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M I NUT E S e Eugene City Council City Council Chamber May 27, 1986 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Richard Hansen, Emily Schue, Freeman Holmer, Ruth Bascom, Roger Rutan, Jeff Miller (7:50-8:45 p.m.). COUNCILORS ABSENT: Cynthia Wooten, Debra Ehrman. The adjourned meeting of May 21,1986, of the City Council of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Brian B. Obie. e I. PUBLIC HEARING: ABATEMENT OF UNSAFE STRUCTURE AT 2800 CITY VIEW (memo, background material, resolution distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced consideration of the abatement of an unsafe structure at 2800 City View. Marsha Miller gave the staff report. She submitted several photographs of 2800 City View to the council. She said a complaint was received in March 1986 and, after an inspection, the City deter- mined that the larger house at 2800 City View was not safe because of a fire in November 1985. She said the structure is unsound, open, and abandoned. She said that access is available to a swimming pool in the house and that there is glass and debris on the property. She said the owner was notified of the unsafe conditions. Ms. Miller said the proposed resolution to abate the unsafe conditions at 2800 City View indicates that the owner should apply for a building permit or a demolition permit within 15 days (June 11, 1986) and then complete the recon- struction or demolition within 30 days. She recommended the council pass the proposed resolution. e Mayor Obie opened the public hearing. Harold D. Gillis, 975 Oak, represented the owner of the property. He said the lot is two acres and has two houses on it. The larger house has about 9,500 square feet, including a swimming pool and a garage, and the smaller structure is a guest house of about 1,000 square feet. He said the November fire dam- aged the larger house. The house was insured. He said insurance company employees removed some things, stored other things, and put plastic over the roof, but they have refused to use the debris removal clause in the policy to do anything else. He said the Fire Marshal initially indicated that the fire was incendiary, but Mr. Gillis was told that insurance company employees determined that the fire was caused by wiring to a furnace under the house. He said he was also told that the insurance company was negligent about supplying information to the Fire Marshal and that the two people investi- gating the matter retired from the Fire Marshal's office. He said insurance MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 27, 1986 Page 1