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r- 32 ---- ....._-~....... - --~-- ~ - -..- I- , --- THE NORTH SIDE IS OCCUPIED BY RESIDENCES, FRATERNITIES AND SORORITY HOUSES, ETC. IT WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT IF NO OBJECTIONS WERE VOICED BY BU SIN E SSE S LOCATED BETWEEN WILLAMETTE AN 0 PEA R L ON EAST II TH AVENUE THAT PARKING BE ELIMINATED FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET IN THE SE' TWO BLOCKS DUE TO THE HEAVY AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA. ( I T WAS 'ALSO RECOMMENDED THA T PARKING METERS BE INSTALLED IN THE BUSINESS AREA AROUND THE UNIVERSITY IN AN ENDE AVOR TO AFFORD,BETTER CONTROL ,AND PARKING FACILITIES.)" IT WAS MOVED BY DAVIS, SE CONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBL I C SAFETY COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED,' ,AND THAT THE ARRANGEMENT WITH THE LANE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY EFFECTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ' MOTION CARRIED. 7 A REPORT OF THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE - RE: MASTER/PLANNING WAS SUBM I TTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: itA MEETING OF THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON WEDNESDAY," NOVEMBER 9, 1949 WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT. COUNCILMEN BOOTH, CHAIRMAN, ALLEN AND GODLOVE. C I T Y MANAGER, CITY ENGINEER AND AIRPORT MANAGER; DONALD N. HARPER, DISTRICT AIRPORT ENGINEER, C.A.A. AND' R. t. KA G Y, DISTRICT SAFETY OFFICE, C. A. A. , I . MAHLON SWEET AIRPORT THE MASTER PLAN AS DRAWN BY THE OREGON STATE BOARD OF AERONAUTICS IN CONNECTION WITH THE C.A.A. AND OUR AIRPORT MANAGER WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE. THE TWO MAIN DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS MASTER PLAN CONSTITUTED THE lENGHENING OF THE NORTH-SOUTH RUNWAY I FOR HEAVY AIRCRAFT OPERATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE A OM I N 1ST RAT I V E AREA, PROVIDED SPACE FOR FIXED BASE OPERATORS, FIRE STATION, PRIVATE PLANES, COMMERCI Al A I RLI NES AND MILITARY TRAINING AND AN ADMINISTRATION BUilDING WHICH WOULD' PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR COMMERCIAL AIRLINES, C.A.A., WEATHER BUREAU, AIRPORT ADMINISTRATION, RESTAURANT, ETC. IT WAS EXPLAINED BY MR. DONALD HARPER, DISTRICT AIRPORT ENGINEER THAT THE PRESENT PLAN OF FEDERAL AID FINANCING WHICH AFFORDED 55.9% OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS, 75% FOR HIGH INTENSITY LIGHTING AND 25% IN THE ACQUISITION OF GROUND WOULD EXPIRE JUNE 30, 1953 AND THAT IF THE CITY OF EUGENE. WISHED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROGRAM, A DEFINITE FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SHOULD BE CONTRACTED FOR SO THAT FEDERAL FUNDS CAN BE ALLOCATED FOR AND CONTRACTED FOR PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 1952. . . It WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE THAT THE C I T Y INVESTIGATE THE COST OF THE AC,QU I S'I T I ON OF THE ADDITIONAL LAND NEEOED FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE NORTH-WOUTH RUNWAY . TO THE SUGGESTED 7200 FEET. THE USE OF THE MAHLON SWEET AIRPORT FOR SMALL AIRCRAFT WAS DISCUSSED AND THE DANGERS OF COMBINED FACILITIES OF SMALL AND LA R GE AIRCRAFT OPERATING FROM THE SAME AIRPORT AND THAT SUCH OPERATIONS MIGHT NECESSITATE THE EXPENSE OF" A CONTROL TOWER WHICH OPERATIONS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE BOTH FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION AND THAT I T WOULD PRO BABl Y BE MORE ECONOMICAL TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THE EUGENE AIRPARK TO HANDLE THE SMALL AIR- CRAFT RATHER THAN TO ATTEMPT TO COMBINE THEM ALL ON ONE LARGE A I RP 0 RT. . 2. Eu GENE AIRPARK , . IT WAS BROUGHT OUT BY MR. DONALD HARPER THAT THE PRESENT ALLOCATION .OR THE Eu GENE AIRPARK'FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE RUNVlA Y AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES WOULD EXPIRE BY JANUARY I 23, 1950 IF NOT CONTRACTED PRIOR TO THAT TIME. THIS TOTAL PROJECT AMOUNTING TO APPROXI- MATELY $24,000 OF WHICH THE CITY WOULD PAY $11,000 AN'D THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 813,000.00. UPON PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATION OF THE AIRPORT COMM I TYEE THIS PROJECT HAD BEEN DELAYED UNTIL AN OVER-ALL PROGRAM COULD BE OUTLINED AND THE EXPENDITURES COORDINATED IN A MASTER PLAN INCLUDING BOT H THE MAHLON SWEET AIRPORT AND THE EUGENE AIRPARK. IT WAS FELT BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THIS MONEY SHOULD BE ExPENDED ON THE MAHLON SWEET AIRPORT IN AN ENDEAVOR TO KEEP UP WITH CURRENT COMMERCIAL NEEDS RATHER THAN SPENDING ANY MORE MONE Y ON THE EUGENE AIRPARK AT THIS TIME; MR. HARPER AN D MR. KAGY BOTH SPOKE ON, THE VALUE OF RETAINING THE EUGENE AIRPARK AND THE ADVANTAGES OF K E E PIN G THE SMALLER AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS SEPARATED FROM THE COMMERCIAL AIRLINES AND ALSO STATING THAT NOISELESS AIRCRAFT WAS BEl NG DEVELOPED WHICH WOULD NOT BE SO UNDESIRABLE WI THIN THE CITY LIMITS. FUTURE PLANNING rOR AN AIRPARK NORTH OF THE RIVER WAS DISCUSSED AND THE RELATED FLOOD AREAS AND FLIGHT ANGLES.' IT SEEMED"THAT THI S PtAN HAD A GREAT DEAL OF MERITS AND THAT POSSIBLY THE PLAN C OU L 0 BE DEVELOPED IN THE FUTURE IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT AREA NORTH DF THE RIVER, AND WOULD BE ABLE TO SERVE BOTH EUGENE AND SPRINGFIELD. HOWEVER, I TWAS RECOMMENDED THAT PRESENT AVAILABLE CAPITAL OUTLAY FUNDS BE CONCENTRATED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAHLON SWEET AIRPORT UNTIL MORE DEFINITE PLANS CAN , BE FORMULATED CONCERNING THE EUGENE AIRPARK AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A NEW AIRPARK NORTH OF THE RIVER. " , IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE REPORT OF THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE BE . ADOPTED. 'MOTION CARRIED. I. , ~