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~~hO -. ^.-. - .. .. -. - -- -. . - - .-- . .. . - - - -- .._-- - - - .. "IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT AN ARCHITECT BE EMPLOYED TO DE SIGN AND ESTIMATE COSTS FO R THE CON- STRUCTION AND REMODEL IN G OF THE F@LLOWING BUILDINGS: : ; - I I. STREET AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS TO BE ERECTED TO ACCOMMODATE STORAGE FACILITIES AND GARAGE SPA CE FOR ALL OFT HE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING EQUIPMENT OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT UPON THE GROUNDS NOW OWN E D B Y THE CITY ON THIRD AND LINCOLN STREETS- AT THE SOUTH BASE OF SKINNER'S BUTTE PARK. THE CITY PAVING PLANT IS ALREADY LOCATED IN ,~~ THiS AREA AND THIS PLAN WOULD CONSOLIDATE-ALL OF THE STREET AND MAINTENANCE DEPA RTMENT IN ~ ONE LOCATION OUT OF THE CONGESTED BUSINESS AREA. '.~ , . 2. REMODEL THE PRESENT MAINTENANCE SHOP OCCUPIED BY THE STREET. DEPARTMENT AT THE NORTH END OF OLIVE STREET INTO A LAW ENFORCEMENT BUILDING PROVIDING PROPER JAIL I FACILITIES, TRUSTEE AND DETENT I ON QU ART E R S , ADMINiSTRATIVE AND OPERATING OFFICES, SQUAD ROOMS, INTERROGATION ROOMS,I~CLUDING ALL FACILITIES NECESSARY FOR THE tAW ENFO RCEMENT ; DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF EUGENE. INCLUDED ALSO IN THIS DEVELOPMENT WOUL D BE F A'C I LIT I E S FOR THE IMPOUNDING AND STORAGE OF AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER PROPERTIES AND ALSO AFFORD ADEQUATE OFF-STREET PARKING. THI S LOCATION IS SUITABLE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DUE - TO ACCESSIBILITY TO BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL AREAS. , '. 3. REMODELING OF THE PRESENT CITY HALL TO INCLUDE THE PRESENT POLICE DEPARTMENT QUARTERS AND PRESENT CITY COUNCIL CHAMBE RS INTO'AN AUDITORIUM TO SUFFICIENTLY SERVE PRESENT NEEDS FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND SIMILAR MUNICIPAL FUNCTIONS. IN , CONNECT ION WITH . THIS REMODEL ING IN THE CITY HALL, OF"FICES-TO BE CONSTRUCTED F"O R THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE, CITY ATTORNEY AND THE MUNICIPAL CO U R T CLERK. (THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES RECOMMEND THAT THIS DEPARTMENT OPERATE OUT OF" QUARTERS OT HE R THAN THE CITY HA LL, THEREBY NOT - INVOLVING THE BRINGING OF" VAGRANTS AND NUiSANCE CASES INTO THE CITY HALL. DIRECT .COMMUNICATIONS-WOULD BE EFFECTED BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AT THE CITY HA LL . ) FUNDS FOR THE ABOVE WORK TO BE PROVIDED FROM THE SPECIAL MILLAGE AS AUTHOR I ZED BY A VOTE OF" THE PEOPLE IN THE CHARTER AMENDMENT OF" 1944 WRICH PROVIDED FOR A ONE-MILL LEVY F"OR A PERIOD OF tI VE YE A RS F"OR JAIL AND CITY HALL PURPOSES, OF WHICH THE RE IS NOW $73,039.62 ON HAN D. THE URGENCY OF" THIS PRO GRAM IS BROUGHT ON BY A RE CEN T LETTER FROM THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFF"ICE ADVISING THAT AF"TE R SEPTEM BE R OF" THIS YEAR THE V WOULD NO LONGER BE A BL E TO ACCOMMODATE , CITY PRISONERS IN THE JAIL, THEREBY