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~ ~ I .-,- "A MEETING WAS HEL'D AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE EUGENE HOTEL, JANUARY 16, 1950 TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED AMAZON PROJECT THROUGH THE CITY OF EUGENE WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT. MAYOR JOHNSON, COUNCIL-ME'N CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE, SMITH, WELLS, DAVIS AND HAWN; CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY; CITY RECORDER; CITY ENGINEER; DEANE SEEGER; STANLEY E. SPORSEENE, PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, AND SIGURD HALVORSON, ENGINEER FROM THE ARMY ENGINEERS IN PORTLAND. MR~ frPORSEENE, PRINCIPA~ ENGINEER OF THE ARMY ENGINEERS EXPLAINED THE RE-SURVEY BEING MADE OF THE ENTIRE AMAZON PROJECT AND HIS INTENTION OF RECOMMENDING THAT THE ARMY ENGINEERS PURCHASE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FROM THE DIVERSION STRUCTURE, WEST. . THE TYPE OF CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT FOR THE AMAZON WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WAS DISCUSSED PERTAINING PARTICULARLY TO THE RELATIVE MERITS OF THE INSTALLATION OF EITHER A METAL ARCH CULVERT UPON CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS OR A CONCRETE ARCH FROM 19TH STREET TO THE FAIRGROUNDS; ALSO THE INSTALLATION OF VERTICAL CONCRETE WALLS AND SLOPING CONCRETE WALLS AND THE ADVAN- TAGES OR DISADVANTAGES PERTAINING TO EACH OF THESE INSTALLATIONS. IT WAS BROUGHT OUT, THAT THE AMAZON WAS DRAINING AN AREA OF 6,235 ACRES OF WHICH APPROXIMATELY 3,250 WERE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF EUGENE ON THE SOUTH AND WEST AND APPROXI- MATELY 2,985 ACRES WITHIN THE CITY OF EUGENE AND THAT THE RUN-OFF FROM OUTSiDE OF THE CITY WAS INCURRED LARGELY FROM STEEP HILLSIDE SLOPES. BASED UPON THE ABOVE FIGURES IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO THE ARMY ENGINEERS PRESENT THAT FEDERAL PARTICIPATION BE SET UPON A FIFTY- FIFTY BASIS WITH T'HE-CITY OF EUGENE FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT WITHIN THE CITY. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON THE SIZE AND-CAPACITY OF THE AMAZON STRUCTURE WITH RELATION TO FUTURE PEAK FLOODS, AND ASSURANCE WAS GIVEN'THAT WHICHEVER DESIGN WAS FINALLY SELECTED WOULD AFFORD CAPACITY TO CARRY THESE FLOODS IN A SATISFACTORY MANNER THROUGHOUT / THE CITY. I IT WAS BROUGHT OUT BY MR. SPORSEENE THAT THE ARMY ENGINEERS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A DEFINITE RECOMMENDATION ON THE DESIRES OF THE CITY ON OR ABOUT JANUARY,24TH, AT WHICH TIME THEY HAVE SET THEIR PUBLIC HEARING. MR. SPORSEENE AGREED TO MEET AGAIN WITH THE COUNCIL AND PRESENT FIVE ALTERNATIVE PLAN~, 'RE~ATIVE COSTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS'AT ,A MEETING SET FOR I I :00 A.M. JANUARY 24TH AT THE CITY HALL. THE ABOVE FIVE ALTERNATIVES TO BE PRESENTED BY THE ARMY ENGINEERS ARE AS FOLLOWS: I. OPEN CHANNEL WIT.H DIRT BOTTOM AND SIDES. 2. OPEN CHANNEL WITH CONCRETE BOTTOM AND VERTICAL CONCRETE WALLS. 3. OPEN CHANNEL WITH CONCRETE BOTTOM AND SLOPING CONCRETE'SIDES. 4. CLOSED CHANNEL WITH CONCRETE"BOTTOM, TWO-FOOT CONCRETE'SIDES SUPPORTING METAL ARCH PLATE CULVERT. 5. CONCRETE BOTTOM, CONCRETE SIDES AND CONCRETE ARCH." "I. COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION IS NECESSARY TO CALL OUTSTANDING DISTRrCT'IMPROVEMENT FUND WARRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF"$40,319.42 ISSUED TO F. W. RIDDLE FOR THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE TRUN.K LINE SEWER. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MONEY IN THE 5-MILL SEWER FUND BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE (PRESENT CASH BALANCE $54,883.32) TO BE REPLACED FROM FUTURE SEWER ASSESSMENTS IN THIS DISTRICT. PLANS ARE TO INSTALL LATERALS FROM 24TH TO 34TH (WHERE ABUTTING PROPERTY WILL JUSTIFY ~SSESSMENT) DURING THE SUMMER OF 1950 AND ASSESSMENTS MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. THERE WILL STILL REMAIN THE AMOUNT OF $41,629.97 TO BE PAID AS T~E CiTY'S SHARE OF THE WEST SIDE SEWERS WHEN 'FUNDS 'ARE AVAILABLE IN THE 5-MILL SEWER FUND. I 2. CURRENT INVESTlGATlON'OF"THE WEST SIDE SEWERS IS BEING MADE TO DETERMINE SOURCE OF GROUND WATER AND RECOMMENDATIONS NECESSARY TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. INCLUDED HEREWITH IS LETTER ON PROGRESS BEING MADE BY THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND AtSO' LETTER FROM JOHNW. CUNNINGHAM & ASSOCIATES. 3. FINANCIAL RECAPITULATION JANUARY I, 1950. THE END OF THE FIRST SIX MONTHS 'OPERATION~ UNDER THE 1949-5D BUDGET SHOW ALL DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE BUDGET OR VERY CLOSE. TOTAL DEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURES ARE $13,949.73 UNDER THE BUDGET FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 1949-50 FISCAL YEAR. 1- ~