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~ 50! ::I -- - ~,-- - PARTICIPATE IN THE COST OF ADDITIONAL WIDTHS IF THESE WIDTHS HAVE BEEN ESTABLJSHED AND REQUESTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN CONNECTION WITH THE MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON THE CROSS- I TOWN STREET PROGRAM OR ARTERIAL DEVELOPMENT, HOWEVER, IT WAS FELT THAT BUSINESS OR II RESIDENTIAL AREAS REQUESTING ADDITIONAL WIDTHS OVER THE ABOVE STANDARD WIDTHS FOR THE BENEFIT AND NEEDS OF THE IMMEDIATE AREA, SHOULD ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST AS DIRECT BENEFITS ABUTTING THE IMPROVEMENT. IN RECOMMENDING THIS PROCEDURE, IT WAS NOT MEANT TO DEVIATE . FROM THE PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED POLICY OF THE CI TV PAYING FOR ADDITIONAL WIDTHS OF APPROVED CROSS-TOWN ARTERIALS WHERE THE WIDTHS WILL EXCEED 36-FEET I N A RESIDENTIAL AREA OR 42-FEET IN A BUSINESS SECTION. I 5. THE PETITION CONTAINING 54.30% OF THE ABUTTING PROPERTY ON WILLAMETTE STREET FROM I I 13TH TO 17TH AVENUE, REQUESTING THE WIDENING OF THIS STREET FROM THE PRESENT 34-FOOT TO 56-FEET WIDE WAS REVIEWED. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS PROJECT BE APPROVED WITH AN I ESTABLISHED WIDTH OF 46-FEET AND THAT THE COST OF THE IMPROVEMENT EXCLU61NG INTERSECTIONS BE ASSESSED TO THE ABUTTING PROPERTIES. IN ESTABLISHING THIS WIDTH OF 46-FEET, IT WAS I FELT THAT THIS WOULD BE A CONSISTENT, SUFFICIENT WIDTH ON WILLAMETTE STREET ALL THE WAY II FROM I I TH TO 19TH AVENUE, AND WOULD I NVOL VE NO PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF WAY. IN II RECOMMENDING THAT THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS ASSUME THE FULL COST FOR THIS STREET, IT II WAS AGAIN BROUGHT OUT THAT THE MAJOR BENEFITS OF THE WIDTHS IN EXCESS OF 42-FEET WERE TO THE ABUTTING BUSINESS PROPERTIES AND SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE CROSS TOWN I' STREET PROGRAM IN CONNECTION WITH THE MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC. I 6. A PETITION REQUESTING THE PAVING OF THE ALLEY BETW~EN WILLAMETTE AND OAK FROM 13TH I II TO 14TH AVENUE AND THE ALLEY BETWEEN 13TH AND 14TH AVENUE FROM OAK STREET TO THE ALLEY BETWEEN WILLAMETTE AND OAK WAS CONSIDERED AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS BE APPROVED, I BUT THAT THE PAVING BE WITHHELD UNTIL PROPER STORM SEWERS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THIS I II AREA. 7. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PETITION CONTAINING 77.27% OF PROPERTY OWNERS REQUESTING I THE PAVING OF MILL STREET FROM 29TH TO 30TH AVENUE BE APPROVED. \ I 8. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT PETITION CONTAINING 56.65% OF I, THE THE PROPERTY OWNERS REQUESTING CONCRETE SIDEWALKS ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDE OF JEFFERSON STREET FROM 19TH TO 24TH AVENUE BE APPROVED. II THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY COVERING STREET II 9. STANDARD EASEMENTS SUBMITTED BY THE RIGHTS OF WAY FOR THE PROPOSED 4TH TO 1ST AVENUE INDUSTRIAL BY-PASS WAS AGAIN CONSIDERED I BY THE COMM I TTEE. