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~ 00 I "A MEETING OF THE H~ALTH & RECREATION COMMITTEE WAS HELD WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1950. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE PROPOSED CONTRACT PERTAINING TO LOTS I TO 13 INCLUSIVE, BLOCK' 3 OF THE REPLAT OF VICTORIA HEIGHTS, EUGENE, OREGON (JUDKINS POINT) OFFERED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY DE~ARTMENT TO THE CITY OF EUGENE FOR PARK PURPOSES BE APPROVED WITH THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS. I. THAT THE CITY REFRAIN FROM MAKING ANY PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS ON THIS GROUND UNTIL THE NEW ~UT-OFF TO GOSHEN I~ AC~UALLY CONSTRUCTED, ~FTER WHICH THE CITY WILL BE IN A POSI~ION TO KNOW EXACTLY HO~ MUCH OF THE LAND, IF ANY, WOULD BE UTILIZED BY THE HIGHWAY COMM.I SSAON. 2. THAT. illS THE PRESENT INTE.NTION OF THE PARKS DEPART.MENT TO MAKE SUCH MINOR IMPROVEMENTS AS LANDSCAPING AND CLEARING, FOR VIEW POINT AND PARK .PURPOSES. 3 . T HAT. I FAT ANY F U T U R E TIM E ,P E R MAN E N T CAP I TAL IMP R 0 V EM E N T S ARe; P LAN NED FOR T HIS PRO PER T Y THl~ EITHER A DEED BE OBTAINED FOR THIS PROPERTY OR A MORE DEFINITE ARRANGEMENT BE ; MAD E. PRO T E C TIN G T Ii E C I T Y F RO M H A V I N G T 0 V A CAT E ANY PO R T ION 0 F S A IDA REA W HER E ANY CAPI.TAL IMPROVEMENTS HAD BEEN INSTALLED. T'HIS. IS A PROJECT BEING SPONSORED BY THE GATEWAYS ASSOCIATION AND IT IS FELT THAT THE CITY ~AS NOTHING TO LOSE BY at GNING THE CONTRACT FOR USE OF THIS AREA AS OUTLINED ABOVE, AS. IT ,IS VERY UNLIKELY THAT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. WILL EVER NEED IT FOR HIGHWAY OR RIGHT-.l)F-WAY PURPOSES,." I IT WAS MOVE.D BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THE REPORT OF THE HEALTH AND RECREATION COMMITTEE BE A,DOPTED AND THE PROPER CATY OFFICIALS BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE EASEMENT AGREEMENT. MOTION CARRIED. 5 A REPORT ~F T~E FINANCE, PUBLIC WORK~ AND JUDICIARY COMMIJTEES - RE: OIL BIDS, INTEREST ON IMPROVEMENT WARRANTS, AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS W~S SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "A MEETING OF THE PuBLIC WORKa HECD1TUESDAY,NOON, JANUARY~J7i JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, RECORDER AND CITY ENGINEER. COMMITTEE, ~INANCE 1950 AT THE OSBURN HAWN, \VELLS, SMITH' COMMITTEE AND JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WAS HOTEL W.lTH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: MAYOR AND GODLOVE; CITY MANAGER KING; CITY I. AFTER FURTHER ANALYZING THE BIDS FOR LUBRICATING OIL AND DISCUSSING THE MERITS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF PREMIUM OILS, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BID OF THE SHELL OIL COMPANY BE ACCEPTED FOR THEIR GOLDEN SHELL MOTOR OIL AT A PRICE OF .5225 PER GALLON F.O.B. EUGENE WHICH WAS THE LOW BID FOR PREMIUM MOTOR OILS AS SUBMITTED AT THE BID OPE N I N G J A N U A R Y 5, I' 950 . 2. IT WAS BROUGHT OUT THAT A BUDGET EXPENDITuRE FOR T~E PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON OUT- STANDING IMPROVEMENT WARRANTS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET ALTHOUGH THE REVENUES COVERING SAME WERE INCLUDED IN THE AMOUNT OF $43,237.49 AS A 10% ENGINEERING AND CONTINGENCY FEE FROM ESTIMATED IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. THIS AMOUNT WAS BUDGETED AS A GENERAL REVENUE AND NOT ACTUALLY STIPULATED AS A PAYMENT FOR INTEREST ON OUTSTANDING IMPROVEMENT WARRANTS. PRESENT INTEREST DUE ON THESE WARRANTS AMOUNTS TO $14,500.00 AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THESE INTEREST PAYMENTS OUT OF THE 10% ENGINEERING AND CONTINGENCY FEES AS OUTLINED ABOVE (ATTACHED HERETO IS LEGAL OPINION OF THIS EXPENDITURE BY THE CITY ATTORNEY). IT WAS BROUGHT ,OUT THAT IN THE 1950-51 BUDGET- AN AMOUNT ESTIMATED AT 5% OF THE TOTAL IMPROVEMENTf. PROJECTS WILL BE BUDGETED AS AN EXPENDITURE FOR SUCH ITEMS. I 3. IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT MONIES BUDGETED FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,000.00 BE APPROVED FOR THE THREE INTERSECTIONS AT 6TH AND HIGH STREET, 7TH AVENUE AND H)GH STREET AND 7TH AVENUE AND OLIVE STREET IN THE CITY OF EUGENE, WHICH $4,000.00 IS TO CONSTITUTE THE CITY'S ONE-HALF PAYMENT. THERE WAS $13,000.00 BUDGETED IN THE STREET DEPARTMENT FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN THE 1949-50 BUDGET OF WHICH $5,781.93 WAS PAID TO THE C & S ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR PREVIOUS INSTALLATIONS, LEAVING A BALANCE OF $7,218.D7, WHICH AFTER DEDUCTING THE ABOVE EXPENDITURE OF 84,000.00 WILL LEAVE: A FINAL BALANCE OF $3,218.07. PREVIOUS CONTRACT WITH THE STATE H,IGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT SEVEN INTERSECTIONS ON FRANKLIN BLVD. OBLIGATED A FURTHER PAYMENT OF $10,071.42, WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED AND WHICH UNDER THIS PLAN WOULD REMAIN TO BE PAID UNDER THE 1950-51 BUOGET, NOTICE OF WHICH HAS BEEN GIVEN TO STATE HIGHWAY OFFICIALS IN SALEM." IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THE BID OF THE SHELL OIL COMPANY ON GOLDEN SHELL OIL AT $.5225 P~R GALLON BE ACCEPTED. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER AND HAWN AGREED TO WITHDRAW THE MOTION. IT WAS MOVED BY GODLOVE, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE CITY CONSIDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SPECIFICAT(ON 2-104B AND VARIOUS OTHER GOVERNMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS ON GASOLINE ENGINE LUBRICANTS; ESTABLISH A SPECIFICATION FOR THE CITY OF EUGENE AND RE-ADVERTISE FOR BIDS ON THE SPECIFICATION ADOPTED. MoTION CARRIED. I ~