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~202 ,0 - 1= 15 COMMUN'I CAT i ON F'ROM THE UN I TED S'TATES NATIONAL BANK - RE: G R A NT I N G RESERVED SPA CE F'OR "DRIVE-UP" WINDOW' WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS; , . . "THIS IS TO OUTLINE THE BASIS OF' OUR SE VERAL INTERVIEWS CONCERNING A "DRIVE-UP" WINDOW, WHICH WE ARE CONTEMPLATING INSTALLING IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH A NEED EXPRESSED BY'DEPOSITORS F'OR READY F'ACILITIES F'OR MAKING DEPOSITS AND INCIDENTALLY WE BELIEVE TO RELIEVE THE PRESE NT CONGESTED PARKING SITUATION IN' THE DIRE CT VICINITY OF OUR BANK. WE HAVE A GREAT MANY DEPOSITORS WHO FI NO IT DIFFICULT TO LOCATE ADEQUATE PARKING SPA CE WIT H I N A CLOSE RADIUS OF THE BANK, THESE COMPLAINTS BEING MOST FREQUENTLY' F'ROM B AN KIN G CLIENTS WHO MERELY DESIRE TO MA KE A "PAYING AND RECEIVING TELLER" TRANSACTION, INVOLVING A FRACTION OF A MOMENT. IN ORDER TO MEET T I,US SIT U AT ION, WE HAVE INVESTIGATED THE MERITS OF A "DRIVE-UP" WINDOW TO WHICH THE DEPOSITOR COULD DRIVE TO THE CURB OPPOSITE TO THE "DRIVE-UP" WINDOW AND ~Y MERELY WALKiNG ACROSS THE SIDEWALK, TRANSACT HIS BUSINESS AT THE WINDOW AND RETURN TO HIS CAR AND DRIVE OFF. ,WE ARE ADVISED T HA T THE AVERAGE TIME INVOLVED IN SUCH A TRANSACTION IS APPROXIMATELY A MINUTE. " WITH SUFF'ICIENT CURBIN~ SPACE MARKE 0 OF'F', SUCH AS IS RESERVED FOR THEATRES FOR THE UNLOADING OF PASSENGERS, WE BELIEVE WE COULD CARE FOR SUF'F'! C lENT BANKING CUSTOMERS 50 AS WOULD RE SU L T IN A GRE AT SAVING OF PARKING SPACE OV ER THAT WH I CH IS NOW RE QU IRE 0 THROUGH' A LONGER PARKIN,G PERIOD. WE ARE PREPARED TO MAKE THE: INSTALLATION.OF T'HE MOST I MODERN EQU I PMENT F'OR THIS PURPOSE, THE WINDOW TO BE INSET OFF"THE SIDEWALK WITH SUFFI- CI ENT DEPTH TO AVOID ANY SIDEWALK CONGESTION. A MARQUEE WOULD BE PLACED ABOVE THE WINDOW SO AS TO GIVE WEATHER PROTECTION F'OR THOSE USING THIS CONVENIENCE. . FOR YOUR USE IN INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITIES OF' GRANTING NECESSARY RESERVED CURB SPACE, WE ARE INCLOSING COPIES OF'A LE T T E R F'ROM THE TRAF'FIC DIRECTOR OFT HE CITY OF DENVER AND F'ROM THE T RA F F I C EN GIN EE R FROM THE CITY OF' ST. tOUIS, AND COpy OF LETTER FROM THE MERCANTILE-COMMERCE SA NK AND T R US T COMPANY, ST. ILo U IS, M,SSOURI, TOGETHER WITH TWO ILLUSTRATIONS OF' THE TYPE OF' EQUIPMENT,WHICH WE PROPOSE TO USE. . SHOULD THE RE BE AN Y F'URTHER I N F' 0 RM A T ION YOU MAY DESIRE IN T HI S CONNECTION, WE WOULD BE GLAD TO"F'URNISH YOU WITH IT. " IT WAS, MOVED BY HAWN, SECON OED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE Pu BL I C SAFETY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. . 16 COMMUNICATION F' RO M V E R L A. SMITH - -HE; PURCHASE OF LOTS 18 AND 19, BLOCK 3, REPLAT OF VICTORIA HEIGHTS ADDITION VI AS SUBM I T TED AND READ AS F'OLLOWS: "IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THE C IT Y OF EUGENE WILL-ACCEPT A PROPOSAL ON THE PURCHASE OF' LOTS #18 AND #19, BLOCK 13, RE-PLAT OF VICTORIA ADDITION. As WE ARE THE GWNERS OF' tOTS #14 AND #15 AND THIS IS ADJOINING OU R PROPERTY We: ARE MAKING OUR PROPOSAL WHICH WILL 131 VE US THE OWNERSHIP OF' ADJOINING LOTS #18 AN D # I 9 IN THE F'OREGOING DESCRIPTION. . . AFTER THOROUGH INVESTIGATION WE FINO T HA T CONSTRUCTION ON THIS'TYPE OF LOT IS I EXTREMELY COSTLY DUE TO THE SLOPE OF' THE TERRAIN. IN OR DE R TO DO A SUCCESSFUL BUILDING JOB, A CONSTRUCTl ON OF A COMBINATION OF MATERIALS CONSISTING OF CONCRETE REINFORCED VI I_TH STEEL SEEMS TO BE NECESSARY AND THE BASE WORK OF THE HOME AMOUNTS TO A PROHIBITIVE COST BEF'ORE THE DWELLING IS ACTUALLY IN PROCESS OF' CONSTRUCTION FOR LIVEABLE QUARTERS. WITH THE FOREGO I NG IN MIND WE PROPOSE TO AND SUBM IT HEREWITH OUR CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $780.00 AS OUR TOT ALo COST IN THE ACQUISITION OF LOTS #18 AND"jI9 AS DESCRI BED. WE ENTER T HI S PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH WIT H T HE UNDERSTANDING THAT YOUR ACCEPTANCE WILL GIVE US AN INSURED TITLE'AND PROTECTION AGAINST ANY CLAIMS THAT MAY ARISE IN THE FUTURE. . . OUR OF'F'ER IS BASED UPON YOUR IMMEDIATE ACCEPTANCE OR YOU MAY RETURN OUR CHECK AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. " " I THAN K' YOU FOR YOUR ACCEPTANCE. " IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE COMMUN I CA T I ON BE LAID ON THE T A BL E AND REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. MOTION CARRIED. 17 COMMUNICATION F'ROM lERNER SHOPS - RE; ELIMINATION OF' ORNAMENTAL STREET LIGHT IN FRONT OF THEI R STORE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS F'OLLOWS; . "IN REGARD TO lERNER SHOPS, 941WILLAMETTE STREET, EUGENE, (liRE GON, WE 00 HE RE B Y REQUEST THA T EXISTING LAMP POST IN F'RONT OF OUR au I L 0 I N G BE REMO VE 0 F'ROM THE I R EXISTING POSITIONS. THIS MATTER HAS A LRE A DY BEEN TAKEN UP WI TH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ELECTRICIANS, AND HAS MET WI T H THE I R APPROVAL: IT ALSO MEETS THE APPROVAL OF THE PROPERTY I OWNERS. . " . ~