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..~ 519 e II ; " I I I 7 I A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - PAVING MADISON BETWEEN 13TH ANO THE FAIRGROUNDS; I 'I ii VACATION OF THE NO'RTH 1/2 OF WEST 18TH AVENUE BETWEEN LAWRENCE AND' WASHI NGTON; VACATION OF A I " :1 PORTION OF GRANT STREET BETWEEN 16TH AND 17TH AVENUES; VACATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES EASEMENT I I " I N BLOCK 3, AMENDED PLAT OF ROSEDALE ADDITION; DEED TO MAYER A.ND BLACK; CONVEYANCE OF STREET I RIGHT-OF-WAY TO SCHOOL DI'STRICT #4 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS~ I il I I' "P'RESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE, KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER; CI TY ~ MANAGER; CI TY ATTORNEY; ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER; AND CIJY RECORDER. Hj 00 THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE THE COUNCI L MET ON NOVEMBER 1953. THE <r: OF 4 MEETING , ~ WAS PRECEDED BY A FIELD TRIP TO VIEW THE SITES INVOLVING SUBJECTS I , 2, AND 3 LISTED <l: BELOW. THE MA TTERS CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE A.ND THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE AS FOLLOWS: I. PAVING OF MADISON STREET BETWEEN 13TH AVENUE AND THE F~IRGROUNDS - THE COMMITTEE I NSPEC TED THE CURB WORK ON THIS PROJECT ABOUT WHICH THERE HAD BEEN SOME COMPLAINT PRE- VIOUSLY. THE DETERMINATION OF THE COMMI TTEE WAS THAT THE CURB WORK MEETS ACCEPTABLE e STANDARDS, AND THEREFORE ,I T IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMI TTEE THAT THE JOB IS ACCEPTABLE IN THIS RESPECT AND THAT THE FINAL PAYMENT TO THE CENTRAL HEATI NG COMPANY AS APPROVED;BY THE CITY ENGINEER AND CITY MANAGER BE ALLOWED. 2. THE VACATION OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF WEST 18TH AVENUE BETW,EEN LAWRENCE AND WASHINGTON STREET - iHE COMMITTEE AGAIN VIEWED TH IS PROPOSED VACATION AS REQUESTED BY THE COUNCIL AND GAVE FURTHER CONSIOERATION TO IT. I THE SITUATION AS SUMMARIZED BY THE COMMI TTEE IS THAT THE PRESENT WEST 18TH RUNNING EAST FROM WASHINGTON STREET IS AN UNIMPROVED STREET WHICH DEAD ENDS ABOUT 150 FEET FROM WASHINGTON STREET. IT AND A I IS A STREET THAT HilS BEEN IN THIS CONDITION FOR SOME TIME I STREET THAT WOULD NOT ORDiNARILY,BE OPENED AND IMPROVED BEYOND ITS PRESENT CONDITION. I I THE RECOMMENOATION OF THE COMMITTEE IS THAT THE COUNCIL PROVEED WI TH THE VACATION OF I THE NORTH 1/2 OF THI S ST'REET, AND PROVIDE AN OUTLET FROM THE EAST END OF THE REMAINING SOUTH 1/2' TO THE NEW WEST 18TH AVENUE AS PROPOSED. IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE COMMI TTEE THIS AC~ION WILL BRING ABOUT A MORE DESIRABLE STREET SITUATION WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPERTY OW N E R S ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST 18TH IN THAT I T WI LL PROVIDE AN OUTLET TO NEW IMPROVED WEST 18TH AVENUE. 