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~ 1 1 I .. 'I 'I II 'I I, 5 6 7 8 9 10 _1. ~ 421 , "', ~~~ .. ...-_._.,....~.~. ,....- __ _,_ ~r .:._~._.. r 2. FURTHER STUDY WAS GIVEN TO THE POSSIBILITY OF AUTHORIZING THE USE OF PARKING METER HOODS FOR THE BUILDING TRADES AND DELIVERY VEHICLES. MEMBERS OF THE PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL AND BUILDING TRADES, AND DELIVERY SERVICES HAD BEEN INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS STUDY. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ELECTRIC.IANS AND PLUMBERS WERE PRESENT AND STATED THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AS SUBMITTED, AND THAT THEY WOULD BE GLAD TO TAKE THIS UP WITH THEIR ASSOCIATIONS FOR FUTURE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THE ENT! RE MATTER WAS TABLED FOR FURTHER STUDY." IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT OF THE FINANCE & JUDICIARY COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE - RE: PARKING ON FRANKLIN BOULEVARD AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: COUNCILMEN ALLEN AND SIEGENTHALER; CITY MANAGER AND PLANNING CONSULTANT. I. THE COMMITTEE CONCURRED WITH THE RECOMMENDATION BY STATE HIGHWAY OFFICIALS THAT ALL PARKING BE ELIMINATED ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF FRANKLIN BLVD. FROM THE INTER- SECTIONS OF 6TA AND HIGH AND 7TH AND HIGH,CLEAR THROUGH TO THE EAST CITY LIMITS. IT WAS FELT THAT THE INITIAL PURPOSE OF THIS BOULEVARD WAS FOR THE MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC AND THAT BUSINESSES ON BOTH SIDES WOULD NOT BE IMPAIRED AS A SURVEY OF TH~ .AREA REVEALED THAT MOST OF THE BUSINESSES HAD SUFFICIENT OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES AVAILABLE. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS MATTER BE REFERRED BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER STUDY BOTH ON EAST FRANKLIN BOULEVARD AND WEST 6TH AND 7TH AVENUES. 2. THE ATTACHED PROGRAM FOR INSTALLATION OF TRAfFIC SIGNALS WAS REVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS PROGRAM BE SET UP fOR INSTALLATION DURING THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND THAT THE PROPER AMOUNTS BE INCLUDED IN THE 1951 AND 1952 BUDGETS. THIS PROGRAM CONSTITUTES THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT 25 INTERSECTIONS OF WHICH 14 WOULD BE ON STATE HIGHWAYSTHROUGH THE CITY. COSTS ARE ESTIMATED AT $32,400 FOR THE CITY Of EUGENE AND $17,000 FOR THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, BASED UPON 50% PARTICIPATION OF THOSE INTERSECTIONS ON STATE HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE CITY. AN INTER~ SECT10N ANAlY$IS AND TRAFFIC SURVEY HAVE BEEN MADE OF EACH OF THESE INTERSECTIONS SHOWING TRAFfiC ENTERING THE INTERSECTIONS FROM EAST AND WEST AND NORTH AND SOUTH, CONFLICTING MOVEMENTS, LEFT TURNS AND A SUMMARY OF ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES DURING 1950. " IT WAS' MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLI~ SAfETY COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS AN APPLICATION fOR A BEER LICENSE AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT wAS SUBMITTED BY, THE GOLDEN CANARY, 2000 W. 11TH AVENUE. IT WAS MOVED BY SMITH, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE APPLICATION AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BE ENDORSED. MOTION CARRIED. AN APPLICATION fOR A GARBAGE HAULERS LICENSE WAS SUBMITTED BY Gus HANKE. IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE APPLICATION BE REFERRED TO THE HEALTH AND RECREATION COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. PETITION FOR THE PAVING OF THE ALLEY BETWEEN 13TH AND 14TH AVENUE fROM OAK TO PEARL RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH WAS SUBMITTED. THE REPORT Of THE ENGINEER SHOWED THAT SIGNERS OF THIS PETITION REPRESENTED 68.75% OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS AFfECTED. IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE PETITION BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. PETITION FOR PAVING THE ALLEY BETWEEN 13TH AND, 14TH fROM OAK TO PEARL RUNNING EAST AND WEST WAS SUBMITTED. THE REPORT Of THE ENGINEER SHOWED THAT SIGNERS OF THIS PETITION REPRESENTED 57.81% OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS AFfECTED. IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE PETITION BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. PETITION FOR PAVING THE ALLEY BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH AVENUE fROM BLAIR BLVD. TO VAN BUREN STREET WAS SUBMITTED. THE REPORT Of THE E~GINEER SHOWED THAT SIGNERS Of THIS PETITION REPRESENTED 60.41% OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS AFfECTED. IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE PETITION BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. "~ 1d:~~""""'~""'""""", ~~ , .....~~....:.....:_.c-.c:._'.._