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~80 e 32 COMMUNI CATION FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN OREGON CHAPTER, AMER'I CAN I NSTI TUTE OF ARCHI TECTS - I RE: BYRNES PROPERTY REZONING WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: ~ "'A RESOLUT ION, SUBMI TTED BY: SOUTHWESTERN OREGON CHAPTER, AMER I CAN I NST I TUTE OF ,ARCHITECTS. I. WHEREAS: NEED FOR THE DEVELOPMEN'; OF A UNI FI E'D WI LLAMETTE RI VER WATERFRONT. FOR I THE CITY OF EUGENE HAS LONG BEEN VISUALI ZED AND ADVOCATED BY THE LOCAL ' PRE~S, BY ORGANI ZATIONS INTERESTED IN CIVIC IMPROVEMENT AND BY PUBLIC COMMISSIONS; AND I I 2. WHEREAS: THE RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED FERRY STREET BRIDGE APPROACH TO THE CITY HAS BEEN PLANNED AS A PRI NCI PAL GATEWAY FROM THE NORTH 'AND' AS SUCH SHOULD BE G~ARANTEEb 'OF A SIGH~LY LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT TO MEET THE STANDARDS ESTABLI SHED FOR S,IMI LAR ARTERIAL PROJECTS; AND II 3. WHEREAS: I N THE EXPANSION OF PRESENTLY OVERCROWDED 'PA,RK AND RE;CREA'TION FACI LI TI ES II OF SKI NNERS BUTTE PARK, FRONTI NG THE WI LLAMETTE RIVER, THE ACQUI SI TI ON ! ' _ OF LANDS FOR PUBLIC USE MUST ANTICIPATE THE ULTIMATE AND COMPLETED ~ ,DEVELOPMENT "OF THE WATERFRONT; 'AND 4. WHEREAS: ANY FRAGMENTARY ACQUISITION SHORT OF'THE FUlL PROCUREMENT OF WATERFRONT I SITES WOULD LEAVE UNSOLVED THE PRIME NEED OF CONSOLIDATING PUBLIC LANDS I FOR THE BROAD OVERALL USES MEETI NG ALL PUBLIC DEMANDS; 5. WHEREAS: DEV,EL.OPMENT .0, PROPERTY CONTIGUOUS TO ALL PUBLICLY OWNED AND DEVELOPED I I PROPERTIES SHOULD BE CONFINED TO USES AND ZONE CATEGORIES WHICH WOULD I NOT 'JEOPARDI ZE THE PUBLI C I NVES'TMENTS, OR CONFLI CT WI TH THE PUBLI C 'I INTEREST; ANb I 5. WHEREAS: PROPOSED COMMERCI AL AND I NDUSTRI AL LAND USES I N THE VI CI NI TY OF THE 111 WI LLAMETTE RI VER GHREATENS TO CONFLI CT WI TH A fUTURE WATERfRONT PARK I, DEVELOPMENT; AND Ii 7. WHEREAS~ THE EXPERIENCE OF OLDER AND LARGER CITIES WOULD INDICATE THE DESIRA~'LITY 'III OF .THE,ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR PUBLIC USE CONSIDERABlY IN ADVANCE OF URBAN GROWTH AND CONGESTION; AND 8. WHEREAS: PRESENT MUNICIPAL BUDGETS DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO ADEQUATELY .... MEET THE IMMEDIATE NEED FOR LAND ACQUISITION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING i ' THE WATERFRONT OF THE WI'LLAMETTE RI VER; AND' II ,I 9. WHEREAS: THE MEMBERSHIP OF THIS ASSOCIATION DO A,DVOCATE THE RAISING OF FUNDS TO II , I BE DEVOTED TO THE PURCHASE AND I MPROVEMENT OF PROPERTY I N THE VI C I NI TY OF 'I THE WI LLAMETTE RIVER '~O SECURE, FOR THE C I TI ZENS OF TH IS CITY THE BENEF I TS III AND AMENITIES OF A PUBLIC WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT; J I i I BE IT THEN RESOLVED THAT THE COMMO~ COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON I BE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE THE FOLLOWING! I MEASURE TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO.BE HELD Ii MAY ,,1954: I' 11 MEASURE "X":' A SPEC I AL TAX LEVX OF ONE MI ~L SHALL BE ASSESSED AGA I NST THE TAXABLE II PROPERTIES OF EUGENE, OREGON FOR THE'TAX YEAR 1954-5 AND FOR THE FOLLOWING ! YEAR FOR THE 'PURPOSE OF RAI SI NG fUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE AND IMPROVEMENT OF Ii \ . PROPERTY ALONG THE WI LLAMETTE RI VER, TO EXTEND FROM SKI NNERS BUTTE PARK II TO THE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD PROPERTY UPSTREAM FROM THE FERRY STREET " BR I DGE . ' ' ii e IF THE MEASURE BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST FOR THE MEASURE, TAX I FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE THEREBY SHALL BE ALLOCATED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL TO PURPOSES I' FOR WHICH IT ~AS DESIGNATED AND 'IN A MANNER AS PROVIDED FOR BY CHARTER. . II - II (THIS MEASURE I F APPROVED WI LL I NCREASE THE TAX LEVY TO EXCEED THE 5% TAX 1I MI TATI ON '.11;1 I T ,WAS MOVED BY CRUM~AKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE COMMUNI CATION BE RECE I VED AND :1 . REFERRED TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE. MOTrON CARRIED., I UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED TO SEPTEMBER I 28, 1953. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, ~~~ I I ROBERT A. FINLAYSON, I I CITY MANAGER. I: II I' .. il ., ~ ~