br />CITY ATTORNEY; ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS; DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND MEMBERS <br />OF THE CITY LIBRARY BOARD AND CITY LIBRARIAN. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />REV. FORSBERG, CHAIRMAN OF THE LIBRARY BOARD, OPENED THE DISCOSSION READING A REPORT AND <br />GIVING AN ORAL SUMMATION AS TO WHAT THE LIBRARY BOARD HAD FOUND REGARDING COUNTY LIBRARY <br />SYSTEM. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE EUGENE CITY LIBRARY BOARD THEN DISCUSSED THE <br />MATTER REGARDING OPERATION, SERVICE AND FINANCES. THE CONSENSUS OF THE COUNCIL REGARDING <br />THE MEASURE WAS FAVORABLE ALTHOUGH THERE SEEMED TO BE SOME RESERVATION ON SOME POINTS UNDER <br />DISCUSSION. <br /> <br />MAYOR CONE THANKED THE LIBRARY BOARD AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR ATTENDING THE SESSION AND <br />DISC USS IN G THE PROPOSED MEASURE." <br /> <br />~ <br />cr: <br />C\1 <br />~ <br />0: <br />CO <br /> <br />IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE' COMMITTEE REPORT BE ACCEPTED. MOTION CAR- <br />RIED. <br /> <br />IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE COUNCIL GO ON RECORD AS BEING IN SUPPORT <br />OF THE COUNTY LIBRARY BALLOT MEASURE. No ACTION WAS TAKEN. <br /> <br />REV. FORSBERG'SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE LIBRARY BOARD, EXPRESSING THEIR FEELINGS ANDI:I:ND>ICATING THE BOARD <br />WISHED TO GO ON RECORD AS SUPPORTING THE COUNTY LIBRARY IDEA. <br /> <br />IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SWANSON SECONDED BY MR. CHRISTENSEN THAT' THE MATTER BE TABLED. MOTION CARRIED, <br />MRS. LAURIS, MESSRS. MOLHOLM AND DEVERELL VOTING NAY. <br /> <br />COMMITTEE MEETING HELD MARCH 22, 1962: <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />"PRESENT: MAYOR CONE; COUNCILMEN LAURIS, MOLHOLM, CHATT, MOYER, SWANSON, CHRISTENSEN AND <br />DEVERELL; CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; CITY ATtORNE~; ADMINISTRATIVE ASSI$TANTS; <br />DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS; AND OTHERS. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />I. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORTS, FEBRUARY 6'AND 13, 1962: <br />A. REZONE TO C-2 NORTHWEST CORNER 12TH AND GARFIELD, LESTER SPOTTS - TABLED BY THE PLAN- <br />NING COMMISSION AT THEIR JULY 5, 1961 MEETING, THIS REZONING REQUEST WAS NOW RECOM- <br />MENDED FOR DENIAL. LAURIS-CHATT MOVED TO APPROVE THE. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDA- <br />TION. MOTION CARRIED. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />B. PARTITION LOT 1409 WEST 4TH, FLOY TRAVIS - THE PLANNING, COMMISSION RECOMMENDED DENIAu <br />OF THIS REQUEST WHICH, IF GRANTED, WOULD ALLOW MRS. TRAVIS TO SELL THE BACK HALf OF <br />THE LOT. CHATT-MOYER MOVED TO APPROVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION. MOTION <br />CARRIED. <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />C. ANNEXATION 3RD ADDITION TO SOUTHERN OAKS, RAY BARNES AND KENNETH MORROW - THE PLAN- <br />NING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL ~F THE 100% CONSENT PETITION FOR ANNEXATION <br />AND ON LAURIS-CHATT MOTION, THE COMMITTEE APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATION. <br /> <br />IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEMS lA, IB AND IC OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT <br />BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />2.PPLANNING COMMISSION REPORT, MARCH 12, 1962: <br />A. VACA~tON 16TH AVENUE EAST FROM FRIENDLY STREET, ARCHDIOCESE OF PORTLAND - MR. BERT <br />McCoy, ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE ARCHDIOCESE, EXPLAINED THE WATER BOARD HAD INFORMED <br />THEM LIGHT POLES TO SERVICE THE FOOTBALL FIELD AT ST. .FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL WOULD HAVE <br />TO BE PLACED 2~' FROM THE PROPERTY LINE WHICH WOULD PLACE THEM IN THE STREET RIGHT- <br />OF-WAY OF 16TH AVENUE. THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD RECOMMENDED DENIAL OF THE VACATION <br />,REQUEST; ~EVERAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS FELT THE ARCHDI~CESE SHOULD BE GIVEN PERMISSION TO <br />PLACE THE LIGHT POLES AS NECESSARY AND QUESTIONED THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING AN <br />ARRANGEMENT TO PLACE THE POLES IN THE STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY WITHOUT ACTUALLY VACATING <br />THE STREET. THE CITY ATTORNEY GAVE THE OPINION THAT THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, AND IT WAS <br />THEN MENTIONED BY SEVERAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT THERE WAS A SIMILAR ARRANGEMENT MADE <br /> <br />, <br />,\ <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />.....1 <br />