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29'~ e I 1 I IN ARRIVING,AT THIS RECOMMENDATION, IT WAS NOTED THAT NO ONE NOW ON THESE BUS ROUTES WOULD HAVE TO WALK MORE THAN,A BLOCK AND IN MOST INSTANCES ONLY ONE-HALF BLOCK TO CATCH ELTHER'AN OUTGOING OR INCOMIN~ BUS AND THAT THIS PROPOSED CHANGE WOULD SERVE ,THE PEOPLE,IN THIS ENTIRE AREA TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE WITHOUT CHANGING THE TIMING SCHEDULES OF THE BUSSES. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THESE CHANGES BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL." i"" ~.r. QC < THE SUBJECT,OF THE USE O~ ~IXED SOUND AMPLIFIERS AND SOUND CARS WAS PRESENTE~ BY THE CIT.YIMANAGER FOR DISCUSSION AS ,TO,DEGREE OF ENFORCEMENT DESIRED. THE ORDINANCE REGULATION WAS READ. IT WAS THE CONCENSUS pF OPINI,ON THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ENFORCED STRICTLY, AS WRITTEN. 1>-" u:.t IT WAS MOVED ,BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE REPORT OF ,THE CITY MANAGER BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES e 4 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS, FINANCE AND SAFETY COMMITTEES - RE: IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; REQUEST OF RAY D. ~ARp; SALE OF CITY LOT AT 6TH AND POLK; REQUEST FROM SPRINGFIELD UTILITY BO~RD,TO PURCHASE PROPERTY FOR SEWAGE DISPOSAL; PURCHASE OF THOMPSON PROPERTY FOR PARK PUR- POSES; ORDINANCE TO REGULATE DANCE HALLS AND SKATING RINKS; PROPOSED BUILDING PROGRAM AT FAIRGROUNDS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FO~LOWS: I "A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS, FINANCE AND SAFETY COMMITTEES WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 8, 1952 WITH ~HE FOLLOWING PRESENT: COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, ALLEN, GODLOVE, SMITH, KOPPE AND SIEGENTHALER; AND CITY MANAGER. I. ITWAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR PAVING: A. PAVING OAK FRaM NORTH BOUNDARY OF PLUMMERS ADDITION TO 25TH AVE - 50%. B. PAVING AL~EY BETWEEN HARRIS & POTTER FROM 20TH TO 21ST - 63.20%. C. PAVING FERRY FROM 28TH TO 30TH AVENUE - 84.3%. 2. THE REQUEST OF MR. RAY D. WARD TO COMPLETE A THIRD APARTMENT IN HIS RESIDENCE AT 1150 13TH AVENUE WEST WAS REVIEWED. IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTE~ THAT THIS REQUEST BE GRANTED IF THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS FROM ABUTTING AND NEAR-BY PROPERTY OWNERS. . 3. THE CITY OWNED LOT LOCATED AT 1294 6TH AVENUE WEST WAS INSPECTED. THIS LOT IS 55.7-FEET ON 6TH AVENUE AND 160-FEET ON POLK STREET. IT IS ZONED AS C-I, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL AND HAS AN OLD HOUSE, LOCATED ON THE SITE. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE APPRAISAL BE BROUGHT uP TO DATE AND THAT BIDS BE CALLED FOR THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY WITH THE STIPULATION THAT THE CITY WOULD RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS. IT WAS ALSO SUGGE.STED ,THAT IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO TRADE THIS PROPERTY FOR ,THE CHASE PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH BANK OF THE WILLAMETTE RIVER NEAR THE FERRY STREET BRIDGE. ~. THE FOLLOWING LETTER FROM THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD UTILITY BOARD UNDER DATE ,OF JANUARY 30TH WAS READ BY THE CITY MANAGER: I 'WE ARE ENCLOSING A COpy OF THE TOPOGRAPHIC MAP MADE OF THE RENKEN TRACT AND A STRIP 90-FEET BY 480-FEET' bWNED BY T~E CITY OF EUGENE.' THIS MAP WAS PREPARED BY JOHN W. CUNNINGHAM AND ASSOCIATES. OUTLINED IN RED ARE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA FOR SEWER DISPOSAL FACILITIES. e I BELIEVE THIS MAP IS IN LINE WITH YOUR REQUEST. IT lS HOPED THAT SOME FAVOR- ABLE PLAN GAN BE DEVELOPED TO PURCHASE THE 90-FOOT BY 480-FOOT STRIP FROM THE CITY OF EUGENE-IN ORDER THAT THE AREA CAN BE PROPERLY ADAPTED TO OUR NEED.1 THE COMMI'TTEE DROVE TO THE PROPOSED SPRINGFIELD SEWAGE DISPOSAL SITE TO REVIEW THE TRACT OF GROUND IN QUESTION. IT SEEMED APPARENT THAT IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR SPRING- FIELD TO LOCATE THEIR SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT WITHOUT UTILIZING ANY OF THE CITY OWNED PROPERTY IN THAT AREA; THAT BY MOVING THEIR PLANT TO THE NORTH, IT WOULD BE ADEQUATE. IF THIS COULD BE DONE, IT WOULD LEAVE THE CITY OF EUGENE'S PROPERTY INTACT AS WELL AS RIVER FRONT PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THAT ENTIRE'AREA. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL INSTRUCT THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVISE THE ,CITY OF SPRINGFIELD UTILITY BOARD OF THE ABOVE 'OPINIONS. I 5. THE COMMITTEE AGAIN REVIEWED THE JOSEPH B. THOMPSON TRACT OF LAND IN THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE AREA LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF WILLAMETTE ,STREET IN THE 2200 BLOCK. THIS IS AN AREA CONSISTING OF 2.7 ACRES LYING ACROSS THE AMAZON, AND IS LOCATED ,IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROPOS~DAMAZON PARK DEVELOPMENT. HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS TRACT FOR THE O~ENING OF P.EARL STREET FROM 19TH AVENUE TO 24TH AVENUE. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THAT TWO APPRAISALS HAD BEEN MADE OF THIS PROPERTY. ONE BY CLARENCE UREY UNDER DATE OF SEPTEMBER 5, 1951 AND THE OTHER BY MR. C. F. HYDE UNDER DATE OF SEPTEMBER 25, 1951,. THESE APPRAISALS SHOW THE ,FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND NOT TO EXCEED $3,500, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE LAND IS COMPOSED OF HEAVY BLACK WAPATA OR DAYTON SOIL WHICH ,IS CRACKED IN SUMMER AND SWAMPY IN WINTER; THAT THE AREA IS POORLY DRAINED, DUE TO THE HIGH' WATER TABLE; THAT THE PROPERTY I S TRAVERSE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH WI TH AMAZON CREEK W~ICH AT THIS PLACE IS,APPROXIMATELY 50-FEET WIDE; IN SEPTEMBER, THERE WERE STAGNANT POOLS ON THE AREA. e ...illl