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2Q~ e1U 12 A PETITION FOR THE VACATION OF OAK GROVE DRIVE FROM THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SPRING BLVD. TO THE SOUTHEflLY LINE OF LOT 13, B LO CK I OF FAIRMOUNT HE I G HT S, FIRST ADDITION WAS SUBMITTED BY PAUL W. I CAMPBEL L. {~ BAILEY, " . IT WAS M OV E D BY SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THE PETITION BE RECEIVED AND PLA CED ON F"I LE AND ........ T HA T THE MATTER BE REFERRED TO THE PUBL I C WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIFD. "'"-J 13 A PETITION FO R THE VACATION OF 14TH STREET EAST BETWEEN THE EASTERLY LINE OF UNIVERSITY STREET .. AND THE WESTERLY L.I NE OF ONYX STREET WAS S U BM I T TED BY MR. J. () . LINDSTROM. IT WAS MOVED BY UAVIS, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE PETITION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE I AND THAT THE MATTER BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARR I ED. . 14 A COMMUNICATION FROM MR. J. O. LINDSTROM, BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF QREGON WAS S U BM I T TED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON DESIRES TO LEASE FROM THE CITY OF Eu GENE THE SKINNERS BUTTE HOUSING PROPERTY. AT THE PRESENT TIME THE UNIVERSITY HAS A CONTRACT WITH THE FEDERAL PUBLIC HOUSING ADMINISTRATION TO OPERATE THESE HOUSES FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ANO AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, THE FPHA IS CUSING OUT ITS AGENCY AS FAR AS OPERATING HOUSING PROJECTS IS CONCERNED AND IS WILLING TO TURN OVER TO STATE INSTITUTIONS OF H I G HE R LEARNING ANY RIGHTS AND INTERESTS IT MAY HAVE IN THE VARIOUS HOUSING PROJECTS cor. S T R U C TED DURING THE WAR. YOUR CITY COUNCIL HAS AGREED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON TAKING OVER FULL CONTROL, OWNER- SH I P, AND OPERATION OF THE AMAZON HOUSING PROJECT AND THE COLUMBIA STREET HOUSING PROJECT. THE UNIVERSITY WOULD LIKE TO ENTeR I NT 0 AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF Eu GENE SO THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO LEASE SKINNERS BUTTE HOUSING FROM YOU AND THEREBY OPERATE THESE HOUSES WITHOUT CLEARING THROUGH THE FPHA. I AM THEREFORE ENCLOSING THREE COPIES OF A PROPOSED LEASE WHICH I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULD READ AND REVIEW AND SUBMIT TO THE C IT Y COUNCIL FOR ITS APPROVAL IF YOU FIND THE LEASE IN PROPER ORDER. I SHALL BE GLAD TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER WIT H YOU AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. THE LEASE SHOULD BE EXECUTED IN THREE COPIES AND SENT TOME A NO I IN TURN WILL HAVE THE OFFICERS OF THE STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION SIGN AND RETURN ONE COP Y TO YOU. FOR YOUR FILES. II I IT WAS MOVED BY BAILEY, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE PROPOSED LEASE BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE THAT E I THE R PARTY MAY CANCEL LE ASE. AT THE BEGINNING OF AN Y CALENDAR YEAR UPON 60 DA YS WRITTEN NOTICE, AND THAT PROPER C I T Y OtFICER BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE SUCH AMENDED LEASE PROVIDED THAT IT MEETS WITH APPROVAL Ot THE UN I V E RS IT Y OF OREGON. MOTION CARRIED. 15 A COMMUNICATION tROM R. H. BALDOCK, STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER - RE: REMOVAL OF SPUR TRACK tROM 6TH STREET IN THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE AGREEMENT OF DECEMBER 3 I , 1946, BY AND BETWEEN THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION, THE CITY OF EUGENE, AND LANE COUNTY INVOLVING A NEVI LOCATION OF THE Eu GENE- . COBURG COUNT Y ROAD AN D THE LOCATION AND CONSTRUCTION Ot THE NEW ROUTE Ot US 99 ALONG THE MILL- RACE CONNECTING BROADWAY WITH SIXTH STREET AND SEVENTH STREET IN SAID C I T Y. IN THIS AGREEMENT, AMONG THE T H I NGS TO BE DONE AND OBLIGATIONS TO BE ASSUMED BY THE C I T Y WAS THE FOLLOWING ITEM: "ACCOMPLISH THE REMOVAL OF THE SPUR TRACK FROM 6TH STREET. " To THIS END A CITY ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED. THE CONTRACTOR ON THE HIGH STREET-WALNUT STREET SECT ION OF THE PACIFIC HI G HW A Y IN EUGENE IS MAKING QU I TE RAPID PROGRESS AND IT APPEARS THAT HE MAY BE ABLE TO PAVE THE MILLRACE SECTION BETWEEN BROADWAY AND SIXTH STREET IN A BOU T TWO MONTHS' TIME. AT SU CH TIME AS HE IS READY TO PAVE THIS SECTION, IT IS NECESSARY THA T THE SPUR TRACK ON SIXTH STREET BE REMOVED. I To THE END THAT THE CONTRACTOR WILL NOT BE.DELAYED IN HIS WORK, YOU ARE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS fO R THE REMOVAL OF THE SPUR TRACK ON SIXTH STREET WHEN REQUESTED TO DO SO. WE WILL GIVE YOU A MINIMUM OF T H I RT Y DAYS' NOTICE FOR REMOVAL OF THE TRACK BUT IN . THE MEANTIME WILL APPRECIATE YOUR HAVING ARRANGEMENTs MADE FOR THE EXPEDITING OF THE REMOVAL WHEN NECESSARY TO ALLOW ORDERLY CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT. WE WILL APPRECIATE YOUR,ADVISING US OF YOUR PREPARATIONS FO R THE REMOVAL OF THE SPUR TRACK. " I IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 16 A COMMUNICATION FROM MR. J. O. LINDSTROM, BUSINESS MANAGER, UNIVERSITY OF ORE GON - RE: SKINNERS BUT TE HOUSING PROPERTY WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS tOLLOWS: "IN CONNECTION WIT H T HE PROPOSED TRANSFER OF TITLE OF THE BUILDINGS LOCATED IN THE SKINNERS BUTTE HOUSING PROJECT FROM THE Pu BL I C HOus ING AUTHORITY TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON IT WILL BE NECESSAR Y THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ENACT A RESOLUTION WHI CH IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE RESOLUTION ENACTED 10 AUGUST 194f3 COVERING THE TRANSFER OF THE AMAZON AND COLUMBIA STREET HOUSING PROJECTS AND TWO VETERANS DORMITORIES. ~~.-~-~,.:. I' ~ ,", -",.~II. ._-. '-'-'_"~~""":~:~~-~-'-'-'~:--':>~"-"""'""_';~~'_':_"~...":~...,,"....:.~..-