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~36 -- _.~- -- L 16 COMMUNICATION FROM STATE HI GHWAY DEPARTMENT - RE: STRUCTU RE CONNECTING 7TH AVENUE AND SOUTHBOUND TRAFF'IC F'ROM THE fERRY STREET OV~RPASS STRUCTURE WAS 'SUBM I TTED "AND READ AS' F'OLLOWS: "W H I L E WE 00 HAVE AN APPROX IMr,TE ESTIMATE OF' COST F'OR A STRUCTURE CONNECTING 7TH AVE. AND SOUTHBOUND TRAFF'IC F'ROM THE fERRY STREET OVERPASS ST'RUCTUR'E, WE ARE NOT C 0 NT E M P L A TIN G CALLING FOR BIOS F'OR THIS ALTERNATE BY REASON OF' I T5 HIGH CO S'T . THIS PLAN WAS" NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL ESTIMATED TO COST $567,639. , , THE PROJECT NOW IS ESTIMATED TO COST 3602,000. "I T WAS OR'IGINALLY ESTIMA'TED 'THA'T THE TOTAL COST WOUL 0 BE BORNE BY THE CITY, BUT ITS COOPERATION IS L'IMITED BY TERMS O'F' 'A GRE E- MENT TO $550,000 CASH CONTRI BUTION AND A 330,000 C RE 0 IT BY RE A S ON OF ELIMINAT I'ON 'OF A BR lOGE ON THE MILLRACE ON THE STATE HIGHWAY. THIS, THEREF'ORE', REPRESENTS A TOT AL OF $580,000 AS THE CITY'S COST, NECESSITATING THE STATE'S ~XPENDING 322,000 F'ROM ITS OWN FUNDS, WHICH WAS NOT CONTEMPLATED AT ALL W HE N THE PROJECT WAS "SET UP IN 1946. . To BU I LD THE STRUCTURE FROM STATION l- I 3" I 9. I 8 TO A POINT CONNECTING 7TH AVENUE AND 'SOUTHBOUN~ TRAFFIC IS ESTIMATED 'TO COST $161,000 F'OR CONSTRUCTION AND $39,000 FOR RI G'HT OF WAY, OR A TOTAL OF $200,000. No SUCH FUN OS ARE 'AVAILABLE, AND, THEREF'ORE, WE CANNOT CONSIDER ANY ALTERNATE CONSTRUCTION THAT WOULD SO MATERIALLY INCREASE THE COST OFT HE PROJECT OVER THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE. " IT W'AS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE INSTRUCTED TO WRITE TO THE HIGHWAY COMMISSION CALLIN~ ATTENTION TO THE TER:MS OF THE CON TRA CT. MOT"ION CARRIED. I 17 COMMUNICATION FROM OREGON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION - RE: TRAFFIC SIGNALS WAS 'SUBM I TTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "THIS I'S TO ADVISE YOtl THAT THE MATTER OF INSTALLING TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT THE INTER- SECTIONS OF' 6TH AND 7TH STREETS Air HIGH, AND 7TH AND OLIVE STREETS WAS NOT A'C TE 0 UPON AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING OF THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION BUT WilL BE REFERRED TO THE COMM- ISSION AND ACTED UPON AT ITS NOVEMBER 7 MEETING. IT WOULD' BE I MPOSS I BLE TO LEGALLY EFF'ECT' A PRI CE AGREEMENT WITH THE CONTRACTOR CURRENTL Y INSTALLING SIGNALS ON fRA NKLI N BOULEVARD AND BROADWAY IN EUG'ENE, BECAUSE THE THREE ABOVE-MENTIONED INTERSECTIONS ARE OUTSIDE OF THE LI lit ITS OF HIS PRO JE CT. THE RE FORE, IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO E F'FE CT A SEPARATE CONTRACT AND AGREEMENT COVERING THESE THREE INTERSECTIONS. . I F THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION GIVES FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION AT THE NOVEMBER MEETING THE NECESSARY STEPS WILL THEN BE TAKEN TO PREPARE A CITY-STATE AGREEMENT, EACH PARTICIPATING EQUALLY IN THE COST OF THE INSTALLATION, AND EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO EFFECT COMPLETION OF TH I S A'GREEMENT AND THE LETTING OF' THE CONTRACT AT THE DECEMBER, 1949 OR JANUARY, 1950 MEETING OF- THE HIGHWAY COMMISSION. It IT WAS'MOVED BY HAWN, SECONOED BY WELLS THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON f'ILE. MOTION CARRIEO. 18 COMMUNICATION - RE: SURVE Y TO DETERM,INE IF' A NEED EXISTS FOR LOW COST HO U SIN G F'ROM THE YWCA WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS f'OLLOWS: . " I "THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EUGENE YWCA, COMPRISED OF WOMEN FROM EUGENE AND SPRIN~FIELDj AFTER DUE RESEARCH AND STUDY, REQUESTS YOU TO EN TE R INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC HOUSING AuTHORITY AND THE LANE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR A SURVEY TO DETERMINE I F A NEED EXISTS'FOR LOW COST HOUSING- IN.l.ANE COUNTY. THIS IS A SECOND REQUEST AN 0 WE ASK THAT IT BE READ ALOUD I N YOUR NE X.T COUNCIL MEETING...' IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY WELLS THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 19 COMMUNICATION FROM LANE COUNTY CITIZENS' COMMITTEE ON Pu BL I C HOUSING - RE: DISSOLUTION Of' THE LANE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: ."DUE TO THE RE CEN T ACTION BY THE COUNTY COURT IN THE DISSOLUTION OF THE LANE COUNT Y HOUSING AUTHORITY THE LANE CITIZENS' COMMITTEE ON Pu BL I C HOUSING WAS FORMED. WE WI SH TO GO ON RECORD AS EXPRESSING OUR CONF'IDENCE IN THE LANE COUNTY HOUSING /,,,'#" AUTHOR I TY AND HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE Il.ANE COUNTY COURT REVERSE ITS DECISION AND RESTORE " '-- THIS GROUP TO AN ACTIVE STATUS. ,;1'" IN THE EVENT THIS ACTION IS TAKEN, WE REQUEST YOUR FULL COOPERATION WITH THEM IN BRINGING ABOUT A SURVE Y F'OR THE HOUSING NEEDS IN THI S A RE A. " IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. 'MOTl ON CARRIED. 20 MR. CLYDE L. QUAM, ACTING fOREST SUPERVISOR, WILLAMETTE NATIONAL fORE S T SPO KE CONCERN I NG I THE PROPOSED AssESSMENT AGAINST U. S. GOVERNMENT PROPERTY rOR THE SEWER ON WEST 1ST AVENUE. THE ASSESSMENT IS THE ONE CONTAINED IN COUNCIL BILL No. 672. MR. QUAM INDICATED THAT THE u. S. Go VE RNMEN T HAS A VERY SPECIFIC POLICY ON THIS AN 0 NO AU T HO R I T Y OR rUNDS ElC:IST TO PA Y SUCH AN ASSESSMENT. ~