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35~ e ~ }f:\ 00 <( ~ <t THE COMMITTEE VISITED THE FAIRGROUNDS' IN CONNECTION WITH THE PETITIONS WHICH WERE SUBMITTED REQUESTING THE ELIMINATION OF HORSES FROM THE FAIRGROUNDS. IT WAS NOTED THAT T~E CONDITION OF THE FA~RGROUNDS HAb BEEN CLEANED' UP AND PAINTED AND H~D A MUCH BETTER APPEARANCE THAN A YEA~ AGO. THE MANAGER OF THE FAIRGROUNDS ADVISED THAl UNDER THE PRESENT CONTRACT THE FERTILIZER WAS HAULED AWAY THREE TiMES A WEEK; HOWEVER SHE AGREED TO"HAVE THI~ CONTRACT RtVISED WHEREIN THEY WOULD HAUL THE FERTILIZER AWAY EVERY DAY. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT A CHECK BE MADE WITH THE COUNTY HEALTH'DEPARTMENT TO ASSURE THAT PROPER SANITARY CONDITIONS WERE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. FURTHER STUDY WILL BE MADE IN C6NNkCTIONt~ITH THE KEEPING OF HORSES AT THE FAIRG~OUNDS." I WI TH RESPECT TO THE THREE' APPL I CAT I ONS FOR BEER LICENSES AND THE1 ELEVEN APPL I CATI ONS fOR LIQUOR DISPENSING LICENSES, IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER'~ SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE LICENSES BE APPROVED. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTED "AYE" EXCEPT 'CRUMBAKER WHO V'OTED "NO". WATSON ABSENT~ MOTION CARRIED~ I T WAS MOVED BY 51 EGENTHALER, SECONDED B'i' BOOTH THAT THE BALANCE OF THE REPORT BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. e 5 Two REPORTS Of THE OFF-STREET PAR'KI NG COMMI TTEES Of MEETI,NGS HELD ON APR I L 18, 1953 AND APRIL 20, 1953 WE~E SUBMITTED AND READ A~ FOLLOWS: I "A MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND CHAMBER Of 'COMMERCE OFf-STREEt PARKIN~ COMMITTEES WAS HE'LD ON Ap~IL 18, i9531WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: MAYO~JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN BOOTH, CRUMBAKER, KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER; CITY ATTORNEY; CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; FROM THE CHAMBER Of COMMER~t COMMITTEE - MESSRS. KIPPER; JACOBS; RUS~ELL; FARINA AND BRENNE; AND MR. ROBERT HALL Of BLYTHE AND COMPANY, PORTLAND. T~IS MEETI~G WAS HELD f6R THE PURPOSE OF REVIEWING POSSIBLE ~EANS ot FINANCINb AN OfF-STREET PARK I NG PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF EUGENE. MR. ROBERT HALL' OF Bi.. YTHE' AND CO., PORTLAND WAS ASKED to COME TO EUGENE AND ANALYZE VARIOUS FINANCING PROGRAM AND BONDING PROCEDURES. MR. HALL FIRST MENTIONED THAT A PARTIAL SOLUTION TO THE PARKING PROBLEM WAS A VERY SIMPLE ONE - THAT OF RAISING THE RATES ON PRESENT PARKING METERS THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL BUS I NESS AREA. HE STATED THE OBJECT I V E S Of t HIS WOULD BE: (I ) TO Ell M I NATE PRESENT LONG TIME PARKERS (METER FEEDERS WHO LEAVE THEIR CARS PARKED AT THE CURB ALL DAY LONG, THEREBY OCCUPyiNG VALUABLE SPACE FOR SHORT TIME SHOPPERS). (2) By RAISING THE PRESENT METER RATES TO FIVE'CENTS'FOR THIRTY MINUTES AND TEN CENTS FOR ONE HOUR, THAT IT WOULD ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT Of OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES BY PRIVATE CAPITAL. .' I IN GOING INTO THE FINANCING