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<br />SHOULD BE M.!\DE FOR THE CHI LDREN LI VI NG OUTSI DE THE CI TY OF EUGENE: I T HAS BEEN THE CI TY POLl CY ii
<br />FOR THE PA,ST FOUR YEARS NOT TO CHARGE ANY CHI LD LI VI NG I N SCHOOL 01 STRI CT NO.4 FOR THESE CLASSEs.il
<br />HOWEVER, DUE TO THE, I NCREASED ENROLLMENT EACH YEAR AND THE LACK OF SWI MMI NG FACI LI TI ES AND BUDGET '1"\'
<br />LIMITATIONS, IT WAS FELT THAT SOME CHA~GE SHOULD BE MADE. THEREFORE, IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN THE I
<br />LETTERS ACCOMPA,NYI NG THEREGI STRATI ON CARD iJHAT A CHARGE NOT TO EXCEED $2.50 WOULD BE MA.DE FORE II
<br />THOSE CHILDREN LIVING OUTSIDE THE CITY OF EUGENE. :1
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<br />DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS FOR MAY WERE BRIEFLY ANALYZED, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDED
<br />POLICY IN CONNECTION WITH THE 1953 LEARN TO SWIM PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY THE BUREAU OF PARKS
<br />AND RECREATION.
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<br />"IN SETTING UP THE REGISTRATION FOR THE 1953 SUMMER SWIM PROGRAM, IT WAS FELT THAT A CHARGE
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<br />THE REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN COMPLETED. IT WAS NECESSARY, DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER ~
<br />OF CHILDREN DECIDING TO TAKE THESE CLASSES, TO SET THE DEADLINE AS MAY 15. THE TOTAL REGISTRATIONII
<br />AS OF THAT "DATE IS 1,751, AS OUTLINED IN THE ATTACHED RECAP OF THE SWIMMING PROGRAM. OF THIS I:
<br />TOTAL, 506 1I VE OUTS' DE THE CI TV OF EUGENE. I TIS NOT OUR DESI RE TO LI MI T THE NUMBER OF CHI LDREN Ii
<br />I N THESE CLASSES, HOWEVER, 1,751 FAR EXCEEDS THE NUMBER THAT CAN BE ACCOMODATED AT THE EUGENE II
<br />MEMORIAL SWIMMING POOL. THIS POOL DOES 'NOT f'..lEET THE DEMANDS AND NEEDS FOR SWIMMING IN EUGENE. :1
<br />WE REQUEST THAT THE EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AND BUDGET COMMITTEE GIVE EVERY POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION TO i
<br />THIS PROBLEM AND NEED. THE EUGENE RECREATION COMMISSION HAS APPOINTED A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO MAKEI,
<br />A SPECIAL STUDY OF THE PA,RK A.ND RECREATION PROGRA,M OF THE CITY OF EUGENE AS OUTLINED UNDER THE 10-ii
<br />YEAR PROGRAM WHICH HAS EIGHT YEARS TO GO. WE FULLY REALIZED THE SOLUTION TO THE SWIMMING PROBLEM :i
<br />I N EUGENE WI LL REQUI RE MUCH THOUGHT AND CONSI DERATION. THEREFORE, I N ORDER TO CARRY OUT' THE !!
<br />IMMEDIATE PROGRAM UNTIL ADEQUATE SWiMMING FACIITITI[S ARE ADDED, WE RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT AND
<br />RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWI NG:
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<br />THAT THE FEE OF $2.50 PER CHILD OUTSIDE THE CITY BE COLLECTED FOR THE SWIMMING
<br />CLASSES AND THAT AMOUNT BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE ANTICIPATED REVENUE FOR THE
<br />YEAR 1953-54 AND THIS SET AMOUNT BE INCLUDED IN THE 1953-54 PARK AND RECREATION
<br />BUDGET. AT THE RATE OF $2~50 EACH, THIS WOULD BE A TOTAL SUM OF $1,265.00.
<br />THIS AMOUNT TO BE ADDED TO THE SWIMMING POOL PERSONNEL BUDGET.
