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~ 1QZ ::I IT WAS R~COMMENDED THAT THE LAND SUBDIVISION BETWEEN 16TH AVENUE AND 18TH AVENUE WEST FROM CHAMBERS TO GARFIELD STREET AS SUBMITTED BY MR. METCALF BE APPROVED. THIS PLAT, DEEDED JANUARY 9, 1950 HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE PLANNING ~OMMISSION AND PROVIDES FOR THE OPENING Of uRANT STREET AND GARFIELD STREETS FROM 18TH TO 16TH AVENUES AND ALSO THE OPENING OF 17TH AVENUE FROM CHAMBERS TO GARFIELD. ONE OF THE MAIN AOVANTAGES OF APPROVING THIS PLAT IS THE EARLY ACQUISITION OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY TO AFFORD. SURFACE DRAINAGE TO THAT ENTIRE AREA. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AS SUBMITTED BY MR. FRANK KINNEY BE NOT APPROVED AT THIS TIME. AFTER DRIVING OVER THE AREA IT WAS FELT THAT THIS INVOLVED TOO MUCH OF AN UNIMPROVED DISTRICT WHICH EXTENDED TOO FAR A DISTANCE OUTSIDE OF THE PRESENT CITY tlMITS AND THAT THE VALUES INVOLVED WOULD NOT IN ANY MANNER JUSTIFY THE IMPROVEMENTS INVOLVED IN BEING ANNEXED TO THE CITY Of EUGENE AT THIS TI~E. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUBDIVISION AS SUBMITTED BY MR. ARTHUR V. OLSON FOR THE REPLATTING Of THAT AREA BETWEEN COLLIER STREET AND UNIVERSITY STREET AND 28TH STREET AT HUMBERT STREET IN THE SECOND ADDITION TO CITY OUTLOOK BE FURTHER REVIEWED IN AN ENDEAVOR TO RETAIN ELINOR STREET AS NOW PLATTED AND TO DIVIDE THE LOTS TO 75-fOOT FRONTAGES AND TO DIVIDE THE LOTS MIDWAY AFFORDING LOTS FACING COLLIER, ELINOR AND UNIVERSITY STREET WITH 6000 SQUARE FEET EACH. THIS SUGGESTED PLAN WOULD ELIMINATE THE EXPENSE OF ONE STREET AND WOULD ADHERE TO THE PRACTICE OF HAVING LOTS BEAR THE EXPENSE fOR PAYMENT FOR IMPROVEMENTS. MR. OLSON WILL BE CONTACTED FOR FURTHER STUDY OF THIS SUBDIVISION. I IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PETITIONS FOR SIDEWALKS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 18TH AVENUE FROM CHAMBERS TO CITY VIEW STREET BE APPROVED. THESE PETITIONS CONTAIN 66.96% OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY AND ARE BADLY NEEDED TO SERVE THAT AREA AND THE WESTMORELAND SCHOOL." IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. 8 A REPORT OF THE HEALTH AND RECREATION LOMMITTEE - RE: SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM, PARKS, ETC. WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "A MEETING OF THE HEALTH AND RECREATION COMMITTEE WAS HELD THURSDAY NOON, FEBRUARY 23, 1950 WITH THE fOLLOWING PRESENT. COUNCILMAN ALLEN (~HAIRMAN); COUNCILMEN BOOTH AND SMITH; MAYOR JOHNSON; CITY MANAGER, CITY RECORDER AND PARK AND RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT. MR. GEORGE E. OWEN Of 300 JEFfERSON HAS EXPRESSED HIS WILLINGNESS TO GIVE THE CITY OF EUGENE A TRACT OF GROUND CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY FIVE ACRES ON THE WILLAMETTE RIVER AT THE NORTH END OF JEFFERSON STREET. MR. OWEN HAS STIPULATED THAT THIS GROUND IF DEEDED TO THE CITY SHOULD BE USED fOR PARK AND RECREATION PURPOSES WHICH, IF DESIRED WOULD INCLUDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUNICIPAL ROSE GARDEN. THIS TRACT OF GROUND WAS REViEWED BY THE COMMITTEE AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY Of THIS PROJECT FURTHER WITH MR. aWEN AS TH~ POSSIBILITIES OF A BEAUTIFUL RECREATIONAL AREA WERE VERY APPARENT. I THE CITY'S POLICY WAS AGAIN REVIEWED PERTAINING TO SOfTBALL, BASKETBALL, PEE WEE BASEBALL AND SUCH PROGRAMS SPONSORED INDIVIDUALLY THROUGHOUT THE CITY. