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r508 - -- l IT WAS BROUGHT OUT THAT THE 1950-51 FISCAL YEAR WAS WITHIN THE BUDGET INCLUDING ,. 1950-51 SPECIAL ITEMS WHICH ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE COUNCIL OUT OF THE THESE - BUDGET. SPECIAL I TEMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: I. DUNCAN PARKING M~TER CO.,BALA~CE OF PARK I NG ME TERS $ 4,563.74 2. HARLEY DAVIDSON, BALANCE SOLO-CYCLE 855.05 3. KENDALL MOTOR CO., POUCE CAR"WITH TRADE 1,153.82 4. MUNNELL & SHERRILL, I NC. , FIRE TURNOUT OUTFITS 295.80 5. SILVA CHEVROLET, 2 POLICE CARS WIrTH TRADE 1,473.36 6. UNITED AIRLINES, AIRPORT PROJECT 2,300.00 7. . SPRAYING'FOR INSECT CONTROL 750.00 8. OVERTIME - POLICE DEPARTMEN,T 4,423.96 I T 'WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE WARRANTS BE DRAWN FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE ABOVE EIGHT ITEMS OUT OF THE 1950-51 BUDGET -- FOR'THE PURPOSES DESIGNATED. 2. . THE SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT RELATIVE TO THE CONNECTION OF THE SPRINGFIELD 'SEWER OUT- FALL LINE WITH THE EUGENE SYSTEM AS SUBMITTED BY JOHNW. CUNNINGHAM AND ASSOCIATES UNDER DATE OF JUNE 15, 1951 FOR THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD wAs REVIEWED. IT-WAS RECOMMENDED - THAT MEMBERS THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT SPRINGFIELD OF THE INVITATION OF THE UTILITY BOARD TO MEET WITH THEM ON MONDAy'EVENING, JULY 16TH TO-FURTHER CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY'OF A ~qINT PROGRAM FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT BETV/EEN THE TWO CITIES; - I 3. FLY AND MOSQUITO SPRAY1NG. THE COMMI TTEE CONCURRED WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE AN EXPENDITURE OF $750.00 OUT OF THE 1950., 51 BUDGET FOR THE PURPOSE OF SPRAYING APPROX~MATELY 400 ACRES WITHIN THE CITY OF EUGENE. THIS SPRAYING WOULD CONSIST OF ONE-HALF GALLON PER ACRE OF 25% D.D.T. EMULSION AND WOULD COVER 300 FEET OF WIDTH ALONG THE AMAZON FROM THE SOUTH CITY LIMITS TO THE WEST CITY LIMITS; ALSO 300 FEET ALONG THE MILL RACE AND THE ENTIRE RIVER FRONT AREA FROM JUDKINS POINT"TO THE NORTHWEST CITY L I MI TS" THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THAT A PROGRAMv' WAS BEING DEVELOPED TO WORK WITH BETHEL WATER DISTRICT WHEREIN BOTH AREAS WOULD BE SPRAYED AT THE.SAME TIME AND THA T THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAD APPROVED THIS PROGRAM. -. - 4. IN-REVIEWING THE PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT OF JULY 3, 1951 RELATIVE TO THE REQUESTED CHANGE OF CLASSIFICATION FROM R-A OUTER RESIDENTIAL TO C-2 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF FRIENDLY STREET BETWEEN 19TH AVENUE AND 18TH PLACE, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT A HEARING BE SET RELATIVE TO THIS REZON I NG TOR THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 23, 195 I, AN'D THAT IT BE PROPERLY ADVERTISED AND THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY PREPARE PROPER ORDINANCE. " IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY ALLEN THAT I TEM No. I OF THE REPORT BE ADOPTED. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. . ~ . . . - . ~ - .. rT .wAS MOVED BY BOOTH, BY ALLEN. THAT THE SECONDED BALANCE OF THE REPORT BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. 5 A REPORT OF THE HEALTH COMMITTEE - RE: FLUORIDATION OF EUGENE WATER SUPPLY WAS SUB- MITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: . <. - "A. MEETI NG OF THE HEALTH COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON JULY 5, 1951 AT THE OSBURN HOTEL I WI TH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: COUNCILMAN ALLEN, CHAIRMAN; COUNCILMAN WATSON; DR. TAYLOR, MR. ROBERTSON AND RAY BOALS, EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD; DR. FRED.MILLER, HEALTH BOARD; DR. TRIOLO, VICTOR MORGAN, C~UNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT; DR. HEL TERL I NE AND ELLIS RAC~LEFF, CiTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT; CITY MANAGER; ARCHIE RICH; AND RALPH RODERICK OF CORNELL, How LAN 0 , HAYES AND MERRYFIELD. THIS MEETING WAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUR THER STUDYING THE DESI RABllI TY AND BENEFITS OF ADDING FLUORIDES TO THE DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY OF THE CITY OF EUGENE. THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD, DURING THE PAST YEAR HAS MADE AN EXTENSIVE STUDY IN.CONNECTION WITH THE FLUORIDATION OF WATER, AND IN SO DO;I NG THEY HAVE RECEIVED UNCONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF THE ADDITION OF FLUORIDES TO THE EUGENE WATER SYSTEM FROM THE FOLLOWING: LANE COONT~ MEDICAL SbCIET~. ' , I. 2. MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY OF THE DENTAL SCHOOL, U. OF O. 3. OREGON STATE DENTAL.AsSOCIATION COUNTY DISTR~CT DENTAL ~OCIET~ . 4. LANE 5. STATE BOARD OF HEALTH 6. UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE IN MAKING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, THE MEMBERS OF THE ABOVE MEDICAL GROUPS RECOMMENDED THAT THESE FLUORIDES BE ADDED IN QUANTITIES NOT LESS THAN I P.P.M. AND NOT TO EXCEED 1-1/2 P.P.M. TO REDUCE DENTAL DECAY. IT WAS BROUGHT OUT THAT STUDY HAD REVEALED THAT APPROXIMATELY 35% OF CHILDREN UNDER TWELVE YEARS OF AGE WOULD BE .- BENEFITED THROUGH THE ADDITION OF FLUORIDE IN DRINKING WATER AND THAT PREVIOUS STUDY HAD PROVIDED CONVINCING EVIDENCE OF THE SAFETY OF THE PROCEDURE OF ADDING THESE FLUORIDES AND THAT I N ,THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC HEALTH IF A MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY DID NOT HAVE I SUFFICIENT NATURAL FLUORIDE CONTENT THAT IT SHOULD BE ADDED. ~