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r- 2-49 ..... '-, e 5/4/70 In answer to a question of procedure, Assistant City Attorney ruled that it was Mr. Williams intent to amend the original motion. I ! I ! 1 I ! !I II II II I Mr. Williams agreed,_and said it was his intent that the Council be provided with adequate data before any decision was made, and to allow tempers to cool off. ' Mrs. Hayward agreed th~t the information was necessary, but felt the University could not be requested to provide information until a public hearing had been called. Councilman Mohr pointed out that this eould be accomplished by the procedure of not giving unanimous consent to second reading at this time. I Vote taken on amendment. Councilmen Williams, Teague, McDonald and Gribskov voted in favor. Councilmen Mohr~ H~wyard and Beal were opposed. Amendment carried. Vote taken on main motion as amended. II I I i I In answer to request for rUling, Assistant City Attorney said the amendment would put the ordinance in a limbo. City Manager suggested,it should be tabled. e Councilman Mohr said he felt the amendment was out of order, and again pointed out delay could have been accomplished by following regular procedures. Mr. Williams suggested that it might be practical to make three motions, and moved, seconded by Mr. Gribskov, to reconsider his motion to amend Council Bill No. 9152. 'I Jj , I Manager clarified for Mrs. Hayward necessitate contact with the State mation he asked for was to be made Mr. Williams motion. that a Planning Commission recommendation might Board. Mr. Mohr asked to make -it clear that the infor- part of the hearing record, and had no connection with I Vote taken on motion to reconsider. Motion carried. Mr. Williams moved secondedcby Mr. Teague to veille again on his motion to amend the main motion. On this vote the motion failed. Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mr. Teague to table Council Bill No. 9152. Mr. Gribskov said he felt in an awkward position, since he will be out of the city for the next five weeks, but he wanted it known he agreed with Mr. Mohr on due process, and the safety features built into Council p~ocedures. Vote taken on motion. favor of the motion. Motion failed. Councilmen Williams,ailleague and McDonald voted in COuncilmen Hayward, Mohr, Gribskov and Beal voted against. Vote taken on main motion as stated in Item IC of these minutes. Motion' carried with Mr. Williams voting no. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mrs. Hayward that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the Council. Motion carried. Mr. McDonald y.o~ed no. I H. Motion requesting Planning Commission Recommendation - Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mrs. Hayward that the Council request the Planning Commission to make a report on closing 'of 13th Avenue, and give this matter top priority in their deliberations. Motion carried. Councilwoman Hayward asked that the State Board of Higher Education be alerted to the fact that the Council has now moved in the direction to call a public hearing. She asked that they ~egin meeting with city staff. City Manager said they should be notified of this restudy, and that they participate through university or city staff. e Mr. Mohr moved seconded by Mrs. Hayward that 13th Avenue between Kincaid and' University be temporarily closed, conditions for such closure to be at t~e discretion of the City Manager. Mr. Mohr said the Council had indicated a desire to obtain information and datg, and this closure should facilitate acquiring that data. Manager asked to extend the motion from Kincaid to Agate. Mr. Mohr, seconded by Mrs. Hayward, amended the motion to temporarily close 13th Avenue from Kincaid to Agate. II In ,answer to Councilman Teague, the Manager said it takes time for a traffic pattern to develop, and they were planning that a closure be for a two week period. Mr. Teague moved seconded by Mr., Williams to amend the motion to request the administra- tion to corne back with a plan for temporary closure of 13th Avenue at the meeting of May 11. I Vote taken on amendment. Motion carried, with Mr: Mohr and Mrs. Beal opposed. Vote taken on main motion as amended. Motion carried. e 5/4/70 - 3 ,I i ~