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s""'llll e I IT WAS MOVED BY SMITH, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF- THE UNRESTRICTED RESTAURANT LICENSE REQUESTED BY GEORGE'S GROTT. THIS APPLICATION WAS TABLED. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MPVED BY SMITH, SECONDED BY SIEGENTHALER THAT AN ORDINANCE BE DRAWN AMENDING THE DANCE HALL ORDINANCE TO ALLOW PASS-OUT CHECKS FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE JANUARY 28TH MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. i..... a,0. Q(; ~ - 6 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS & FINANCE COMMITTEES - RE: FOUR PRIMARY FEDERAL AID PROJECTS IN THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD AREAj ACQUISITION OF MCKy PROPERTY WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: ~ e itA MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES WAS HELD AT THE OSBURN HOTEL ON DECEMBER 19, 1951 WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: MAYOR V. E. JOHNSONj COUNCIL- MEN CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, GODLOVE, SIEGENTHALER; CITY MANAGERj PLANNING CONSULTANTj CITY ATTORNEYj CITY RECORDER AND PARKS SUPERINTENDENT. I I. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE LETTER DATED DECEMBER 10TH FROM THE COUNTY COURT OUTLINING FOUR PRIMARY FEDERAL AID PROJECTS IN THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA AND,REQUESTING THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE PROJECTS LISTED AS FOLLOWS: I (I) THE MOHAWK ROAD EXTENSION PARTICULARLY THE PART FROM MILL AND Q STREETS, SPRINGFIELD, TO THE FERRY STREET BRIDGE WAS RATED AS WARRANTING IMMEDIATE SUPPORT FROM THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION. (2) THE'PLEASANT HILL-JASPER TO SPRINGFIELD STATE SECONDARY WAS BY MANY CON- SIDERED OF PRIME IMPORTANCE BUT FINALLY LISTED AS,SECOND FOR IMPROVEMENT AND IT WAS DESIRED THAT THE PARTICULAR SECTION FROM JASPER BRIDGE TO HIGHWAY 58 BE STRAIGHTENED OUT AND PAVED EVEN IF THE NEW BRIDGE WAS HELD UP BY LACK OF STEEL. ~ . (3) A COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EUGENE AND THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION WITH THE USE OF SOME URBAN FEDERAL AID TO BUILD AN OVERHEAD RAILROAD CROSSING LEADING FROM BLAIR 'BLVD. TO RIVER ROAD WAS LISTED AS THIRD. THIS WAS TO RELIEVE THE EXTREME CONGESTION IN TRAFFIC TO AND FROM THE RIVER ROAD AREA CAUSED BY TRAINS BLOCKING THE . PRESENT RAILROAD CROSSING. : (4) ANOTHER COOPERATIVE .ARR.4NGEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EUGENE AND THE SUTE HI:GHW.4Y COMMISSION WITH THE USE OF URBAN FEDERAL AID W.4S LISTED AS FOURTH, BUT ITS IMPORTANCE WA~ CONSIDERED VERY HIGH. THIS IS THE TRUCK BY PASS ROUTE WESTW.4RD FROM THE MILL STREET OVERHE.4D AND THE FERRY STREET BRIDGE TO FIRST AVENUE .4ND WEST EUGENE BETWEEN SKINNER'S BUTTE AND THE S.P. RAILROAD TRACK. 1 THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER ACCOMP.4NY JUDGE BAYLY TO PRESENT THIS PROGRAM TO THE HIGHWAY COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 21ST AT THE IMPER'.4L HOTEL IN PORTLAND. IN .4DDITION TO CONCURRING WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COUNTY COURT RELATIVE TO THESE FOUR PROJECTS, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT BE REQUESTED TO START IMMEDIATE SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING WORK ON THE BL.4IR BOULEV.4RD OVERPASS PROJECT AS WELL AS THE OTHERS. e I II I I I \ I 2. THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED THE PROBLEM OF LOCATING THE IB-fNCH TRUNK LINE SANITARY SEWER THROUGH THE BARNARD AND TJADER PROPERTIES AT 24TH AND TYLER STREETS NEXT TO THE EUGENE AIRPARK. IT WAS BROUGHT OUT THAT THIS PROPERTY WAS OPEN LAND NOT YET SUBDIVIDED AND TH.4T IT WOULD NOT STAND ANY KIND OF ASSESSMENT AT THIS TIME. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY INSTALL THIS TRUNK LINE SEWER WITH FUNDS FROM THE TRUNK LINE SEWER FUND AND THAT ASSESSMENTS AGAINST THIS VACANT PROPERTY OF BARNARD'S AND TJADER'S WOULD NOT HAVE TO BE PAID UNTIL THE LAND WAS _SUBDIVIDED AND UTILIZED FOR BUILDING PURPOSES. THE ASSESSMENTS WOULD AMOUNT TO APpROXIMATELY $200 FOR AN ,AVERAGE LOT FOR THE EQUIVALENT OF AN 8-INCH SEWER PLUS THE 1/2i PER SQUARE FOOT FOR TRUNK LINE SEWERS. I:T WAS FELT 'THAT THIS WAS NOT SETTdNG ANY PARTICULAR PRECEDENT AS THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE SEWER WAS INSTALLED IN SOMEWHAT OF A SIMILAR MANNER, AND PROPERTIES ARE BEING ASSESSED AFTER LATERALS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AND CONNECTIONS MADE. 3. FURTHER STUDY WAS GIVEN TO THE RIVERFRONT AREA BETWEEN THE FERRY STREET BRIDGE AND SKINNER'S BUT~E PARK. THE CITY MANAGER AND PARK SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED MAPS SHOWING IN D&TAIL THE AREA OWNED BY MR. MCKy AND BY MR. CHASE, ALSO A MAP WAS PRESENTED SHOWING PRESENT PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF LAND ALONG THE SOUTH BANK OF THE WILLAMETTE RIVER BETWEEN THE FERRY STREET BRIDGE AND POLK STREET. I THE COMMITTEE SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY MANAGER AND PARKS SUPERINTENDENT OBTAIN FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE LAND WHICH IS NOT AT PRESENT UNDER PUBLIC OWNERSHIP RELATIVE TO APPRAISALS AND POSSIBLE AVAILABILITY OF ACQUISITON. IT ALSO FELT THAT THE ENTIRE RIVERFRONT AREA SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY STUDIED BEFORE ANY ACTION IS TAKEN RELATIVE TO THE ACQUISITION OF ANY-PART OF LHE MCKy PROPERTY OR TO THE RIVERFRONT .4REAS AT THIS TIME. e ~~