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<br />IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED THAT AN APPROVAL BE GIVEN FOR THE BUREAU OF PARKS AND RECREATION
<br />TO RENT THE MEN'S POOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FOR A PERIOD OFIO DAYS AT THE RATE OF $4.00
<br />TO $6.00 PER HOUR. THE TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED IN THE USE OF THIS POOL WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 40
<br />OR A TOTAL RENTAL COST OF $240.00. IN ADDITION TO THIS, IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO HIRE AT LEAST
<br />THREE ADDITIONAL SWIMMING INSTRUCTORS FOR THIS TWO-WEEK PERIOD, AT A TOTAL COST OF APPROXIMATELY
<br />$250.00. THE TOTAL INSTRUCTION AND RENTAL OF THE BUILDING WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $490.00. THE
<br />PRESENT PLANS ARE AS OUTLINED IN THE ATTACHED RECAP TO USE THE MEN'S POOL AT THE UNIVERSITY FOR
<br />ALL THE INTERMEDIATE SWIMMING CLASSES. BY THE USE OF THIS POOL IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO TAKE CARE
<br />OF THE 1,738 CHILDREN ENROLLED AND STI LL RETAIN A FAIRLY REASONABLE CHILD-INSTRUCTOR RATIO FOR
<br />EACH CLASS. IF THE USE OF THIS FACILI TY IS NOT APPROVED, IT WILL MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
<br />17 OR 18 PER CLASS TO OVER 25 PER CLASS. THEREFORE, WE RECOMMEND THAT THESE TWO REQUESTS BE
<br />APPROVED. THE REMAINING AMOUNT OF THE $1,265.00 MINUS THE $490.00 WOULD BE USED TO DEFRAY
<br />OPERATION EXPENSES AND SWIMMI NG CLASSES AT THE EUGENE MEMORIAL SWIMMING POOL.'
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<br />PROGRESS I N THE OPENING UP A 20 FOOT ALLEY AT THE SOUTH END OF THE EUGENE HOSPITAL PROPERTY
<br />TO EFFECT A CONNECTION OF 12TH AVENUE BETWEEN WILLAMETTE STREET AND OLIVE STREET WAS OUTLI NED BY
<br />THE CITY MANAGER. HE ADVISED THAT DEEDS HAVE BEEN PREPARED FOR THIS 20 FOOT STRIP TO BE SIGNED
<br />BY EUGENE HOSPITAL AND BY MR. LEX B. Cox, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CITY OF EUGENE WOULD
<br />PAY MR. Cox $10,000 FOR HIS 20 FOOT STRIP ON OLIVE STREET AS OUTLINED IN HIS OFFER OF MAY 21,
<br />1953, AND WITH THE FURTHER UNDERSTANDING THAT THE EUGENE HOSPITAL IS TO PAY $7,000 OF THIS
<br />AMOUNT. THE EUGENE HOSPITAL AND MR. AND MRS. JULIO SILVA ARE TO SIGN DEEDS DEDICATING TH~ ALLEY
<br />IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE PRESENT EUGENE HOSPITAL BUILDING FOR PERMANENT USE AS SUCH. THE CITY OF
<br />EUGENE, THROUGH COUNCIL BILL No. 1568 INITIATED PROCEEDINGS TO VACATE THE EAST/WEST ALLEY RUNNING
<br />THROUGH THE EUGENE HOSPITAL PROPERTY ADJACENT AND IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THIS BUILDING.
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<br />FURTHER STUDY OF THE OFF-STREET PARKING PROGRAM WAS OUTLINED AS FOLLOWS:
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<br />'AFTER FURTHER CONSULTATION WI TH JOHN W. SHULER IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROCEDURE TO
<br />FOLLOW IN SETTING UP OUR OFF-STREET PARKING PROGRAM IN A MANNER WHICH WILL BE LEGALLY
<br />CORRECT AND PROVIDE SALEABLE BONDS, THE FOLLOWI NG RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE:
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<br />I. THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY AND JOHN W. SHULER, CONSULTANT, BE AUTHORIZED TO PREPARE A
<br />PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES
<br />WITHI N THE CITY OF EUGENE, AND TO PROVIDE THE METHOD FOR REPAYMENT OF THE BONDS WHICH WILL
<br />BE ISSUED TO SECURE THE FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT AND IMPROVE SAID PARKING FACILITIES, WHICH PRO-
<br />POSED CHARTER AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMON COUNCIL FOR STUDY AS SOON AS
<br />PRACTICAL.
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