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~376 e 22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, THAT A PUBLIC HEARING SH.ALL BE HAD AT" 7:30 P.M. ON THE 8TH DAY OF JUNE, 1953, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, EUGENE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, BEFORE THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, AT WHICH TIME AND PLACE THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE MAY APPEAR AND BE HEARD ON THE. QUESTION OF SAID ANNEXATION, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMMON COUNCIL SHALL DISPENSE WITH SUBMITTING THE QUESTION TO THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE CITY, BUT SHALL PROCEED BY HAVING AN ANNEXATION ELECTION ONLY WITHIN THE AREA HEREINBEFORE LEGALLY DESCRIBED. BE IT rURTHER RESOLVED THAT NOTICE OF THIS HEARING SHALL BE PUBLISHED ONCE EACH WEEK FOR TWO SUCCESSIVE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE DAY OF THE HEARING IN THE EUGENE REGISTER- GUARD, A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE CITY OF EUGENE, AND THERE SHALL ALSO BE NOTICES OF THE HEARING POSTED IN AND ON FOUR PUBLIC PLACES WITHIN THE CITY OF EUGENE FOR A LIKE PERIOD OF TIME. SAID NOTICES SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE. RESOLUTION ADOPTED THIS 11TH DAY OF MAY, 1953." IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRI ED. RESOLUTION - RE: DOG RACING IN EUGENE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "WHEREAS, AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE OREGON STATE RACING COMMISSION BY A CORPORATION COMPOSED OF LOCAL STOCKHOLDERS, SEEKING A PERMIT TO CONDUCT DOG RACING IN OR ABOUT THE CITY OF EUGENE, AND WHEREAS, THE OREGON STATE LEGISLATURE, AT ITS 1953 SESSION, ENACTED A STATUTE PROVIDING THAT NO LICENSE WOULD BE ISSUED FOR DOG RACING WHEREIN LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL BODIES OPPOSED SUCH ACTIVITIES, AND WHEREAS, SAID STATUTE WILL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE UNTIL JULY, 1953, AND WHEREAS,iA LARGE NUMBER OF PERSONS HAVE EXPRESSED OPPOSITION TO DOG RACING WITHIN THE CITY OF EUGENE, OR ITS IMMEDIATE SUBURBAN AREA, FOR THE REASON THAT SUCH ACTIVITY WILL TEND TO INCREASE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PROBLEM, AND BY REASON OF GAMBLING IN CONNECTION WITH DOG RACING, WILL CREATE A SOCIAL PROBLEM WHICH MAY WELL BE AVOIDED AT THIS TIME, ~ NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE: I e r I :1 .II II I' I' :1 'I I: II I: II II I' . J THAT SAID BODY DOES HEREBY EXPRESS ITS OPPOSITION TO THE ESTABLISHMENT or A DOG RACING TRACK OR THE CARRYING ON OF DOG RACING WITHIN THE CITY or EUGENE OR ITS IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COpy OF THIS RESOLUTION BE DELIVERED FORTHWITH TO THE OREGON STATE RACING COMMISSION, AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS BE, AND THEY ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PERSONALLY APPEAR BEFORE ANY HEARING BY THE OREGON STATE RACING COMMISSION, AND TO EXPRESS THE OPPOSITION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE TO THE GRANTING OF ANY PERMIT FOR DOG RACING WITHIN OR ABOUT THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON. RESOLUTION ADOPTED THIS 11TH DAY OF MAY, 1953." IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY OWEN THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED TO MAY 25, 1953. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, OREN L. KING, CITY MANAGER. I e Ii I II II I, II !I II :j I I e II ~ !I