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3'27~ e I COUNCIL CHAMBERS, EUGENE, OREGON. MARCH 23, 1953. t-o lot; QO ~ ~ c::::r THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF 1953 AND ADJOURNED TO MARCH 23, 1953 AT 7:30 P.M. ACTING MAYOR, CALVIN CRUMBAKER WI TH THE FOLLOWING SIEGENTHALER, WATSON, CONE AND OWEN. THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS HELD ON MARCH 9, THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY COUNCILMEN PRESENT: BOOTH, GODLOVE, KOPPE, THE MINUTES OF THE LAST REGULAR MEETING HELD ON MARCH 9, 1953 AND ADJOURNED TO MARCH 23, 1953 WERE READ AND APPROVED. REPORTS OF OFFICERS e A REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER - RE: CONFIRMATION OF DATES - FAUSTMAN AND BENNETT - TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND ZONING CONSULTANT; PROGRESS IN R.O.W. NEGOTIATIONS FOR OPENING WEST 18TH AVENUE; LEGISLATURE; BID OPENING FOR 1953 CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM, ETC. THE CONFIRMATION OF MR. D. J. FAUSTMAN, TRAFFIC CONSULTANT FROM THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, TO SPEND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, APRIL 2ND AND 3RD IN EUGENE AND MR. CHARLES B. BENNETT, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING FROM Los ANGELES WILL BE IN EUGENE APRIL 23RD AND 24TH TO ASSIST IN OUR PLANNING AND ZONING PROBLEMS. I THE FIRST BID OPENING 'FOR THE 1953 CONSTRUCTION SEASON HAS BEEN SET FOR APRIL 9TH AND COUNCIL ACTION ON APRIL 13TH. BIDS WILL BE OPENED ON THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS AT THIS TIME: ;1 I: ' PAVING FRIEND~Y S~REET FROM 16TH TO 17TH AVENUE. HIGH STREEr FROM 28TH TO 29TH AVENUE. PATTERSON STREET FROM 14TH TO 19TH, AVENUE. PEARL STREET RROM SOUTH LINE OF LOT 4 TO 29T~ PLACE. 15TH AVENUE FROM POLK TO TYLER STREET. 19TH AVENUE FROM VAN ~UREN STREET TO TYLER STREET. SANITARY SEWERS SOUTH HILYARD STREET TRUNK .. STORM SEWERS 28TH AVENUE FROM HILYARD TO UNIVERSITY STREET A LETTER WAS READ FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL ROBERT Y. THORNTON ADDRESSED TO SENATOR HOWARD C. BELTON ADVISING THAT THE STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION COULD CONTRACT WITH THE CITIES OF EUGENE AND CORVALLIS FOR EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A SEWAGE SYSTEM. THIS WAS THE RESULT OF LEGISLATIVE ENDEAVORS OF THE CITIES OF EUGENE AND CORVALLIS TO EFFECT ENABLING ACTS AND APPROPRIATIONS PROVIDING MORE EQUITABLE PAYMENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY AND OREGON STATE COLLEGE FOR THEIR TRUNK LINE SEWERS AND SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES. I THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THAT A LICENSE FOR FIVE ADDITIONAL CABS HAD BEEN ISSUED TO THE DELUXE RADIO CAB COMPANY, UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AS OUTLINED UNDER ORDINANCE #9771. THIS BRINGS TOTAL CABS IN THE CITY OF EUGENE TO 2j, INCLUDING 12 FOR DELUXE; ONE AIRPORT LIMOUSINE; FOUR FOR TERMINAL CAB~ COMPANY AND SIX FOR YELLOW CAB COMPANY. e IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE, AND UPON ROLLCALL VOTE, THE COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY CONFIRMED THE PURCHASE OF 2.7 ACRES OWNED BY J. B. THOMPSON IN THE SOUTH AMAZON PARK AREA AT A PRICE OF $5,300.00 FOR PARK DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES. IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE BALANCE OF THE REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTI.ON CARRIED. ALLOCATION OF SPACE AND RENTALS OF NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT MAHLON SWEET AIRPORT WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "A MEETING WAS HELD WITH THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE PRESENT: WEATHER BUREAU - H. C. RINARD, METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE; H. D. SPANGLER, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, SALE LAKE CITY. CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION - J~ N. MCCLELLAN, FACILITIES ESTABLISHM~NT BRANCH, SEATTLE; EARL G. EGGERS, SUPERVISORY ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN AND E. W. READEN, AIRWAYS OPERATION SPECIALIST. I PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING WAS TO ALLOCATE SPACE IN THE NEWLY COMPLETED ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT MAHLON SWEET AIRPORT. THE FOLLOWING ROOMS WERE TENTATIVELY A~LOCATED TO THE C.A.A. AND WEATHER BUREAU SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND REGIONAL OFFICES OF WEATHER BUREAU AND C.A.A. -e .....1