FORCING IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROVIDE PROPER JAIL FACILITIES I F"O R THE CITY. IN MAKING THIS RECOMMENDATION, IT IS EMPHASIZED THAT F"U TU RE PLANNING FO R A COMMUNITY CIVIC CENTER INVOLVING BOTH CITY AND COUNTY BUILDINGS NEED NOT BE EFFECTED IN AN Y WA Y AS SUCH A PLAN WOULD NECESSITATE KEEPING THE MAl NTENANCE EQU I PMENT AT ANOTHER LOCAT I-ON AS RECOMMENDED IN THE ABOVE REPORT AND PRESENT EQUIPMENT AND F"ACILITIES WO U L D ST. ILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DISPOSAL I F SUCH A PLAN WERE ADOPTED. THIS PROGRAM WOULD ADEQUATELY SERVE PRESENT LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDS AND ALSO ACCOMPLISH THE MOV IN G 0 F THE S-TREET DEPARTMENT TO A MORE DESIRABLE LOCATION AND AF"F'ORD BADL Y NEEDED COUNCIL CHAMBERS F"OR USE IN THE IMMEDIATE f'UTURE, AND IT IS HOPED, CAN BE COMPLETED WI TH THE F"UNDS NOW AVAILABLE FOR SUCH PURPOSES. " IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY HAWN T HA T THE REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER BE ADOPTED AND THAT TH~ CITY MANAGER BE INSTRUCTED TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THE REPORT. -ROLLCALL VOTE. DAVIS ABSENT. MOTION CARRIED" . 'REPORTS OF COMM I TTEES 7 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - RE: VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS F'OLLOWS: - "A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC ~'10RKS COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON FRIDAY, JUL Y I , 1949 WITH COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE AND WELLS; CITY MANAGER AND CITY ENGINEER PRESENT. YOUR COMMITTEE CONFERRED WITH MR. L. P. HOPKINS AND MR. I . O. UN DE R H ILL OFT HE SOUTHERN I PACIF"IC COMPANY RELATIVE TO GRANT I N G THE CITY OF" Eu GENE RIGHT-OF"-WAY ON 4TH AVENUE BETWEEN PEARL AN,D II N COLN STREETS IN A PROPOSED PLAN TO EST A BL ISH AN INDUSTRIAL BY-PASS CONNECTING 4TH AVENUE TO 1ST AVENUE. MR. HOPKINS ASSURED THE COMMITTEE THAT HE WOULD GIVE AN EARL Y DECilSION ON THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPAN Y' S INTENTIONS. - THE COMMITTEE INVEST I GATED IDEAS OF MOV IN G THE POLICE DEPA RTMEN T FROM THE CITY HALL TO THE CITY MAINTENANCE BUILDING AT 5TH AND OLIVE, MOVING THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT TO NEWLY C.oNS T RUCTE D BUILDING UPON C I T Y 0 WN E 0 PROPERTY ON tlNCOLN S T RE E T BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD AVENUE, AND ALSO THE POSSIBILITY IN THIS PROGRAM OF UTI LIZ-I N G THE SPACE VAC-ATED BY THE POl"l CE I DEPARTMENT IN DEVELOPING AN ADEQUATE AUDITORIUM AND COUNCIL CHAMBER IN THE PRESENT CITY HALL, ALL TO BE DONE WITH AVAILABLE F"INANCES. . THE-COMM I TTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE PETITIONERS WHO HAVE REQUESTED THE IMPROVEMENT OF BAKER STREET BETWEEN 2.61 H AND 28TH BY G.RADING AND GRAVELING BE CONTACTED RELATIVE TO CON- SIDERING A RE GULA R IMPROVEMENT PRO JE C T CONSISTING OF CURBS AND GUTTERS, PAVING TO A 30-F"00T STREET, LEAVING A 5-F"00T WIDTH F"OR F"UTURE _~IDEWALKS" I ,/ ~