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<br /> EUGENE" OREGON I:
<br /> COUNCIL CHAMBER
<br /> NOVEMBER 26, 1962
<br /> THE MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON, ADJOURNED FROM THE REGULAR MEET-
<br /> ING ON NOVEMBER 13, 1962, WAS CALLED TO ORDER IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AT 7:30 P.M. ON NOV~MBER 26,1962
<br /> BY HIS HONOR MAYOR EDWIN E. CONE WITH THE FOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: MRS. LAURIS, MESSRS. CHATT, -
<br /> MOYER, WILSON, SWANSON, CHRISTENSEN. AND DEVERELL. MR. MOLHOLM WAS ABSENT.
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<br /> THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY COUNCILWOMAN LAURIS.
<br /> THE MINUrE~ OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 13, 1962, AS MAILED TO MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL,
<br /> WERE APPROVED.
<br /> NEW BUSINESS I
<br /> I THE CITY MANAGER READ A REPORT IN WHICH THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED THE ADOPTION OF A STOP
<br /> SIGN FOR TRAFFIC ENTERING 11TH AVENUE FROM THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE AND THAT PARKING BE PROHIBITED IN AD- e
<br /> VANCE OF THIS STOP SIGN FOR A D.ISTANCE OF 30 FEET. THE NORTH CURB OF I,ITH AVENUE A,'F THIS POINT WOULD
<br /> BE SO MARKED. MR. CHRISTENSEN MOVED SECONDED BY MR. SWANSON TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION AND INSTALL
<br /> THE STOP SIGN. MOTION CARRIED.
<br /> 2 THE CITY MANAGER ALSO STATED THAT CROSSWALK LINE. WOULD, BE RENEWED AT THE I NTERSECT.I ONS OF 12TH AND
<br /> KINCAID, 11TH AND KINCAID AND I I TH AND ALDER.
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<br /> 3 A WRITTEN REQUEST HAD COME IN FROM CENTRAL HEATING COMPANY ASKING THAT SOME RESTRICTION BE PLACED I
<br /> ON THE PARKiNG AREA IN FRONT OF THEIR BUSINESS AT 509, CHAMBERS STREET, PREFERABLY A I-HOUR LIMIT,
<br /> WHICH WOULD ALLOW THEIR CUSTOMERS TO FIND PARKING SPACE WHILE TRANSACTING BUSINESS AT CENTRAL HEATING.
<br /> THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED THAT THIS RESTRICTION BE PLACEb FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. EXCEPT
<br /> SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS BEGINNING AT THE SOUTH LINE OF 5TH AVENUE EXTENDING SOUTHERLY FOR A OISTANCt OF
<br /> 70 FEET ON CHAMBERS STREET. MR. WILSON MOVED SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION. 1
<br /> MOTION CARRIED.
<br /> 4 BROUGHT BACK FOR CONSIDERATION WAS THE REQUEST FOR REZONING FROM CRAWFORD LYLE WHICH HAD BEEN
<br /> BEFORE TH~ COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 22, 19'62 HAVING TO DO WITH THE INTERSECffilONAT 39TH PLACE AND ALDER ,[
<br /> STREET AND THE ASSESSMENT FOR PAVING. THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED DENIAL.
<br /> MR. LYLE WAS PRESENT AND STATED AGAIN THAT HE DID NOT FEEL HE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE PAVING I
<br /> OF THIS CORNER AFTER THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS HAD STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE-FOURTH OF THE I
<br /> INTERSECTION WOUDD POSSIBLY BE PAID FOR BY THE CITY. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS ALSO FELT THAT THIS
<br /> WAS NOT A TRUE INTERSECTION AND, FOR THIS REASON, FELT IT WOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPERTY
<br /> OWNER TO PAY FOR THE PAVING. MR. MOYER MOVED SECONDED BY MR. CHATT TO TABLE THE MATTER UNTIL THE I
<br /> THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1962, COMMITTEE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br /> 5 THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED THE FOLLOWING CORRESPONDENCE AND INDICATED IT WOULD BE RECEIVED AND
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<br /> PLACED ON FILE. No ACTION WAS TA~EN.
<br /> LETTER FROM MRS. RUSSELL D. EVANS, 1038 WASHINGTON STREET, EXPRESSING APPRECIATION IN
<br /> GENERAL FOR HELP DURING AND AFTER WINDSTORM OF OCTOBER 12, 1962.
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<br /> LETTER FROM BEN NAGL, P.O.Box 512, SPRINGFIELD, EXPRESSING INTEREST AND APPROVAL OF A I
<br /> MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE.
<br /> LETTER FROM LESLIE D.ERB, WEST COAST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAFFIC I
<br /> SAFETY COMMITTEE, COMMENDING ~HE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR STANDARD OF OPERATION.
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<br /> LETTER FROM FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, PORTLAND, ANNOUNCING POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL
<br /> IN ADMINISTRATION AND THE ANNUAL rBI LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN PORTLAND I e
<br /> IN DECEMBER.
<br /> LETTER FROM LONNIE SNOW, REALTOR, REQUESTING CHECK OF TRAFFIC METER. I
<br /> 61 THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED THAT IT HAD BEEN SUGGESTED THAT THE PEDESTRIAN SCRAMBLE-AMBLE AT
<br /> BROADWAY AND W,LLAMETTE SHOULD BE DISCUSSED BY THE CITY CO~NCIL AND WONDERED IF THE CITY COUNCIL
<br /> WOULD CARE TO GIVEN AN OPINION AT THIS TIME AS TO ITS RESTORATION OR ELIMINATION. COUNCILMAN WILSON
<br /> ASKED IF THE SCRAMBLE-AMBLE WERE ELIMINATED IF IT WOULD SPEED UP TRAFFIC IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE AREA,
<br /> AND THE CITY MANAGER REPLIED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SYNCHRONIZE TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN NORTH AND SOUTH
<br /> DIRECTIONS WITH THE TWO INTERSECTIONS NOW DESIGNATED SCRAMBLE-AMBLE~LN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC
<br /> SYSTEM. THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER STATED THAT IF PEDESTRIAN WALK-WAIT SIGNALS ,~ERE INSTALLED AND THE I
<br /> SCRAMBLE-AMBLE SYSTEM ELIMINATED, SOME SPEED UP OF TRAFFIC MIGHT BE OBTAINED IN THE CORE AREA~
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<br /> MR. WILSON MOVED SECONDED BY MR. MOYER TO ELIMINATE THE SCRAMBLE-AMBLE SYSTEM ON BOTH WILLAMETTE AND 11
<br /> OLIVE STREETS AT BROADWAY. MOTION CARRIED, MESSRS. SWANSON, CHRISTENSEN AND DEVERELL VOTING NO.
<br /> BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS I
<br /> PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT - OCTOBER 2, SUBMITTED ON OCTOBER 22,
<br /> 7 1962, 1962:
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<br /> ANNEXATION OF A CERTAIN AREA IN THE VICINITY OF GILHAM ROAD INCLUDING CAL YOUNG I
<br /> SCHOOL PROPERTY, APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. ./
<br /> MRS. LAURIS MOVED SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIEOJ
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