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<br />THE COMMITTEE: R'e;COMMENDE'D"'THAT A BOND ISSUE: OF -$60,000 BE SET UP AGAINST THE
<br />AMA'ZO'N DRAINAGE FUND FOR I'NSTALLATION OF THE ABb"VE MENTIONED BRIDGES ACROS'S THE AMAZON.
<br />IT SHOULD BE NOTED IN THIS CROSS TOWN STREET PROGRAM AS LISTED ABOVE THAT ESTIMATES FOR
<br />THIS WORK WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $150,000 CONSTITUTING PLANS FOR THE 1951 AND 52 CON-
<br />STRUCTION SEASON AS IT WAS FELT ,MORE PRACTICAL'TO LINE UP THESE ENTIRE PROJECTS AT ONE
<br />TIME TO COVER THE TWO YEARS CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM.
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<br />4. IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMlvTEE THAT THE CITY ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
<br />STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION FOR THE INSTALLATI'ON OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF
<br />BROADWAY AND MILL STREETS FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC. THE CITY'S SHARE
<br />IS ESTIMATED TO BE $500.00.
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<br />5. THE REQUEST OF ALBERT BRODSKY FOR A WAIVER OF LAND USE FOR HIS PROPERTY AT THE
<br />NORTHWEST CORNER OF 8T~ ~VE~UE AND LAWRENCE STREET FOR A PUBLIC AND PRIVATE pARKING LOT
<br />WAS RECOMMENDtri~OR 'APPRO~AL PROVIDED THIS LOT WAS USED FOR PARKING ONLY ~ND tHAT NO
<br />UNDESIRABLE STORAGE OF OLD OR USED CARS BE PERMITTED AND THAT IF COMPLAINTS FOR SUCH
<br />USAGE SHOULD BECOME PREVALENT IN THE FUTU~E THAT THIS WAIVER BE RESCINDED."
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<br />RE~ REQUEST OF E. A. PETERSON, IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, StCONDED BY BOOTH THAT IF THE
<br />MATTER IS IN THE HANDS OF THE COUNCIL THAT A HEARING 'BE ADVERTISED AND HELD ON FEBRUARY 13,
<br />1951 AND THAT AN ORDINANCE BE DRAWN FOR CONSIDERATION ON ~HAT DATE. MOTION C~~RIED.
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<br />RE: PROPOSED $60,000.00 AMAZON CHANNE~ IMPROVEMENT BOND ISSUE, IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER,
<br />SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE INSTRUCTED TO DRAW AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE
<br />ISSUANCE OF $60,000.00 OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS UNDER AUTHORITY OF A CHARTER AMENDMENT.
<br />MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COM-
<br />MITTEE (BALANCE) BE ADOPTED. ROLLCALL VOTE.' MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />AFTER SOME DISCUSSION OF SIDEWALKS ON' FRANKLIN'BoULEVARD IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER,
<br />SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE INSTRUCTED TO DISCUSS THE MATTER OF PROVIDING
<br />SIDEWALKS ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF FRANK()N BOULEVARD W~TH UNIVERSITi' OF OREGON
<br />OFFICIALS. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />AFTER A DISCUSSION OF THE POOR DRAINAGE ALONG WEST 6TH AVENUE (1600 BLOCK) BY SEVERAL
<br />PROPERTY OWNERS, AND AN EXPLANATION BY THE CITY MANAGER OF THE SITUATION, I'T WAS;,:MOVED BY"
<br />GODLOVE, SECONDED BY SIEGENTHALER THAT A RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED REQUESTING MR. BALDOCK OF
<br />T~E STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION ALONG THE
<br />HIGHWAY. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />TERMINAL BUILDING TO THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
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<br />"A MEETING OF THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE WAS HELD IN THE CITY HALL ON JANUARY 12, 1951
<br />WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: COUNCILMEN ROBE~T BOOTH, CHAIRMAN~ JESSE GODLOVE; AND'LARRY
<br />WATSON; RICHARD T. PUCKEY, CHIEF AIRPORT ARCHITECT, C. A. A.; JAKE FRYBERGER, DISTRICT
<br />AIRPORT ENGINEER, C.A.A., SALEM; H. C. RINARD, OFFICIAL IN CHARGE, WEATHER BUREAU; BOYD
<br />BAKER, MGR. WEST COAST AIRLINES, EUGENE; BERT EBERHARDT, MGR. UNITED AIRLINES; B. B.