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT INASMUCH AS THIS WAS INCLUDED IN THE FUTURE CROSS-TOWN STREET PROGRAM, IT WAS FELT THAT THIS RIGHT-OF-WAY SH9ULD BE PROCURED. IT I WAS NOTED THAT THE APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION AS SUBMITTED BY THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC II COMPANY AND THE SIGNING OF THE HIGHWAY AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY OF EUGENE IS AGREEING NOT TO LEVY ANY ASSESSMENT AGAINST THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY FOR FUTURE STREET CONSTRUCTION II AND THAT THE CITY OF EUGENE IS AGREEING TO MAINTAIN THIS STREET IN THE FUTURE. II 10. THE 8TH AVENUE CONNECTION THROUGH THE FRUIT GROWERS PROPERTY WAS AGAIN REVIEWED. IT I WAS BROUGHT OUT THA T THE EASEMENT AGREEMENT AS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT THEIR LAST MEETING WAS NOT ACCEPTED BY THE FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION BECAUSE OF THE F AC T THAT THERE WAS NO PROVISION MADE FOR PAYMENT OF THE BUILDINGS WHICH WERE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE Ii FRUIT GROWERS PROPERTY. IT WAS FELT THAT I! HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY THROUGH THE THE PREVIOUS II OFFER AS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL WAS SUFFICIENT AND THAT NO ADDITIONAL AMOUNT SHOULD I BE PAID WITH TAX PAYERS MONEY. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPOSAL AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED I BY THE COUNCIL BE HELD FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES TO MEET WITH " THE FRUIT GROWERS AND EUGENE SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY, CITY AND STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, TO Ii 'I MEET AT 7:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. Ii IN CONNECTION WITH 22ND AVENUE FROM FRIENDLY TO TYLER, 23RD AVENUE I I I . THE OPENING OF I FROM FRIENDLY TO ADAMS, VAN BUREN, JACKSON AND ADAMS STREETS FROM 21ST TO 22ND AVENUE AND ADAMS STREET FROM 22ND TO 23RD AVENUE, THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THAT MR. CHARLES BARNARD, I, OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY HAD AGREED TO DEED HIS PORTION OF THE STREETS INVOLVED TO THE CITY " OF EUGENE FOR STREET PURPOSES, PROVIDED THAT THE CITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT #4, WOULD PAY r FOR THE PAVING OF 22ND AVENUE FROM FRIENDLY TO VAN BUREN. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS i i PROPOSAL BE ACCEPTED IF SCHOOL DISTRICT #4, WOULD AGREE TO PAY FOR THAT PORTION ABUTTING THE \, ADAMS STREET SCHOOL AND THAT THE CITv OF EUGENE WOU~D PAY FOR THAT PORTION OF THE PAVING BETWEEN ADAMS STREET AND FRIENDLY STREET ON 22ND AVENUE APPROXIMATING $4,000. MR. BARNARD, Ii IN MAKING THIS PROPOSAL AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PAVING IN FRONT OF HIS PROPERTY ON JACKSON ,I AND ADAMS STREET TOTALING $1,150.00. THE LOCATION OF ADAMS SCHOOL THIS AREA MAKES IT , IN " IMPERATIVE THAT THESE STREETS BE OPENED AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE FOR INGRESS AND II Ii EGRESS TO THE SCHOOL. IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPENING OF THE STREETS IN THIS AREA, THE CITY MANAGER ALSO ADVISED THAT ENDEAVORS WERE BEING MADE TO OPEN TYLER STREET FROM 22ND TO , I 24TH AVENUES AND 24TH AVENUE FROM TYLER TO FRIENDLY THROUGH PROPERTY OWNED BY MRS. EMMA I V. TJADER. ! I' 'I THE COMM I TTEE THE CENTRAL HEATING 'I 12. RECOMMENDED THAT AN EXTENSION OF TIME BE GRANTED TO il CO. ON THEIR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO PAVE 23RD AVENUE FROM COLUMBIA TO MISSION THROUGH JULY 14, 1951 AS OUTLINED IN THEIR REQUEST TO THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL UNDER DATE OF II JUNE 20, 195 I; HOWEVER, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN RELATIVE TO CENTRAL HEATING COMPANY'S REQUEST I II FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME ON WEST 20TH AVENUE FROM WILLAMETTE TO OLIVE STREET AS IT WAS II FELT THIS WORK COULD BE COMPLETED BY THE STIPULATED DATE OF JUNE 28, 1951. 11 i II . -".,:h.~,",;;:l:<,.... .....;-"- ~. ,~.J..;; .":' ~';-~''"~._: dlI