3. VACATION OF A PORTION OF GRANT STREET BETWEEN 16TH AND 17TH AVENUES - THE COMMI TTEE CONSIDERED A REQUEST OF MR. CORBIN FOR THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF GRANT STREET BETWEEN 8 16TH ANO 17TH AVENUE, AND THE ESTABLI SHMENT OF A TURN-AROUND OR A CULDESAC AT THE SOUTH- il ERN TERMI NUS OF THE VACATION WHICH WOULD BE APPROXI MATELY 135 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH il BOUNDARY OF 17TH AVENUE. THE COMMI TTEE VIEWEO THE PROPOSED CHANGE ON THE GROUND ANO Ii TAKES THE POSITION THAT GRANT STREET SHOULO NOT BE TERMI NATED SINCE GRANT STREET MAY BECOME A RATHER I MPORTA.NT STREET IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS AREA AND SHOULD CONTINUE ON TO THE NORTH. IT IS THEREFORE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMI TTEE THAT THE REQUEST OF MR. CORBI N, BE DENIED. 4. VACATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES EASEMENT IN BLOCK 3, AMENDED PLAT OF ROSEDA~E ADDITION THE VA.CATION OF A PUBLIC UTILITIES EASEMENT ON T.HE LOT LINE BETWEEN LOTS 3 AND 4, BLOC K I 3, AMENDED PLAT OF ROSEOALE ADDITION WAS PROPOSED BY THE CITY MANAGER. THE EASEMENT TO BE I N EXCHANGE FOR A SIMI LAR EASEMENT THROUGH LOT 3 APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET EAST OF THE EXISTING EASEMENT. THE COMMI TTEE .WAS INFORMED THAT THIS EXCHANGE OF EASEMENTS WAS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SANI:TARY SEWER PROJECT ON 31ST AVENUE, PORTLAND STREET, AND PR'ALL :! LANE. 5. DEED TO MAYER ANO BLACK BUILDING COMP~NY TO ADJUST EASEMENT - IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CITY MANAGER THA T A REQUEST HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM MAYER AND BLACK BUILDING COMPANY FOR THE' AOJUSTMENT OF A SEWER EASEMENT .BETWEE.N LOTS 14 AND 15 I N BLOCK 2 OF NIELSEN-ORR- e COE ADDI TION TO EUGENE. SINCE THIS ADJUSTMENT OF THE SEWER EASEMENT HAS THE APPROVA.L OF THE CI TY MANAGER, AND THE CITY ENGINEER IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMI TTEE THAT THE CITY DEED THE NORTH FOUR FEET OF THE SOUTH EIGHT FEET OF LOT 15, I N BLOCK 2 OF NIELSEN-ORR-COE PLA T TO MAYER AND BLACK BUILDING COMPANY IN EXCHANGE FOR AN EASEMENT ALONG THE NORTH FOUR FEET OF LOT 14 OF BLOCK 2 OF NIELSEN-ORR-COE PLAT. t I 6. CONVEYANCE OF STREET RIGHT OF WAY TO SCHOOL DISTRICT #4 - AN OFFER WAS MADE BY SCHOOL DISTRICT #4 TO THE CI TY OF EUGENE THROUGH MR. HOWARD BUFORD TO CONVEY THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR A,STREET BETWEEN RIVERVIEW AVENUE AND AUGUSTA STREET TO CONNECT WITH THE SCHOOL BOAR'D PROPERTY ON AUGUSTA STREET. THE PROPOSAL AS EXPLAINED TO THE CO,MMI TTEE is THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH OWNS A 60 FOOT STRIP OF LAND BETWEEN RIVERVIEW AND AUGUSTA STREET OPPOSI TE THE AUGUSTA SCHOOL SITE WILL GRADE AND GRAVEL A STREET ALONG THIS '60 FobT STRIP AND THEN DEED IT TO THE CITY OF EUGENE FOR STREET PURPOSES PROVIDING I THE CITY OF EUGENE AGREES TO KEEP THE STREET GRADED ANO GRAVELED AND IN PASSABLE CONDITION. THIS STREET IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE NEW SCHOOL WHICH WILL BE BUILT ON THIS SI TE IN THE SPRING OF 1954. THIS PROPOSAL WAS DISCUSSEO BY THE COMMITTEE ANO IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMI TTEE THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BE INFORMED THAT THE CITY WILL ACCEPT THE 60,.'FOOT STRIP FOR STREET RIGHT OF WAY PURPOSES WHEN GRADED AND GRAVELED SUBJECT TO THE CURRENT POLICY I N EFFECT WI TH 'RESPECT TO ANY OTHER UNIMPROVED STREET WITHIN THE CI TY OF EUGENE, WHICH IS NOT TO MAINTAIN THE STREET. " e IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMI TTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. ~ ~ --- -- - -