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61 .. - - - -_. -- ~ -- - -- - -. - - -- - - - - - --- - - -- ~ That the Committee has no information which would lead it to believe that a I 66 foot street would not be adequate for all purposes." ~ It was moved by Crumbaker, seconded by Johnson that the report be received and :.~ placed on file. Motion carried. A report of the Public Safety Committee re: popcorn and concessiong stand in 5 Business District, was submitted and read as follows: "The Public Safety Committee of the Council has reported to the Board of I Appeals in the matter of a confectionary concession on West lOth Avenue in the rear of Seymour's Cafe. It was recommended that the petitioner, Mr. Ali Sivrioglu be permitted to operate this mobile unit on a year to year permit, any renewal shall be subject to the approval of the City Manager." It was moved by Pennington, seconded by Allen that the report be received and placed on file and that the recommendations contained therein be approved. Motion carried. A report of the Finance Committee re: Amazon Project, additional fire defenses 6 and park and recreational facilities, was submitted and read as follows: "Your Committee on Finance to whom was referred the report of the City Manager with reference to a financing program for the Amazon Channel Improvement, additional fire defenses and park and recreational facilities, begs to report as follows: That we have examined reports of the Finance Department with reference to present and projected millage rates for City purposes and find that special levies for sewers and City Hall construction, totaling 6 mills, will expire with the fiscal year 1949-50 and that it would be possible to finance the bond or levy the improvement proposals as set forth without seriously effecting the over-all tax millage rate for the City of Eugene. We, therefore, recommend that the office of the City Attorney be instructed to prepare three separate ballot proposals governing I the improvement projects, these proposals to be processed by the appropriate com- mittee of the Council before being processed with recommendations for formal acceptance or rejection by the Council." It was moved by Johnson, seconded by Bailey that the report be received and placed on file and that the recommendations contained therein be approved. Motion carried. A report of the Finance Committee re: Property offer and auditors report, was ? submitted and read as follows: "Your Committee on Finance to whom was referred various matters, begs to re- port as follows: That in the matter of an offer of Paul W. Campbell for a metes and bounds tract lying east of Block 6, Fairhaven Heights,Addition plus Lot 10, Block 6 in the sum of $4500.00 be rejected and that a counter offer of $6500.00 be made sub- ject to refusal from Mr. Clayton Lewis, Herbert A. Sain, and L. G. McInroe, all of whom had previously filed options for purchase of portions of this tract. The Committee further reports that it has examined the annual audit of the City's finances and recommends the acceptance of the auditors report, including proposal for an audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948." It was moved by Johnson, seconded by Bailey that the report be received and placed on file and that the recommendations contained therein be approved. Motion carried. I REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 8 A report of the Boaxd of Appeals was submitted and read as follows: "A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the office of the Building Department October 24, 194?, at 5 P.M. Present were Mr. Martin, Mr. Beardsworth and City Attorney, Mr. Ea st. I The following petitions were considered and recommendations made: The petition of Mrs. Ward, 252? Agate Street for waiver of set-back for a garage was again discussed, the questions being whether or not a non-conforming garage could be altered and repaired and still remain within the meaning or intent of the zoning ordinance. The petition states that, had it not been legal to make the changes and repairs the old structure would have remained in its existing location and would still be non-conforming as to set-back which is nine feet from property line. Therefore, since all work was upon the existing foundations and the street on which the garage faces (25th Avenue between Columbia and Agate) being a dead-end street at both ends, with visibility not impaired by the structure, it was decided to permit Mrs. Ward __ _'.__0 -,-~. J~ .."- ----_.-_._~~..~--_.._-_.-