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~ 52.9 --I " _. ..- - _...- .. .. . . "m .. .__<. _.."~____ _ _ _.~_ - -. - "_M' . ... ._ -- -- -_... " -.~. --- .- -. --------'- --- _...._..".~..- .-- -- -,_. --.---.- .- .. .~-_. "'"' - ---.--,-- - --". ---- - r COUNCIL CHAMBERS, EUGENE, OREGON. AUGUST 2, 1951. I I A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD IN THE CITY HA L L ON AUGUST 2, 1951. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY HIS HONOR, MAYOR V. E. JOHNSON WITH THE FOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, GODLOVE, KOPPE AND SIEGENTHALER; CITY ATTORNEY; MR. MATSLER; MR. BUFORD AND THE CITY RECORDER. 2 IT WAS EXPLAINED BY THE CITY RECORDER THAT AN OPTION HAD BEEN SECURED TO PURCHASE APPROXIMATELY 2-1/2 ACRES OF THE WHISLER PROPERTY ADJACENT TO CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AT 22ND AND PEARL STREETS FOR THE AMOUNT OF $3,500.00 PLUS THE COST OF GRAVEL FOR AN ENTRANCE 500 FEET LONG BY 20 FEET WIDE. IT WAS FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT A PART OF THIS PROPERTY (ABOUT I ONE-THIRD) WAS NEEDED FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR OPENING PEARL STREET AND THE BALANCE EAST WAS NEEDED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMAZON PARK AREA. I T WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE OPTION BE EXERCISED AND THE PURCHASE AUTHORIZED. AFTER DISCUSSION, IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE OPTION BE EXERCISED AND THE PROPERTY BE PURCHASED FOR $3,500.00 PLUS FURNISHING THE 500-FOOT BY 20-FOOT GRAVEL ENTRANCE OR THE COST OF FURNISHING AND LAYING THE GRAVEL FOR SUCH AN ENTRANCE. ROLLCALL I VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AUTHORIZED TO TAKE PRELIMINARY STEPS TO INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS TO SECURE APPROXIMATELY 2.6 ACRES OF THE THOMPSON PROPERTY (SOUTH OF THE WHISLER PROPERTY) NEEDED FOR RIGHT OF WAY FOR PEARL STREET AND FOR THE AMAZON PARK DEVELOPMENT. MOTION CARRIED. 3 I THE SUBJECT OF GIVE-AWAY SALES PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMS BE I NG CONDUC TED IN EUGENE STORES WAS I DISCUSSED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT CERTAIN OF THESE MIGHT CONSTITUTE VIOLATIONS OF THE STATE LAW PROHIBITING LOTTERIES. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY KOPPE THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE INSTRUCTED TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER IN COOPERATION WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. MOTION CARRIED. UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE MEETI NG WAS ADJOURNED. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, @Ah101: \ OREN L. KING, CITY MANAGER. I II II I II il I: I I I I I I i I II Ii I Ii ,I I Ii II I ~._~.:,,;;..;i'" " ..,..;.;..-,......_-'""'...._~.~O':....,..'.L.. .:;. -~,;:~h:.<::i....,,;.'..J-:"'<_ ~.~~~~.......L,'~. '.:....;c,.."._ ....;.-i",~~~~~.,......:;.ii'l..,_ oj, ,....:.;,.~.:..<:ir."..~,__'....c~., ~ ~~~.