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'~ 31 e I BEING ON THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS OF EUGENE; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE CITY LIMITS OF EUGENE TO THE SOUTH LINE OF LAKIN STREET (30TH AVE) SAID POINT BEING ON THE NORTH LINE OF JAMES M. BREEDI'NG DLC No. 51; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF DLC No. 51 TO ~HE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON. f'" u:- CO ~ "- <t LOCATED ION THE EAST SIDE OF HILYARD STREET EXTENDING TO GARY STREET AND BETWEEN 30TH AVENUE AND MABEL AVENUE (36TH AVE.). AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR RECLASSIFICATION AND REZONING OF PROPERTY IN THE CITY, BE TABLED F9R FURTHER STUDY: OBSIDIANS, INC. - DORAN McKEE LOT I IN BLOCK 5 OF PEARL ADDITION TO EUGENE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON AS PLATTED AND RECORDED AT PAGE 24 OF VOLUME 5 LANE COUNTY OREGON PLAT RECORDS. THE RIGHT IS R~S~RVED TO WIDEN THE AMAZON DITCH IN ITS PRESENT COURSE. e LOCATED AT 17TH AVE~UE AND HIGH STREET. REQUEST CHANGE OF CLASSIFICATION FROM R-3 MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO R-4 MULTIPLE FAMILY (APARTMENT HOUSE) DISTRICr." I IT WAS MOVED BY GODLOVE, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 6 A ROOMING HOUSE APPLICATION, AS ~PPROVED BY THE POLICE, FIRE, BUILDING AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS WAS SUBMITTED BY WALTER C. SOWERS. IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE APPLICATION AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE, FIRE, BUILDING AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS' BE ENDORSED. MOTION CARRIED. 7 THE FOLLOWING IMPROVEMENT PETITIONS WERE SUBMITTED: . PAVING OF 20TH AVENUE FROM WASHINGTON TO JEFFERSON STREET - THE REPORT OF THE ENGINEER SHOWED THAT PROPERTY OWNERS SIGNING THIS PETITION REPRESENTED 16.33% OF TOTAL FOOT FRONTAGE. . PAVING 29TH AVE~UE FROM WILLAMETTE TO HILYARD STR~ET - THE REPORT OF THE ENGINEER SHOWED THAT PROPERTY OWNERS SIGNING THIS PETITION REPRESENTED 60.9% FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND 36.23% INCLUDING CITY PROPERTY. IT WAS MOVED BY GODLOVE, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE PETITIONS BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. 8 A PETlTION TO REZONE 11TH AND POLK STREET - NORTHEAST CORNER, WAS SUBMITTED BY BROGDON AND REED. I IT WAS MOVED BY GODLOVE, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE PETITION BE REFERRED TO THE CITY' ATTORNEY FOR THE NECESSARY RESOLUTION, AND TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION AT THEIR APRIL FIRST MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. 9 PETITION PROTESTING THE BUILDING OF A JEHOVAH WITNESSES CHURCH AT THE CORNER OF CHESHIRE AND WASHINGTON STREET WAS SUBMITTED. e IT WAS MOVED BY SMITH, SECONDED BY SIEGENTHALER THAT THE PETITION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 10 COMMUNICATION FROM COMMONWEALTH, INC. -REQUESTING TO PURCHASE CITY HALL SITE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "IN THE SUMMER OF 1948 WE HAD A LARGE DEPARTMENT STORE PROSPECT WHO WAS INTERESTED IN ACQUIRING THE SITE OF THE PRESENT CITY HALL IN EUGENE, AS WELL AS THE SITE OF THE HOSPITAL TO THE SOUTH. I SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME ON THIS AND HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH YOUR THEN MAYOR, ED ~OHNSON, ~HICH RESULTED IN OUR GIVING UP THE PROSPECT, AT LEAST FOR THAT TIME, OF ACQUIRING THIS PROP~RTY. I OUR CLIENT HAS INDICATED A NEW INTEREST AND I AM WONDERING IF THE CITY OF EUGENE HAS HAD ANY CHANGE Of HEART. IT HAS ALWAYS SEEMED TO ME THAT THE CITY HALL IS TAKING UP AN EXTREMELY VALUABLE PIECE OF PROPERTY IN EUGENE THAT COULD WELL BE ON THE TAX ROLLS. THIS CORNER IS WORTHY OF A SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN YOUR COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. AM CERTAIN THAT BOTH YOU AND MR. JOHNSON CAN CONCUR IN THIS TH'INKING. I WOULD APPRECIATE HEARING fROM YOU AT AN EARLY DATE AS TO WHETHER THIS PROPOSED SALE OF THE CITY HALL SITE IS FEASIBLE. IF SO, I WOULD BE PLEASED TO TALK WITH yOU IN PERSON ABOUT THIS AND WOULD MAKE A TRIP TO EUGENE FOR_ JHE PURPOSE." IT WAS MOVED BY GODLOVE, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED , ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. e ~