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~ ~ :I "THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD IS PURCHASING UNDER CONT RACT FOR FINAL POSSESSION JANUARV I. 1950. THAT PORTION OF THE WOOLEN MILL TRACT LVIN~ EAST OF THE OVERPASS RIGHT- OF-WAVe THIS AREA INCLUDES PARTS OF fOURTH AND fERRV STREETS ADJOINING BLOCKS 5., II AND 12 i OF THE ORIGINAL PLAT OF EUGENE, ALSO THE ALLEYS IN BLOCKS II AND 12. I I , ;1 THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD REQUESTS THE VACATION OF THAT PORTION OF fERRY STREET BETWEEN BLOCKS I I AND 12 AND THE ALLEYS OF' BLOCKS II AND 12. THE BOARD, AT THIS :1 TIME, IS NOT REQUESTING THE VACATION or ANY OF fOURTH STREET. OR OF THAT PORTION OF fERRY i " !I STREET LYING NORTH OF THE SO U T H L I N E OF fOURTH STREET, BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THE C IT V :/ CONTEMPLATES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE OVERPASS ANO fOURTH STREET, WHICH CONSTRUCTION MAY REQUIRE THE USE OF THE LAST MENTIONED STREET AREAS AS WELL AS A :1 PORTION OF BLOCK 5. WHICH IS TO BECOME EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD PROPERTY. oi :1 I COUNCIL OF THE i IILL YOU PLEASE INITIATE VACATION PROCEEDINGS THROUGH THE MAVOR AND II CITY OF Eu GENE, AND THROUGH THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, S HOUL 0 THOSE BODIES f'IND NO OBJECTION TO OUR REQUEST." I I I I I IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE REQUEST PUBLI C WORKS I BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIEO. I 18 PETITION BY tAMBDA CHI ALPHA fRATERNITY SIGNED BY P. C. SHEPHERD & WILLIAM C. DAVIS JR. I FOR VARIANCE OR REZONING Of' PROPERTY AT 2028 U~IVERSITY WAS READ. I IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THE PETITION BE REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF I APPEALS FOR RECOMMENDATION AT THE NExT COUNCIL MEETING AND THAT PETITIONERS BE REQUESTED TO FURNISH STATEMENTS OF PROPERTY OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS OF PROPERTIES IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY I OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION APPROVING THE PRO POSED USE. MOTION CARRIED. I 19 COMMUNICATION - CHIEf' Of' POLICE JONES - RE: ORGANIZED FOOTBALL FORECAST BETT I NG WAS I SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "ENCLOSED IS A PAMPHLET Of' A FOOTBALL FORECAST WHICH WAS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA THE WEEK PRIOR TO CCTOBER I , EVIDENTLY HAS HEADQUARTERS IN PORTLAND, CRE GON. I ACCORDING TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY NO STATE LAW WAS VIOLATED. NEITHER CAN WE FINO I I A CITY ORDI NANCE PROHIBITING THE USE OF FOOTBALL FORECASTS. I I WE BELIEVE THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO BAN SUCH OPERATIONS IN THE FUTURE, I IN THAT THE ELEMENT OF CHANCE IS GREAT AND THE ELEMENT OF SKILL AT A MINIMUM. i I THIS OFFICE PROHIBITING THEIR USE " RECOMMENDS AN ORDINANCE BE ESTABLISHED. I I I IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THE MATTER BE REFERRED TO THE JUDICIARY I COMMITTEE TO STUDY WITH RESPECT TO DESIRABILITY OF LEGISLATING AGAINST SUCH PRACTICES TO INCLUDE I SIMILAR SCHEMES IN ADDITION TO FOOTBALL FORECASTS. MOTION CARRIED. I I I i 20 COMMUNICATION - EUGENE SAFETY COUNCIL CONCERNING OBSTRUCTION OF VISION OF VEHICLE OP~RATORS I I WHEN APPROACHING STREET INTERSECTIONS WAS READ AS FOLLOWS: I "THE MEMBERS OF THE EUGENE SAFETY COUNCIL MADE A SURVEY OF APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE IMPROVED EUGENE STREETS TO LOCATE OBSTACLES THAT OBSTRUCT THE VISION OF VEHICLE OPERATORS WHEN APPROACHING STREET INTERSECTIONS. THIS SURVEY DISCLOSED THAT 165 STREET INTERSECTIONS HAVE WALLS, FENCES, PLANTS. TREES. ETC. WHICH REDUCE THE VISUAL CLEARANCE BELOW THE MINIMUM SPECifiED BY THE RESIDENTIAL ZONING ORDINANCE. THE ATTACHED CITY MAP SHOWS THE 165 INTERSECTIONS LOCATED BY THIS SURVEY. THE ENCLOSED I SKETCH WAS USED AS A GUIDE. I I MAN Y OF THESE INTERSECTIONS ARE DISTINCT HAZARDS TO VEHICLE OPERATORS AND PEDESTRIANS. MOTORISTS BLOCK CROSS-WALKS IN ORDER TO SEE APPROACHING TRAFFIC ON A THRU STREET. CI:iILDREN PLAYING OR RIDING ON SIDEWALKS CANNOT SEE OR BE SEEN BY MOTORISTS, AND AT INTERSECTIONS WITHOUT STOP SIGNS, MOTORISTS CANNOT SEE CROSS TRAFFIC IN TIME TO PROPERLY YIELD RIGHT Of" I WAY WHEN TwO VEHICLES ENTER AN INTERSECTION AT THE SAME TIME. II AFTER DISCUSSION OF' THE ABOVE MENTIONED SURVEY AT A REGULAR MEETING, THE EUGENE I I, SAFETY COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION TO FORWARD THE DATE TO THE CITV MANAGER, AND TO RECOMMEND I Ii I II THA T THE HAZARDS BE ELIMINATED ACCORDING TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE. " I IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER. SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE MATTER BE REFERRED TO THE CITY I MANAGER FOR CONSIDERATION AND ENFORCEMENT. MOTION CARRIED. I I 21 MR. ED BA I LEY. ATTORNEY f'OR MR. RUBENSTIEN, REQUESTED THE COUNCIL TO GRANT MR. RUBENSTIEN I I PERMISSION TO REBU I LD HIS PROPERTY AT 804 WASHINGTON STREET FOR USE AS A DWELL ING. [ il IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE MATTER BE REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER, I, POLICE CHIEF AND fiRE CHIEF FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. MOTION CARRIED. THIS STRUCTURE WAS I INCLUDED WITH THE LIST OF BUILDINGS TO BE CONDEMNED UNDER ACTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 26. 1949. '-"/ .j-~~< :":J:."',,:.', fr~.:.~"t,~~~~'~' ",~.~,-,;".)~ :*..~ ~ .....>.. >-n-:.-., ,- ,:~, 'i~~; ,< " ..' ',<;,~;',~::..." ~;,;;.~~;;;,;;;..:.:;'