01/14/1952 Meeting - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

~8 e IT WAS THE OPINION OF THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS PRESENT THAT SKINNER'S BUTTE -PRESENTED MORE FAVORABLE CHARACTERISTICS FOR RADIO AND TELEVISION ~RANSMISSION THAN OTHER SITES IN THIS AREA INCLUDING SPENCER'S BUTTE. THEY WERE SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF THE HIGHER ELEVATlbN ON SPENCER'S BUTTE WOULD NOT SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE BE MORE ATTRACTIVE' FOR TELEVISION THAN SKINNER'S BUTTE. THEfR ANSWER WAS THAT THE'LOCATION OF SKINNER'S BUTTE IN THE CENTER OF THE POPULATED AREA WAS OF MORE BENEFIT THAN THE HIGHER ELEVATION OF SPENCER'S BUTTE WOULD BE FOR LINE OF SITE COVERAGE TO THE MORE THICKLY POPULATED AREAS AND THAT IT WOULD BE MUCH MORE COSTLY TO DEVELOP SPENCER'S BUTTE THAN SKINNER'S BUTTE. I THE FUTURE' USE OF THE TOP OF SKINNER'S BUTTE WAS ANALYZED AND THE PARK SUPERIN- TENDENT AND PLANNING CONSULTANT WERE REQUESTED TO WORK WITH THE. CONSULTING RADIO ENGI NEERS I N AN E.NDEAVOR TO WORK OUT THE BEST, OVER-ALL FUTURE PLAN FOR THE USE OF THE TOP OF SKINNER'S BUTTE INCLUDING TELEVISION FACILITIES AND TO PRESENT THESE PLANS BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER STUDY. 1 THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT EUGENE HAD BEEN TENTATIVELY ALLOCATED ONLY ONE VHF TELEVIS10N CHANNEL WHICH HAD BEEN SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND THAT REPEATED REQUESTS WERE BEING SENT TO THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FOR ALLOCATION OF EITHER CHANNEL FOUR OR FIVE TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM MEDFORD TO THE EUGENE AREA AND THAT CHANNEL I I FROM YREKA, CALIFORNIA, BE TRANSFERRED TO THE EUGENE AREA WHICH WOULD AFFORD TWO COMMERCIAL VHF TELEVISION CHANNELS FOR THIS AREA. e INfORMATION FROM THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION IS THAT THE PRESENT TELE- ViSION FREEZE IS TO BE LIFTED SOMETIME IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH AND TELEVISION CHANNELS WILL BE ALLOCATED AT ~HAT TIME. IT WAS ALSO BROUGHT OUT FROM THE OPINION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY THAT IF THE TOP OF SKINNER'SI BUTTE WAS TO BE UTILIZED FOR COM~~ERCIAL TELEVISION PURPOSES THAT THE BEST METHOD TO OBTAIN SUCH APPROVAL WOULD BE BY A CHARTER AMENDMENT THROUGH A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE AT THE PRIM~RY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MAY 16TH AND THAT IF SUCH WAS DECIDED UPON, COUNCIL ACTION WOULD BE NECESSARY BY THE 16TH OF MARCH. 1 F~NAL RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE MADE UPON FURTHER STUDY BY MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION~" IT W~S MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEES BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 10 A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS & FINANCE COMMITTEES - RE: REQUEST OF MARINE CORPS RESERVE TO USE ~OADBED ADJACENT TO PRESENT TRAINING CENTER; SALE OF OLD JAIL BUILDING TO COUNTY; TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT INTERSECTION OF 8TH AND MILL STREETS; REQUEST OF AUDITORS FOR INCREASE IN FEE; PAYMENT OF COSTS UNDER CROSS-TOWN STREET, PROGRAM WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: .. -=' :'A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES WAS HELD ON JANUARY I I, 1952 WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE, KOPPE, BOOTH AND SIEGENTHALER; AND CITY MANAGER. I. THE REQUEST OF THE MAR I NE CORPS UNDER. DA TE OF DECEMBER, 29" 1951 FOR THE USE OF THE OLD ROADBED LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE WEST BOUND~RY OF THE PRESENT TRAINING CENTE~ WAS REV1EWED. I~ WAS. RECOMMENDED THAT A 30-FOOT RIGHT OF WAY FOR ROADWAY PURPOSES BE GRANTED ~HE U. S. .MARINE CORPS RESERVE UNIT FOR A DISTANCE OF 400 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THEIR PRESENT TRAINING CENTER AREA ON WEST 13TH A ENUE. IN MAKING THIS RECOMMENDATION IT WAS STIPULATED THAT THIS RIGHT OF WAY WOULD BE FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME AND SUBJECT TO CANCELLAT:ION AT THE PLEASURE OF THE CITY OF EUGENE AT ANY TIME. IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE IS SUfFICIENT ~REA BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS AND THE WEST 80UNDARY LINE OF THE MARINE CORPS. RESERVE AREA FOR A FUTURE ROADWAY TO BE CON- STRUCTED WITHIN THEIR OWN PREMISES IF AND WHEN THIS ROADWAY EASEMENT F~OM THE CITY WAS CANCELLED. I e 2. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE OLD CITY JAIL BUILDING BE, SOLD TO LANE COUNTY FOR A PRICE OF $500.00. THE CITY M~NAGER EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS PLANNED TO UTILIZE THE TWO STEEL DOORS AND LOCKS. IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF, THE NEW JAIL BUT THAT uPON THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY, THAT THESE DOORS HAVE BEEN LEF[ IN THE OLD JAIL AND THAT THE NEW DOORS AMOUNTED TO APPROXIMATELY $500.00. THIS WAS THE DETERMINING FACTOR OF THE SALE PRICE AS RECOMMENDED ABOVE. 3. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF 8TH AVENUE AND MILL STREETS AS APPROVED 8Y THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION AT ITS NOVEM6ER 8TH MEETING BE WITHHELD PENDING THE PLANS FOR THE SOUTH CONNECTOR OFF OF THE FERRY STREET BRIDGE TO THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 8TH AND MILL,STREETS. 4. THE REQUEST OF PERCY W. BROWN AND COMPANY, CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, FOR AN I NCREASE I N THE I R fEE FROM $1,000 PER YEAR TO $1,250 PER YEAR WAS, REV I EWED. DUE TO THE INCREASED AMOUNT OF WORK INVILVED IN THE GROWTH OF THE CITY'S BUSINESS, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS FEE BE INCREASED TO $1,250 FOR THE PRESENT FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1952. I :., . e ~