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE CITY SHOULD CONTINUE THEIR POLICY OF FURNISHING THE FACILITIES FOR SUCH PROGRAMS AND IN PARTICULAR THAT THESE FACILITIES SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL CHILDREN AND NOT TO ANY PARTICULAR GROUPS. IT WAS AGREED THAT NECESSARY SUPERVISION TO INSURE REGULATED PRO- GRAMS BE FURNISHED BY THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AS HAS BEEN IN THE PAST. PLANS TO UTILIZE THE CIVIC STA~IUM ON SOUTH WILLAMETTE STREET FOR THE USE OF SOFTBALL DURING THE COMING SEASON WERE REVIEWED AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT PROCEED WITH THE PROGRAM OF UTILIZING THE CIVIC STADIUM FOR SOFTBALL AS RECENTLY AGREED UPON AND APPROVED BY THE D'STRICT No.4 SCHOOL BOARD. EXPENSES TO AFFORD THESE FACILITIES AT CIVIC STADIUM WOULD AMOUNT TO APPROXIMATELY $500.00 AND FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PRESENT BUDGET UNDER CAPITAL OUTLAY FOR THIS EXPENDITURE. TWILIGHT LEAGUES AND COMMUNITY SOFTBALL WILL CONTINUE AT WASHINGTON PARK BUT THE NIGHT GAMES WILL BE SCHEDULED AT THE CIVIC STADIUM WITH THE PROVISION THAT NO INNING WILL START LATER THAN 10:15 TO BE ASSURED THAT ALL GAMES WILL END AT THE PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED HOUR OF 10:30 P.M. THE POSSIBILITY OF REMODELING THE BARN AT THE HILYARD STREET STABLES WAS DISCUSSED ANO IT WAS BROUGHT OUT THAT AN EAST SIDE RECREATIONAL CENTER COULD BE VERY ADVANTAGEOUSLY OEVELOPED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $10,000.00. THIS RECREATIONAL CENTER WOULD AffORD SIMILAR FAC! LITIES TO THAT Of THE WASHINGTON STREET RECREATIONAL CENTER AND WOULD FIT IN WITH THE FUTURE PLAN DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTH AMAZON AREA. TENTATIVE PLANS FOR THE REMODELING OF THIS BUILDING INTO A COMMUNITY CENTER ARE PREPARED AND THE ENTIRE PROJECT IS READY FOR COUNCIL AND BUDGET STUDY fOR THE COMING YEAR. I TENTATIVE PLANS WERE PRESENTED FOR HENDRICKS PARK TO DEVELOP THE NATURAL FEATURES Of THE PARK WHICH ENTAILS NO IMMEDIATE ACTION BUT ULTIMATE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL AND BUDGET COMMITTEE IN THE OVER-ALL LONG-RANGE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PARK. THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF CUTTING AND CLEARING SOME OF THE AREA OF TREES AND RE-PLANTING WITH A COLLECTION OF GYMNOSPERMS OR CONE-BEARING PLANTS AND BROAD-LEAFED EVERGREEN PLANTS CREATING AN ARBORETUM WHICH WOULD BE USED FOR EDUCATION AND NATURE STUDY GROUPS. ULTIMATE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PARK FOR THE LOCAL BEAUTY AND RETAINING THE EXISTING NATIVE FLORA AND TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF THE PARK. ,. ".;<"''; ~ .... ;,;:;, . '. '-';.:. .;;;,~':;j"':" " f u.,,';j;,c> ,- ;"'O,,,i..\. _ "",",':.-.;:.';';.";~"~'~~~ ,0;.;. ~~..-.~,.,. .~