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r: 352 THAT iT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS ~OR IMPROVE- MENTS BE ACCEPTED AND THAT PROPER ORDINANCES BE PREPARED AND APPROVED. .- PAVING ; ~ ..".... A. 'f""" B. PAVING .:<,~ c. SEWER, D. PAVING W E. PAVING c.n F. PAVING rv; 24TH AVENUE FROM ALDER TO HARRIS. ALDER STREET BETWEEN 24TH AND 25TH AVENUE. IN ALLEY BETWEEN HARRIS & POTTER STREETS AND 28TH & 29TH AVENUES., UNIVERSITY STREET BETWEEN A POINT' HALFWAY BETWEEN'26TH & 27TH AVENUE TO 28TH. 27TH AVENUE EAST BETWEEN UNIVERSITY AND POTTER. LINCOLN STREET VROM 19TH TO 22ND AVENUE. I THAT IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE FOLLO~ING PETITIONS BE GIVEN FURTHER STUDY AND INVESTIGATION BY tHE CITY MANAGER~S OFFICE FOR A REPORT T~ THE CO~MITTEE~ A. 21ST AVENUE BETWEEN LAWRENCE AND WASHINGTON STREETS. B. IAWRENCE STREET FROM 21ST to 22ND AVENUE C. ADAMS STREET FROM 19TH TO 22ND AVENUE D. JACKSON STREET FROM 19TH TO 22ND AVENUE E. '20iH AVENUE FROM ADAMS TO VAN BUREN F. 19TH FROM 'FRIENDLY TO ADAMS.'" I IN'THE CASE OF PETITION (A) AND (B) IT wAs CONSiDERED ADVISABLE TO PETITION ALSO TO IMPROVE WEST.2IST AVENUE FROM JEFFERSON TO WASHINGTON. BEING CIRCULATED FOR THIS IMPROVEMENT. HOLD THESE FOR A A PETITION IS NOW PETITIONS (C), (0), (E) AND (F) ARE BEING HELD PRIMARILY TO CONSIDER WHETHER VALUES OF IMPROVEMENTS ON ABUTTING PROPERTY ARE SUFFICIENT TO FINANCE THE SEWER PROJECT NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND THE PROPOSED STREET IMPROVEMENT. IT IS ALSO CONSIDERED DESIRABLE TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF PAVING 20TH AVENUE FRO~ FRfENDLYTO ADAMS'STREET (NjTEAD OF 19TH FROM fRIENDLY TO ADAMS." IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE REPORT BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. 10 A REPORT OF THE SPECIAL TRAFFIC COMMITTEE - RE: REVISION'OF ISLAND CONSTRUCTION ON HIGHWAY INTERSECTION AT JUNCTION OF MILLRACE, ETC. WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "ATTENDED BY MAYOR JOHNSON, COUNCILMEN HAWN, CRUMBAKER, BOOTH AND SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 1 THE COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL TRAFFIC TO WHOM WAS REFERRED THE MATTER OF HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR REVISION OF ISLAND CONSTRUCTION ON HIGHWAY INTERSECTION AT JUNCTION OF MILLRACE; CbUNCIL PROPOSALS ON REVISIONS OF ISLAND DESIGN AT JUNCTION WITH 11TH AVENUE AND JUNCTION WITH AGATE STREET, TRAFFiC CONTROL:LIGHTS AND ~ELATED MATTERS BEGS TO REPORT AS FOLLOW.~' 'THAT THE TRAFFIC'COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL TOGETHER WITH THE TRAFFIC COMMITTEE OF"THE CHAMBER oi COMMERCE, T~E MAYOR AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE, ACCOMPANIED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER AND STAFF, INSPECTED THE INSTALLATIONS MADE AND/OR PROPOSED ON THE HIGHWAy'AT THE JUNCTIONS WITH THE MILLRACE, 11TH AVENUE, AGATE STREET, AND 13TH AVENUE AND MADE REFERENCE TO,PLANS AND HAD FULL DISCUSSiONS AT EACH OF THESE POINTS. THAT FO~LOWING THE INSPECTION TOUR A MEETING WAS HELD AT THE EUGENE HOTEL WI'TH THE STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER AND STAFF AT WHICH THE FOLLOWING POINTS WERE DISCUSSED AND FIXED BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT. I. THAT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WILL WITHDRAW ITS REQUEST FOR A REVISION OF ISLAND CONSTRUC- TION AT THE JUNCTION OF BROADWAY AND THE MILLRACE AND WILL PROCEED WfTH THE ORIGINAL PLAN WHI CH PERM IT'S MOV'EM'ENT 'OF 'TRAFF' I C BOT'H EAST AND WEST THROUGH THE I NTERSECT ION. " 2. THAT THE HiGHWAY DEPARTMENT WILL CUT BACK gR SHORTEN BOTH ISLANDS AT THE JUNCTION- OF 11TH AVENUE AND fRANKLIN BLVD. SO AS TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO 11TH AVENUE By'NORTHBOUND HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND TO PERMIT SOUTH-BOUND HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TO MAKE A 1800 TURN TO REVERSE DIRECTION AT THIS JUNCTION. THE WIDER GAP TO BE DIVIDED BY A SMALL ISLAND. IT WAS INDICATED BY THE HIGHWAY ENGINEER THAT A PLAN ON THIS WOULD BE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL. 3. THAT THE INTERSECTION OF 13TH AVENUE AND FRANKLIN BLVD. WOULD REMAIN AS PLANNED AND PRESENTLY CONSTRUCTED. 1 4. THAT AN ISLAND IS REQUIRED IN THE INTERSECTION Of AGATE STREET AND FRANKLIN BLVO. ANO THAT IT WILL BE RE-DESIGNED AND REDUCED IN SIZE TO OVERCOME OBJECTIONS TO THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. \ 5. THAT IF' AGATE STREET IS OPENED AND IMPROVED NORTH OF' fRANKLIN BLVD. THE ISLAND COULD BE REMOvED ENTIRELY IF THE DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED IT AND FURTHER THAT IF THE DEVELOPMENT NORTH OF FRANK~IN MATERIALIZED IT ~OULD LIKELY BE NECESSARY TO INSTALL 3-PHASE TRAFFIC CONTROL LIGHTS. 1 6. THAT THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNS NOW PLACED 'AT Jur4CTIONS AT 13TH AVENUE AND 11TH AVENUES REMAIN AS PRESENTLY PLACED. ~