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7a~ ::I I. FROM 19TH STREET TO THE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS: CLOSED STRUCTURE, MULTI-ARCH PLATE UPON CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS (PRESENT STRUCTURES BEING INSTALLED AT OAK AND PEARL ARE DESIGNED TO FIT INTO THIS PROGRAM). RECOMMENDED DESIGN GIVEN TO ARMY EN~INEERS FOR THEIR STUDY. 2. FROM FAIRGROUNDS WEST TO CITY LIMITS OPEN DITCH WITH SLOPING BANKS. 3. FROM 19TH SOUTH TO CITY LIMITS OPEN DITCH WITH SLOPING BANKS TO FIT IN WITH PARK PLANS FOR THE AMAZON AREA. 4. PLANS FOR THE NEW JAIL AND NORTH END OF OLIVE ARE PROGRESSING. THE STATE PRISON BOARD THIS WEEK FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS." POLICE DEPARTMENT AT THE CHIEF JONES WILL PRESENT THEIR APPROVAL AND IT IS CITY MAINTENANCE SHOP AT TH~ THE ARCHITECTS DRAWINGS TO HOPED BIDS MAY BE CALLED IN r IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE REPORT BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 6 THE ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU, BUILDING DEPARTMENT, HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND POLICE AND POLICE COURT WERE SUBMITTED. I IT WAS MOVED BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKEf~ THAT THE ANNUAL REPORTS BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 7 THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EUGENE AND THE tANE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY WAS SUBMITTED AND READ. IT WAS MOVED BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY ALLEN THAT THE AGREEMENT BE RECEIVED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 8 THE FACT THAT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE COUNCIL IN FEBRUARY FALLS ON A LEGAL HOLIDAy,(FEB. 13) WAS CALLED TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COUNCIL. By GENERAL CONSENT ANY DECISION AS TO CHANGING THE TIME OF THE MEETING WAS DEFERRED UNTIL THE JANUARY 23RD MEETING. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 9 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC 10RKS COMMITTEE - RE: AND READ AS FOLLOWS: ASSESSMENTS, VARIOUS PETITIONS WAS SUBMITTED "A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE WAS HELD AT 3:0U P.M. DECEMBER 15, 1949 WITH COUNCILMAN CRUMBAKER CHAIRMAN, COUNCILMAN bODLOVE, CITY MANAGER, CITY RECORDER, CITY ENGINEER AND CITY ATTORNEY PRESENT. I ASSESSMENTS FOR SECTIONS AND 2 OF THE WEST SIDE EUGENE SEWERS WERE PRESENTED FOR CONSIDERATION BEFORE BEING SENT OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS. INASMUCH AS SOME OF THESE SEWERS, PARTICULARLY IN SECTION I ARE MAIN TRUNK LINE SEWERS, IT WAS FELT THAT THE CITY SHOULD PAY PART OF THE COST. THE COST PER FRONT FOOT ON SECTION I AVERAGED 84.64 PER FRONT FOOT AND IN SECTION 2 AVERAGED $3.54 PER FOOT. IT WAS FELT THAT THE ASSESSMENTS SHOULD RUN SOMEWHERE NEAR THE COST OF THE REGULAR 8" SEWER WHICH ASSESSMENTS HAVE BEEN RUNNING BETWEEN $2.60 PER FOOT UP TO $4.24. THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY PAY 858,139.99 ON SECTIONS I AND 2 BRINGING THE COST PER FRONT FOOT DOWN TO 83.44. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE SEWER FUND FOR THIS PURPOSE. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT CURB SIDEWALKS BE PERMITTED ON VAN NESS STREET FROM JAMES TO REED AVENUE AS I{EQUESTED IN THE PETITION PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND CON- TAINING 55.58% OF PROPERTY INVOLVED. THIS STREET IS ON A STEEP HILLSIDE AND PROPERTY LINE SIDEWALKS WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO ADJUST TO DRIVEWAYS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE STREET. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUEST OF THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD BE GRANTED PERTAINING TO THE TRANSFER AND DEED BY THE CITY OF EUGENE OF A STRIP OF LAND SIX FEET WIDE BY ABOUT 900 FEET LONG AT THE FILTRATION PLANT NEAR HAYDEN BRIDGE TO MR. AL CLEMENTS. THIS PROPERTY IS BEING USED BY THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD BUT UNDER TITLE OF THE CITY OF EuGENE. A FURTHER REQUEST UNDER DATE OF DECEMBER 9, 1949 FROM DONALD L. HUNTER, 2608 CENTRAL BLVD. TO BUILD AN ADDITION TO HIS HOME EXTENDING WITHIN THE IU-FOOT SET-BACK LINE WAS CON- SIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE AND AFTER INSPECTING THE PREMISES AND THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY WITH RELATION TO THE AREA, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT HIS REQUEST BE GRANTED. THIS REQUEST WILL IN NO WAY HAMPER STREET CONSTRUCTION IN THIS AREA OR VISIBILITY AS IT DOES NOT ENCROACH UPON THE STREET AND CURS SIDEWALKS WILL BE DESIRABLE WHEN THE STREET IS OPENED UP AS THEY NOW EXIST ON 26TH STREET TWO BLOCKS BELOW. THE BOARD OF APPEALS HAVE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THIS APPLICATION AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL ALSO APPROVE~~ IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS I 10 A REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION - RE: AS FOLLOWS: REZONING CLASSIFICATIONS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ ~C" '...../". , :' ~."f:': ";: .~ c.,:..,....;.:'.t>,;, " .J c_c,~'ccc.'~