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1~~ 'U..i<.. I CUUNCIL CHAMBER~ EUGENE, OREGUN Aa.>RIL.. 26, IY48 ....... ::;1 THE REGULAR MEETING UF THE CUMMUN CUUNCIL uF EUGENE HELD APRIL 26, ,y48 AT 7.~u P.M. THE MEETING WAS CALLED Tu ORDER BY HIS HONOR, MAYOR EARL MCNuTT. CUUNCILMENT PRESENT AT ROLLCALL WERE - HAWN, CRUMBAKER, BAILEY, JOHNSON, WELLS AND HANNS. DAVIS - B.ju P.M. ALLEN ABSENT. . ~. -, ,!~ ~ " .. U..UN MuTloN THE MINUTES UF THE LAST REGULAR MEETING HELD Aa.>RIL 12, IY4~, WERE CUNSIDERED READ AND At-PROVED. I THE FOLLUWING MuNTHLY ESTIMATE AND APPROVAL FOR PROGRESS PAYMENT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE CITY ENGINEER. fIRST AND FINAL PAYMENT Tu R. C. PARSUNS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF 24TH AVENUE FROM RAMEY TO MCMILLAN ~TREETS. 1188.45 IT WAS MuVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECUNDED BY HAWN THAT THE ESTIMATE AS APPROVED BE RECEIVED AND PLACED uN FILE AND THAT THE PROPER CITY UFFICERS BE AUTHORIZED Tu MAKE PAYMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED ESTIMATE. MOTluN CARRIED. RULLCALL - ALL CUUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. DAVIS AND ALLEN ABSENT. RE~URT~ Uf COMMITTEE~ & REPoRT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS CUMMITTEE RE. VACATluN OF CERTAIN STREETS ,~ND ALLEYS, WAS 2 SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLUWS; "YOUR COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS TO WHOM WAS REFERRED VARIOUS MATTERS BEGS TO REPORT AS FOLLuWS; I I. IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITluN FOR THE VACATluN Or SHuRT STREET BETWEEN SPRING BLVD. AND 23~D STREET, YOUR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT SUCH VACATIUN AS REQUESTED BE HELD IN ABEYANCE PENDING FINAL DETERMINATIoN OF PLANS FOR A SEWER LOCATluN IN THIS AREA. THE CuMMITTEE FURTHER RECUMMENDS THAT THE USUAL BUILDING SET-BACK LINES FROM ~HORT ~TREET AS PLATTED BE WAIVED FOR ANY OR ALL CURRENT RESIDENTI~ CONSTRUCTION ALuNG ~HORT ~TREET PENDING FINAL ACTIUN WITH REFERENCE Tu VACATIUN UF THE STREET. 2. IN THE MATTER OF THE REQUESTED VACATI~N OF THE ALLEY BETWEEN FILMORE AND PIERCE AND 5TH AND 6TH AVENUES WEST, YOUR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT SUCH PETITION BE NOT FAVORABLY CONSIDERED. YUUR COMMITTEE FINDS THAT WHILE THE ALLEY IS NOT PRESENTLY OPEN, THAT IT WILL BE USED FuR THE PENDING INSTALLATION UF A LATERAL SEWER FOR THE WEST-SIDE SEWER SYSTEM AND THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC INTEREST WOULD NOT BE SERVED AT THIS TIME BY VACATING A PORTION OF THE ALLEY IN ~ESTION. 3. IN THE MATTER OF A MINOR RE-ALIGNMENT uF THE CURB AT THE INTERSECTluN OF ADAMS AND CLARK STREETS, AS REQUESTED BY MR. B. R. ANDRUS, YUUR COMMITTEE RECUMMENDS THAT THE VACATluN OF A SMALL PuRTloN uF ADAMS AND CLARK ~TREET, AS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED MAP, BE ~AVORABLY ACTED UPON BY THE CUUNCIL. 4. IN THE MATTER OF REQUESTED VACATION BY THE ~T. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, OF THE ALLEY EXTENDING FROM luTH TO 11TH AVENUES WEST BETWEEN CHARNELTuN AND LINCOLN ~TREETS, YUUR COMMITTEE RECUMMENDS THAT THE REQUEST BE FAVORABLY ACTED UPUN BY THE COUNCIL." IT WAS MOVED BY JOHNSON, SECuNDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE REPuRT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BE RECEIVED AND "LACED ON FILE AND THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN BE APPROVED. REPORT~ Of OffICER~ A REPuRT uF THE CITY MANAGER RE~ ONE-HoUR PARKING SiGNS Tu BE INSTALLED ON WILLAMETTE ~TREET 3 BETWEEN 14TH AND 15TH, WAS SUBMITTED AND READ. I "OWING Tu THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ON WILLAMETTE ~TREET SoUTH OF 14TH AVENUE, THIS OFFICE HAS BEEN PETITluNED FOR INSTALLATIUN OF oNE-HOUR PARKING Tu EXTEND ON WILLAMETTE SUUTHERLY TO 15TH AVENUE." IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY WELLS THAT THE REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER BE RECEIVED AND PLACED UN FILE AND THAT THE RECuMMENDATION CONTAINED THEREIN BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. I 4 A REPURT OF THE CITY MANAGER RE; THINNING OUT TIMBER AND BRUSH IN HENDRICK'S PARK WAS SUBMITTED AND READ. "As A MEANS OF ACCOMPLISHING A DESIRED IMPROVEMENT WITHIN HENDRICKS PARK. THE PERMISSluN OF THE COMMON COUNCIL 16 REQUESTED WHEREBY WE MAY NEGOTIATE WITH A QUALIFIED TIMBER OPERATOR fOR THE THINNING OF THE HEAVILY FORRESTED AREAS INCLUDING REMOVAL OF DOWNED TIMBER, DYING TREES AND UNDER- BRUSH, AS A MEANS OF ENHANCING THE OVERALL APPEARANCE OF THE PARK AREA. WE HAVE AT HAND ~ UFFER OF MR. PAUL LITTELL OF EUGENE TO PERFORM SUCH WORK AT HIS EXPENSE AND WITH PAYMENT TO THE CITY AT THE RATE OF &5.uu a.>ER THOUSAND FOR TIMBER SALVAGE IN THE UPERATION. ~~-~~_~.........:.....~_~..J1,_._._._,_~_ ~