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~ 00 j '" -- - I fEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF 5U CH A PROGRAM COULD BE 5U P P LIE o. INCI DENTALLY, I BROUGHT UP OUR PROBLEM OF COLLECTING THE SEWER LIEN FROM THE V/ILLAMETTE fORE 5 T SERVICE, AND I FOUN 0 OUT THAT ALTHOUGH IT IS TRUE THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PA Y A LIEN, THE Y WOULD HAVE PAID A CONNE CT ION FEE IF WE HAD REFUSED TO LE T THE fOREST SERVICE CONNE CT WIT H T HE SEWER WIT HOU T PAYING THE FEE. THE CONNECTION F"EE CHARGED BY OT HE R CITIES IS ALWAYS THE SAME AMOUNT AS THE IMPROVEMENT LIEN WOULD HAVE BE EN. IN OREGON THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF F"EDERALLY .OWNE 0 LAND IS $4,965,000. PRESIDENT TRUMAN HAS STATED THAT THE "PA Y IN LIEU OF" BILL SHOULD BE "OF" GENERAL APPLICATION, SHOULD NOT BE RETROACTIVE AND SHOULD DEAL WITH THE PRO BLEM ON A COMPREHENSIVE BASIS". IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY OF E U GENE ADOPT A RESOLUTION F"AVORING THE ENACTMENT OF THE BI LL AN 0 REQUESTING OUR CON GRESSMEN TO SUPPORT IT. I 7. MUN I CI PAL CONTRACTS IT IS RE COMMEN DE D THAT EXTREME CARE AND TIME BE GIVEN TO THE I EXECUTION OF" ALL F"UTURE IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS. IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT IN THE INSTALLA- I TION o F" NEW E QU I PM E N T WITHIN THE CITY, SUCH AS HI G H INTENSITY LIGHTING, CITIES S HO U L D INCLUDE A PROVISION IN THE CONT R ACT THAT THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROTECT THE CITY F"ROM AN Y I PATENT INF"RINGEMENT CLAIMS. SEVERAL CITIES HAVE HA D TO PAY LARGE SUMS FOR PATENT IN- i F"RINGEMENT VIOLATIONS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PROVISION IN THE CONTRACT. i I 8. OT HE R MISCELLANEOUS MA TTE RS STUDIED AT THE CONfERENCE WERE: I I A. INTER-MUNICIPAL COOPERATION ! I B. CITY-STATE RELATIONS AND THE NEED TO GIVE ALL CITIES HOME RULE AUT HO R I T Y . I I C. Bu I L 0 I N G CODES AND F"IRE PREVENTION ORDINANCES. I I HAVE WRITTEN REPORTS ON F"ILE COVERING THESE MATTERS. i 9. MIS CELLANEOU 5 ORDINANCES WHICH MIGHT BE ADOPTED BY THE C I T Y OF" EUGENE: A. AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE OPENING OF VEHICLE DOORS WHEN PARKED OR DOU BLE PARKED, OR STOPPED SO AS TO ENDANGER OPERATION OF BICYCLES OR VEPtICLES \' APPROACHING FROM THE RE A R. 'I B. CIGARETTE TAX. THIS TAX IS BECOMING VERY POPULAR WITH MUNICIPALITIES THROUGHOUT T HE UN I TED STATES. C. ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE USE OF ANY VEHI CLE OWNED BY THE CITY F"OR AN Y PURPOSE o T HE R THAN THE PERF"ORMANCE OF CITY BUSI NESS AND PROVIDING F"OR SUSPENSION OR DISMISSAL OF AN Y OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE WHO VIOLATES THIS ORDINANCE. THIS TYPE OF ORDINANCE WAS STRICTLY RECOMMENDED BY A LA R GE NUMBER OF" CITY ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS. THE BENEFITS THE C I T Y OF" Eu GENE CAN DERIVE F"ROM CONTINUED MEMBERSHIP IN THE N I ML 0 ORGANIZATION ARE TREMENDOUS. EVERY SPEAKER OF"F"ERED TO ASSIST AN Y C I T Y A TTORNE Y THAT WAS HAVING DIF"F"ICULTY WITH SOME PRO BLEM ON WH I CH THE SPEAKER HAD S PE C I A L TRAINING OR EXPERIENCE. THE S40.00 ANN U A L MEM BERSH I P F"EE IS A SMALL AMOUNT TO PAY F"OR THE PRIVILEGE OF" HAVING THE LE GA L STAFF"S OF" OV E R 560 MAJOR CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES AVAILABLE F"O R CONSULTATION AND GU I DANCE. I I WI S H TO EXPRESS MY THANKS TO EACH OF" YOU F" OR MAKING IT POSS I BLE F"OR ME TO ATTEND I THIS EXCEPTIONALLY OUTSTANDI NG CONFERENCE. " i IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE RE PO RT BE RECEIVED AND PL ACED ON F"ILE. MOTION CARRIED. REPOR TS OF C().tJ.M I TTEES I I I 6 i A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - RE: HIGHWAY PROJECT - CONNECTION TO 4TH STREET I I WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I "A WORKS COMMITTEE i MEETING OF THE Pu BL I C WAS HELD AT 7:00 P.M. DE CEMBER 12, 1949. I PRESENT WERE COUNCILMAN CRUMBAKER, CHAIRMAN, AND COUNCILMEN GODLOVE AND WELLS, CITY i MANAGER KING AND MR. HALL OF" THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. I , I IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THA T THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT BE REQUESTED I I TO CALL F"OR ALTERNATE BIDS ON THE fERRY STREET OVERPASS, ONE or WHICH WOULD COVER THE ! OVERPASS AS PRESENTLY DESIGNED IV I TH THE ELIMINATION OF" THE CENTER STRIP AND THE SECOND I AtTERNATE WOutD BE THAT OF THE PRESENT BRIDGE AS NOW DESIGNED PLUS THE PROPOSED UNDER- I PASS CONNECTING WITH 4TH AVENUE AND ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY $40,000. IF THIS i UN DERPASS SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED ALONG WITH THE MAIN STRUCTURE THEN THE CENTER STRIP I COULD BE LE F"T IN. n i i IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKE R, S E CON DE D BY WELLS THA T THE REPORT BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. I 7 A REPORT OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - RE: ORDINANCE ON DELINQUENTS WAS SUBMITTED AND I READ AS FOLLOWS: I I ! aj ~) .j,.La_~~~~:~~':":':;~.r;.;..d, ^ ...:;0,_ ''"'"'~~ ..:.:.. --.i;.~~*,,;_~~-i.i:o.~,,-~",~_,~..:~~,,__,;,~_o.:'---i?~&.j,<..d_'"-~ "....""~> ,.~_-",,,,_ -'-'~-' -,'" ..c~