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e '87 ~ I II II 4. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS - THE COMMiTTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS FOR THE 1952 CONSTRUCTION SEASON. A. B. C. ~ D. H~ 00 <-:t ~ c::c Eo ' F. e G. H. I., I J. , K. <<,l' L. " " 5. THE . TURES IN A. . CONCRETE SIDEWALK ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDE OF FERRY - 29TH TO 30TH - 59.09%. PAVING CHAMBERS FROM 8TH TO I ITH AV~NUE - 75.67%. PAVI,NGUNIVERSITY FRPM ,28TH TO 29TH PLACE. - 51 .6%~PROVIDED THIS IMPROVEMENT IS SATISFACTORY TO THE ALICE MARIE CHILDREN'S HOME). . PAVING 1ST AVENUE FROM BLAIR TO WEST CITY LIMITS - 53.71% (THIS PROJECT IS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL UPON, RECEIPT OF LETTER FROM ~HE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE tiNDER DATE OF APRIL 23, 1952 STATING THAT THE'Y WOULD PAY FOR THE 300-FEET OF FOOTAGE OWNED BY THE WI LLAMETTE NATI ONAL FOREST, AND WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WORK WOULD NOT BEGIN ~N THE PROJECT UNTI L AFTER JULY I, 1952.) PAVING MADISON STREET FROM 18T~ TO 21ST AVE. - 59.87% (IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE WIDTH OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE REDUCED SO AS NOT TO HARM THE LARGE TREES ON THIS STREET. WIDENING WILLAMETTE STREET FROM 13TH TO 17TH - 54.@3% (IT WAS AGREED THAT IT WOU~D BE DESIRABLE TO EXTEND THIS PROJECT TO EITHER 18TH OR 19TH AVENUE BUT INASMUCH AS THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE IN THESE TWO BLOCKS OPPOSE THE WIDEN- ING AT THIS TIME~ ~HE,COMMITTEE AGREED TO RECOMMEND THAT ~HEPROJECT ,TO 17TH AVENUE 'BE APPROVED FOR THIS YEAR'S WORK.) , PAVING WEST BROADWAY FROM GRANT TO GARFIELD - 54.19%. CONCRETE SIDEWALKS ON HARRIS STREET FROM 25TH TO 29TH (WEST SID~) - 53.70%. ,CONCRETE SIDEWALKS ON 29TH AVE. FROM WILLAMETTE, TO FERRY - ~8.89%. CONCRETE SIDEWALKS ON WILSON STREET, WILSON COURT AND 14TH AVENUE IN BERKELEY PARK ADDITION. INSTALLATION OF SANITARY SEWERS FROM 36TH TO 40TH BETWEEN WEST CITY LIMITS AND HILYARD STREET, AT THE REQUEST OF 39 PROPERTY OWNERS IN THAT AREA. PAVING OF PORTLAND STREET FROM THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF FRASIER-HYLAND ADDITION TO 27TH AVENUE; 27TH AVENUE FROM WILLAMETTE TO PORTLAND STREET; 26TH AVENUE ,FROM PORT.LAND TO TH,E ALL,EY BETWEEN OL I VE 'AND McMI LLA.N; McM LLAN FROM THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF FRASIER-HYLAND ADDITION TO 26TH AVENUE. FOLLOWING IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WAS WITHHELD FOR FURTHER STUDY AND MORE SIGNA~ CONNECTION WITH UNIFORM PAVING PROJECTS OF THE ENTIRE AREA. PAVING OF PATTERSON FROM 18TH TO 19TH WAS WITHHELD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT,ALL OF THE UNPAVED PORTION OF PATTERSON STREET BE INCLUDED IN THIS PROJECT BETWEEN 14TH AND 19TH AVENUES. 6. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE REQUEST OF THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD TO SELL THE TRIANGULAR PIECE OF GROUND AT THE INTERSECTION OF PORTLAND STREET AND WILLAMETTE STREET., THIS TRIANGULAR PIECE ,OF GROUND IS 80.5 FEET ON WILLAMETTE STREET AND 55 FEET ON PORTLAND STREET, PREVIOUSLY INTENDED FOR THEIR NEW PUMP HOUSE. INASMUCH AS THIS PIECE OF GROUND IS SO CLOSELY RELATED TO THE FUTURE INTERSECTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PORTLAND STREET, WILLAMETTE STREET AND CREST DRIVE, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY OF EUGENE RETAIN THIS FOR ~UTURE STREET PURPOSES." I IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY ALLEN THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. (ROLLCALL VOTE) REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 7 A REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS - RE: VARIANCES - ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH; AND DAN DION WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: e "A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS WAS HELD AT THE CITY HALL, APRIL 24, 1952 WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. LUVAAS, MR. GILLILAN AND MR. MORRIS. THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS FOR VARIANCES WERE CONSIDERED: REQUEST OF THE ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH, 13TH AND MADISON FOR WAIVER OF THE 50-FOOT SETBACK REQUIREMENT FROM THEIR WEST PROPERTY LINE. THE NEW CHURCH IS PLANNED WITH A THREE FOOT SETBA~K FROM A SEVEN FOOT ALLEY WHICH PARALLELS THEIR WE~T PRpPERTY LINE. To THE WEST OF SAID ALLEY IS A 24 FOOT COUNTY ACCESS ROAD WHICH SERVES THE CATTLE BARNS ON THE FAIRGROUND PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST OF THE PROPOSED CHURCH BELONGS TO LANE COUNTY AND ~ONTAINS THE MUSEUM BUILDING. THE BOARD HELD THEIR' APPROVAL IN ABEYANCE PENDING A LETTER FROM THE COUNTY COURT APPROVING THE VARIANCE OF SETBACK. THE MATTER OF, MR. DAN DION WHO OWNS PROPERTY AT 560 WEST 25TH AVENUE AND DESIRES TO EXTEND HIS LI.VING ROOM AND BEDROOM OVER HIS GARAGE. THIS GARAGE AT PRESENT ,EXTENDS BiYOND MR. DION'S WEST PROPERTY LINE AND IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO MOVE THE WEST'WALL OF SAID GARAGE TO HIS OWN PROPERTY. THE BOARD WITHHELD ITS APPROVAL TO BUILD ON THE PROPERTY LINE PENDING A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN MR. DION AND HIS NEIGHBOR.TO THE WEST, THAT MR. DION WI LL REMOVE ,HI S BUILDI NG AND CONSTRUCT A RETAI NI.NG WALL AS REQUESTED BY MR. AND MRS. THOMPSON. THIS AGREEMENT TO BE IN THE FORM OF A CONTRACT SIGNED BY BOTH PARTI ES. I THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS MEETING ADJOURNED." e IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY ALLEN THAT THE REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRI,ED. ~