<br />WILLIAMSON, PROPERTY DEPARTMENT, U.A.L. SAN FRANCISCO; EARL EGGERS, MAINTENANCE ENGINEER,
<br />C.A.A., EUGENE; WILLIAM HILL, STATE AERONAUTICS BOARD, SALEM; WILLIAM MCCRACKEN, CHAIRMAN,
<br />CHAMBER' OF COMMERCE AIRPORT COMMITTEE; PHI'L TILLMAN AND F'RED BRENNE, MEM'BERS OF THE
<br />CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE.
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<br />THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING WAS TO STUDY THE PROPOSAL Of UNI[ED AIRLINES FOR THE SALE
<br />OF THE TERMINAL BUILDING AT MAHLON SWEET AIRPORT TO THE CITY OF EUGENE AND ALSO TO DISCUSS
<br />WITH THE WEST COAST AIRLINES, C.A.A. OfFICIALS AND WEATHER BUREAU OFFICIALS, ESTIMATED
<br />FUTURE NEEDS IN CONNECTION WITH ENLARGING THE FACILITIES AT THE PRESENT UNITED 'AIRLINES
<br />TERMINAL BUILDING If TAKEN OVER BY THE CITY OF EUGENE AND ALSO TO DISCUSS WITH C.A~A.
<br />OFFICIALS THE POSSIBILITY Of FINANCING THIS PROJECT ON THE REGULAR 56% (FEDERAL) 44%
<br />(CITY) BASIS.
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<br />C.A.A. OFFICIALS ADVISED THAT SINCE AUGUST OF 1950, FEDERAL FUNDS HAD BEEN FROZEN
<br />RELATIVE TO NEW ADMINIS~RATI6N BUILDINGS AND THAT EACH PROJECT HAD TO BE 'SUBMITI8D UPON
<br />ITS OWN MERIT RELATIVE TO ITS RELATED NEED TO AVIATION OPERATIONS AND THE NATIONAL DEFENSE.
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<br />MR. RICHARD PUCKEY, CHIEF OF THE AIRPORTS DIVISION OF THE C.A.A., SEATTLE, REVIEWED
<br />THE PAST AND PRESENT PLANNING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OrMAHLON SWEET AIRPORT WITH RELATION
<br />TO ESTABLISHING' AN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE FIELD AS SHOWN IN
<br />THE MASTER PLAN, HOWEVER, IT WAS BROUGHT OUT IN THIS DIS~USSION THAT THE ENLARGEMENT OF
<br />THE UNITED AIRLINES TERMINAL ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE FIELD AT THE PRESENT TIME WOULD
<br />AFFORD MUCH NEEDED ADDITIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE C.A.A. AND WEATHER BUREAU AT A MINIMUM
<br />EXPENSE AND USAGE OF CRITICAL MATERIALS. IT SEEMED TO BE THE CONSENSUS OF OPINION OF
<br />THOSE ~RESENT THAT THE DEVELOPMENT O~ THE UNITED AIRLI~ES TERMINAL FOR IMMEDIATE USE AS
<br />OUTLINED ABOVE WAS THE ONLY PRACTICAL SOLUTION AVAILABLE TO THE CITY AND C.A.A. UNDER
<br />PRESENT CONDITIONS. IT WAS AGREED THAT WHEN THE TIME CAME TO DEVELOP THE EAST SIDE IN
<br />ACCORDANCE WITH THE MASTER PLAN THAT ALL FACILIT'IES SHOULD MOVE AT ONE TIME RATHER THAN
<br />HAVE A PERIOD OF SAY, TEN YEARS OR MORE WHEREIN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING WOULD BE
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