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517""'lll e II , 1 II I AFTER LI STENI NG TO ioN OR.IoL OPINION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, THE QUESTION OF I: IoCCEPTIoNCE W~S D1SCUSSED loT GREIoT LENGTHS IoND BECIoUSE OF ITS ZONING RESTRICTIONS CONTIoINED IN THE DEED, IT IS THE RECOMMENDIoTION OF THE COMMI TTEE THIoT THE DEED NOT BE " IoCCEPTED IoND THE CITY MANAGER BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THE DEED WITH A LETTER OF THANKS " :' IoND EXPLIoNATION OF THE REASON FOR ITS NON-ACCE PLANCE. " t-.. I U;) A COMMUNICIoTION FROM DR. JOHNSON RECEIVED loT 5:00 P.M. J.UST PR lOR TO THE COUNCIL 00 MEETI,NG WAS REIoD AS FOLLOWS: ~ "IT HIoS COME ~ TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME QUESTION HIoS BEEN RAISED AS TO CERTIoIN <=l: RESERVATIONS IN THE DEED WHICH I TENDERED TO THE CI TY OF EUGENE FOR WHIoT IS KNOWN IoS THE CHIoSE MILL PROPERTY. . I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE THE COURTESY AND OPPORTUNIT~ OF MEETING WITH THE MEMBERS OF: THE APPROPRIIoTE COMMITTEES OF THE.CITY COUNCIL OR ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF EFFECTING IoNY CHIoNGES NECESSIoRY IN THE WORDING OF THIS e DEED WHICH WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH MY BASIC PURPOSE IN OFFERING THE GI FTo " :1 As FAR AS I AM CONCERNED IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO RETURN TO ME THE PRESENT DEED. II My BASIC OFFER IS STILL OPEN AND \ FEEL SURE THAT AN AGREEMENT SATISFACTORY TO THE CITy AND MYSELF CAN IN ALL PROBABILITY BE WORKED OUT. " IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBIoKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE WHOLE MATTER BE REFERRED BACK " TO THE HEALTH ~ND RECREATION COMMITTEE THAT DR. JOHNSON BE I I AND INVITED TO MEET WITH THE 'I COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. 6 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE - RE: TRAFFIC RECOMMENDATIONS WAS SUBMITTED " AND READ AS FOLLOWS: , ': "PRESENT AT THE OCTOBER 16TH MEETING WERE MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, I GODLOVE, SIEGENTHALER; CI TY MANAGER; TRAFFIC ENGINEER; CITY RECORDER. COUNCILMAN I CONE, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND THE CITY ATTORNEY WERE PRESENT AT THE OCTOBER 21ST MEETING IN ADDITJON TO THOSE LISTED ABOVE. 'I 'I THE COMMI TTEE MET ON OCTOBER 16TH AND 21ST TO CONSIDER VARIOUS MATTERS REFERRED Ii TO IT BY THE COUNCIL AND TO ALSO DISCUSS VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE CITY MANAGER RELATIVE TO TRIoFFIC ENGINEERING. THE SUBJECTS IoND RECOMMENDIoTIONS loRE 105 :- FOLLOWS: i I . PROPOSED TEMPORARY ARTERIAL ON 23RD AVENUE FROM HILYIoRD TO COLUMBIA AND COLUMBIA " FROM 23RD TO 27TH. IT WAS PROPOSED THIoT THE ABOVE STREETS BE MADE THROUGH STREETS 'I " PENDING THE COMPLETION OF 24TH AVENUE BEING ioN IoRTERIAL EAST OF WILLIoMETTE. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMI TTEE THIoT NO TEMPORARY ARTERIAL BE ESTABL! SHED :! ON THESE STREETS AND THAT NO MAJOR CHANGES BE MADE UNTIL 24TH AVENUE CAN BE DESIGNATED AS AN ARTERIIoL. I 2. AGA TE STREET ARTERIIoL - IT WAS PROPOSED BY THE CITY MANIoGER THIoT AGIoTE STREET FROM FRIoNKLIN BOULEVARD TO 24TH AVENUE BE ESTABLISHED AS A NORTH-SOUTH "THROUGH STREET" BUT RETAIN'THE FOUR WIoY STOP ONLY AT 19TH AND AGATE. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE 'I COMMI TTEE THAT THIS PROPOSIoL BE APPROVED. , i 3. REQUEST OF BOloRD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - RE: SPECIAL PARKING PERMIT FOR USE OF " i PIoRK STREET ON EAST SIDE OF THE COURTHOUSE WAS READ AND DISCUSSED. I THE COMMI THE MAKES NO RECOMMENDATION ON THIS REQUEST AT PRESENT BUT REQUESTS THAT i e ;1 \...... COURTHOUSE, AN INVESTIGATION~BE MADE AS TO HOW SPIoCES.~ROUND THE BOTH ON-STREET AND OFF- I STREET, ARE BEING USED AT PRESENT. - I , CONSIDERATION WAS ALSO GIVEN TO A REQUEST 'I 4. OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON BUSINESS '~ i MANAGER FOR RE-INSTALLATION OF PARKING METERS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 13TH AVENUE BETWEEN 'i EMERALD ANO ONYX. NI NE, ONE-HOUR METERS HAD BEEN INSTALLED AT THIS LOCATION PREVIOUSLY BUT THE METER HEADS WERE REMOVEO IN JULY, 1953 WHEN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THEY WERE INEFFECTIVE AND THE METER HEIoDS WERE NEEDED IN THE DOWNTOWN IoREA. THE METERS WERE RETURNING LITTLE OR NOTHING IN THE WAY OF REVENUE WHICH INDICATED EITHER THAT THE SPACES WERE NOT BEING USED AT ALL EXCEPT FOR AN OCCASIONAL PARKER PARKING LEGITIMATELY, OR THAT THE SPACES WERE BEING USED AND THE t-1ETERS WERE BEING IGNOREO. THE POSTS WERE .. LEFT INTIoCT WHEN THE METER HEADS WERE REMOVEO. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMI TTEE THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON'S REQUEST BE ANSWEREO BY LETTER, POINTING OUT THAT ANY ATTEMPT AT REGULATION OF PARKING WILL BE I UNSUCCESSFUL UNLESS IoDEQUIoTE ENFORCEMENT IS PROVIDED AND THAT AT PRESENT THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE REGULAR ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTED PARKING. IT SHOULO ALSO BE INDICATED I N THE LETTER THAT THE CITY WILL BE GLIoO TO MEET WITH UNIVERSITY OF OREGON OFFICIIoLS ON SOME PLAN TOWIoRD PROVIDING FOR SUCH ENFORCEMENT. e ~ ,.---