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~i86 "THE EUGENE SAFETY COUNCIL HEARD MR. HOWARD BUFORD, CONSULTANT, CENTRAL LANE PLANNING ~OMMISSION, OUTLINE SAFETY PROBLEMS IN RELATION TO FUTURE PLANNING AT THE APRIL 18, MEETING. .:11- ;1 r " '; ~ THE FOLLOWING SAFE!Y PROBLEMS WERE DISCUSSED: PEDESTRIAN AND TRAFFIC SAFETY IN PLANNING ARTERIAL ROUTES THROUGH THE CITY, BEAUTY ASPECTS OF MAIN HIGHWAY ENTRANCE, ELIMINATION OF TRAFFIC HAZARDS FOR CHILDREN GOING TO AND FROM SCHOOLS AND PLAY GROUNDS, CHANNELLING TRAFFIC TO ELIMINATE HAZARDOUS INTERSECTIONS AND CROSS-WALKS, CONTROLLED ACCESS. TO THROUGH ROUTE~, TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS, STREET LIGHTING FOR SAFER NIGHT DRIVING, SPOT ZONING AROUND SCHOOLS, PLAY GROUNDS, AND MAIN ARTERIALS, AND THE CURRENT STUDY OF OUR ONE-WAY GRID SYSTEM. I ::W W IN CLOSING THE MEETING, THE EUGENE SAFETY COUNCIL MOVED TO COMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR GIVING THE ONE-WAY GRID SYSTEM A FAIR TRIAL, AND TO RECOMMEND THAT FURTHER STUDY BE MADE :0 REDUCE THE SPEEDING AND ATTEMPTS BY SOME MOTORISTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TRAFFIC OPENINGS IN ORDER TO MAKE EVERY TRAFF I C. LIGHT ON THE GREEN." I IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY CRUM&AKER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. M9TION CARRIED. 15 A COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY OF MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA - RE: PARKING METERS FOR SALE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA HAS ADOPTED AN INITIATED LAW PROHIBITING THE USE OF PARKING METERS. THE CITY OF MINOT HAS 374 ONE-HOUR PENNY-NICKE~ AND 181 TWO-HOUR PENNY-NICKEL MILLER PARKING METERS FOR SALE AS DISTRIBUTED BY THE DUNCAN ~ETER CORPOR~TION OF CHICAGO. TELEGRAMS SENT TO THEM BY THE CITY OF EUGEN~, OFFERING ~24.00 EACH FOR 555 METERS WAS A~SO READ. IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE elJY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO SEND WHOM- EVER IN HIS JUDGMENT COULD BEST REPRESENT THE CITY !O MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA JO )NV~STIGATE AND NEGOTIATE FOR THE METERS AT A FIGURE UP TO 840.00 EACH AND T~AT AN EXPEND)TURE OF UP T9 $~OO,OO BE AUTHORIZED OuT OF EMERGENCY FUNDS. ROLLCALL VOTE. BOOTH ABSENT. MOTI~N CARRIED. 16 A COMMUNICATION FROM A.F.L. LOCAL 2750 IN SPRINGFIELD - RE: DAYLIGHT SAYING TIME WAS SUBMITTED! AND READ. A COMMUNICATION FROM KUGN, RECEIVED IN NOVEMBER, BUT N~VER ACTED U~ON WAS ALSO BROUGHT ON FOR CONSIDERATION. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY ALLEN THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION ~ARRIED~ I 17 A PETITION FROM THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON EMERALD STREET BETWEEN THE NORTH LINE OF THE SERVICE DRIVE RUNNING WEST AND THE NORTH LINE OF 13TH STREET - A TOTAL DISTANCE OF 285 FEET, DESIRING 34 FOOT ASPHALTIC CONCRET~ PAVING - 2" THICK, CONCRETE CURB AND GUTTER WAS SUBMITTED AND READ. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THE REQUEST BE GRANTED AND THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE INST~UCTED TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE LOWEST BIDDER ON A REVISED WIDTH OF 34 FEET. MOTION CARRIED. 18 PET)TIONS SIGNED BY ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNE?S FOR GRADING AND SURFACING CLEVELAND, GRANT, ARTHUR AND GARFIELD STREETS FROM 18TH AVENUE TO 23RD AVENUE WERESU~MITTED AND READ. IT WAS MOVED BY H~WN,SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE P~TITIONS BE REFERRED BACK TO THE C'TY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE TO CHECK WITH F.H.A. ON REQUIREMENTS. MOTION CARRIED. 19 A COMMUNICATION FROM THE VETERANS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION WAS SUBMITTED AND READ A'S FOLLOWS: "WE WISH TO RESPECTFULLY INFORM YOU THAT THIS ASSOCIATION HAS MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE DOUGLAS GREATER SHOWS FOR ENTERTAINMENT FROM JUNE 6 TO II, 1949 INCLUSIVE. WE HAVE COMPLETED ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE lANE COUNTY FAIR BOARD FOR THE USE OF THE FAIR GROUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE. WE HAVE AN ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT FROM THE CITY OF EUGENE, AND WE wiLL COMPLY WITH ALL GOVERNMENT TAX AND CITY ADMISSION TAX REGULATIONS, BUT WE WISH YOU TO INFORM US IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER REGULATIONS TO COMPLY WITH. I THIS ENTERTAINMENT IS BEING SPONSORED BY THE VETERANS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION OF EUGENE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETIRING OUR BUILDING BONDS." IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 20 THE CITY MANAGER PROPOSED THAT CERTA}N REGULATIONS BE ESTABLISHED WITH RESPECT T9 WIDTHS, HEIGHT, ETC. OF STREET BANNERS. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THE MATTER BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. I 21 THE CITY MANAGER' REPORTED FOR COU~CILMAN DAVIS ON THE MEETING OF THE CITY-COUNTY BUILDING COMMITTEE AND INDICATED THAT THE GROUP DESIRED A FINANCIAL ALLOCATION OF $1000.00 TO ASSIST IN FINANCING PRELIMINARY WORK. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY HAWN THAT REQUEST BE REFERRED TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. ~