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<br />I :: COUNCIL CHAMBER I
<br />EUGENE, OREGON !!
<br />NOVEMBER 1"7, 1960 ;,
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<br />THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS HELD NOVEMBER 14, 1960 AND j'
<br />AD~OURNED TO NOVEMBER 17, '960 AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER
<br />BY PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL FRANK SHEARER WITH THE FOLLOWI~ COUNCILMEN PRESENT: MR. SHEARER,
<br />MRS. LAURIS, MR. MOLHOLM, MR. MCGAHEY, MR. CHATT; MR. WILSON AND MR. SWANSON. MAYOR CONE WAS ;:
<br />ABSENT.
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<br />THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. CARLTON C. BUCK.
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<br />THE MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF OCTOBER 24, 1960, AS ~AILED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE
<br />COUNCIL, WERE APPROVED.
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<br />INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
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<br />e I COUNC I LMAN MOI:H:10LM MADE THE FOLLOW I NG STATEMENT::
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<br />"I BELIEVE IT TO BE IN ORDER TO EXPRESS MYSELF IN REGARD TO THE DEDICATED WORK OF OUR PLANNING
<br />COMMISSION IN GENERAL, AND OUR PLANNING CONSULTANT, MR,. BUFORD, IN PARTICULAR.
<br />MANY SEVERE AND CRITICAL STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE ABOUT THE COMMISSION AND MR. BUFORD DURING
<br />THE RECENT POLITICAL CAMPAIGN. I DO NOT ALWAYS AGREE WITH THEM, BUT I REALIZE, AND I AM SURE THE
<br />C1TIZENS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE AGREE, ON THE REAL VALUE OF SUCH DEDICATED PERSONS. I AM CONFIDENT
<br />THEY FEEL AS I 00, THAT WITHOUT THEM, OUR CITY WOULD BE IN TlJRMOIL, AND CHAOS WOULD RESULT."
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<br />I . IT WAS MOVE~ BY MR. MOLHOL~ A~sECONDED BY MRS. LAUR~S THAT THE CITY COUNCIL VOTE AN EXPRES-
<br />SION OF APPRECIATION FOR THEIR WORK AND THAT A COpy OF THE MOTION BE SENT TO THEM.
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<br />COUNCILMAN SWANSON STATED THAT THE DECISIONS OF THE PLANNING AGENCY ARE ADVISORY ONLY, AND THAT
<br />ON OCCASIONS THE CITY COUNCIL OF EUGENE AND THAT OF SPRINGFIELD DO THE OPPOSITE OF THE RECOMMENDA-
<br />~ TIONs MADE BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS, THE DECISIONS ARE THOSE OF THE
<br />en CITY COUNCil.
<br />~~ COUNCilMAN SHEARER POINTED OUT THAT OUR PLANNING AGENCY IS THE ENVY OF OTHER AREAS AND REPRE-
<br />~ SENTATIVES OF OTHER AREAS COME TO EUGENE TO STUDY THE METHODS AND PROCEDURES WHICH ARE USED BY THE
<br />gg CENTRAL LANE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION. MR. SHEARER FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF
<br />THE CENTRAL LANE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE PLANNING CON~Wtr,ANm HAVE BEEN VOLUMINOUS SINCE
<br />THE PLANNING AGENCY WAS ORGANIZED.
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<br />ON VOTE ON THE MOTION, THE MOTION WAS CARRIED.
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<br />2 COUNCILMAN LAURIS STATED THAT FOR SOME TIME THE CITy'OF EUGENE HAS BEEN DISCUSSING A SISTER
<br />CITY PROGRAM, AND THAT SHE HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MAYOR OF CHINJU, KOREA, THROUGH REeREsEN-
<br />TATIVEs OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, IN ANSWER TO CERTAIN'INQUIR IEs WHICH HAD BEEN MADE REGARDING A
<br />POSSIBLE CITY OF EUGENE - CHINJU, KOREA SISTER-CITY RELATIONSHIP. A LETTER WRITTEN IN KOREA AND
<br />A:TRANsLATION OF SUCH LETTER, FROM THE MAYOR OF CHINJU, WERE GIVEN TO THE COUNCIL, IN WHICH THE ':
<br />MAYOR OF CH'N~U EXPRSsED HIS DESIRE TO AFFILIATE WITH THECITY OF EUGENE IN SUCH A SISTER-CITY PROGRAM
<br />AND IN WHICH HE SET FORTH THE BASIC FACTS REGARDING HIS CITY. FOLLOWING THE RE~DING OF THE LETTER,
<br />I IT WAS SUGGESTED, THAT THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EUGENE WRITE A FORMAL LETTER TO THE MAYOR OF CHIN~U,
<br />REGARDING OUR DESIRE TO AFFILIATE WITH THE CITY OF CHINJU IN THE SISTER-CITY PROGRAM AND IN THE
<br />MUTUAL EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND OTHER FACTORS WHICH ARE BELI~V6D WILL BE OF BENEFIT ~BOTH CITIES. No
<br />FORMAL ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THIS MATTER.
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<br />COUNCil PR6SIDENT SHEARER RECOGNIZED AND WELCOMED COUNCILMEN-ELECT C. DAN CHRISTENSEN AND
<br />ROBERT W. DEVERELL, AND EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION THAT THE COUNCilMEN-ELECT WERE IN ATTENDANCE AT
<br />THIS MEETING.
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<br />~ 3 BILLS AGAINST THE VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR THE MONTH or OCTOBER, 1960, WERE SUBMITTED AND
<br />READ.As FOLLOWS:
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<br />GENERAL FUND
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<br />PUBLIC EMPLOYES RETIREMENT SYSTEM $5,548.36 EUGENE FIRE FIGHTERS $$134.00
<br />PUBLIC EMPLOYES RETIREMENT SYSTEM UNITED ApPEAL - LANE COUNTY 86.81
<br />SOC~AL SECURITY REVOLVING 6,790.28 WILLAKENZIE VOLUNTEERS 50.00
<br />PUBLIC iMPLOYEs RETIREMENT S~EM BLUE CROSS PLAN 75.60
<br />POLICE & FIRE UNiTS 760.50 LANE HUMANE SOCIETY 783.33
<br />CITIZENS BANK 13,808.98 E. E. CONE, MAYffi 100.00
<br />. CITIZENS BANK 618,75 STATE OF OREGON
<br />STATE OF OREGON TAX COMMISSION 2,617.20 INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION 2,046.12
<br />AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. 1,999.30 A & B DOOR CLOSER 4.00
<br />I PACIFIC HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 1,936.15 ALBERS FEED & FARM SUPPLY 11.88
<br />EUGENE HOSPITAL & CLINIC 49~6050 AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION, INC. 28.69
<br />DANIEL O. POTTER, TREAS. AMERICAN LA FRANCE 13.94
<br />TREASURER'S REVOLVING 2,310.20 AMERICAN STEEL & SUPPLY 577.35
<br />DANIEL O. POTTER, TREAs. ART'S GARBAGE SERV[CE NO.2 8.50
<br />U.S. BONOS, REVOLVING 740.75 ASSOCIATION FILMS, INC. 10.30
<br />DANIEL O. POTTER, TREAs. ASSOCIATED SUPPLIERS 5.90
<br />POLICE UNIFORM REVOLVING 117.20 AUTO BODY & PAINT SUPPLY 7.00
<br />DANIEL O. POTTER, TREAS. AUTOMATIC HEAT CO. 1145 \,
<br />,e PARKS UNIFORM REVOLVING 30.00 .
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