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4'61~ e I IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMI TTEE THAT THE COMMON COUNC I,L APPROVE. THE RESOLUTION TERMINATING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY AND RECOMMENDING ALSO THAT THE ORDINANCE SETTING UP THE EMERGENCY SITUATION BE REPEALED. " I T WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMM ITTE E BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. ~ 1.r.; 'I 0..0 i PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS ,I ~ II A -ROOM I NG HOUSE THE EUGENE HOTEL COMPANY, :-oj 3 APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY 222 EAST ~ BROADWAY, AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE, FIRE, BUILDING AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE APPL I CA.T ION BE APPROVED ,i BY THE CITY COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED. i 4 I AN APPLICATION FOR A GARBAGE HAULERS LICENSE WAS SUBMITTED BY ALL AROUND GARBAGE ! SERVICE, 227 7TH AVENUE WEST, AS APPROVED BY THE RECORDER'S OFFICE. e IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY OWEN THAT THIS APPLI CAT I ON BE APPROVED BY I THE CITY COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED. :1 ,i , PETITION OF WILLAMETTE STREET BETWEEN 5 TO REZONE THE WEST SIDE 18TH AND 19TH AVENUE WAS 'I SUBMITTED BY ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS. I IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THIS PETITION BE REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE NECESSARY RESOLUTION, AND TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION AT THEIR MEETING ON OCTOBER 6TH. MOTION CA.RRIED. 6 COMMUNICA~ON FROM THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS - RE: PROTESTING REZONING OF AREA BE TW E E N 13TH AND 18TH - OAK AND HIGH; AND PROTESTING REVISED BENNETT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, A NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION INTERESTED I N GO,OD .GOVERNMENT, WOULD LIKE TO ENTER, AT THIS PUBLIC HEARING, A VIGOROUS PROTEST TO THE PASSING OF TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENI NG. THE FIRST I TEM WE WISH TO PROTEST I S THE REZONING FOR CENTRAL BUSINESS OF THE AREA BETWEEN WILLAMETTE AND HIGH, 15TH AVENUE AND WITHIN A HALF A. BLOCK OF 19TH AVENUE. THE LEAGUe; OF WOMEN VOTERS AT ITS .. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, MARCH 25TH, 1953 WENT ON RECORD AS ITEM 3 OF IT'S PLATFORM, AS FAVORING COUNTY AND CITY ZONING AND PLANNING AND BELIEVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD " OBSERVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF ITS PLANNING COMMISSION. ON CHECKING THE ZONING MAP OF 1 THE CITY WE FIND THAT THERE ARE OVER 60 BLOCKS WHICH ARE ALREADY ZONED FOR CENTRAL BUSI NESS. WE HAVE INVESTIGATED THESE BLOCKS AND FIND THAT NEARLY TWENTY OF THEM ARE t NOT I N USE FOR THIS PURPOSE AT THE PRESENT TIME. THEY COULD BE SO UTILIZED AND ADD AN ADDITIONAL ONE/THIRD TO THE PRESENT CENTRAL BUSINESS AREA. WE FIND ALSO THAT THE PLANNI NG " COMMISSION HAS APPROVED AN ADDITIONAL 6 BLOCKS FOR CENTRAL BUSINESS WHICH WILL COME UP I FOR YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT. WE BELIEVE THAT IF YOU GRANT THIS ADDITIONAL AREA AS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION,THIS SHOULD BE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT FOR THE BUSINESS INTERESTS I OF EUGENE. IT REPRESENTS A 10 PERCENT INCREASE IN ZONED AREA OR 15 PERCENT INCREASE IN, ,I AREA ACTUALLY USED FOR BUSINESS. THE AREA. UNDER CONSIDERATION IS NOW ZONED FOR MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLINGS. ADEQUA TE HOUSING IS VERY, IMPORTANT TO THE ECONOMIC STABILITY OF ANY COMMUNITY. To REZONE THIS AREA WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF FAITH WITH THE PERSONS WHO HAVE BUILT THERE. WHILE WE FEEL THAT THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS CAN SPEAK MORE EFFECTI VE.LY THAN WE ON ,THE NEXT POINT, WE BELIEVE THAT I T WI LL ALSO JEOPARDIZE THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL. WE WISH TO POINT OUT, AS CITIZENS, WE HAVE INVESTED NEARLY $4,000,000 IN .. e THIS HIGH SCHOOL AND FEEL THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEMAND THE CITY COUNCIL PROTECT THIS INVESTMENT. THE SECOND ITEM WE ARE PROTESTI NG I S THE ADOPTION OF THE REVISED BENNETT REPORT, WITH ITS LIBERALIZATION OF THE ZONING VARIANCE CLAUSE. MR. CHARLES BENNETT WAS ASKED TO STUDY THE EUGENE SITUATION AFTER CITIZENS HAD PROTESTED THE TOO LIBERAL USE OF THE VARIANCE CLAUSE OF THE ZONING CODE BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO, IN EFFECT, SPOT ZONE EUGENE. HIS REPORT IF ADOPTED WOULD HAVE DONE MUCH TO TIGHTEN THE ZONING CODE AND RELIEVE THE :1 CI TY COUNCIL OF MUCH PRESSURE FOR SPOT ZONING. THE REVISION OF HIS REPORT I S A. DE N I A L ii OF THE CI TI ZENS' DESIRE TO HAVE THE PROTECTION OF A ZONING CODE WHICH CANNOT BE CHANGED 'I I AT THE WHIM OF EACH COUNCIL SESSION. THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, AS ITEM 6 OF ITS PLATFORM STANDS FOR CITIZENS PARTICI- PATION I N GOVERNMENT, IT BELIEVES THAT THE BEST I NTEREST OF ALL THE CITIZENS CAN BE PROTEC- TED THROUGH THE USE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WHICH IS DEVOTED TO THE STUDY AND RECON- I CILIATION OF ALL THE VARIOUS NEEDS,OF THE CITY THROUGH EFFECTIVE PLANNING AND ZONING. I AT A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS THIS WEEK THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MEETING WAS STUDIED. AFTER MUCH CONSIDERATION OF ALL THE ITEMS I THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE NEGATIVELY ON THESE TWO ITEMS. " Ii Ii IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND Ii THA T THE PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. e . i , ~ -