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3'4~ e I II I WITH RESPECT TO ITEM 3 (EUGENE HOSPITAL REQUEST), IT WAS MOVED TKAT THE REQUEST BE REFERRED BACK TO THE PUBLIC WORKS (OMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOV~ THAT THE BALANCE OF THE REPORT OF THE PUBLI C WORKS COMMI TTEE BE ADOPTED.' MOTION 'CARRI ED. 7 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - RE: IMPROVEMENT PETITIONS'WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: ~ lr':- 00 ~ ~ <:t '''A 'MEETI NG OF THE PUBLI C WORKS COMMI TTEE WAS HELD ON APRI L 10, 1953 WI TH THr' FOLLOWING PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE, KOPPE AND SIEGENTHALER AND CONE; CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY ENGINEER. I. THE COMMI TTEEREVI EWED THE FOLLOWI NG PETI TI ONS FOR STREET 'I MPROVEMENTS AND RECOMMENDED THAT THEY BE APPROVED. I (A) PAVING 36TH AVENUE FROM KNOB HILL TO THE EAST END OF THE STREET - 74.69%. (Bt PAVING ADAMS STREET FROM CLARK TO FIRST AVENUE (58.56%'- NOTE OVER~ALL PROJECT, JACKSON RROM 1ST TO CHESHIRE AND CLARK FROM ADAMS TO JACKSON AND ADAMS FROM CLARK TO FIRST AVENUE). (C) 'PAVING MILL FROM 3RD TO 4TH AVENUE -73.59%. (D') IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE IMPROVEMENT OF 32ND AVENUE FROM HILYARD TO POTTER STREET BE APPROVED IF SUFFICIENT FUNDS ARE DEPOSITED BY THE INTERESTED DEVELOPERS TO ASSURE PAYMENT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT UNDER BANCROFTING PROCEDURES - 63.55%. (E) AFTER STUDYING THE PETITION FOR PAVING 29TH PLACE FROM OAK TO THE ALLEY BETWEEN PEARL AND HI GH:, I T WAS NOTED THAT A TR I ANGULAR SHAPED LOT AT THE SOUTH END OF PEARL STREET HAD FRONTAGE OF 137.55 FEET WHICH WOULD INVOLVE AN ASSESSMENT OF SOMEWHERE IN THE NtIG~BOR- HOOD OF $800.00 FOR PAVING. THIS TRIANGULAR SHAPED LOT WAS APPROXIMATELY 94 FEET BY 94 FEET BY 137.55 FEET FACING THE STREET WHICH WOULD NOT AFFORD SUFFICIENT AREA FOR A REGULAR BUILDING SITE. THE POSSIBILITY'OF NARROWING 29TH PLACE FROM 50 TO 40 FEET TO AFFORD ADEQUATE BUILDING LOT WAS DISCUSSED. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS PETITION BE HELD FOR FURTHER STUDY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS BUILDiNG SITE AS WELL AS THE POSSIBILITY OF CONNECTING THIS PROJECT WITH WILLAMETTE STREET AND A CONTINUANCE OF THE PAVING ON OAK STREET TO EFFECT A COMPLETED PAVING PROJECT FOR THIS ENTIRE AREA." e IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT ITEM B BE DELETED FROM THE REPORT. MOTION CARRI'ED. . IT WAS 'MOVED BY (RUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE BALANCE OF THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. 8 REPORTS OF THE OFF-STREET PARKING COMMITTEE HELD ON APRIL 3, 1953 WERE SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I "A MEETING OF THE OFF-STREET PARKING COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON APRIL 3, 1953 WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, SIEGENTHALER, KOPPE, WATSON, CONE AND OWEN; CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY; CiTY RECORDER; CITY ENGINEER. MR. KIPPER, PRESIDENT, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE; MESSRS. MORSE, MAURIE JACOBS, FARINA, HOFFMAN, RUSSELL; PLANNING COMMISSION - ELDON JOHNSON; WALTER, BANKS, CLARENCE UREY; MRS. BURRIS; DR. MACKINNON; JACK FOSTER; D. 'J. FAUSTMAN, TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND PARKING CONSULTANT, SACRAMENTO; CALIFORNIA; F. B~ CRANDALL, TRAFFIC ENGINEER, OREGON STATE HJ~HWAY DEPART- MENT; MARK WESTLING, CONSULTANT, LEAGUE OF OREGON CITIES. e THIS MEETING WAS CALLED TO STUDY OUR OFF-STREET PARKING PROBLEM WITH MR. D. J. FAUSTMAN, PARKING CONSULTANT FROM SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, AS REQUESTED FROM A PREVIOUS MEETING. MR. FAUSTMAN OUTLINED THE OFF-STREET PARKING PROGRAM AND THE PROCEDURES THROUGH WHICH IT WAS SET UP AND OPERATED IN THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO. HE ALSO ILLUSTRATED THE TYPE OF FAC1LITIES'PROVIDED THROUGH SLIDES AND CHARTS. HE OUTLINED THE THREE PRINCIPAL METHODS OF FINANCING OFF-STREET PARKING WHICH WERE REVENUE BONDS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS, ADVISING THAT IT WAS UP TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR MERCHANTS AS TO WHAT TYPE OF PROCEDURES THEY WISH TO ESTABLISH IN SETTING UP AND FINANCING OFF- STREET PA~KING FACILITIES. I A GREAT DEAL OF INTEREST WAS SHOWN IN THE MEETING AND QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO THE EFFECT OF ADDITIONAL OFF-STREET PARKING IN STABILIZING THE CENTRAL BUSINESS SECTION, INCREASING VOLUMES OF BUSINESS AND POSSIBLE EFFECTS UPON PRESENT PRIVATELY OWNED OFF- STREET PARKING LOTS. IT WAS BROUGHT OUT THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PARKING LOTS IN SACRAMENTO HAD DEFINITELY IMPROVED AREAS WHICH PREVIOUSLY WERE DEVELOPING INTO BLIGHTED CbNDIT10NS AND OTHER BUSINESSES WERE MOVING IN TO THE APPROXIMATE AREA NEAR THESE PARK- ING LOTS. ApPARENTLY THE INSTALLATION OF THESE PARK1NG LOTS IN SACRAMENTO DID NOT HAVE ANY ADVERSE EFFECT UPON PRIVATE PARKING LOTS. THEY WERE SO WELL LOCATED IN SACRAMENTO THAT THEIR'REVENUES ARE PRACTICALLY ADEQUATE TO PAY OFF THE REVENUE' BONDS AND EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH AMORTIZING THEIR DEBT AND OPERATING THESE LOTS; HOWEVER, UNDER THEIR PROGRAM, IT WAS NECESSARY TO SUBSIDIZE THIS OPERATION THROUGH A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE, AUTHORIZING 25% OF THEIR PARKING METER REVENUES (OR A MINIMUM OF $50;000 A YEAR) WHICH IS DEPOSITED IN A SPECIAL OFF-STREET PARKING FUND AS A CUSHION FOR fUTURE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON THE REVENUE BONDS. IF REVENUES FROM THE LOTS ARE SUfFICIENT TO AMORTIZE THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST AND PAY FOR OPERATIONS THEN ONE-HALF OR $25,000 OF THIS AMOUNT MAY BE USED FpR ADDITIONAL OfF-STREET PARKING, BUT THE OTHER HALF MUST REMAIN IN THE FUND UNTIL THE BONDS ARE RETIRED. e ~