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~42. e r 6 A REPORT Or THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - RE: REQUEST FOR VARIANCE - POOLE; IMPROVEMENT PETITIONS; REQUEST or EUGENE HOSPITAL AND CLINIC TO VACATE ALLEY WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON APRIL 6, 1953 WITH THt FOLLOWING PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, KOPPE AND SIEGENTHALER; 'CITY MANAGER AND CITY ENGINEER. I. THE REQUEST OF MR. CHARLES P. POOLE FOR A VARIANCE TO CONSTRUCT A WAREHOUSE ON THE EXISTINGI CONCRETE rOUNDATION LOCATED ON HIS PROPERTY AT THE SOUTH END OF THE AIR PARK ON CHAMBERS STREET WAS REVIEWED. THE PREVIQUS HANGAR BUILDING AT THIS LOCATION BURNED DOWN' ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO WRECK THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE. THE rOUNDATION IS STILL' IN GOOD SHAPE AND HE DESIRED TO CONSTRUCT A CEMENT BLOCK BUILDING FOR A WAREHOUSE OR rUTURE STORAGE Or NEW CARS OR SOME SUCH PURPOSE. NO,RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE IN THIS CONNECTION AS IT WAS GENERALLY FELT THAT THIS AREA WILL DEVELOP INTO A VERY CHOICE RESIDENTIAL AREA IN THE FUTURE. THE rUTUREOF THE AIRPARK HAS NOT BEEN DEFINITELY ESTABLISHED, AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO RECOMMEND A VARIANCE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. 2. IMPROVEMENT PETITIONS - THE rOLLOWING REQUESTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS WERE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL. (THREE READINGS AND PASSAGE OF ORDINANCES ON APRIL I 3, I 95 3) (I) PAVING CLARK'STREET, ADAMS TO JACKSON & JACKSON FROM 1ST TO CHESHIRE. (2) PAVING 23RD AVENUE rROM ARTHUR TO CLEVELAND - 53.33%. (3) PAVING'AND ~IDEWALKS, HIGH FROM 29TH TO 29TH PLACE - 54.99%. (4) PAVING 18TH AVENUE (42-rOOT CROSS TOWN STREET) WASHINGTON TO JEFFERSON - 75%. (5) PAVING 27TH, AVENUE FROM OLIVE TO PORTLAND - 54.23%., (6) 'PAVING ALLEY BETWEEN 19TH'AND 20TH rROM OLIVE TO CHARNELTON - 100%. (7) eONCRETE SIDEWALK ON BOTH SIDES OF 13TH AVE. W. FROM GRANT TO ARTHUR - 64.74%. (8) CONCRETE SIDEWALK ON THE EAST SIDE OF TYLER FROM 6TH AVE. SOUTH TO ALLEY - 50%. ORDINANCES FOR rlRSTREADING ONLY ON APRIL 13, 1953: (I) PAVING ONYX FROM END OF PAVEMENT NEAR 26TH TO 28TH AVENUE -34.15%. NOTE: IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS PROJECT BE SET UP rOR GRADING ONLY THIS SUMMER AND ALLOWED TO SETTLE BEFORE THE PERMANENT PAVING AND CURBS ARE IN- STALLED NEXT YEAR. (2) PAVING OAK FROM' 19TH TO' 20TH AND PAVING 20TH FROM WILLAMETTE TO OAK - 57.~2%. (3) PAVING 21ST AVENUE FROM EMERALD TO AGATE - 33.13%. IT WAS NOTED THAT 21ST IS NOW UNDER CONTRACT rROM UNIVERSITY TO EMERALD AND THAT THE APPROVAL OF THIS ONE ADDITION~L BLOCK WOULD EFFECT COMPLETE PAVING FROM UNIVERSITY CLEAR THROUGH TO AGATE. '(4) PAVING NORTH/SOUTH ALLEY BETWEEN LINCOLN AND LAWRENCE FROM 11TH AVENUE WEST - 50%. 3. THE COM~ITTEE AGAIN REVIEWED THE REQUEST Or THE EUGENE HOSPITAL AND CLINIC TO VACATE T~E EAST/WEST ALLEY ADJ~CENT TO THE PRESENT EUGENE HOSPITAL AND CLINIC BUILDING. IN REQUESTING THIS VACATION, THE EUGENE HOSPITAL WOULD DEED TO THE CITY A 14-FOOT STRIP ON THEIR SOUTH PROPERTY LINE ADJOINING THE REES BUILDING AND WOULD ALSO DEED TO THE CITY THEIR HALF OF THE NORTH/SOUTH ALLEY IMMEDIATELY WEST AND TO THE REAR OF THE HOSPITAL BUILDING. IN REQUESTING THIS EXCHANGE OF ALLEYWAYS RIGHTS OF WAY, THE EUGENE HOSPITAL AND CLINIC HAS STATED THEIR INTENT TO JOIN THEIR PRESENT BUILDING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 'BUILDING FOR THE JOINT USE Or ALL OF THEIR rACILITIES SUCH AS HOSPITAL, SURGERY, LABORA- TORY, X-RAY AND GENERAL HOSPITAL AND CLINIC NEEDS. PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS Or THE CITY COUNCIL WITH REGARD TO VACATING THE ABOVE ALLEY STIPULAT~D THE DESIRABILITY OF OPENING UP AN EAST/WEST ALLEY AT THE SOUTH END Or THE HOSPITAL PROPERTY WHICH WOULD RUN CLEAR THROUGH rROM WILLAMETTE TO OLIVE STREET. OFFIC.lALS OF THE,HoSPITAL AND CLINIC HAVE EXHAUSTED EVERY ErFORT TO PURCHASE A 14-FOOT STRIP FROM THE NORTH/SOUTH ALLEY TO OLIVE STREET TO EFFECT THIS EAST/WEST ALLEYWAY. IT WAS SUGGESTED BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THAT PROCEEDINGS'BE AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONDEMN A FOURTEEN: fOOT STRIP TO PRoviDE FACILITIES FOR THE THROUGH ALLEY BETWEEN WILLAMETTE AND OLIV~ STREET WHICH WOULD EFfECT~ETTER MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC TO THE WEST PART Of TOWN AS IT WOULD COINCIDE' ~ITH 12TH AVENUE'TO THE WEST. IT WAS FELT THE BENEfiT Of OPENING THIS EAST/WEST ALLEY WOULD JUSTifY THE PROCEDURtS INVOLVED." WI~H ~ESPECT TO ITEM 2 (I t - PAVING OF CLARK STREET, ADAMS TO JACKSON AND JACKSON fROM 1ST TO CHESHIRE, IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, ~ECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE PETITION BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. ITEM 2(2) - PAVING Of 23RD AVENUE fROM ARTHUR TO CLEVELAND, IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE MATTER BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. I WITH REFERENCE TO ITEM 2(8) - SIDEWALK ON EAST SIDE OF TYLER fROM 6TH AVENUE, SOUTH TO ALLEY, IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE PETITION BE LAID ON, THE TABLE. MOTION CARRIED. ~ ,I I: 'I " \1 ii I 1: 1 " II :: II II 11 I! 'I II :1 I' ,I I I e I . I e I e