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,... I iP~1 - 8/9/71 I II il I I were worried about property values and were getting very little consideration 11 II Devin Duncan, 1965 Brewer, said he owned some of the right of way, and that he had not " I II been approached about the project or the need for additional right of way. He felt " 'I Willakenzie was getting a tremendous number of developments. I: " " , " I' :1 A. L. Bailey, 1690 Curtis, said he had lived in this neighborhood several years, !I had never expected it to be anything but single family residential, and felt it !I should not be anything but single ~amily residential. He objected to the increased " 'I traffic on Brewer Lane. He felt the Council had the responsibility to not allow this :1 to happen. il i Gordon Mitchell, 1654 Brewer, said he had lived in the area a number of years and , , did not feel staff was aware of the problem with traffic. He pointed out that a number 1 I of children walk on the street, that it is narrow, and increased traffic would endanger :1 " them. Traffic has increased considerably with the advent of Valley River Center and Ii I: the K-Mart. !I -- Ii II I' I: Ii Michael Wald, 965 Polk, said he has lived a long time in Eugene, and even though he 1,\ ii did not live in the area, he was in sympathy, since apartments were going up all Ii around his area. 'I I, I' ~ I Mrs. Pat Asay, 1637 Curtis, was concerned about the foot traffic, and did not think II Ii it had been given enough consideration. She explained that this was a very narrow I intersection, and that a few years ago her husband had hit a little boy there. She 'I II felt the traffic problem should definitely be considered. i' Ii Ii Councilman McDonald commented that the Council had just received the Planning"Commission Ii memo, and he felt the Council needed more time to study this. He asked about the Ii 11 street improvement and responsibility for payment. " [' Ii Planning Director explained that abutting property owners would be assessed, but the I' City at the present time hasn't sufficient right of way. One of the conditions of ,I approval was that the street be improved. Regarding Mr. McDonald's concern with the il jl Willakenzie ~lan, Planning Director explained that this was an interim plan which had I' suggested the area be low density residential. The PUD ordinance has since been adopted Ii II which applies to all low density residential zones. Mr. Williams was concerned about schools and city services in the entire Willakenzie I, " area. il " I' Mrs. Niven explained that there is surplus capacity enrollment in the school system, Ii and that not all the people who will occupy the units being built will have school ,I age children. She was not sure whether the school system could adequately handle all !I II the people moving into the Eugene area. In answer to Mr. Williams concerns about the it Ii traffic load on Ferry Street Bridge, she said the majority of the people will be using II the Beltline Road. I' ,i I I: Mrs. Campbell explained that one of the city's top priorities is housing, particularly ,\ low income housing, and this is one of the obligations the Council has to the citizens " II of Eugene. She explained the urban service boundary and that thls will necessitate " " increased density. concerned about the right of way pr9blem, and whether ;i Sh e was I, this would cause considerable delay. Manager explained that at some time the Council ,I Ii will probably have to decide whether it wishes to proceed with the paving project. II I' I' " Mayor Anderson outlined the city's policy on housing and said any reference to creation II :1 of ghetto's would be invalid. e " Ii d H Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mrs. Campbell that the decision of the Planning Commission Ii 'I be upheld for erection of' controlled income housing in this area. I, I: " Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mr. McDonald that on grounds of having significant new " " I' information which the Council had not had the opportunity to read, that this matter :1 be tabled until the next Council meeting. Mr. Williams, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Gribsko,:", Ii Mr. Teague and Mrs. Beal voted yes. Mrs. Campbell uoted no. Motion carried. t-~ . Ii " i ~ C. Appeal from Decision of Charitable Solicitation Committee - Oregon Benefit Corporation :1 II The Charitable Soliciation Commission denied this application in accordance with the '! II ,I j) ordinance. This decision was appealed in a letter to the Finance Director dated , Ii July 8, which stated that the applicants believed the reasons given for denying the II license were invalid. " " I I' il Roy Finch, Rt. 3 Box 364, Springfield, said he was president of Oregon Benefit Corpor- " I' ation and named other members of the Board. He felt circumstances,had altered since ,[ " the application was submitted. He explained the misunderstanding regarding the percen- I: Ii tage of collection to be paid the solicitor and that they do not have nor do they , :1 intend to have a full time solicitor. He said no one would be solicited unless it was II for a specific project and for a charitable purpose. He explained the debt now owed I' I: by the company and that those debts must be paid to become solvent. He explained the ,I goals of the corporation and the services they intend to provide. I, I' e I, " 8/9/71 - 2 i: ~