AND BONDING OF OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES, MR. HALL SUGGESTED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM AS BEING MOST EQUITABLE AND DESIRABLE IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BONDS S~LEABLE: (IJTHAT ONE-HALF OF THE COST OF THE LOTS AND IMPROVEMENTS BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE CENTRAL BUSINESS PROPERTY BENEFITED WITHIN A RADIUS WHICH COULD BE ESTABLISHED AS DIRECTL~ BENEtlTED BY SUCH AN IMPROVEMENT. HE SUGGESTED THAT THIS BE SET UP ON A BASIS OF SQUARE FOOTAGE BY ZONES WHEREIN THE ZONES WOULD BE BASED ON FRONT FOOTAGE OF LOT AND ALSO UPON'DlsTANCE FROM THE PARKING LOT. (2) THAT THE OTHER HALF OF THE COST Of THE LOTS AND IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE PAYABLE FROM PARKING METER FUNDS BOTH ON STREET AND OFF-ST'REETJ. I N DOl NG THI S, AND TO MAKE THESE BONDS SALEABLE,' HE ALSO SUGdtSTED THA~ THE CITY ~LEDGE ALL OF THEIR PARKING METER FUNDS, iHEREBY ASSURING THAT EACH YEAR THE REVENUES WOULD TOTAL AT LEAST ONE AND ONE-HALf TIMES THE ESTIMATED EXPENDI- TURES INCLUDING THE COST Of AMORTIZING THE BONDS WITH RELATED INTEREST AND EXPENSES. e MR. HALL RECOMMENDED THAT INSTEAD OF PLEDGING ANY PARTICULAR AMOUNT THAT THE CITY pLEDGE THE ENTIRE REVENUES FROM THE ON-S~REET PARKING METER FUNDS WHICH WOULD FURTHER ASSURE THE CONTINUITY AND EXPANSION OF THIS PROGRAM. HE STATED THAT If ONLY AN AMOUNT OF $25,000 WERE PLEDGED THAN THE SA~E OF BONDS FOR ADDITIONAL' IMPROVEMENTS AT A LATER DATE WOULD BECOME MORE DIFFICULT; HOWEVER, IT WAS AGREED THAT A STIPULATED AMOUNT SUCH AS $25,000 PER YEAR COULD BE PUT INTO THE OFF-STREET PARKING FUND TO ASSURE THE CONTINUED EXPANSION OF THIS PROGRAM. MR.' HALL ADV I SED THA T ADD I T I ON'AL EQUAL PAR I TY BONDS COULD BE ISSUED PROV I DED "AVERAGE ANNUAL REVENUES AVAILABLE FOR DEBT SERVICE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS (OR INDEPEN- DENT ENGINEER'S ESTIMATES OF AMOUNTS WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE BASED ON PROPOSED RATES AND PARKING SPACE) HAS BEEN AT LEAST ONE AND ONE-HALF TIMES THE MAXIMUM FqR THE DEBT SER~ICE ON REVENUE BONDS OUTSTANDfNG AND TO BE ISSUED." THE MEETING ADJOURNED UNTIL 7:30 P.M. MONDAY, APRIL 20TH IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS." "A MEETING OF THE OFF-STREET PARKING COMMITTEES WAS HELD ON APRIL 20,'1953 WITH THE FOL~OWING PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER AND CONE; LYNN MCCREADY; CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; AND FRED HALEY. PRESENT FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE WERE JOE KIPPER, MAURIE JACOBS, VINCE FARINA, JOHN LUVAAS AND FRED BRENNE. I I. IT WAS GENERALLY AGREED THAT THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES WAS APPARENT AND THE' NEXT STEP WAS TO DETERMINE THE GENERAL METHODS OF FINANCING. IT WAS BROUGHT OUT THAT IN THE EUGENE PARKING STUDY THE CORE OF THE BUSINESS AREA BETWEEN THE PERIOD OF 10:00 A.M. AND 6:00 P.M. SHOWED A DEFICIENCY OF 4,308 SPACE-HOURS OR 592 SPACES. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT 13% OF THE CARS PARKED USE 43% OF THE SPACE HOURS. e .....