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e 17/~ I I I I ~ tr:: C;() < >-- <C e I . I e 2 I ~..... ~~\ ~~ ~ I" , COUNCIL CHAMBERS; EUGENE, OREGON.' JANUARY 28, 1952. I" 1 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON, WAS HELD IN THE CI TY HACU ON JANUARY lA, '1'95'2 AND AD.JOURNED TO JANUARY 28, 1952 AT 7:30 .P.M. THE MEE.TING WAS CALLED 'TO ORDER BY HIS HONOR, MAY'OR V. E. JOHNSON. THE FOLLOWING COUNCILMEN WERE PRESENT: CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, SMIT~, KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER AND WATSON. COUNCILMEN ALLEN AND GODLOVE WERE ABSENT. THE MI NUTES OF THE LAST REGULAR MEETI NG HELD JANUARY 14, 1952 AND ADJOUR'NEDTO JANUARY 28, IQ52 WERE READ AND APPROVED~ REPORTS OF OFFICERS . 'AN'0RAL REPORT WAS GIVEN BY THE CITY MANAGER - RE: SALE OF CITY PROPERTY AT 6TH AND POLK STREETS; REQUEST 'TO RE~ROUTE BUSSES; FIRE PREVENTION RATING AS FO~LOWS: I.! 'THE CI.TY'MANAGER ANNOU'NCED THAT FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR T'HE EUGENE FI.RE DERARTMENT HAD .WON FfRST PLACE IN THE FIRE PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR THE STATE OF OREGON. ~HE CI~Y COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION COMMENDING:MEMBERS OF THE :EUGENE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN FIRE PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR.'COMMUNITY.. I I I .1 II I i I II II I' II II II Ii Ii 11 2.' ARE PO R. T WAS G I V E N I N CON N E C T ION WIT H THE. PET I 'T ION TOM 0 V E C I T Y BUS S E S FRO M . KIINCA I'D IST,REET TO POTTER STREET SO :THAT SOUTHBOUND BUSSES WOULD TRAVEL ON KI NCA I D AND NORTHBOUND BUSSES WOULD.RETURN VIA POTTER STREET. A I.:E'TTER WAS'READ FROM MR. CAR~ WE~DT, GENER.~ MANAGER OF CITY TRANSI7 LINES STATING THAT IN THEIR OPINION THE PEOPLE NEAR~R KINCAID STREET HAVE BEEN THE MAIN STAYS .IN PATRO~IZING.THE BUSSES AND HAVE MADE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF THE LINE POSSIBLE. MR. WENDT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT ANY CHANGE AFFECTING THE ROUTE OF THIS BUS LINE WILL HAVE TO BE MADE O,N A DIRE'CT ORDER FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. THE 'ALTERNATIVE PRESENTED BY MR. WENDT . WHEREIN BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH BOUND BUSSES FROM 25TH TO '28TH WOULD 'TRAVEL ON HARRIS DID NOT P,RESENT T'H'E DESrRED'SOt.:UTIONAND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS PROBLEM BE REFERRED TO'THE PUBLIC SAFETy'.COMMITTEE TO STUDY WITH THE. .CITY MANAGER AND OFFICIALS OF THE B,US COMPANY TO ARRIVE AT THE BEST SOLUTI'ON .TO SERVE THE MOST PEOPLE I'N THE BEST 'MANNER.: / 3. THE CORNER LOT AT 6T~ AVENUE AND POLK STREET BEING LOT 6, BLOCK 2, CAMPBELLS FIRST ADDITION WAS INCLUDED IN THI'S YE.R'S BUDGET AS AN ANTICIPATED INCOME OF $8,DOO FROM ITS SALE. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT .1294 .6TH AVENUE WEST AND HAS A SMALL DWELLING LOCATED ON THE SITE. THE SIZE OF THE COT IS 55.7-FEET ON 6TH AVENUE AND 160~FEET ON POLK STREET. THE PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED THROUGH FORECLOSURE OF THE LIEN FOR THE PAVING ON BOTH 6TH AVENUE AND POLK STREET. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE 'PRINCIPLE OF THE LIEN BEING $979.57. THE PROPERTY IS NOW RENTED TO MR. HARRY B. HENDRICKSON AT $15.00' P'ER 'MONTH"AND MR. HENDRICKSON.HAS INDICATED A DESIRE TO BE NOTIFIED IN CASE THE PROPERTY IS"PUT UP FOR SALE. THE LOT IS IN THE C-I, NEI'GHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONE AND IT HAS BEEN DE-TERMINED THAT THE LOT IS NOT NEEDED FOR ANY 'FUTURE C!.TY ACTIVITI'ES SUCH AS A FIRE SUBSTATION OR PARK DEVELOPMENT. THE PROPOSED SALE OF THIS PROPERTY WAS REFERRED' TO' THE FINANCE COMMITTEE' FOR 'THE'IR' RECOMMENDATION. IT ~AS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT. THE REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER BE RECEIVED. MOTION CARRIED. ON THE S~BJECT OF THE SHOWING OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN STATE-WIDECOMPETtTION ON FIRE PREVENTioN ACTiviTiEs~" iT"wAS MOVED BY SMITH, SECONDED BY SIEGENTHALER' THAT A COMMUNICATION BE SENT TO THE' EIRE CHIEF COMMENDING 'HIS DEPAR'TMENT FOR ITS 'OUTSTANDING RATING IN FIRE PREVENTION WORK_ MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES A REPORT Of. THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - RE: REQUIiST OF F'IRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH FOR WAIVER OF S&TBACK; REQUEST OF ST. MARylS CATHOLIC PARISH FOR VACATION OF ~LLEY; REQUEST TO RE ZONE FOUR COR'NER LOTS I N V I C I N I TY OF 27TH 'AND AGA TE STREE TS; RELEAS I NG SOU'THERN .PAC I F I C COMPANY RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN GRADE CROSSING NEAR 5TH AND MILL STREETS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "A ME E T I 'N G 0 F FOLLOWING'PR~SENT: SIEGENT-HALER; CITY THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON JANUARY 21,1952 WITH THE MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE, KOPPE, B00THAND MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY. 1. THE REQUEST OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH LOCATED AT 13TH AVENUE AND FERRY STREET FOR A WAIVER OF THE 50-FOOT SETBACK REQUIREMENT FROM' SIDE LINE TO PERMI~ AN EXTENSION' OF THEIR SANCTUARY TO THEIR WEST PROPERTY LINE WAS REVIEWED. AFTER STUDYING THE SITE 'O'F THE PROPOSED BU 1 LD I NG PROGRAM, THE COMM I TTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUN~IL ADOPT THE REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEAL~ WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION. ~