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~596 -- .- - ... -. .-. ------ . u .. - -- -~--l REPORTS OF OFFICERS AN ORAL REPORT WAS GI.VEN BY THE CITY MANAGER - MONTHLX REPORTS OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. . . ,REPORTS OF COMMI TTEES, 5 A REPORJ -Of THE P~BLIC WORKS & FINANCE COMMfTTEES - RE: TRAFFIC SigNALS IN UNIVERSITY AREA WAS.SUBMITTED AND READ AS ~OLLOWS: . _ . "A. MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS & FINANCE COMMITTEES WAS HELD ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1951.WIJH THE..FOLLOWING PRESENT: COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, GODLOVE, KOPPE AND SIEGENTHAlER; MAYOR .JOHNSON; CITY MANAGER; (ITY ATTORNEY; CITY RECORDER; PRESIDENT . NEWBURN; DEAN S. W. LITTLE; DEAN.W. C. JONES; MR. J. O. LINDSTROM AND MR. I. I. WRIGHT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS JOINT MEETING WITH UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS WAS TO REVIEW THE' RECOMMENDATIONS PREVIOUSLY OUTLINED UNDER DATE OF OCTOBER 17, 1951. I. IT WAS BROUGHT OUT THAT ACTION OF.THE CITY COUNCIL UNDER DATE OF NOVEMBER 26, 1951 PREVENTED H€AVY TRUCK TRAFFIC ON 13TH AVENUE BETWEEN KINCAID AND UNIVERSITY, BUT THAT BUS.SERVICE.WOULD STILL USE THI'S.STREET AS WELL. AS DELIVERY AND SERVICE VEHICLES. ". 4. 2. IT WAS.AGREED BY.THOSE PRESENT THAT TRAFFIC CONDtTIONS IN THE UNIVERSITY AREA-WOULD BE.BE,NEFITED BY THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT THE INTERSECTIONS' I OF 13TH AND KINCAID; 13TH AND UNIVERSITY AND 13TH AND ONYX. EXPENSES CONNECTED WITH. THESE INSTALLATIONS WERE ESTIMATED BY THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROXIMATE $1,000 PER INTER- SECTION OR A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY $1,500 EACH FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON A~D THE .~" CITY OF EUGENE IF THEY SHARE THE COST oN A 50-50 B~SIS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF EUGENE APPROVE THESE THREE TRAFFIC L I GHTI NS TALLA T IONS 'UPON THE FOLLOW I NG BASI S . THAT THEY BE SO SYNCHRON I ZED TO AFFORD THE NEEDED CONTROLS FOR THE 10 MINUTE PERIODS BETWEEN CLASS SCHEDULES AND GREEN DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS BE AFFORDED FOR THE USE DURING THE 10 MINUTE RED INTERVAL. ALSO THAT AGATE BE MADE A THROUGH STREET NORTH AND SOUTH WITH STOP ON 13TH AVENUE. IT WA'S" "R-E'C'O'M'r-:,iEN"DED' "TH'A T TH'E' "(I"TY' 'O"F" '(U'GENE" 'P"A"R"TI 'C'I'P'ATE' 'I'N' 'T'HE I NSTALLA T ION OF" - . THESE THREE SIGNALS UPON A 50 PER CENT BASIS BUT IN NO EVENT TO EXCEED $450.00 PER INTERSECTION. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO WORK WITH OFFICIALS OF THE UNIVERSITY AND tRAFFIC ENGINEERS TO DETERMINE THE BEST StGNALIZATION POSSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE OF PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR MOVEMENTS AT THESE THREE INTERSECTIONS." IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES BE ,ADOPTED. MOTION,CARRIED. IN ADOPTING THIS REPORT, IT WAS EMPHASIZED AND AGREED TO UNANIMOUSLY, THAT THE RECORD SHOULD SHOW THAT THE COUNCIL DID NOT AT ITS MEETING WITH UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS MAKE ANY COMMITMENT ON THE CLOSING OF 13TH AVENUE BETWEE~-- KINC~ID ~ND UNIVERSITY OR INDICATE ANY INTENTION TO DO SO. 6 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COlo1MITTEE - RE: SALE OF LOTS AND REQUEST OF MRS. RICHARDSON I TO DIVIDE HER CORNER LOT INTO TWO LOTS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: '~A MEETING OF THE .PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1951 WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE, KOPPE AND SIEGENTHALER; A~ CITY MANAGER. '. I. fHE COMMITTEE INSPECTED LOTS 22 AND 24 OF BLOCK 3 OF VICTORIA HEIGHTS DN THE NORTH SIDE OF ROSTIEN BOULEVARD AND RECOMMENDED THAT THESE LOTS BE ADVERTISED FOR SALE FOR OPENING JANUARY 14TH. 2. THE REQUEST OF MRS. MABEL RICHARDSON OF 1468 HAYES STREE~ TO DIVIDE HER CORNER LOT INTO TWO LOTS WAS REVIEWED. THIS LOT IS 54' X 160' CONTAINING 8,640 SQUARE FEET. IT IS LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF HAYES AND 15TH STREETS. MRS. RICHARDSON DESIRES TO RETAIN AN AREA 54' X 60' (3,240 SQUARE FEET) FOR HER SMALL HOME ON THE REAR OF THE LOT WHICH HAS AN ALLEY' EN~RANCE AS .WELL AS 60' FACING HAYES STREET AND WOULD SELL THE CORNER LOT WHICH WOULD BE 100' ON HAYES STREET AND 54' FACING 15TH AVENUE, CONTAINING 5,400 SQUARE FEET. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THIS REQUEST BE GRANTED. 3. TH~ COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE SUGGESTED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE HIGHWAY DERARTMENT AND THE CITY OF EUGENE FOR INSTALLATION OF CONTROL CABLES FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALS ON FRANKLIN BOULEVARD. THIS AGREEMENT WOULD PROVIDE THAT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT SHALL . BY ITS OWN FO~CES, INTERCONNECT THE SYSTEM OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS AT THE FOLLOWING STREET INTERS&CTIONS: I ~