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~ 509 --- .--- THE MEMBERS OF THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD STATED THAT THE BOARD WAS AGREED THAT IT WAS A DESIRABLE MOVE IN THE I'NTEREST OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AND ALL OF THOSE PRESENT UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL PASS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ADDITION OF FLUORIDES TO THE EUGENE WATER SYSTEM IN THE AMOUNTS AND IN THE MANNER RECOMMENDED BY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS AND THE AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY. " II IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE HEALTH COMMITTEE BE I ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. i 6 I A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS & FINANCE COMMITTEES - RE: EASEMENT AGREEMENT THROUGH I FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION PROPERTY; FRANKLIN BOULEVARD MERCURY V A POR LI GHTI i'lG;, ,METROPOLl TAN Ii ORIGINATION AND DESTINATION SURVEY WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: :1 "A JOINT MEETING WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE I, BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION, EUGENE SAND <I. GRAVEL COMPANY WAS II 11 HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 26TH, 1951 WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: HOWARD MERRIAM, CHAIRMAN, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HIGHWAY COMMITTEE; FRANK HARLOW, PRESIDENT, EUGENE FRUIT GROWERS I' I ASSOCIATION; TRUMAN CHASE AND ARTHUR QUACKENBUSH, DIRECTORS, EUGENE FRUIT GROWERS II II ASSOCIATION; ED PITKIN, MANAGER, EUGENE FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION; BILL WILLIAMS, II EUGENE SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY; RAY BOALS, EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD; COUNCILMEN II CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE AND BOOTH; OREN KING, CITY MANAGER; AND WM. CLUBB, CITY ENGINEER. II AFTER FRUIT GROWERS Ii FURTHER S. T U D Y OF THE AGREEMENT FOR THE EASEMENT THROUGH THE I II PROPERTY AS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE I I , 1951, THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION d WAS AGREED UPON TO BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND TO THE EUGENE FRUIT GROWERS II ASSOCIATION: I, Ii ,I THAT THE EASEMENT AGREEMENT MENTIONED ABOVE BE APPROVED AS PREVIOUSLY SET UP BY ii :; THE CITY COUNCIL INCLUDING ALL SIX ITEMS OUTLINED THEREIN WITH THE PROVISION THAT II \1 THE EASEMENT CONVEYED BY THE EUGENE FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION WOULD REVERT BACK TO :1 THE FRUIT GROWERS AT SUCH A TIME AS THE OVERPASS CONNECTION WAS MADE FROM THE FERRY II STREET BRIDGE TO 7TH AVENUE. I, IT WAS FELT THAT WHEN THIS OVERPASS WAS COMPLETED THAT IT WOULD ELIMINATE THE NEED II I, FOR THIS CONNECTION TO 8TH AVENUE THROUGH THE FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION AS FAR AS THE " 'I GENERAL PUBLIC WAS CONCERNED. " II Ii "A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES WAS HELD ON JUNE 28, 1951 I MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, ALLEN, BOOTH, GODLOVE, 'I WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: I, SIEGENTHALER AND WATSON; CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY RECORDER. II I I. THE EASEMENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION PROPERTY TO 8TH I, II AVENUE WAS FURTHER REVIEWED AND THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT STIPULATED AT THE MEETING ON I' JUNE 26TH WAS REVIEWED RELATIVE TO ADOPTING THE COUNCIL'S PROPOSAL OF JUNE I I ~, 1951 'I j: WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THE EASEMENT PROVIDED BY THE EUGENE FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION I WOULD REVERT BACK TO THEM UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE CONNECTION FROM THE FERRY STREET II OVERPASS TO 7TH AVENUE TO AFFORD SOUTH-BOUND TRAFFIC AN EXIT TO FRANKLIN BOULEVARD. II I' :1 IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THIS PROPOSAL II I NCLUD I NG THE SIX POINTS APPROVED I N THE EASEMENT AGREEMENT OF JUNE I I TH WITH THE I Ii EXCEPTION RELATIVE TO THE TEMPORARY EASEMENT AS OUTLINED ABOVE, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS TO SIGN THIS EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE EUGENE FRUIT GROWERS I ASSOCIATION AND TO PROCEED WITH THE WORK IMMEDIATELY. THIS WAS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED BY ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION WAS ALSO PASSED THAT IF THIS AGREEMENT WAS NOT SATISFACTORY TO THE EUGENE FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION THAT ALL WORK BE STOPPED IN CONNECTION WITH THE II PAVING OF THAT PORTION OF THE FERRY STREET UNDERPASS TO THE FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION. !I Ii 2. FRANKLIN BOULEVARD MERCURY THE THE COMM I TTEE ,. VAPOR LIGHTING. MEMBERS OF INSPECTED II THE WOODEN POLES BEING INSTALLED BY THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD IN CONNECTION ,I " UNIVERSITY II WITH THIS PROJECT AND ALSO THE STEEL POLES PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED BY THE ON I I TH AVENUE, AND ALSO THE STEEL POLES IN SPRINGFIELD. THIS INSPECTION WAS MADE IN I UNIVERSITY OF OREGON :1 CONNECTION WITH THE REQUEST MADE BY THE THAT STEEL POLES BE II INSTALLED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF FRANKLIN BOULEVARD ADJACENT TO UNIVERSITY PROPERTY IN CONFORMITY WITH THE STEEL POLES WHICH THE UNI VERSI TY IS PUTTING IN THROUGHOUT THE It UNIVERSITY AREA. ,I 'I COST ESTIMATES WERE REVIEWED IN TH IS CONNECTION SHOWING INSTALLATION OF STEEL 'I POLES WOULD COME TO APPROXIMATELY $253.00 EACH, WHILE THE WOODEN POLES WERE GOING IN !/ AT APPROXIMATELY $50 EACH. THE ADDITIONAL COST FOR THE 17 POLES BORDERING THE II UNIVERSITY FRANKLIN BOULEVARD WOULD AMOUNT '[ PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TO OVER II $4,000. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT INASMUCH AS FUNDS FOR THE WOODEN POLE S HAD BEEN d Ii II PROPERLY APPROVED AND ALLOCATED AND THAT NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE AT THIS II TIME FOR THE ADDED EXPENSE OF STEEL POLES, THAT THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD Ii PROCEED WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE WOODEN POLES AT PRESENT. ! I' I ! 3. METROPOLITAN ORIGINATION AND DESTINATION SURVEY AND ROUTE ANALYSIS. IT WAS I RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY MANAGER CONTACT THE COUNTY COURt IN AN I I! ENDEAVOR TO NEGOTIATE A MORE EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF THE ESTIMATED $25,000 COST FOR ! 11 THE ENTIRE ORIGINATION-DESTINATION, ROUTE ANALYSIS AND OFF-STREET PARKING SURVEY AS i I' RECENTLY PROPOSED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. II II I IT WAS BY BOOTH, MOVED SECONDED BY KOPPE THA T THE REPORT OF THE COMMI TTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. , , "-ii"L~"",~r-":_-~_.:i_'",;'~L<:''';' "",.,,,,~~ ,,~,,'~'.;=&:"'x,~ .....~,,_...w..:.;,:""~..._,~;i..':.{;&i,<. .~