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r420 e - --- --~ - - -.. - - -~- - --- ~ [ THE PROPERTIES OF WARD ($~,500) AND GIBBON (10,500) ARE CONS~DERED SUITABLE FOR MOVEMENT TO ANOTHER SI TE TO BE SELECTED BY THE CI TY, AND THUS THE COMBINED COST I I TO THE CI TY CAN BE MATERIALLY REDUCED BY THE RE-SALE OF THESE PROPERTI ES AFTER BEING.SET UP AT THE NEW 51 TES. THE HENDRICKSON PROPERTY $7,000 IS CONSIDERED NOT MOVABLE AND THUS WILL NEED TO BE SALVAGED. THU;; THE CITY MAY RECOUP SOME MONEY ON A BID FOR SALVAGE. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT $10,000 MAY BE. RECOVERED IN II THE REMOVAL AND SALE OF THE ABOVE TWO PROPERTI ES.' l' IT WAS NOTED THAT ALL OF THIS PROPERTY IS UNDER OPTION AS OUTLINED ABOVE, TO BE II EXECUTED BY JULY 15, 1953. IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL Ii AUTHORIZE THESE OPTIONS TO BE EXECUTED AND THE PLAN COMPLETED AS OUTLINED ABOVE. II THE SHEPPARD MOTOR COMPANY AN AMOUNT I 2. COUNCIL REVIEWED THE NECESSITY OF PAYING THE I OF $330.00 FOR THE RELINQUISHMENT OF THEIR LEASE TO MR. LEX B. COl( I N THE CITY'S . 1 PURCHASE OF THE SOUTH TWENTY FEET OF HIS PROPERTY FOR OPENING UP AN ALLEY BETWEEN I WILLAMETTE AND OLIVE STREET. I' II 'I II IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THIS PAYMENT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING II THAT THE CITY MAY HAVE OCCUPANCY OF THIS TWENTY FOOT STRIP ANY TIME ON OR AFTER I e JANUARY I , 1954 FOR STRE~T AND ALLEY PURPOSES. IT ALSO IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE CITY IS TO MOVE THE SMALL OFFICE BUILDING NOW LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH 40 FEET II OF LOT 6, BLOCK A, WITH THE EXTENSION OF WATER AND ELECTRICITY TO THE NEW LOCATION. " II . .Ii WITH RESPECT TO ARRANGEMENT FOR RIGHT OF WAY FOR WEST 18TH AVENUE, IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES BE :1 ADOPTED. Mo T ION C A, R R lED. :1 I IN THE MA T TE R OF THE SHEPPARD MOTOR COMPANY AGREEMENT, IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, !I SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THIS AGREEMENT BE REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR APPROVAL. II MOTION CARRIED. il 8 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - RE: BID OPENING JULY 8TH; SIGNALIZING 13TH II AVENUE nHROUGH UNIVERSITY; REQUEST OF JACK ROBERTS FOR VARIANCE; AND REQU~ST OF WfALLAMETTE !I VALLEY LUMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION WAS SUBMITTED , AND READ AS FOLLOWS: 1 , , "A MEETING OF PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON JULY I THE 10, 1953 WITH THE , , FOLLOWING PRESENT: COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE, KOPPE AND SIEGENTHALER; CI TY I :1 MANAGER AND CITY ENGINEeR. I' :1 I . THE BID OPENING OF JULY 8TH WAS REVIEWED AND REOOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE TO AWARD II e, " THE BIDS TO LOW BIDDERS ON ALL PROJECTS EXCEPT THE INSTALLATION OF THE SANITARY SEWER Ii BETWEEN SOOTH WILLAMETTE STREET AND WEST LINE OF BLOCK 3, ROSEDALE ADDITION FROM 30TH II :1 AVENUE TO CREST DRIVE. IT WAS FELT THIS SEWER PROJECT BID WAS TOO HIGH AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE BID BE REJECTED AND THAT THIS PROJECT BE PUT UP FOR FUTURE ADVERTISING AND !I CONSTRUCTION NEXT YEAR. II :i 2. THE MATTER OF SIGNALIZING 13TH AVENUE THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY AREA WAS AGAIN Ij REVIEWED WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNIVERSITY. THIS WOULD CONSTITUTE POSITIVE II SIGN INSTALLATIONS AT 13TH AND KINCAID, 13TH AND UNIVERSITY AND 13TH AND ONYX. THESE 'i SIGNS WOULD BE 32" BY 18" BY 14" HIGH, AND THE LETTERING INSIDE WOULD BE NEON AND EITHER I STATE "00 NOT ENTER OR ttNo LE F T TURN" OR "No RIGHT TURN" AS NECESSI TATED BY THE LOCATIQN. I !I THESE SIGNS WOULD RESTRICT TRAFFIC FROM ENTERING THE UNIVERSITY AREA FOR TEN MINUTES I' " PRIOR TO THE HOUR DURING THE 5-1/2 DAYS OF CLASS SCHEDULES FROM 7:50 A.M. TO 4:50 P.M. :1 I, ON MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND 7:50 A.M. THROUGH 12:00 NOON ON SATURDAY. i: " II I THE SUGGESTED PLAN IS THAT THE UNIVERSITY INSTALL THE 5E SIGNALS AT AN ESTIMATED ':1 COST OF $3,500 AND. THAT THE CITY OF EUGENE fARTICIPATE ON A 50-50 BASIS NOT TO EXCEED II AN AMOUNT OF $1,500. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THIS PROGRAM I e 'I AS A TEMPORARY EXPEDI ENT FOR THE CONTROL OF TRAFFIC THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY ARE~ WITH I THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CITY WOULD RESERVE THE RIGHT AND JURISDICTION TO CHANGE Ii OR ELIMINATE THESE NEON SIGNS AT ANY TIME. IT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF OPINION THAT 13TH I' I AVENUE CANNOT BE CLOSED, AND THA T A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE I, i' STUDIED BY UNIVERSITY AND CITY OFFICIALS. ,I Ii " I' 3. THE REQUEST OF MR. JACK ROBERTS FOR VARIANCE TO PERMIT A ESTATE AND ,I A REAL FIRE Ii INSURANCE OFFICE IN THE DUPLEX AT 1307 W. 11TH AVENUE wAS REVIEWED. I TWAS NOTED THAT THIS PROPERTY HAS ROOM FOR SIX PARKING SPACES AND THAT THREE OTHER RESIDENCE TYPE :' Ii . BUSINESSES WERE I N THE I MME 0 I ATE NEIGHBORHOOD. II IT wAS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS VARIANCE BE GRANTED WI TH THE PROVISION THAT NO LIGHTED OR NEON SIGNS BE UTI LI ZED AND THAT ANY SIGNS PUT UP WOULD CONFORM WI TH THE PROVISIONS I OF THE R-2 RESIDENTIAL 01 STRI CTo II I I' ,I :1 'I 'I II '[ II . 'I I, l: Ii e I ~ I ,I I I